James Mcdonald

The government of the small African nation has decided to finally move forward with legislation. 

A popular referendum narrowly rejected a constitutional amendment to restrict marriage to heterosexual couples.

This less progressive—and less controversial—version is expected to easily pass in the lower house of parliament. 

Set on modernizing Italy, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has made the legal recognition of gay couples a make-or-break issue of his tenure.

Now, couples need only wait another year before finally tying the knot. 

Post-marriage equality Ireland is living up to its rainbow nation name.

16-year-old Shira Banki was murdered by a Jewish extremist at last year's Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem. 

"For those who campaign for [LGBT rights], there should be firm legal prosecution to protect the legal and social order of society."

The outgoing conservative president has tried to obstruct LGBT progress.

"Everything that was me wasn’t there. Some feeling came over me that this was the end," the comedian remembers.

The Central Asian country is one of two former Soviet states that still criminalize homosexuality.

They have been sentenced to a year and a half in prison.

The court reinstated a colonial-era ban in 2013, resulting in widespread state-sponsored persecution of gay men.

The news follows Qatar's decision last month.

The Supreme Court will revisit the issue tomorrow, after re-criminalizing it in 2013. 

The last major Western democracy without legal recognition for same-sex couples, Italy could vote on the matter as soon as Tuesday.