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Russia fails to block marital benefits for gay UN employees
World

Russia fails to block marital benefits for gay UN employees

On Tuesday Russia failed to block a United Nations decision to extend full spousal benefits to its legally-married gay and…
7 ‘transsexuals’ arrested, charged with ‘debauchery’
Egypt

7 ‘transsexuals’ arrested, charged with ‘debauchery’

Seven alleged ‘transsexuals’ have been arrested under charges of “debauchery” as part of a wider crackdown on Egypt’s LGBT community,…
Controversial journalist Mona Iraqi faces defamation charges for bathhouse raid
Egypt

Controversial journalist Mona Iraqi faces defamation charges for bathhouse raid

Reporter Mona Iraqi is now facing charges of defamation and spreading false news for her controversial filming of a bathhouse…
26 men in ‘gay’ Ramses bathhouse raid charged with ‘prostitution’
Egypt

26 men in ‘gay’ Ramses bathhouse raid charged with ‘prostitution’

Azbakiya Prosecution on Wednesday referred the 26 men from the Ramses bathhouse raid to trial next Sunday before a misdemeanor…
Forensic authority: 3 men sexually assaulted in ‘gay’ bathhouse raid
Egypt

Forensic authority: 3 men sexually assaulted in ‘gay’ bathhouse raid

Three of the 21 men that were arrested in the Ramses “gay” bathhouse raid were sexually assaulted, says Hesham Abdel Hameed, the Justice…
TV presenter defends her role in mass ‘gay’ bathhouse arrests
Egypt

TV presenter defends her role in mass ‘gay’ bathhouse arrests

TV presenter Mona Iraqi defended her role in a police raid of an alleged gay bathhouse near Ramses on Sunday…
Dutch say Russian gay rights violations may warrant asylum
World

Dutch say Russian gay rights violations may warrant asylum

The Dutch foreign minister on Tuesday denounced Russia’s law banning homosexual “propaganda” among minors and said the violation of gay…
Homosexuality in Egypt under further crackdown
Egypt

Homosexuality in Egypt under further crackdown

Egyptian prosecution ordered on 12 October 2013 fourteen suspects to be detained for four days pending investigation after being caught…
Gay candidate blazes new trail in Israel mayoral race
World

Gay candidate blazes new trail in Israel mayoral race

As a candidate to become the Middle East’s first openly gay mayor, Nitzan Horowitz is hoping his bid to run…
Same-sex marriage should be legal, Obama says
World

Same-sex marriage should be legal, Obama says

US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to get married, marking a shift…
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