US President Barack Obama has strongly condemned moves to pass a bill in Uganda that would see some LGBTIs jailed for life if convicted of having gay sex

• Released Date: 17-Feb-2014

President Barack Obama has warned Uganda that passing a bill to further criminalize homosexuality in the East African nation would damage the relationship between the two countries – issuing a public statement on the

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Transgender former member of Italy’s parliament arrested in Sochi

• Released Date: 16-Feb-2014

Various media outlets are reporting that Vladimir Luxuria, Italys first out transgendered elected official, has been arrested in Sochi

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LGBTI ally Chris Kluwe doesn’t think NFL athletes will have a problem with a gay teammate

• Released Date: 16-Feb-2014

Chris Kluwe thinks  Michael Sam, the University of Missouri football defensive lineman who happens to be gay, will have few problems with National Football League teammates

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SWS: Most Filipinos reject same sex relationships

• Released Date: 15-Feb-2014

According to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS), most Filipinos will not get into a same sex relationship.The survey revealed that majority or more than 90 percent of men in the country said that they never see themselves ent

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It’s too much pressure for New York Giants player to be asked about having a gay teammate

• Released Date: 12-Feb-2014

New York Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas is afraid about saying the wrong thing about a gay player in the NFL.

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On day of Kentucky ruling, Louisiana couples sue to have out-of-state gay marriages recognized

• Released Date: 12-Feb-2014

Four couples filed a federal lawsuit today challenging Lousianas ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states. 

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Bisexual Dutch Olympic gold medalist Ireen Wust gets hug from Putin

• Released Date: 11-Feb-2014

The first LGBTI athlete to win a gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympics has been personally congratulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and she says he gave him a cuddle

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Cambodian Transgender Activist Sou Sotheavy Wins 2014 David Kato Vision & Voice Award

• Released Date: 11-Feb-2014

BERLIN, Feb. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The David Kato Vision & Voice Award is proud to announce that the 2014 award will go to Cambodian transgender activist Sou Sotheavy. Now 75 years old, she has spent the last two decades working to

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Irish pop singer Ryan Dolan, 2013 Eurovision Song Contest finalist, comes out as gay

• Released Date: 11-Feb-2014

Ryan Dolan, the Irish singer who made it to the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest last year with his song Only Love Survives, has come out publicly as gay. 

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Nevada Government refuses to defend gay marriage ban

• Released Date: 11-Feb-2014

Same-sex couples may soon be able to have drive-through weddings in Las Vegas after the Nevada government withdrew from a case challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. 

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Gays in Kenya protest against Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2014

NAIROBI, Kenya – Dressed in rainbow wigs and masks, gays and lesbians in Kenya on Monday joined a global effort to protest against an anti-homosexuality bill passed by Uganda’s parliament that is now in the hands of the country’s president.

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In Berlin, Filipino film ‘Unfriend’ highlights dangerous power of social media

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2014

BERLIN | A gay 15-year-old’s heartbreak and obsession with the social media make for a gripping tale of how the Internet can drive fragile minds into a dangerous world, in the Filipino film Unfriend shown at the Berlin film festival.

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