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Mar 31: European Union:  Lack of Lesbian, Gay, Transgender Rights in Europe Still Dramatic.  A Dutch MEP today welcomed a report presented to the European Parliament that showed the rights of gay men and women –  and transgender people – are insufficiently protected throughout the European Union.
Mar 31: Russia:  Two Moscow Gay Pride Organisers Arrested for ‘Propaganda of Homosexuality’.  Two organisers of Moscow Gay Pride were arrested yesterday by police in Ryazan, a city located 200 km southeast of Moscow.  Nikolai Baev and Irina Fet were detained in the city centre and charged with “propaganda of homosexuality to minors”, an offence that carries a fine.
Mar 30: Iraq:  Iraqi Gays Sentenced to Death for Their Sexuality Face Execution.  More than 100 prisoners in Iraq are facing execution – and some of them are believed to have been convicted of the ‘crime’ of being gay, the UK-based Iraqi-LGBT group revealed this afternoon.  According to Ali Hili of Iraqi-LGBT, the Iraqi authorities plan to start executing them in batches of 20 from this week.
Mar 29: Switzerland:  Zürich Elects a Gay Woman as Mayor as City Gears Up for EuroPride.  As the city prepares for EuroPride, the people of Zürich have today elected an openly gay woman as the Mayor. 
Mar 28: Russia:  Moscow Gay Pride Not a Priority of the European Court of Human Rights, Russian Activists Told.  The Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has told organisers of Moscow Gay Pride the court’s President of the Chamber has decided not to give priority to their cases, some of which have been waiting for more than two years.
Mar 26: UK:  Experts “Gravely Concerned” About Research Results Into Curing Gays.  The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and Pink Therapy are both deeply concerned about the results of research by Professor Michael King of University College Hospital, which was published today.
Mar 26: Russia:  Russian Gay Activists Appeal Ban on Iranian Embassy Picket to the UN Human Rights Committee.  An official complaint has been sent today to the United Nations Human Rights Committee based in Geneva, Switzerland, in connection with the ban of the picketing in front of the Iranian Embassy in Moscow with the aim to condemn executions of homosexuals and minors in this country and to appeal for the repeal of the death penalty.
Mar 26: Gibraltar:  Gay Group Welcomes Euro Parliament Move – and Criticises Government ‘Extravagance’.  Equality Rights Group chairman, Felix Alvarez, today welcomed news that MEPs on the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee have formally backed plans for a directive on multiple discriminations.
Mar 23: UK:  Gays Will Hold Hands to Combat Homophobia but Transphobia Is Main Focus of IDAHO 2009.  Among the initiatives for International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) on May 17 in the United Kingdom will be a bid to stage the largest mass hand-holding event in the world and a major focus on transphobia.
Mar 23: Russia:  Find Solution for Gay Pride in Moscow, Euro MPs Insist.  A group of MEPs have sent a letter to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe raising the issue of the systematic bans of public events organised by gays in Russia.
Mar 19: USA/France:  French Gay Activist: Obama Signing the UN Statement on Homosexuality Is ‘Crucial Step’.  The support of President Barack Obama for the United Nations ‘statement’ calling for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality is a crucial step forward, Louis-Georges Tin, the founder and president of International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) said today.
Mar 19: Ireland/UK:  Irish Gay Health Group Hits Out at Pope’s ‘Condom’ Statement.  An Irish gay advocacy group has today hit out at the Pope’s statement on condoms and how they did nothing to help in the battle against HIV/Aids.  HIV/Aids was a problem “that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems,” the Pope said.
Mar 19: Cameroon:  Amnesty Pleads to Pope Over Plight of Cameroonian Gays.  Amnesty International is urging Pope Benedict XVI to express the importance of eradicating discrimination based on sexual orientation, when he meets with members of the Special Council for Africa of the Synod of Bishops at the Apostolic Nunciature of Yaoundé today (Thursday).
