 
2,000 at Kathmandu pride parade
By Rex Wockner | Monday Aug 30, 2010
"It is about saying yes to embracing diversity."
Thousands march in Dublin for same-sex marriage
By Rex Wockner | Monday Aug 30, 2010
Several thousand people marched in Dublin, Ireland, Aug. 22 demanding legalization of same-sex marriage.
Gays, Catholics clash in Guadalajara
By Rex Wockner | Monday Aug 30, 2010
Gays and Catholics clashed outside the Roman Catholic cathedral in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Aug. 21 and 22.
Australian election seen as good for gay marriage
By Rex Wockner | Monday Aug 30, 2010
Australian marriage equality advocates welcomed the Aug. 21 federal election results, saying the nation is "a huge step closer" to allowing same-sex marriages.
Nepal stages its 1st international gay parade
By Associated Press | Thursday Aug 26, 2010
Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transgender people, and their allies danced through the Nepalese capital Wednesday, Aug. 25 in the country’s first international gay parade.
AIDS patients hurt by South African strike
By Associated Press | Thursday Aug 26, 2010
Doctors and activists say AIDS patients aren’t getting treated because of a nationwide civil service strike in South Africa, the country with the most people infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
Gay divorce up in Britain
By Rex Wockner | Tuesday Aug 24, 2010
Dissolution of civil partnerships in England, Scotland, and Wales almost doubled in 2009 compared with 2008, The Independent reported Aug. 20. The figure jumped from 180 to 351.
U.N. tells Cameroon to legalize gays
By Rex Wockner | Tuesday Aug 24, 2010
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has told Cameroon to decriminalize gay sex, end anti-LGBT prejudice and stigmatization, and assure that HIV-positive people receive adequate care.
Discriminatory Catholic adoption service slapped down in England
By Rex Wockner | Tuesday Aug 24, 2010
A Roman Catholic adoption service in Leeds, England, was denied an exemption to the United Kingdom’s ban on discrimination against gay people Aug. 18.
Mexico City mayor sues Guadalajara bishop for defamation
By Rex Wockner | Tuesday Aug 24, 2010
The mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, has sued the Roman Catholic bishop of Guadalajara, Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, for saying that the Mexican Supreme Court was bribed by Ebrard and others to approve Mexico City’s law that legalized gay marriage and adoption.
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