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At-a-glance: Same-sex marriage around the world

At-a-glance: Same-sex marriage around the world

03 May 2013, 0:00 AM

Australia | A quick overview of same-sex unions around the world, where they are legal and what  restrictions are placed on them. Read more

Breaking a taboo, NBA's Jason Collins comes out as gay

Breaking a taboo, NBA's Jason Collins comes out as gay

30 April 2013, 5:47 AM

North America | Veteran basketball player Jason Collins has announced that he's gay, breaking one of the final frontiers in US sports and society. Read more

Climate change, gay rights on Obama's agenda

Climate change, gay rights on Obama's agenda

22 January 2013, 18:25 PM

North America | The US President targeted climate change, equality and gay rights in a speech that could shape his final term in office, writes Rhiannon Elston.
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Scotland: priests oppose gay marriage

Scotland: priests oppose gay marriage

27 August 2012, 10:48 AM

Europe | Scotland's Roman Catholic priests have condemned plans by the devolved government in Edinburgh to legalise same-sex marriage. The BBC's Colin Brain reports
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Surrogacy rights to go for Qld gay couples

Surrogacy rights to go for Qld gay couples

22 June 2012, 7:17 AM

Queensland | Gay couples and singles will be denied the right to have a child by surrogacy under plans flagged by the Queensland government. Read more

Life getting harder for Russia's gay communities

Life getting harder for Russia's gay communities

18 May 2012, 8:50 AM

Europe | Russia's gay and lesbian community is living in fear of arrest under repressive new laws, reports SBS' Gary Cox from St Petersburg. 
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US to support gay rights abroad

US to support gay rights abroad

07 December 2011, 16:03 PM

North America | The United States has launched a major effort to end discrimination worldwide against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. 
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Gay rights on the CHOGM agenda

Gay rights on the CHOGM agenda

27 October 2011, 15:22 PM

Australia | Former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Ajit Prakash Shah, says discrimination against homosexuals should be a big issue at CHOGM.
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CHOGM gay rights bid

CHOGM gay rights bid

18 October 2011, 1:56 AM

Activists are pushing for gay rights to be prominent at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth. Read more

'Is My Son Gay?' Android app pulled

'Is My Son Gay?' Android app pulled

04 October 2011, 13:29 PM

Europe | A controversial app for Android smartphones that purported to help mums 'calculate' if their sons were gay has been pulled by Google, the developers say.
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Tasmania gay marriage vote 'to pressure ALP'

Tasmania gay marriage vote 'to pressure ALP'

21 September 2011, 20:03 PM

Australia | The Tasmanian parliament's historic vote to support gay marriage will put pressure on the federal government to change the law, proponents say. Read more

UN passes 'historic' gay rights resolution

UN passes 'historic' gay rights resolution

17 June 2011, 20:35 PM

North America | The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a 'historic' resolution that seeks equal rights for all regardless of sexual orientation, marking significant progress for gay rights.
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Gay safe sex ad to be reinstated

Gay safe sex ad to be reinstated

01 June 2011, 17:15 PM

Queensland | A bus shelter ad company says it's reinstating a poster promoting safe sex that features a gay couple, despite removing it after a Christian lobby outcry.
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US 'worried' by Russia gay violence

US 'worried' by Russia gay violence

30 May 2011, 12:45 PM

North America | The US has voiced concern over the violent end to a gay rights rally in Moscow, and called on Russian authorities to better safeguard 'fundamental freedoms' of assembly. Read more

Ex-socialist nations 'lag on gay rights'

Ex-socialist nations 'lag on gay rights'

30 May 2011, 12:45 PM

North America | The vast majority of countries have become more accepting of homosexuality, with the exception of Russia and other former socialist countries, a new study has found.
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ADF homophobia 'no surprise'

ADF homophobia 'no surprise'

13 April 2011, 19:16 PM

Australia | Gay activist Rodney Croome is not surprised by the latest ADF scandal amid reports that ADF failed to discipline dozens linked to an online gay-hate campaign.
 
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Court says anti-gay US church can picket funerals

Court says anti-gay US church can picket funerals

03 March 2011, 8:22 AM

North America |

A church that pickets military funerals with signs saying 'God hates fags' is protected by the US constitution's right to free speech, the Supreme Court ruled.

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Uganda gay rights activist murdered

Uganda gay rights activist murdered

28 January 2011, 13:51 PM

Africa | A Ugandan gay rights activist whose name and picture were published in a homophobic tabloid has been murdered at his home, authorities say, sparking international concern.
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17 January 2011, 12:16 PM

Australia | The rise in the number of younger men testing HIV positive in Victoria has prompted an advertising blitz, as health authorities' grapple with how best to promote safe sex.
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Gay lobbyists demand meeting with church

Gay lobbyists demand meeting with church

28 December 2010, 17:06 PM

Australia | Gay rights advocates want to meet with the head of the Catholic church in Australia to discuss why parishioners are being told to oppose same-sex marriage. Read more

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