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Gay rights groups and activists pressed ahead with the Istanbul Pride parade on July 1 despite Turkish authorities banning the event for a fourth year in a row. Click through for the story in photos...

Members of Croatia's LGBTIQ community and their supporters gathered in front of the Mimara Museum in Zagreb on Saturday for the capital's 17th Pride March. This year's Pride March comes in the midst of a rise in hate speech and racist rhetoric in Croatia.

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Today Sofia Pride 2018 will be held under the motto "LGBTI people should lead a dignified life and be able to express themselves openly".

The program will begin with a concert at the Soviet Army Monument at 16:00, then a procession will start at 19:00. The concert and the procession are expected to take place under enhanced security measures.

The Pride (week) starts on September 10 with various events - exhibitions, concerts, theater performances, film screenings. It will be completed with the Pride Parade that will take place under the slogan "Say YES."

The Los Angeles County District Attorney is reviewing a sexual assault case against actor Kevin Spacey, officials tell CNN.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday said its Special Victims Bureau began an investigation into allegations of a sexual assault involving Spacey back in December 2017.

Transgender representation in entertainment has made baby steps forward in recent years, but 2018 has seen a history-making giant leap, with two movies involving trans artists in the Oscars race.

Austria's Constitutional Court has decided that same-sex couples will be allowed to marry by the beginning of 2019, ruling that the existing laws are discriminatory.

The move brings Austria into line with many other European nations including Germany, France, Britain and Spain.

The government of Canada plans to allocate more than USD 100 million to compensate sexual minority representatives who have been deprived of state and military service because of their unconventional orientation.

The governor’s office of the Turkish capital Ankara has banned the public showing of all films, exhibitions and events related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, citing “public sensitivities.”

Netflix may not be able to sack Kevin Spacey from their popular series House of Cards, after the veteran actor was accused of sexual harassment, due to his contract. According to a report in The Blast, Spacey's contract does not have a morality clause, meaning that the streaming giant cannot terminate the star's services for his personal actions.