Mar 17: UK:  Gay Marriage in Scotland: Parliament to Ask Scottish Government to Review Marriage Act .  By LGBT Network Staff Writer.  The Scottish Parliament Public Petitions committee agreed this afternoon that the Scottish Government should be asked to amend the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, and if not, details the reasons for its refusal.
Mar 17: UK:  Tories Must Make Clear if They Are Joining Anti-Gay Parties in Europe – Lib Dems.  Liberal Democrats are pressing the Conservatives to clarify if they are intending to form an alliance with the anti-gay Polish Law and Justice party in the European Parliament.
Mar 14: Cameroon:  IFJ Warns of Dangers of Intolerance after Cameroon Union Circulates Anti-Gay Article.  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on African journalists to beware the dangers of prejudice and discrimination facing gay people after a report that a journalists' group in Cameroon has put at risk colleagues by making public accusations of homosexuality in a country where the practice is forbidden by law.
Mar 11: Russia:  155 Banned Moscow Gay Pride Marches Appealed to European Court of Human Rights.  Organisers of Moscow Pride have this morning submitted appeals to the European Court of Human Rights following the bans on ‘marches’ that were banned by the Moscow authorities in May last year.
Mar 10: Latvia:  Riga Official Calls for Religious Groups to Ignore City’s ‘Gay Pride’ in May.  A call has been made to religious groups by a Riga official to ignore the ‘Gay Pride’ march in the Latvian capital in May.
Mar 9: Serbia:  Anti-discrimination Legislation Is Essential for the Democratic Future of Serbia – Bishop.  Calls have been made today for the Serbian government to put back on its agenda the proposed anti-discrimination legislation.  The draft legislation is said to have been withdrawn before the vote in the Serbian Parliament following pressure from the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Mar 9: Uganda:  Ugandan Parliamentarians Condemned for Meeting Anti-Gay Rights Militants.  The attendance of several Ugandan parliamentarians at an anti-gay conference in Kampala at the weekend has been condemned by the European Parliament’s all-party “intergroup” for gay and lesbian rights.
Mar 8: Russia:  Moscow Police Chief Says Gay Pride Is “Unacceptable”.  Moscow’s police chief, Vladimir Pronin, has said gay pride parades in the capital are “unacceptable”.  “It’s unacceptable – gay pride parades shouldn’t be allowed,” he told the Russian news agency Interfax on Friday.
Mar 7: Nigeria:  Gay Rights Activists Prepare for Nigerian Anti-Gay Bill Hearing.  Nigerian gay rights activists and mainstream human rights organizations are intensifying their campaign against the Same-Gender Marriage Prohibition Bill at the forth-coming public hearing on the Bill.
Mar 6: UK:  Blackpool Announces Entertainment Line-up for Gay Pride.  The stage is set at what is going to be the biggest and best Blackpool Pride to date.  The fourth annual Blackpool Pride event takes place over the weekend of May 16 and 17, with the festival moving to a new location within the heart of what is fast becoming known as “Blackpool’s Gay Village”.
Mar 5: UK:  Scottish Hate Crime Bill Get Committee Support.  Strengthened legislation to protect victims of hate crime came one step closer today as the Justice Committee published its Stage 1 Report on the issue.
Mar 5: Uganda:  The Anti Gay U.S. Religious Right Exports Homophobia to Africa.  A seminar which features Scott Lively and is designed to attack lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Ugandans under the cloak of religion has been strongly condemned by the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).
Mar 4: USA:  New Report Reveals that Bullying of Gay Students in Oregon in a Problem.  A coalition of advocacy groups today released a pair of reports pointing to the prevalence of bullying in Oregon schools, calling the hostile campus climate a serious detriment to educational achievement.  The groups are joining with lawmakers to strengthen Oregon’s anti-bullying law and create safeguards for youth in Oregon schools.
Mar 1: Belarus:  Belarusian Gay Activist Might End Up in Army After All. Revealed: A gay rights group complained to the military department about exemption.  Commentary by Teo Valenti.