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October 29, 2013

Former Supreme Court chief judge urges Israel to legalise equal marriage

A former president of the Supreme Court of Israel has announced his support for equal marriage and warns Israel's marriage laws are a "clear violation of basic human rights".

October 29, 2013

Russia: Group plans to hold gay-inclusive ‘open games’ just after Sochi Winter Olympics

A group in Russia has announced plans to hold a "gay games" in Moscow just days after the Winter Olympics take place in Sochi in February 2014.

October 29, 2013

Facebook game depicts gay men as naked violent sexual predators

Facebook has been criticised for hosting a gaming app that urges users to shoot gay men in a fictional wood in order to avoid sexual assault.

October 29, 2013

Australia: Tasmania equal marriage efforts fail again as bill is narrowly defeated

Equal marriage efforts in Tasmania have failed for a second time, as an attempt to reintroduce a bill to allow same-sex marriages failed in the state's upper house.

October 29, 2013

Chicago: Gay couple sue cab firm after driver evicts them for kissing

A gay couple are suing a cab firm in Chicago after a driver booted them out of the vehicle for kissing.

October 29, 2013

Ellen DeGeneres developing new lesbian comedy

US TV star Ellen DeGeneres is developing a sitcom featuring a lesbian lead character.

October 28, 2013

US: Hawaii officials to take up equal marriage bill in special session today

Officials in the US state of Hawaii are to take up the issue of equal marriage in a special session held on Monday.

October 28, 2013

Jamaica: Lesbian shot in chest and arm by police

A 31-year-old lesbian is recovering after being shot in Jamaica reportedly by a police officer.

October 28, 2013

NFL player made to apologise for anti-gay slur on live radio

A former NFL player has come under heavy criticism, and was made to apologise live on air on a radio station, after he used a homophobic slur to describe a fellow former player.

October 28, 2013

Chile: Four killers sentenced for six-hour Neo-Nazi killing of gay man

Four men have been sentenced after being convicted of the killing of Daniel Zamudio, a gay Chilean man who died following the Neo-Nazi attack last year.