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The Parliament of Singapore repeals Section 377A, thereby decriminalising sex between consenting male adults in the country.
2022-11-29

The Osaka District Court rules that Japan's ban on same-sex marriage is not "unconstitutional" in a ruling on a lawsuit filed by two male couples and one female couple.
2022-06-20

The Kenya Film Classification Board bans the lesbian romance film "Rafiki" saying it intends to "promote lesbianism".
2018-04-27

Academy Award-nominated actress Ellen Page comes out as lesbian at a Human Rights Campaign conference.
2014-02-15

The Church of Scotland's General Assembly votes to allow openly gay men and women to become ministers.
2013-05-20

Nepal experiences its first lesbian wedding ceremony as a lawyer and a college professor tie the knot.
2011-06-20

US District Court Judge Virginia A. Phillips rules that the United States military's don't ask, don't tell policy violates the First Amendment rights of gay men and lesbians.
2010-09-9

Lesbian student Constance McMillen, banned by a high school in the United States from bringing her girlfriend to her leavers' dinner, is to receive a $35,000 settlement in response to a discrimination lawsuit.
2010-07-20

A nearly 25-year study published today in "Paediatrics" concludes that children raised in lesbian households are "psychologically well-adjusted" and have "fewer behavioral problems than their peers".
2010-06-7

Two children are prevented by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver from enrolling in a Catholic school in Boulder, Colorado, United States because their parents are lesbians.
2010-03-11