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Moscow officials say they have rejected a request to hold a gay pride event in Russia’s capital city.

About 100 gay rights activists in St. Petersburg, Russia, held rainbow flags and pro-gay signs during the city’s May Day parade. Last year, 17 activists were arrested during the event under the city’s controversial "gay propaganda" law.

After vowing to pass Uganda’s controversial anti-gay law, the country’s Parliament speaker was blessed by Pope Benedict XVI when she went to Rome to attend a human rights conference.

Lawmakers in the West African nation of Nigeria have furthered a proposed law that would limit the rights of the country’s LGBT community, which already faces multiple hardships.

A leading gay Russian activist says that Lady Gaga will probably violate St. Petersburg’s anti-gay law when she performs in the Russian metropolis later this year.

Madonna has received a summons to appear in Russian court on Oct. 25 for violating St. Petersburg’s "homosexual propaganda" law. Anti-gay activist say they suffered "moral damages" from her August concert and are seeking $10 million in damages.

Russia’s Supreme Court upheld St. Petersburg’s controversial "gay propaganda" law but laid out specific guidelines regarding how the measure can be applied.

Uganda’s LGBT citizen held the country’s first Gay Pride Parade - especially brave & encouraging because the African nation is one of the most homophobic in the world.

Madonna’s concert in St. Petersburg, Russia, has reigned criticism for the city’s controversial "homosexual propaganda law."

With an eye toward severe criticism from the European Union, Ukrainian lawmakers failed to vote on a "gay gag rule," similar to that passed in some Russian areas, which would have prohibited individuals from discussing LGBT rights in public.