Homosexuality
Gay employees have lower job satisfaction, study finds
Gay and lesbian employees in Greece have lower job satisfaction than heterosexual staff, a new study has found.
EU court outlaws ‘gay tests’ for asylum seekers
The European Unionâs top court has ruled that tests to prove claims of homosexuality by asylum seekers were unlawful.
Authorities must refuse all offers by applicants to âdemonstrate their homosexualityâ either through sexual acts or videos, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said.
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Apple's Tim Cook says he's 'proud to be gay'
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook publicly came out as gay in an article penned for Bloomberg Businessweek.
Cook has never previously publicly acknowledged his sexual orientation.
"Let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me," he wrote in the article.
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Apple's Tim Cook says 'proud to be gay'
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook publicly came out as gay in an article he wrote in Bloomberg Businessweek.
Cook has never previously acknowledged his sexual orientation.
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So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me," Cook said in the article.
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Gay Montenegrins Face Workplace Discrimination
Every third LGBT person in Montenegro has been a victim of homophobia in the workplace and almost half have experienced discrimination, a new survey suggests.
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LGBT association launches campaign against homophobic 'self-help' books
A Turkish LGBT association has launched a new campaign against self-help books describing homosexuality and transsexuality as a 'disease'
Egypt arrests seven over 'gay marriage' video
Egypt has arrested seven men accused of debauchery for taking part in a "gay marriage" video that spread on social media networks, state news agency MENA reported.
Homosexuality is not included in a list of sexual offences explicitly outlawed by Egyptian law, but it can be punished under several different statutes on morality.
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Conservative MP in racist rant over civil unions
A proposal by socialist MPs to open civil unions in Greece to same-sex couples sparked a racist rant from a conservative deputy on Friday as he compared homosexuality to pedophilia and bestiality.
In the Netherlands there are parties that recognize pedophilia. Does that mean that we have to imitate them?, New Democracy MP Tasos Neratzis said during a debate in Parliament.
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Being a gay man in the Turkish military
Hürriyet reporter AyÅe Arman interviews 27-year-old Kaan Arter on his experiences as a gay teacher who had to serve as a soldier in the Turkish military:
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Cyprus firms miss out on talent with anti-gay bias
Openly gay men and lesbians in Cyprus are about 40 percent less likely to secure interviews for jobs theyve applied for online than heterosexuals, a bigger gap than in other European countries, a UK study shows.
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