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US: California city officials sued for sting operation targeting gay men for cruising

San Leandro city officials were sued for the sting operation which targeted gay men for cruising
The Californian city of San Leandro and its police department are being sued in federal court, and are accused of violating the civil rights of gay men, by conducting undercover sting operations, hoping to stop cruising in a public restroom.
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US: Gay Catholics to turn their backs on Cardinal who compared Pride to Ku Klux Klan rally

Cardinal Francis George previously compared pride march to a Ku Klux Klan rally
An LGBT Catholic group in Belmont is set to hold a church demonstration this Sunday to campaign the 'faith based bigotry' of visiting Cardinal, Francis George who previously compared gay rights campaigners to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Lord Hylton tables new wrecking amendment for the equal marriage bill

Lord Hylton is one of the few remaining hereditary peers
Lord Hylton, the peer who accused gay people of stealing the word ‘gay’ from its original meaning, has tabled a new wrecking amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.
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Anti-equal marriage activist names Tour de France as target for protest

The Tour de France will begin its annual run on 29 June this year (Image: Marc Kjerland)
Opposition to France's equal marriage law have said they will use the "extraordinary international visibility" of the Tour de France to protest in an attempt to get the recently established law repealed.
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UK: Jailed women in sexual ‘fraud’ case freed by Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal ruled the original sentence was 'too harsh'
An 18-year-old woman jailed for three years on the grounds of obtaining the sexual consent of another woman “by fraud” has been freed by the Court of Appeal after serving 82 days in prison.
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Russia: LGBT activists call for jailing of ‘homosexual propaganda’ bill sponsor

Nikolai Alekseev warned that millions would suffer because of the bill
LGBT activists in Russia have started a legal complaint against the lawmakers behind the country's anti-gay 'propaganda' bill, which was approved by the Duma on Tuesday.
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Nebraska: University withdraws lesbian student for ‘immoral homosexual acts’

Danielle Powell is now being told she cannot transfer to another school
A student in Nebraska has been kicked out of her degree for being gay. Now the university, withholding her credits, is refusing to allow the student a transfer unless she pays the school a several thousand dollar fine.
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Former Talksport presenter furious after being branded a ‘homophobic radio z-lister’

Mike Mendoza left Talksport in 2008
Former Talksport broadcaster Mike Mendoza has launched a furious rebuke on his Facebook page after he was confronted at a market by a man accusing him of being homophobic.
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Tory Lord Mawhinney tables ‘traditional marriage’ amendment for equal marriage bill

Lord Mawhinney has tabled a new amendment
Lord Mawhinney has tabled a new amendment to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, urging for heterosexual marriages to be lawfully described as “traditional marriage”.
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US: Major League Soccer teams up with anti-discrimination campaign

Major League Soccer teamed up with You Can Play
The football league representing the highest level in the US, Major League Soccer (MLS), has announced that it is upping efforts to tackle anti-LGBT discrimination by joining up with the You Can Play Project.
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Russian State Duma gives final approval to law banning ‘homosexual propaganda’

The State Duma approved the legislation with no votes against (Image: Wikipedia)
Lawmakers in the Russian State Duma have given final approval to a bill to ban "homosexual propaganda" to minors, and the media.
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New Zealand: Female rugby fan abused by three men for asking homophobic chants to stop

The recipient of the abuse said she felt alone against the men's taunts  (Image: Jeremy Foo)
A female rugby fan in New Zealand has said she was verbally abused, and tapped on the head, after asking other fans at a rugby match to stop using the words "homos" and "faggots".

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