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Anti-gay president reelected in Zimbabwe
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Anti-gay president reelected in Zimbabwe

Mugabe promised to pass laws to imprison gay people for life

August 2, 2013
Russian anti-gay laws ‘hateful’: Canadian foreign affairs minister
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Russian anti-gay laws ‘hateful’: Canadian foreign affairs minister

John Baird says he has been urging Russian officials to rescind the law

August 1, 2013
Dozens of gay couples wed in Minnesota as 13th state legalizes marriage
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Dozens of gay couples wed in Minnesota as 13th state legalizes marriage

Governor Mark Dayton praises couples’ courage

August 1, 2013
Pennsylvania register sued for issuing gay-marriage licences
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Pennsylvania register sued for issuing gay-marriage licences

No limit to ‘legal chaos likely to flow’ from the licences, state says

July 31, 2013
Gallup Poll finds majority of Americans support gay marriage
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Gallup Poll finds majority of Americans support gay marriage

But sharp divides remain among those surveyed

July 31, 2013
Stoli president says his company being boycotted unfairly
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Stoli president says his company being boycotted unfairly

Vodka company opposes Russian government, Val Mendeleev says

July 31, 2013
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Whistleblower Bradley Manning convicted on all but one charge
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Whistleblower Bradley Manning convicted on all but one charge

Gay American soldier acquitted of the most serious charge against him

July 31, 2013
US court recognizes lesbian widow’s Canadian marriage
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US court recognizes lesbian widow’s Canadian marriage

Jean Tobits now eligible for survivor’s benefits in Illinois

July 30, 2013
Russian politician: Athletes and spectators may still face arrest at Sochi Olympics
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Russian politician: Athletes and spectators may still face arrest at Sochi Olympics

Vitaly Milonov says government has no right to suspend use of anti-gay legislation

July 30, 2013
Anglican Church needs to adapt to gay marriage, archbishop says
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Anglican Church needs to adapt to gay marriage, archbishop says

‘I listened and I heard the roar of revolution,’ Justin Welby says

July 30, 2013
Pride flags stolen and burned in Fort McMurray, Alberta
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Pride flags stolen and burned in Fort McMurray, Alberta

Thieves caught on video; RCMP investigating

July 30, 2013
Pride marchers and protesters clash in Lithuania
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Pride marchers and protesters clash in Lithuania

Clash at Baltic Pride 2013 in Vilnius captured on amateur video

July 29, 2013
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Vietnam will neither recognize nor condemn same-sex marriage
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Vietnam will neither recognize nor condemn same-sex marriage

Ministry of Justice believes new law will improve human rights for gays

July 29, 2013
Baton Rouge’s police entrapment embarrassment
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Baton Rouge’s police entrapment embarrassment

Gay men targeted by police under faulty anti-sodomy law

July 29, 2013
Pope Francis: ‘Not my place to judge gay people’
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Pope Francis: ‘Not my place to judge gay people’

Is the Vatican softening its 2005 directive?

July 29, 2013
No point boycotting Russian vodka, says Russian gay activist Nikolai Alexseev
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No point boycotting Russian vodka, says Russian gay activist Nikolai Alexseev

Dan Savage: Where was Stoli’s CEO Val Mendeleev when anti-gay law was being passed?

July 26, 2013
US religious groups send legal teams to defend anti-gay laws in Belize
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US religious groups send legal teams to defend anti-gay laws in Belize

American presence exacerbates violence and homophobia in Belize, says Southern Poverty Law Centre

July 26, 2013
“Free and Equal” campaign launched in South Africa
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“Free and Equal” campaign launched in South Africa

Archbishop Desmond Tutu and UN campaign for legal reforms and public education

July 26, 2013
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