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Gay rights campaigners under surveillance in China

We were forced to employ cloak and dagger techniques during each scene we captured, writes reporter Shaunagh Connaire on Dateline about the use of electric shock treatment for gay people in China.

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'He was a fighter': gay rights pioneer and AIDS activist Larry Kramer dies at 84

Larry Kramer spearheaded a crusade to provoke action from establishments that were failing to research, mitigate or even acknowledge the spread of HIV.

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Gay rights groups borrow Games message for campaign

LONDON (Reuters) - International gay rights campaigners are using branded clothing inspired by the Olympic movement's own values to show their opposition to Russian laws on homosexuality ahead of the Sochi Games.

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Did Matty Healy’s kiss with his bandmate help or hinder gay rights?

Healy’s same-sex kiss has raised controversy around the world, but does celebrity activism ever work?

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Putin and Macron discuss gay rights in Chechnya

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had promised "the whole truth" about an alleged crackdown on gay men in Chechnya.

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Russian athlete denies podium kiss was meant to back gay rights

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian athlete denied on Tuesday that she had intended to show her disapproval of her country's "anti-gay propaganda" law when she kissed a teammate on the lips on the winners' podium at the Moscow world championships.

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England fan ready to fly the flag for gay rights in Russia

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - England fan Di Cunningham plans to fly the flag - quite literally - for gay rights in Russia on Monday night, where she will be cheering on the Three Lions' in their World Cup opener against Tunisia.

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Martyred gay rights activist gets stamp

Pioneering US gay rights activist Harvey Milk, gunned down in 1978 by a political rival, is to be honoured with a postage stamp in his image.

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Gay rights: How they vary around the world

Homosexuality is still subject to the death penalty in many countries, particularly in the Middle East and Africa, while others allow gay marriage and adoption.

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Italy approves gay civil unions

Italy has approved same-sex civil unions and given new rights to unmarried couples but conservative parties in the Catholic country will fight the laws.

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