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1:12pm, 3rd May, 2019

First openly gay DUP candidate elected in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, which has consistently opposed the introduction of gay marriage in the British region, on Friday welcomed the election of its first openly gay candidate.

U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees

4:50pm, 5th April, 2019

Politics

U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was ordering certain Justice Department offices to investigate possible discrimination targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees after an internal gay affinity group complained of low morale...

Nebraska woman says carrying her gay son's baby was her gift

3:12pm, 5th April, 2019

US

Nebraska woman says carrying her gay son's baby was her gift

When Cecile Eledge offered to carry a baby for her adult son and his husband, they thought she was kidding - and that her doctors in the family's Nebraska hometown would balk at a 61-year-old woman serving as a surrogate for a gay couple.

U.N.'s Bachelet urges Brunei not to apply death penalty for gay sex, adultery

4:47am, 1st April, 2019

World

U.N.'s Bachelet urges Brunei not to apply death penalty for gay sex, adultery

Brunei will deal a serious setback to human rights if it applies laws allowing death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, marking an end to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.

Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app

12:43pm, 27th March, 2019

US

Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app

A U.S. federal appeals court refused to hold Grindr liable to a New York man who said his former boyfriend used the gay dating app to post fake profiles, in a harassment campaign that caused more than 1,000 men to approach the victim for sex.

China's censors drop gay scenes from 'Bohemian Rhapsody' film

2:50am, 27th March, 2019

Entertainment

China's censors drop gay scenes from 'Bohemian Rhapsody' film

China has scrubbed at least 10 scenes with gay references from the Oscar-winning biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" about British rock musician Freddie Mercury, incensing some domestic viewers who said authorities were overreacting.

Botswana court to hear case against criminalisation of gay sex

10:37pm, 13th March, 2019

World

Botswana court to hear case against criminalisation of gay sex

Botswana's High Court will hear on Thursday a case challenging the criminalisation of gay sex, offering campaigners a rare chance to argue for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights (LGBT) on a continent where homosexuality remains highly...

Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling gay students

11:16pm, 12th October, 2018

World

Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling gay students

Australia aims to ban private or religious schools from expelling students on the basis of their sexuality, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.

India throws out ban on gay sex, sparking celebrations

6:49am, 6th September, 2018

World

India throws out ban on gay sex, sparking celebrations

India's top court scrapped a colonial-era ban on gay sex on Thursday in a landmark judgment that sparked celebrations across the country where gay sex had been punishable by prison for up to 10 years.