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Via press release: Today Freedom to Marry announced the Win More States Fund to raise at least $3 million dollars, every penny of which will be spent directly on the work of winning in five 2012 marriage battleground states: Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Washington. “Winning marriage at the ballot in even one state will take away the …

The Spartacus gay travel guide has ranked the states (PDF) by several factors including existing laws granting LGBT rights and protections. Embiggen for details and hit the link for the rest of the list.(Tipped by JMG reader Paulo) UPDATE: I’ve gotten emails saying that some of the rankings are off. Fact check away, flying monkeys!

The Spartacus Gay Guide has ranked (PDF) every country in the world based on the legal status of LGBT residents and the safety of gay tourists. Below are the best results. Embiggen for details and hit the link for the rest of the list.

Results.

Claiming that 30% of the nation has somehow become homosexual, a member of Malaysia’s parliament is calling for “gay rehab” centers. Bernama Online reported that Datuk Baharum Mohamad, a Barisan Nasional MP, told the country’s Parliament yesterday that three in ten men in the country were gay, a figure he described as “scary”. Baharum said: “We have to find a …

Two HUGE defeats for NOM on the same day! Freedom To Marry exults via press release: Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down legislation that would have repealed the state’s two-year-old freedom to marry law along with a key vote to defeat the Bates Amendment, which would have forced a non-binding referendum on marriage onto the November ballot …

With the help of JMG readers, One Colorado now has the money they need to mount a legal defense to the attempt by Focus On The Family to legalize anti-gay discrimination based on religion. Brad Clark of One Colorado emails: We did it! Because of your incredible support over these past few days, we raised nearly $10,000 to challenge Focus …

“I will come to St. Petersburg to speak up for the gay community and to give strength and inspiration to anyone who is or feels oppressed. I’m a freedom fighter. I don’t run away from adversity. I will speak during my show about this ridiculous atrocity.”- Madonna, announcing that she will break the new law against “promoting homosexuality” during her …

In a surprising blow to Europe’s same-sex marriage movement, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that gay people have no inherent right to the same civil marriage that their neighbors do. The ruling came in a case in which two French lesbians petitioned the court to jointly adopt a child as a married couple. With their heads up …

Last week Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who last year was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, refused to consider decriminalizing homosexuality. The U.S. State Department said yesterday that it is troubled by Sirleaf’s position. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. stood by its policy of aggressively promoting gay rights. But asked about Sirleaf’s statements, just two months after …

Unsurprisingly, it’s not just the Catholic Church and the Church of England who are battling against British Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to legalize same-sex marriage. Farooq Murad, Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain, said: “Whilst we remain opposed to all forms of discrimination, including homophobia, redefining the meaning of marriage is in our opinion unnecessary and unhelpful. …

“Homosexuality was well known in the ancient world, well before Christ was born and Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things -– he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies. I draw the line, maybe …

British Christians are up in arms because a public bus driver is facing disciplinary action for distributing anti-gay petitions after being told not to bring them into work. The tabloid Daily Mail reports: A Christian bus driver has been threatened with disciplinary action for taking a petition backing traditional marriage to work. Arthur McGeorge, 58, from Consett, County Durham, was …

We were previously encouraged by Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s words against a proposed bill dramatically increasing the penalties for homosexuality. But that’s as far as she goes. The Guardian reports: The Nobel peace prize winner and president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has defended a law that criminalises homosexual acts, saying: “We like ourselves just the way we are.” …

New Hampshire residents: Do it right now.

Here’s the Lada Gaga-themed follow-up to last week’s Kylie-themed clip from Australia’s Community Brave Foundation. Facebook page.

Several notorious American hate groups have rallied behind infamous evangelist Scott Lively less than a week after he was sued in U.S. court for crimes against humanity over his anti-gay campaign in Uganda. SPLC-certified hate group Mass Resistance this weekend posted a several thousand word outraged defense of Lively. An excerpt: The homosexual movement has enormously stepped up its attack …

In light of the widening campaign to repress LGBT people across Russia, Canada’s Foreign Minister has warned gay citizens to be wary of travel there. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has told the House of Commons he is deeply concerned by the legislation, which he says runs counter to core Canadian values of freedom of speech, human rights and the …

According to a just published survey about France’s upcoming presidential election, one of out five gays polled said they plan to vote for Marine Le Pen, the new head of France’s National Front Party, a far far right organization that many have characterized as fascist. In fact, the National Front polls better among gays than it does overall. Latest opinion …