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Church of Sweden will marry same-sex couples

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The Church of Sweden will marry same-sex couples, the general synod decided Oct. 22 in a 176-62 vote.
2009-10-26

200,000 March on Washington

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The Stonewall 2.0 generation descended on the nation’s capital Oct. 11 to demand ”equal protection in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.”
2009-10-13

Serbian gay pride parade canceled after threats

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The Sept. 20 gay pride parade in Belgrade, Serbia, was canceled Sept. 19 under pressure from police and the government, who said they couldn’t protect the marchers from thousan…
2009-09-30

Indian gov’t won’t appeal ruling that legalized gay sex

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India’s national government will not oppose the July ruling by the Delhi High Court that decriminalized gay sex nationwide.
2009-09-08

GLBT march on Washington, DC, planned for Oct. 11

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A grassroots GLBT network called Equality Across America will stage ”a massive national day of action” Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C.
2009-08-25

Bill Clinton regrets DOMA and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

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Former President Bill Clinton said Aug. 13 that he regrets the way his Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell military gay ban was implemented, and that he doesn’t ”like” the Defense of Marriage…
2009-08-19

Portuguese ban on same-sex marriage upheld

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Portugal’s Constitutional Court declined to strike down the ban on same-sex marriage July 31 in a 3-2 ruling.
2009-08-11

Australians march for same-sex marriage

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A National Day of Action for Same-Sex Marriage saw demonstrations Aug. 1 in the Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra and Lismore.
2009-08-11

European human rights commissioner publishes transphobia report

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Council of Europe member states should do more to stop transphobia and discrimination against transgender people, the Council of Europe’s commissioner for human rights, Thomas H…
2009-08-11

Romania enacts discriminatory laws

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Romanian President Traian Basescu has signed a new Civil Code enacted by Parliament that discriminates against gay people.
2009-08-11

Lithuanian Parliament overrides veto of ‘no promo homo’ law

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The Lithuanian Parliament on July 14 overrode a presidential veto of a bill that bans from schools and public places any information that ”agitate(s) for homosexual, bisexual an…
2009-07-21

D.C. recognizes gay marriages from elsewhere

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The District of Columbia began recognizing same-sex marriages from elsewhere on July 7.
2009-07-14

Helsinki sees biggest Pride yet

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Some 4,000 people marched in Helsinki, Finland, June 28 — the city’s biggest Pride parade to date.
2009-07-14

Lithuanian Parliament passes ‘no promo homo’ law

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Lithuania’s parliament, the Seimas, passed a bill June 16 that bans public dissemination of information that ”agitates” for homosexuality, bisexuality or polygamy.
2009-06-23
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