Sydney Mardi Gras bans Tasmanian gay vacation materialOfficials of Sydney's LGBT Mardi Gras extravaganza banned Tourism Tasmania from Mardi Gras' Fair Day because it planned to promote Tasmania as a gay-friendly holiday destination.
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Kenyan police reportedly stop gay 'wedding'Police reportedly stopped a gay "wedding" in Mtwapa, Kenya, on Feb. 12 after a large mob formed and threatened to stone the couple and set them on fire.
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Anglicans OK gay pensionsThe General Synod of the Church of England voted Feb. 11 to give pensions to the same-sex widows and widowers of clergy members.
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Ugandan president feels the heatUgandan President Yoweri Museveni is feeling the heat over a bill pending in the nation's Parliament that would jail gays for life and punish some with the death penalty.
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St. Petersburg refuses to fund anti-homophobia campaignOfficials in St. Petersburg, Russia, have refused to include funding to fight homophobia in the city's Program for Tolerance.
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