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Liechtenstein voters approve civil partnerships for gay couples
Voters in Liechtenstein have overwhelmingly backed a new law giving gay and lesbian couples the right to formally register their partnership.
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Lesbian Syrian blogger, kidnapping a hoax — married American man confesses
A married man vacationing in Istanbul, Turkey, is behind an elaborate internet hoax in which he posed online as an oppressed Syrian-American lesbian blogger who was abducted by government security agents.
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Violence, thousands of protesters bring abrupt halt to Croatia gay pride
An estimated 8,000 protesters — many throwing stones, bottles, bricks, firecrackers, and eggs — brought an abrupt end to the first gay pride to be staged in the port city of Split, in southern Croatia on Saturday.
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Lady Gaga performs at massive EuroPride rally, calls for end of discrimination
Lady Gaga on Saturday evening wowed European audiences with a spectacular performance of her smash hit “Born This Way” and an encore of “Edge of Glory,” the culmination of the massise EuroPride in Rome, Italy, in which she called on governments around the world to defend gay rights.
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Thousands of Israelis take to the streets to celebrate gay pride in Tel Aviv
Thousands took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Friday as the city celebrated the culmination of Gay Pride Week with its annual pride parade.
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Mystery deepens surrounding identity, alleged kidnapping of Syrian blogger
The mystery surrounding the kidnapping of a lesbian blogger in Syria deepens as media outlets report they are unable to verify the woman’s identify or the facts surrounding her disappearance, fueling speculation of an elaborate internet hoax.
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Lesbian blogger ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ feared kidnapped in Syria
Amina Araf, an American-Syrian lesbian and author of the blog “A Gay Girl in Damascus,” has reportedly been kidnapped by armed men in Damascus.
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Safe sex ads to return in Australia after backlash by LGBT community
One of Australia’s biggest outdoor advertising companies reversed its decision to ban billboards promoting safe homosexual sex, just one day after ordering their removal from Brisbane-area bus shelters.
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Russian security forces arrest 34 during Moscow gay pride protest
MOSCOW — Russian Interior Ministry Troops and Moscow Special Tactical Militia (police) arrested 34 people during an unauthorized gay pride parade in the center of the Russian capital Saturday.
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Officials revoke permission to organize Moscow’s first ever gay pride event
Just weeks after organizers had been told they would be permitted to hold the first ever gay pride parade in the Russian capital, Moscow authorities on Tuesday rejected their application, citing a risk of public disorder.