Anti-gay laws violate global pacts-UN rights chief
A legal ban on same-sex marriage in Nigeria, Africa's largest country, violates international accords and could bring mob law against gays onto its streets - UN
Uganda defends anti-gay law at main UN rights forum
The toughened law strengthens punishments for anyone caught having gay sex, imposing jail terms of up to life for "aggravated homosexuality" - including sex with a minor or while HIV-positive
Bullied, ridiculed, ignored, Asia transgenders step up fight for rights
Discrimination prevents transgender people from accessing healthcare, education and employment, activists say, while report finds high levels of bullying against LGBT students in Thailand
McConaughey wins best actor Oscar for 'Dallas Buyers Club'
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Jared Leto wins best supporting actor Oscar for 'Dallas Buyers Club'
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Majority of Americans now support gay marriage, survey finds
Some 53 percent of the 4,509 Americans surveyed by the Public Religion Research Institute said they supported gay marriage, up from 32 percent in 2003, when Massachusetts became the first state to legalize it