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Big step for civil partnerships
PL 31 AUG'Reasonable precautions' defence welcomed
AU (NSW) 31 AUGCalifornia: Conversion Therapy Ban Passes, Heads to Gov. Brown
US (CA) 31 AUGMalaysia: Court case challenges trans "discrimination" law
MY 31 AUGBill to allow lesbian women equal access to fertility services passes California senate
US (CA) 31 AUGAncient world had no noun for gays
US (MO) 30 AUGBrazil: Gay father granted full "maternity" leave
BR 30 AUGJudge tells couple to consider challenging state's gay marriage ban
US (MI) 29 AUGSurrogacy hopes closer
AU (TAS) 30 AUG 12• Tasmanian Parliament: Surrogacy Bill 2011
115.73, 27 APR 11Same-sex bill passes first reading
NZ 30 AUG• New Zealand Parliament: Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill
136.38, 31 MAY 12Malta Gay Rights Movement 'disappointed' with cohabitation bill
MT 28 AUGGay unions move closer
AU (TAS) 28 AUG• Parliament of Tasmania: Same-sex Marriage Bill 2012
501.52kb, 28 AUG 12Assembly approves bill to allow multiple parents
US (CA) 27 AUGTrial Judge Orders Prop 8 Case Closed, Outcome Hinges On Supreme Court Decision
US (CA) 27 AUG• Order: Kristin M Perry v. Arnold Schwarznegger C 09-02292 JW
38.84kb, 27 AUG 12Same-sex marriage bill to be introduced in France this October
FR 26 AUGJudge refuses lesbians a divorce
US (OH) 24 AUGHolder calls on LGBT attorneys to advance cause of equality
US (DC) 23 AUGMexican judge orders state to perform homosexual 'marriages'
MX 23 AUGMarriage equality bill to be co-sponsored
AU (TAS) 23 AUGAustralian Capital Territory passes new laws allowing same-sex civil unions
AU (ACT) 23 AUG• Bill: Civil Unions Bill 2011
221.49kb, 28 FEB 12Ohio Judge Recognizes Sexual Orientation Discrimination Under Title VII
US (OH) 21 AUG• Opinion & Order: Jason W Koran v. The Ohio Bell Telephone Company Case No. 1:11-CV-2674
115.67kb, 14 AUG 12Electoral Commission makes it easy for first-time transgenders to vote
IN 21 AUGHigh Court set to hear case on law criminalising gay sex
SG 21 AUG• Judgment: Tan Eng Hong and Attorney General [2012] SGCA 45
489.09kb, 21 AUG 12South Carolina county sheriffs warned over illegal entrapment of gay men
US (SC) 19 AUG• ACLU: Letter to Greenville County Sheriff & Others
2.38MB, 16 AUG 12São Paulo marries its first gay couple
BR 19 AUGHospital tells lesbian domestic partners “you need medical power of attorney”
US (NV) 19 AUGMan's Will Disinherits Grandson Unless Gay Son Marries Woman
US (NY), 19 AUGCourt of appeals finds that same-sex harassment isn't always illegal
US (LA) 19 AUG• Case: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boh Brothers Construction Company LLLC 11-30770
93.24kb, 27 JUL 12Bullied student barred from schools
US (IN) 18 AUGFirst gay man elected to lead a mainstream church
CA (ON) 18 AUGGay Cure Law Headed To California Governor's Desk
US (CA) 18 AUGGay former University of Michigan student president wins harassment case
US (MI) 17 AUGAppeal against century-long ban on gay pride in Moscow is refused
RU 17 AUGJacksonville Fails Its LGBT Citizens, Rejects Work Protections
US (FL) 16 AUGSaS to propose new legislation on same-sex registered partnerships
SK 15 AUGGay Surrey judge earns 'Hero Award'
CA (BC) 14 AUGChristian B&B couple take same-sex bed ban to highest UK court
UK 14 AUGIndianapolis City-County Council Approves Domestic Partner Benefits
US (IN) 14 AUGCounty Approves Same-Sex Benefits
US (TX) 13 AUGPensions for the transgender community in Tamil Nadu
IN 13 AUGTunisia blasphemy bill threatens gays and free speech
TN 11 AUGACT moves to legalise gay civil unions
AU (ACT) 11 AUGDemocratic Party Backs Same-Sex Marriage for 2012 Platform
US (MI) 11 AUGMove by one gay parent to Georgia raises parental rights issue for other parent
US (NJ) 10 AUGDoctors ban anal exam used to charge men with homosexuality
LB 08 AUGTop German court demands tax benefit for same-sex couples
DE 08 AUG• Case: BVerfG 1 BvL 16/11 (in German), 08 AUG 12
Federal judge upholds Hawaii ban on same-sex marriage
US (HI) 08 AUG• Order: Natasha N Jackson, Janin Kleid and Gary Bradley v. Neil S Abercrombie, Governor of Hawaii, and Loretta J Fuddy, Director of Health, State of Hawaii 11-00734 ACK-KSC
12.65MB, 08 AUG 12Obama signs military funeral protest ban bill
US (DC) 07 AUGKentucky Gay Couple Allowed to File for Joint Bankruptcy
US (KY) 07 AUGCosta Rican government to support same-sex unions bill
CR 06 AUGFrance adds "sexual identity" to the protected grounds of discrimination
FR 06 AUGLabor to back gay marriage laws in Tasmania
AU (TAS) 05 AUGGay couple in Taiwan continue fight for marriage recognition
TW 02 AUGObama Administration Will Consider Gay Couples' Marriages In Deportation Decisions
US (DC) 02 AUGAppeals Court: Hate Crimes Act Doesn’t Suppress Anti-Gay Speech
US (CA) 02 AUG• Opinion: Gary Glenn & Ors v. Eric H Holder 10-2273
42.95kb, 02 AUG 12Lesbian Couple Win Battle With NYC Landlord
US (NY) 01 AUGHennepin County court rules same-sex partner can inherit assets
US (MN) 01 AUGIn Italy, Telling a Man He Has "No Balls" Is Now a Crime
IT 01 AUGBid to decriminalise gay acts in Northern Cyprus at European court
CY 01 AUGSt. Petersburg begins registering same-sex couples
US (FL) 01 AUGGay couple register child without court order
AR 01 AUGDefense of Marriage Act Ruled Unlawful by U.S. Judge
US (CT) 01 AUG• Memorandum of Decision: Joanne Pedersem, et al v. Office of Personnel Management et al 10-cv-1750 (VLB)
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