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Malaysia: Muslim lesbian activist launches controversial book

Ms Manji faced trouble in Indonesia as well, where police and religious groups shut down the events swiftly
A Canadian Muslim has launched a controversial new book on liberal Islam in Malaysia, where the majority of citizens are Muslim, despite attempts by a government minister to ban the event.
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Virginia: Republicans block first openly gay judge

Mr Thorne-Begland has been accused by Republicans of having violated military code on account of his sexuality twenty years ago
Senior Democrats in Virginia have cried foul after Republicans in the general assembly moved to block the appointment of what would have been the state's first openly gay judge.
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50 Cent is 100% for gay marriage but not gay men that touch ‘your little buns’ in elevators

50 Cent has been accused of homophobia in the past
The rapper 50 Cent has told a magazine that he is backing President Barack Obama's personal support of equal marriage for same sex couples, but argues that organisations should be created to protect the rights of heterosexual men, who might be at risk of gay men touching them up in an elevator.
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Comment: Trans people need equality to get our marriages, confiscated by the state back

Sarah Brown is a Lib Dem councillor for  the Cambrige
Liberal Democrat councillor Sarah Brown explains from the perspective of a transgendered person why she's supporting the Out4Marriage campaign. The current unfair and discriminating system of opposite sex marriages and same sex civil partnerships has meant that she and her wife were forced to surrender their marriage and instead consider themselves 'civil partners'.
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New York mural compares gay rights in Israel to its neighbours

The mural has been described as 'decisive' by some and 'truthful' by others
A mural in New York's West Village has provoked controversy by depicting gay rights in Israel and comparing it to the status of LGBT people in the countries that neighbour and surround it.
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Maryland: Equal marriage not legal yet, but divorce for gay couples is okay

All seven judges of the Court of Appeals said that valid marriages from other states can be dissolved in Maryland
The highest court in Maryland has ruled today that while the state recognises only heterosexual marriages, gay couples married in other states can have their marriages dissolved in the state.
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Video: Raggae star Beenie Man renounces homophobia, supports gay rights

Mr Davis' songs have included the lyrics, 'Tez a bazooka and kill batty-fucker,' though he claims to have evolved his views too
The Jamaican reggae singer Beenie Man, whose songs have often been the subject of pronounced controversy over its violently homophobic content, has released a new video where he appears to renounce his anti-gay stance, and proclaims support for gay rights.
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Disneyland champions gay rights in Japan

The opportunity to have Mickey Mouse as a wedding guest will cost £60,000, however
Disneyland has become an unlikely champion of gay rights in Japan, by allowing same-sex couples to marry on its premises, even though same-sex relationships have no legal recognition in the country.
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Malawi: New president ‘to decriminalise homosexuality’

Joyce Banda is president of Malawi, often described as the 'heart of Africa' (Photo: Pan-African News Wire)
The Malawian president has said she will repeal the laws which make it illegal to be gay in the central African state, it has been reported.

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