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  Republican Lawmaker Sparks Outrage After Calling for Same-Sex Marriage to Be Outlawed: 'Shame on You'

  Republican Michigan state Rep. Josh Schriver ignited controversy on Monday with a call to "make gay marriage illegal again."

• Obama to transform Stonwall Inn into a national monument for gay rights movement

  President Barack Obama is set to make history in his presidency. This is because Obama proposes to make a national monument for gay rights movement near the historic Stonewall Inn.

• US Appeals Court rules in favor of gay marriage in Puerto Rico

  A US Appeals Court declares the ban on same-sex marriage in Puerto Rico unconstitutional. The ruling implies that the US Supreme Court decision allowing gay marriage all over the country includes US territories such as Puerto Rico.

• Tennessee Bill Would Allow Counselors to Refuse Service On Religious Grounds

  The House of Congress in Tennessee has passed a bill that will permit counselors to deny any service to people that violate their religious beliefs. If the bill becomes a law, Tennesse will be the first state to enact such regulation.

• Court of Appeals sides with Botswana’s gay rights’ group

  Court of Appeals upheld a 2014 High Court decision to allow LGBT individuals to register LEGABIBO. The court dismissed the governments appeal to ban the LGBT group.

• Georgia state legislature passes religious freedom bill

  The Religious Liberty Bill passed by the Georgia state legislature has been hailed as a protection of religious freedom by supporters, while criticized as 'state-sanctioned discrmination' by opponents.

• Georgia's revised religious freedom bill futher protects anti-gay advocates

  The House of Respressentatives and the Senate of Georgia have passed a new revised form of the Religious Freedom bill. The new version will increase the protection of same-sex marriage opponents against the law.

• Magistrate to sue Lord Chancellor Michael Grove over dismissal due to anti-gay opinion

  Magistrate Richard Page's opinion regarding the adoption of a child by a gay couple has caused him his seat on the bench. The judge however is looking to sue Lord Chancellor Michael Grove for removing him from his position.

• Italian Senate passes bill allowing same-sex unions

  In a historical decision, the Italian Senate has approved a bill that will allow same-sex marriages throughout the country, and granted gay couples the same rights and privileges as every wedded couple.

• Judge sacks lawsuit challenging school's LGBTQ nondiscrimination policy

  A judge in Virginia dismisses lawsuit challenging the addition of gender identities to its nondiscrimination policy. The decision is said to have national implications.

• India's Supreme Court to Review Colonial-era Law on Gay Rights

  Gay rights supporters praised the Supreme Court in India following its decision to reconsider the 1861 ruling on gay sex.

• Chinese Court to Hear Same Sex Marriage Case

  A Chinese court has accepted the legal action filed by a gay man in Hunan province against a civil affairs bureau for not recognizing his right to marry.

• Slovenia Majority Votes “No” on Marriage Equality Law Referendum

  Majority of Slovenian voters voted "No" to same-sex marriage. Majority of the Slovenian electorate who turned up on the December 20 referendum on upholding the law on same-sex marriage voted "No".

• Apple's Cook joins tech CEOs in blasting Indiana religious freedom law

  Apple Inc's Tim Cook, one of the most prominent openly gay American CEOs, has joined fellow tech industry chiefs in decrying a controversial Indiana law that opponents say could allow companies to deny services to gay people.

• Behind wall of police, Serbia hosts first gay Pride since 2010

  Gay rights activists in Serbia held their first Pride march in four years on Sunday, walking through Belgrade streets emptied of traffic and pedestrians by a massive security operation.