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Added on: 11/20/2020

Latvia Court recognizes right of same-sex couple to parental leave

11/19/2020

Constitutional Court had received an appeal from a mother whose female partner was unable to receive the ten-day leave which, according to Labor Act, is to be…

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Added on: 11/19/2020

Anti-Trans LGB Alliance launches insidious email campaign

11/18/2020

The anti-trans pressure group LGB Alliance Ireland has urged schools to ignore a vital anti-LGBT+ bullying campaign, claiming it raises “safeguarding” concerns. The Irish branch of the…

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Added on: 11/16/2020

LGBT activists welcome rainbow light show in Poland, say more action needed

11/16/2020

LGBT rights have been a flashpoint in Poland over the last two years, with politicians tied to the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party and senior…

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Added on: 11/16/2020

Draft laws impacting children’s and transgender rights in Russia withdrawn from State Duma

11/16/2020

The authors behind two separate packages of amendments to Russia’s Family Code have withdrawn their initiatives from the State Duma following backlash over proposed changes that would…

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Added on: 11/16/2020

Historic first as trans flag raised across Dublin city to mark Transgender Awareness Month

11/16/2020

The month of November is observed globally as Transgender Awareness Month with Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) being held November 20, which memorialises victims of transphobic violence….

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Added on: 11/16/2020

Wait times for trans healthcare are out of control. These activists take matters into their own hands

11/15/2020

Being transgender in Britain in 2020 has at times felt incredibly difficult: not because being trans is in itself hard, necessarily, but because society makes it so….

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Added on: 11/16/2020

Poles apart: the Polish activists in Scotland fighting for equality back home

11/15/2020

Remigiusz Jabłecki had never organised a protest before. During the four years he had lived in Scotland he had never felt much need to become involved in…

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Added on: 11/15/2020

How LGBTQ people have been affected by COVID

11/14/2020

The experiences of LGBTQ+ people of the Covid-19 pandemic vary immensely. Some have been forced to return to families who don’t accept them, where as others have…

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Added on: 11/14/2020

St. Petersburg authorities disrupt LGBT film fest opening

11/13/2020

St. Petersburg police and officials from Russia’s consumer safety watchdog Rospotrebnadzor disrupted the opening night of Russia’s only annual LGBT film festival, its organizers said. The Side…

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Added on: 11/14/2020

Tell the world we exist: The intersex child on a mission to inform

11/13/2020

When Wen Long van Knippenberg wanted to tell fellow pupils about life as an intersex child in the Netherlands, the presentation was banned by her teacher as…

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Added on: 11/13/2020

Instead of controlling the pandemic, Hungarian government launches crusade against LGBTQI people

11/10/2020

Tuesday was an eventful day at Parliament. The Judicial Committee of the Parliament initiated the abolishment of the Equal Treatment Authority (ETA), Hungary’s most important equality body…

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Added on: 11/13/2020

EU launches LGBT protection strategy as homophobia rises in east

11/12/2020

The European Union’s executive Commission launched its first strategy to protect the rights of LGBT people on Thursday, a challenge to right-wing governments in Poland and Hungary…

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Added on: 11/12/2020

Poland to consider outright ban on LGBT+ Pride after bill backed by more than 200,000 homophobes

11/11/2020

Poland’s ugly war against LGBT+ people continues with a horrifying new bill that would ban Pride parades throughout the country. The proposed law, entitled “Stop LGBT”, was…

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Added on: 11/12/2020

Clashes at Poland’s Independence Day far-right march

11/11/2020

Polish police used tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes with far-right supporters Wednesday during an annual Independence Day march attended by thousands in Warsaw that went…

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Added on: 11/12/2020

Hungarian government mounts new assault on LGBT rights

11/11/2020

Moments before Hungary entered a second coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday, the far-right government signalled its intention to pass a range of new legislation, including to make it…

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Added on: 11/11/2020

Estonia’s Anti-LGBT Minister Resigns Over Biden Remarks

11/10/2020

Estonia’s anti-LGBT, far-right interior minister, Mart Helme, resigned Nov. 9, a day after he called President-elect Joe Biden and his son Hunter “corrupt characters” without providing further…

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Added on: 11/11/2020

Church of England could hold historic vote on gay marriage in 2022

11/09/2020

The Church of England could hold a historic vote on gay marriage as early as 2022, as Archbishops apologised for the “damage and hurt” caused to the…

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Added on: 11/11/2020

The rainbow colours flying together with the white-red-white flags. The Belarusian LGBT community at protests.

