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Thousands march for gay rights in Croatia
Several thousand people held a gay pride march Saturday in Croatia, where conservatives backed by the influential Catholic Church want to make same ...
Pope wades diplomatically into gay marriage debate
Pope Francis waded diplomatically into the gay marriage debate Friday, telling the Archbishop of Canterbury he wants to work together to promote ...
Limits on Palestinians living with Israeli spouses
When Israeli Arabs search for a spouse, they don't just worry about looks, job prospects or future in-laws. They must think about whether their ...
State laws varied on gun, abortion laws
The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those ...
German court grants gay unions marriage tax breaks
Gay rights campaigners won a victory over the German government Thursday as the country's top court ruled that homosexual couples in civil unions ...
SKorea's gay film maker in news over wedding plans
The first time a South Korean celebrity announced he was gay, in 2000, the reaction was quick and without empathy. Popular actor and entertainer Hong ...
Nigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage bill
Nigeria's House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that ...
Chelsea Clinton eyes global projects, gay rights
Chelsea Clinton said Tuesday she plans to become increasingly involved in the international health projects of her father's foundation and to speak ...
'Blue is the Warmest Color' is Cannes' Palme d'Or
The tender, sensual lesbian romance "Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele" won the hearts of the 66th Cannes Film Festival, taking its top ...
Protest in Paris against France's gay marriage law
Tens of thousands of people protested against France's new gay marriage law in central Paris on Sunday, and police clashed with right-wing ...
Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girl
Prosecutors in Malaysia are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old man who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her.
Gay marriage bill clears UK House of Commons
Britain's House of Commons has passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in England and Wales. The legislation, backed by Prime Minister David ...
French president signs gay marriage into law
France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption ...
French gay marriage law ruled constitutional
France's constitutional council has rejected a challenge by conservative lawmakers to the country's new gay marriage law, saying the law was ...
HK transgender woman wins legal battle to marry
Hong Kong's top court granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend Monday in a watershed ruling that falls short of allowing same-sex ...
Di Stefano's children want to stop his marriage
The children of Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano are asking a court to rule him mentally incapable after his announcement that he plans to marry ...
Sex ed book in Hebrew for Israel's Orthodox Jews
A how-to book translated into Hebrew aims to teach Israel's Orthodox Jews about sex, targeting an audience typically mum on the steamy subject.
'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade
As gender equity rises, more Ugandan women divorce
More women are initiating divorces in Uganda, a conservative East African country where women are becoming empowered to leave a bad marriage in a way ...
NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay
With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major ...
James Bond studio to open 1st US facility
The British film studio that's home to the James Bond movie franchise announced plans Monday for its first U.S. film production facility, at a site ...
French fair targets a new newlywed market: Gays
Lesbian and gay cake toppers, his-and-his wedding bands, flower-themed tuxedo bow ties: Marketing whizzes have held France's first gay-marriage fair ...
French protest against gay marriage turns violent
France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge ...