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Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel becomes first EU leader to marry gay partner
World | May 16, 2015, 11:39 AM ISTLuxembourg: The prime minister of Luxembourg has married his partner, a year after the tiny Roman Catholic nation approved a law allowing same-sex marriage.Xavier Bettel did so five years after Iceland 's prime minister married
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Scotland tops league for gay equality
World | May 11, 2015, 11:44 AM ISTLondon: Scotland has been rated as the best country in Europe in terms of legal equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, media reported on Monday.Scotland ranked top of the Rainbow Index
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Priceless reaction of kid upon meeting a gay couple
Blah | Apr 29, 2015, 12:00 PM ISTWatch the reaction of a kid who meets a gay couple for the first time and tries to understand the dynamics of a new relationship that he had never encountered before.Go ROFL as the kid
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Indian celebs who show being gay is no shame
Bollywood | Apr 22, 2015, 01:08 PM ISTCelebs showing that self acceptance of being gay is most importantThe wife did suicide owing it to the 'mental torture' of his dermatologist husband. He was gay and couldn't live up to the expectations of
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India has a strong 2.5 million gay community
India | Apr 20, 2015, 05:32 PM ISTA woman doctor working at AIIMS allegedly killed herself in a hotel room in Paharganj late on Saturday after naming her gay husband in a suicide note she left on her Facebook page. The 34-year-old
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Indian's conviction may be reversed for spying on gay roommate
World | Apr 01, 2015, 10:39 AM ISTNew York: An Indian-origin former Rutgers student, convicted for spying on his gay roommate who then committed suicide, could see his conviction for bias intimidation reversed after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the
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India votes in favour of Russian resolution at UN on gay issue
World | Mar 26, 2015, 09:53 AM ISTUnited Nations: India was among the 43 countries that voted in support of a Russian-drafted resolution that proposed removing benefits for same-sex partners of UN staff, but the resolution failed to pass in the General
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Sam Smith wants to inspire gay kids via music
Hollywood | Feb 15, 2015, 07:16 AM ISTLos Angeles: Singer Sam Smith hopes his four-time Grammy winning debut album “In the Lonely Hour” will inspire gay children.The “Stay With Me” hitmaker is openly gay and he hopes his debut album, which he
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I can't, says Kevin Hart on doing gay roles
Hollywood | Jan 18, 2015, 06:46 PM ISTLos Angeles: Actor Kevin Hart says he doesn't have an issue with the gay community, but can't play such roles.In an interview with New York's Power 105.1 radio station, the 35-year-old said that he turned
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Miley Cyrus praises campaign featuring gay couple
Lifestyle | Jan 12, 2015, 09:43 AM ISTLos Angeles: Singer Miley Cyrus has applauded jewellery company Tiffany's new advertisement that shows a gay couple.Titled “Will You?”, the photo collection captures several couples at different stages of their relationships including two men ready
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Tevar's villain Manoj Bajpayee turns gay
Bollywood | Jan 10, 2015, 01:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: After impressing everyone with his power-packed performance in Tevar, Manoj Bajpayee is all set to play a gay professor in Hansal Mehta's next.The actor has always portrayed unconventional characters in his films.Mehta found
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Same-sex marriage law adopted in Scotland
World | Dec 16, 2014, 11:53 AM ISTLondon: Scotland's new law on same-sex marriages has come into effect, a media report said Tuesday.A number of other Scottish couples, already in civil partnerships, are planning to make the conversion later, BBC reported.Others wishing
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Know about the first professional gay cricketer Steven Davies
Cricket | Jul 29, 2014, 11:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Gay rights and legalisation of same sex marriages have become the in thing in most of the developed countries, though in India, the Supreme Court is yet to accept this trend.Generally, gays and
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Top 10 anti gay activists who were later found to be a gay
World | Nov 28, 2013, 07:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: Ironic it may sound, political activists who have spoken against gay laws have been caught being gay themselves. The more vocal and insistent the politician's anti gay stance is, the more likely it
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No discrimination against gays at Olympics: Putin
Other Sports | Oct 29, 2013, 11:37 AM ISTSochi, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Monday that gay athletes and guests at the Winter Olympics in Sochi will feel at ease, seeking to assuage fears fueled by a recent Russian law banning gay
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IOC satisfied Olympic charter will be respected for Sochi Winter Games
Other Sports | Sep 28, 2013, 01:42 PM ISTSochi, Russia: The International Olympic Committee doesn't have the authority to intervene in Russia's law banning gay propaganda and is convinced there will be no discrimination against athletes or spectators at the Winter Games in
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Green Tregaro competes with rainbow fingernails
Other Sports | Aug 15, 2013, 05:46 PM ISTMoscow: Emma Green Tregaro competed at the world championships with her fingernails painted in the colors of the rainbow, showing support for gays and lesbians in the face of a new anti-gay law recently passed
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'Who am I to judge?' Pope says of gay priests
World | Jul 30, 2013, 07:52 AM ISTAboard The Papal Aircraft,July 30: A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying “who am I to judge” when it comes to the sexual orientation of priests.“We shouldn't marginalize people
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Lady Gaga supports LGBT community
Hollywood | Jun 30, 2013, 10:17 AM ISTLos Angeles, June 30: Pop star Lady Gaga gave a speech and participated in Gay Pride kick-off rally to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.The 27-year-old took to the stage, here, Friday."I'm here
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UK's Cameron backs gay marriage in Pride message
World | Jun 29, 2013, 05:37 PM ISTLondon, Jun 29: British Prime Minister David Cameron has reaffirmed his support for same-sex marriage in a message to mark gay and lesbian Pride Day.Cameron said a bill legalizing gay marriage, currently before Parliament, would