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The Australian Labor Party in Victoria passed a resolution supporting gay marriage

Australian prime minister challenged on gay marriage by party

Kevin Rudd, the prime minister of Australia, has been challenged by his party to pass legislation allowing gay marriage. The Australian Labor Party in the state of Victoria passed a resolution in support of marriage equality last weekend.

Vigils for held for the murdered teenager

Thousands attend vigils for gay Puerto Rico teen

Thousands of people attended a vigil in New York last night for Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, the gay Puerto Rico teenager who was murdered earlier this month.

The couple expect to be turned away by the registrar

Straight couple to apply for civil partnership tomorrow

A straight couple who believe the ban on marriage for gay people is discriminatory will attempt to register their intention to have a civil partnership tomorrow. As the law stands, gay couples cannot marry and straight couples cannot have a civil partnership.

Hormone treatment can only be given at the age of 16 in the UK

Mother fights for NHS treatment of trans daughter

The mother of a 14-year-old trans girl is fighting to get her hormone treatment on the NHS. Carole Smith, 41, said that her child needed hormone treatment to prevent her from entering puberty as a boy.

Liverpool has seen a number of anti-gay attacks in the last year

Liverpool teenager hurt in homophobic attack

A gay 19-year-old student was beaten by eight boys last week in Liverpool's city centre for being "flamboyantly dressed".

Churches will no longer be able to refuse to employ gays

Exemptions allowing churches to refuse to employ gays to be scrapped following pressure from EU

The European Commission is putting pressure on the British government to drop the exemptions from equality legislation by religious organisations who currently have the right to refuse to employ LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) staff.

A New York court granted some rights to couples who married out of state

New York court grants married gay couples some government benefits

Gay couples who married in states where gay marriage is legal should be able to claim some government benefits, a New York court ruled yesterday.

Police are treating Brenda's death as suspicious

Trans woman in Italian political scandal found dead

A Brazillian trans woman at the centre of a scandal involving an Italian politician has been found dead in a burnt-out basement.

Lopez Mercado was found dead last week

Suspect in Puerto Rico teen's murder 'may use gay panic defence'

The man arrested in connection with the murder of gay Puerto Rico teenage Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado will reportedly use the 'gay panic' defence.

Texas has banned all marriage, an attorney general candidate claims

Texas 'accidentally banned all marriages'

A Texas candidate for attorney general has argued that an amendment made to the state's constitution to ban gay marriages has actually made all marriages illegal.

The men are on trial in Germany

Gay German spy accused of betraying state secrets

A German spy is on trial accused of handing over secret documents to his lover. The 42-year-old spy, named only as Anton K, reportedly began the affair with a Macedonian translator when he was posted to Kosovo in 2005.

A man has been charged with the murder

Man charged with murder of gay Puerto Rico teen

A man has been charged with the first degree murder of Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado. Lopez Mercado, 19, was found dead by the side of a road Saturday in the city of Cayey. His body had been burnt and dismembered.

The consortium will be launched in the House of Commons

Consortium demands no 'faith opt-outs' in Equality Bill

A consortium of liberal religious and secular groups will be launched at the House of Commons next Tuesday to examine exemptions for faith groups in the Equality Bill.

Austria could see civil partnerships early next year

Austria allows civil partnerships but gay adoption ban stays

Austria's government has agreed to legalise civil partnerships for gay couples. The law will come into force on January 1st 2010 if it is approved by parliament. Bans on adoption and fertility treatment will remain.

Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward

Thief robs gay men in Brighton

Police have appealed for information to help catch a thief who befriends gay men in order to steal from them. Two men have reported having their possessions stolen by him after they invited him home.

















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