11/10/2020

The unprecedented wave of mass social protests currently sweeping Belarus remains one of the most popular topics in global and European media. Occurring directly as a result…

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Added on: 11/10/2020

Rainbow poppy wreath laid at the Cenotaph in remembrance of the LGBT+ heroes who gave their lives for freedom

11/10/2020

A rainbow poppy wreath was laid at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday (November 8) by campaigner Peter Tatchell and RAF veteran David Bonney. Bonney was the last…

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Added on: 11/10/2020

Norway outlaws hate speech against trans and bisexual people

11/10/2020

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Norway’s parliament outlawed hate speech against transgender and bisexual people on Tuesday, expanding its penal code which has protected gay and lesbian…

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Added on: 11/10/2020

Over 60 buildings across Ireland turn purple for Intersex Solidarity Day

11/10/20

Over 60 buildings in 19 counties across the island of Ireland lit up in purple last night in solidarity with Ireland’s intersex community. The campaign was coordinated…

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Added on: 11/09/2020

LGBTQ rights in Ukraine and the false dawn of Zelenskyy

11/09/2020

The election of showbiz star Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the youngest ever president of Ukraine in spring 2019 was cheered by many in the country’s LGBTQ community. His…

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Added on: 11/09/2020

Belgium to introduce ‘X’ as third, non-binary gender

11/09/2020

Belgium’s new government will introduce gender-neutrality throughout its term and make it possible for non-binary citizens to use the gender identifier “X.” Federal Justice Minister Vincent Van…

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Added on: 11/09/2020

Finnish military backtracks after saying homosexuality ‘is an obstacle’ to full service and in the same category as mental illness

11/08/2020

According to a report by the Finnish Parliamentary Ombudsman, the centre said in a training manual that sexual orientation, specifically homosexuality, was an obstacle to military service….

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Added on: 11/08/2020

Oxford English Dictionary amends ‘sexist’ definition of the word ‘woman’ to LGBT-inclusive version

11/7/2020

The world-famous dictionary previously described women as “a man’s wife, girlfriend or lover”. This has now been amended to acknowledge the fact that a woman can be…

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Added on: 11/07/2020

Transgender couple wed in Hungary, land of growing homophobia

11/6/2020

The wedding of Hungarian transgender couple Tamara Csillag and Elvira Angyal looked just like any other, with the nervous pair dressing up and heading off to the…

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Added on: 11/07/2020

Estonia’s liberal reputation at stake as gay marriage referendum emboldens the far-right

11/6/2020

Over the past decade, Estonia has developed an international reputation as both an economic tech hub and a liberal bastion of human rights. As well as opening its…

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Added on: 11/07/2020

Italy lower house approves bill protecting LGBTQ+ community, women and disabled people from violence

11/6/2020

Italy’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Wednesday that extends anti-discrimination protection to women, disabled people and members of the LGBTQ+ community, making violence against these…

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Added on: 11/05/2020

Activists hail bill to make violence against LGBT people a hate crime in Italy

11/04/2020

Activists in Italy have hailed a vote in the lower house of parliament to pass a bill that would make violence against LGBT people and disabled people,…

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Added on: 11/03/2020

Hungary’s former HoD thinks costs and attitudes toward LGBT people led to withdrawal

11/02/2020

He’s the former Head of Delegation who took the singer-songwriter Joci Pápai and metalcore band AWS to Eurovision. Now, after leaving the Hungarian broadcaster following ESC 2019,…