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Added on: 06/17/2021

Exclusive-Hungary could be sanctioned over anti-LGBT+ law, warns EU equality chief

06/15/2021

The EU could impose funding restrictions on Hungary over legislation that bans the dissemination in schools of content deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change, the bloc’s…

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Added on: 06/16/2021

Hungary Lawmakers Pass Law Barring LGBT Content For Minors

06/15/2021

BUDAPEST — Lawmakers in Hungary passed legislation Tuesday that prohibits sharing with minors any content that portrays being gay or transgender, something supporters said would help fight…

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Added on: 06/15/2021

Hungarians protest against PM Orban’s LGBTQ rights crackdown

06/14/2021

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians protested outside Parliament in Budapest on Monday against legislation that would ban discussions of homosexuality or gender change in schools as…

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Added on: 06/15/2021

Boris Johnson tells G7 leaders world must rebuild ‘in a more gender-neutral and feminine way’

06/14/2021

Boris Johnson surprised the G7 summit by saying the world must rebuild post-pandemic in a more “gender-neutral and feminine” way. At a meeting of leaders of the…

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Added on: 06/14/2021

France snubs World Rugby’s guidlines on transgender athletes

06/13/2021

Franc Rugby has gone against the guidance of World Rugby who recommends that transgender female athletes should not play in any women’s elite tournaments for safety reasons….

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Added on: 06/13/2021

Pride Month: LGBT Scots on homophobia, trans rights and what still needs to change in Scotland

6/12/21

There may not be a parade this year, but Pride Month is an opportunity to spotlight LGBT+ experiences in Scotland. So we spoke to a range of…

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Added on: 06/12/2021

This is how LGBTQ+ people are excluded from freedom of movement in the EU

6/11/21

One of the cornerstones of the EU is freedom of movement for its citizens. However, in reality, this is not the case for many LGBTQ+ people. Freedom…

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Added on: 06/12/2021

Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues

6/11/21

Hungary’s parliament should reject a bill that would prohibit discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation, and violates Hungary’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch said today….

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Added on: 06/09/2021

Pride flags lowered and burned in Waterford

06/08/2021

PRIDE FLAGS celebrating the LGBT community and Pride Month have been lowered and burned in Waterford city in what has been described as a ‘disgusting act’. As…

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Added on: 06/03/2021

Pride month: The LGBT history you probably didn’t learn in school

06/02/2021

If you think we live in an open-minded, sex-positive society now, just wait until you hear what may have been going on down the Yorkshire mines in…

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Added on: 06/03/2021

St. Petersburg prosecutors drop claim on blocking the Russian LGBT Network’s website

05/02/2021

The St. Petersburg Central District Prosecutor’s Office has withdrawn a claim seeking to block the website of the advocacy group Russian LGBT Network, due to a lack…

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Added on: 06/02/2021

New foundation seeks to help LGBT rights movement in Poland

06/01/2021

A Nobel laureate, a Netflix star and a fashion model are among the board members who helped launch an initiative Tuesday to raise money for LGBT rights…

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Added on: 06/01/2021

Dirco silent on homophobia row as SA embassy refuses to affirm gay rights in Poland

05/31/2021

For the past eight years, South African diplomats in Poland have signed an annual letter alongside other embassies affirming gay rights in one of the most homophobic…

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Added on: 06/01/2021

Homophobic Nationalists Disrupt Bulgarian LGBT Events

05/31/2021

A group of around 25 to 30 nationalists attempted to halt the screening in Sofia on Sunday evening of a film depicting a relationship between two women….

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Added on: 05/31/2021

Outcry after homophobic attacks in Barcelona

05/30/2021

The Observatory Against Homophobia (OCH) said five gay men had been injured in three separate attacks. In the most serious incident, a man needed facial surgery after…

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Added on: 05/31/2021

Russia suggests that Disney is denying “family values” over Pixar film with gay character

05/30/2021

The Walt Disney Company has been put on notice by communications regulators in Russia over a short film that is available on the conglomerate’s Disney Plus streaming…

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Added on: 05/29/2021

WATCH: Transgender Albanians battle taboos

05/28/2021

Transgender people find little acceptance in conservative societies like Albania. After years of isolation, members of the transgender community decided to confront taboos by launching a photo…

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Added on: 05/28/2021

Dior chooses Chinese transgender star as an ambassador for its new fragrance campaign

05/27/2021

Dior, the French house owned by LVMH, the largest luxury group in the world, is collaborating with China’s transgender celebrity Jin Xing for a campaign centred on…

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Added on: 05/28/2021

Number of over-65s identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual rises for first time

05/27/2021

The number of older people identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual (LGB) has increased for the first time, figures show. Proportions of people aged 65 and over…

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Added on: 05/26/2021

Lithuania parliament votes against debating same-sex partnership bill

05/25/2021

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday voted narrowly against debating a bill legalising same-sex civil partnerships, but supporters said they would adjust the proposal and eventually resubmit it to…

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Added on: 05/26/2021

LGBT Groups Join Hydropower Protest, Ask Leaders to Condemn Homophobic Violence

05/25/2021

Two key local LGBT rights groups, the Tbilisi Pride and the Equality Movement reiterated their support for the protest against Namakhvani Hydropower Plant, now held in the…

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Added on: 05/24/2021

Germany’s quiet Catholic rebellion on gay blessings and women preachers

05/23/2021

The church bells fade away, the organ starts playing and Father Jan Korditschke walks up to the altar to say Mass. It all looks like a very…

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Added on: 05/23/2021

Ukraine march in support of more transgender rights

5/22/21

Scores of people rallied in Ukraine on Saturday in support of the Trangender and LGBT community. Crowds gathered in the capital Kyiv, waving flags and chanting as…

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Added on: 05/22/2021

German authorities accused of revealing sexual orientation of asylum seekers

5/21/21

Lawyers working with the German Foreign Office have allegedly revealed the sexual identity of gay, lesbian and bisexual refugees to their home countries. The Lesbian and Gay…

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Added on: 05/21/2021

Outcast to icon: Peter Tatchell’s 50 years of LGBT+ activism

05/20/2021

Driven by passion and motivated by justice, veteran activist Peter Tatchell says LGBT+ equality remains elusive despite his 50-year campaign for gay rights in Britain and beyond….

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Added on: 05/21/2021

Serbia Mulls Sacking Ambassador for Supporting Poland’s LGBT community

05/20/2021

Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic stated that the Belgrade government is considering the recall of its Warsaw Ambassador, Nikola Zurovac, who signed a letter of support to…

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Added on: 05/20/2021

‘Political backlash’ blamed for halting LGBT+ rights gains in Europe

05/17/2021

Progress on laws to boost LGBT+ rights has come to a virtual standstill in Europe amid a rise in homophobic and anti-transgender rhetoric by politicians in countries…

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Added on: 05/20/2021

Welsh town seats world’s first known nonbinary mayor

05/13/2021

Owen Hurcum took office Monday as the world’s first known nonbinary mayor. Hurcum, 23, is genderqueer and agender, and was elected unanimously last year by the City…

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Added on: 05/20/2021

Ikea flies rainbow flag in Belgrade in support of LGBTQ rights

05/18/2021

Ikea is reportedly flying a rainbow flag in front of its store in Belgrade to show support for the LGBTQ community in Serbia, where the furniture giant…

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Added on: 05/20/2021

Rights Court OKs Iceland’s Denial of Parental Rights in Lesbian Adoption Case

05/18/2021

STRASBOURG, France (CN) — Iceland wasn’t wrong to deny parental rights to a lesbian couple who had a child via surrogacy, Europe’s top rights court held Tuesday….