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January 16, 2014

Nigeria: 11 Muslim men accused of being gay face possible death sentence by religious court

An Islamic court in Nigeria has put on trial 11 Muslim men accused of violating their religion due to their alleged sexuality – if found guilty they could be sentenced to death by stoning.

January 16, 2014

European Parliament overwhelmingly adopts reports condemning LGBT situation in Serbia and Kosovo

The European Parliament today overwhelmingly adopted two progress reports which condemned the treatment of LGBT people in Serbia and Kosovo and recommended the two countries improve the situation.

January 16, 2014

Italian IOC member: It’s absurd for America to include ‘4 lesbians’ in its Olympic delegation

IOC member Mario Pescante says it's "absurd" for America to include "4 lesbians" in its Winter Olympic delegation - even though the current number is 2.

January 16, 2014

Richard Branson rallies business leaders against Nigerian and Ugandan anti-gay laws

Virgin founder Richard Branson has for a second time spoken out about the legal situation for gay people in Uganda, to urge for an appeal against the country's new anti-gay law.

January 16, 2014

Putin: Russia will not allow for discrimination at the Winter Olympics

President Vladimir Putin has once again moved to dismiss concerns over Russia’s anti-gay laws by saying that no athlete would face discrimination at next month's Winter Olympics.

January 16, 2014

Comment: Spousal veto amendment is a victory for trans equality in Scotland

Tom French, of the Equality Network, says the decision to remove the spousal veto from Scotland's equal marriage bill is a crucial victory for trans and intersex people.

January 16, 2014

Scottish parliamentary committee votes to remove spousal veto from equal marriage bill

The Scottish Parliament’s Equal Opportunities Committee has voted unanimously to pass an amendment by MSP Linda Fabiani in favour of removing the spousal veto from the country’s equal marriage bill.

January 16, 2014

Comment: Removing the spousal veto will make Scotland’s equal marriage bill fairer

Scottish National Party MSP Linda Fabiani writes for PinkNews.co.uk on why Scotland's same-sex marriage bill needs to remove the spousal veto

January 15, 2014

UN Secretary General expresses deep concern over Nigerian anti-gay law

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday expressed deep concern at a new law in Nigeria which further criminalises same-sex relationships.

January 15, 2014

Christian ‘gay cure’ group to hold Westminster conference against bill to ban the practice

A group which offers gay "cure" therapy is to hold a conference on Thursday in order to protest against a bill to ban the practice.