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Indonesian city reprimands Muslim hardliners for harassing gays
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Indonesian city reprimands Muslim hardliners for harassing gays

Indonesia's third-largest city has ordered a hardline Muslim group to take down "provocative" banners targeting the gay community and calling…
Slovenians vote in gay marriage referendum
World

Slovenians vote in gay marriage referendum

Slovenia on Sunday began voting in a referendum on whether to allow the largely-Catholic EU member state to become Europe's…
African gays make simple request to pope: preach tolerance
World

African gays make simple request to pope: preach tolerance

African gays who often face persecution in the streets and sometimes prosecution in courts have a simple plea for Pope…
Taiwan crowds march in Asia’s biggest gay pride parade
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Taiwan crowds march in Asia’s biggest gay pride parade

Tens of thousands marched in Taiwan's capital Saturday in Asia's biggest gay pride parade, with many hoping presidential elections next…
Celebrating gay pride in Uganda: ‘We want to show that we’re not aliens’
Life & Style

Celebrating gay pride in Uganda: ‘We want to show that we’re not aliens’

Uganda's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) community is preparing for its annual gay pride parade, taking place on…
Activist couple test gay rights barriers in conservative Korea
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Activist couple test gay rights barriers in conservative Korea

Growing up as a young gay man in South Korea in the 1970s and 80s, film director Kim Jho Gwang-Soo…
Middle Eastern LGBT magazine looking at ‘risky’ expansion into Arabic
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Middle Eastern LGBT magazine looking at ‘risky’ expansion into Arabic

After eight years, the Middle East’s first LGBT-inclusive magazine could expand its publication into Arabic as early as October, says…
‘Gay’ Syrian refugee convicted after online ‘entrapment’
Egypt

‘Gay’ Syrian refugee convicted after online ‘entrapment’

A Syrian refugee was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday on an array of charges related to sexual…
Two gay men in Morocco to be tried for standing too close together in photo
Middle East

Two gay men in Morocco to be tried for standing too close together in photo

Two men in Morocco could go for jail for up to three years for standing too close together while taking…
Thousands call for gay rights in Cuba at symbolic marriage march
World

Thousands call for gay rights in Cuba at symbolic marriage march

Thousands marched in Havana Saturday to support gay rights and to join a symbolic marriage ceremony organized by President Raul…
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