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Trump hails gay Bollywood movie as ‘great’
US president is not a regular advocate of gay rights
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UK to ban gay 'conversion therapy' after massive survey
LGBT rights group Stonewall defines conversion therapy as a treatment which aims to stop same-sex attraction
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Gay groups march in Istanbul pride despite ban
Around 1,000 people gather near the city's famous Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square
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Moscow activists detained over Chechnya gay rights petition
Arrest comes as they tried to deliver a plea to prosecutor general's office calling for a probe into a crackdown
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Gilbert Baker, inventor of gay rights rainbow flag, dies at 65
No details were immediately available on the cause of Baker's death or where he died
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Canada reduces waiting period for gay men to donate blood
The five-year waiting period to donate blood was imposed in 2013
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Suspected militant arrested over Bangladesh gay activist murders
Police say the unnamed man was a member of a local 'Islamist' militant outfit
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Gay rights activist among two hacked to death in Bangladesh
Unidentified attackers entered an apartment at Kalabagan and hacked two people to death by machetes
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Four revellers held after Bangladesh bans 'rainbow rally'
Hardline clerics have branded the Bengali new year celebrations as "un-Islamic and Haram (forbidden)"
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India gets 'first' gay marriage bureau
Benhur Samson says he founded the agency in response to interest from clients
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