Politicians refuse to back Serbia’s first lesbian leader because of her sexuality

• Released Date: 21-Jun-2017

Serbia’s first gay candidate for Prime Minister might not be elected because of her sexuality.Ana Brnabic was formally nominated by President Aleksandar Vučić last week. She would be the country’s first female head of government.By nominating he

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This gay guy was sent home from work for wearing shorts in hot weather so he came back in a dress

• Released Date: 21-Jun-2017

Being forced to work in a suit in hot weather can feel like you’re being melted by formal wear.Joey Barge, a 20-year-old call centre worker from Buckinghamshire, England, found this out when he tried to turn up for work in shorts.But he had the perfe

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Queen Elizabeth II vows the UK will protect on basis of sexual orientation

• Released Date: 21-Jun-2017

Queen Elizabeth II has vowed the UK will protect people based on sexual orientation.The Conservative party, in an attempt to claw back after their failed bid to win a bigger majority in the UK election, has agreed to work with the homophobic DUP from

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Russian ’gay propaganda’ law ruled discriminatory by European court

• Released Date: 20-Jun-2017

A Russian law that bans gay propaganda encourages homophobia and discrimination, the European court of human rights has ruled, in a sharply worded rebuke to the Kremlin.Three Russian gay rights activists brought the case against the 2013 federal stat

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Commonwealth countries officially recognize LGBTI group

• Released Date: 20-Jun-2017

A coalition of LGBTI organizations has become the first LGBTI group to be officially been recognized by the Commonwealth.The Commonwealth Equality Network (TCEN) was approved for accreditation as a Commonwealth organisation earlier this month.The TCE

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Ryan O’Callaghan, former New England Patriots lineman, comes out as gay

• Released Date: 20-Jun-2017

The former New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Ryan O’Callaghan has come out as gay.The 33-year-old, who retired in 2011, told his story to Outsports in an interview published on Tuesday. O’Callaghan says he grew up in a con

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The power of AFL football: Pride game helps foster change in country Victoria

• Released Date: 19-Jun-2017

By his own admission, Lachlan Beaton was the kind of footballer who participated in the macho culture that has stereotypically been attributed to men’s AFL. Playing (and later coaching) for the University of Melbourne’s Uni Blacks, he worked hard to

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Texas school’s only gay football player accepted by everyone except his parents

• Released Date: 19-Jun-2017

Austin Hodges, 19, is a rising sophomore at the University of Houston, an outstanding graduate of Anahuac High School, and a proud gay man whose struggle for acceptance was a cakewalk in the classroom and in sports, but a nightmare at home.

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Gay man who threatened Pulse-style shooting is back in jail

• Released Date: 19-Jun-2017

A Florida gay man who threatened to commit a Pulse-style shooting is back behind bars after violating the terms of his probation in another case.Craig Jungwirth faced federal charges after posting to Facebook, It’s time to clean up Wilton Manors

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Same-sex marriage in Faroe Islands approved by Denmark

• Released Date: 19-Jun-2017

Same-sex couples will finally be able to marry in the Faroe Islands.The island’s government voted last year in favor of same-sex marriage. Danish government had to approve the Marriage Act amendments for it to officially go through.Denmark included r

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New York considers ban on ’barbaric’ gay conversion therapy

• Released Date: 19-Jun-2017

Gay conversion therapy may become illegal in New York.A proposed bill, sponsored by Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, aims to fine people $1,000 for each violation of a new law.Mark-Viverito said: ‘The idea that you can change a person

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Neighborhoods with high percentages of gay residents drive up house prices

• Released Date: 19-Jun-2017

Premiums in neighborhoods with high percentages of gay residents are skyrocketing, according to a new study.The study, jointly published by Trulia and OK Cupid, shows housing prices in highly populated areas of gay people are substantially higher on

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