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What Are Supreme Court's Directives To Centre, States On Queer Rights
Same-Sex Marriage Verdict: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state governments to ensure that queer people are not discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation.
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"Deeply Concerned": Apple CEO Tim Cook Red Flags New US Laws On Gay Rights
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has frequently spoken out against discrimination of the LGBT community, stepped into the debate over a controversial education bill in Florida that reportedly targets the LGBTQ youth.
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"Not My Fault I Am Gay": Teen Kills Self Over Alleged Discrimination
A 19-year-old from Mumbai allegedly killed himself by jumping into the sea in Chennai as he was upset over alleged discrimination he faced for being a gay, police said on Tuesday.
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Section 377 Was Being Used As "Weapon Of Discrimination": Chief Justice
India's top court has legalized gay sex in the world's second-most populous country in a landmark decision that partially struck down a 158-year-old colonial-era law. After a decades-long legal battle, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India has diluted Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which was first enacted in 1860 and ranks gay sex...
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Once Criminality Of Article 377 Goes, So Will LGBTQ Stigma: Supreme Court
Once the criminality of consensual gay sex goes away, then related issues like social stigma and discrimination against the LGBTQ community will also go, said the Supreme Court today.
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"I'm A Criminal," Said Indian Transgender Activist. Barack Obama's Response
In New Delhi for a town hall, former US President Barack Obama today had no dearth of tricky questions to answer. About forty-minutes into the event, a transgender rights activist's wringer about discrimination against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community put the retired US commander-in-chief especially close to the line of...
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UK School To Remove 'Mother', 'Father' From Admission Forms
A school in the UK has been ordered to remove "mother" and "father" from its admission forms after a person complained to the authorities that their use discriminated against "separated, step and gay parents".
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Google, Microsoft Among Firms Urging US Court to Back Gay Workers
The companies said bias against gay employees is widespread, with more than 40 percent of gay workers reporting harassment and other forms of discrimination in various studies.
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US Judge Blocks Law Allowing Religion As Reason To Deny Service To LGBT
A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law intended to allow people who object on religious grounds to refuse wedding and other services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Gay Community And Others Marginalised Deserve An Apology, Says Pope Francis
Pope Francis says gays - and all the other people the church has marginalized, such as the poor and the exploited - deserve an apology.
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Gay Syrian Refugee's Hope Of New Life Tested By Dutch Camps
Omar had long dreamt of escaping discrimination in Syria, and drawn by exuberant images of the Gay Pride march in Amsterdam he hoped to find a new life in the Dutch city after fleeing war at home.
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Ukraine Bans Workplace Discrimination Against Gays
Ukraine's parliament today finally banned discrimination against gays in the workplace during a heated session on legislation that could open the door to visa-free travel to much of the EU in 2016.
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Anti-Gay Bill Clears Key Vote in Kyrgyzstan Parliament
Lawmakers in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan today voted overwhelmingly in favour of a law activists say discriminates against homosexuals, in the crucial second of three mandatory readings of the bill.
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Indian-Origin Man Named in US $40 Million Lawsuit Against Spanish Clothing Company Zara
An Indian-origin executive at Zara has been named in a US $40 million lawsuit filed against the leading Spanish clothing giant by a former employee alleging pay discrimination and firing him for being "Jewish, American, and gay".
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Post-Earthquake Camps Set Up in Nepal For Sexual Minorities
Problems including discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have prompted charities to set up 15 relief camps for sexual minorities.
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What Are Supreme Court's Directives To Centre, States On Queer Rights
Same-Sex Marriage Verdict: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state governments to ensure that queer people are not discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation.
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"Deeply Concerned": Apple CEO Tim Cook Red Flags New US Laws On Gay Rights
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who has frequently spoken out against discrimination of the LGBT community, stepped into the debate over a controversial education bill in Florida that reportedly targets the LGBTQ youth.
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"Not My Fault I Am Gay": Teen Kills Self Over Alleged Discrimination
A 19-year-old from Mumbai allegedly killed himself by jumping into the sea in Chennai as he was upset over alleged discrimination he faced for being a gay, police said on Tuesday.
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Section 377 Was Being Used As "Weapon Of Discrimination": Chief Justice
India's top court has legalized gay sex in the world's second-most populous country in a landmark decision that partially struck down a 158-year-old colonial-era law. After a decades-long legal battle, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India has diluted Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which was first enacted in 1860 and ranks gay sex...
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Once Criminality Of Article 377 Goes, So Will LGBTQ Stigma: Supreme Court
Once the criminality of consensual gay sex goes away, then related issues like social stigma and discrimination against the LGBTQ community will also go, said the Supreme Court today.
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"I'm A Criminal," Said Indian Transgender Activist. Barack Obama's Response
In New Delhi for a town hall, former US President Barack Obama today had no dearth of tricky questions to answer. About forty-minutes into the event, a transgender rights activist's wringer about discrimination against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community put the retired US commander-in-chief especially close to the line of...
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UK School To Remove 'Mother', 'Father' From Admission Forms
A school in the UK has been ordered to remove "mother" and "father" from its admission forms after a person complained to the authorities that their use discriminated against "separated, step and gay parents".
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Google, Microsoft Among Firms Urging US Court to Back Gay Workers
The companies said bias against gay employees is widespread, with more than 40 percent of gay workers reporting harassment and other forms of discrimination in various studies.
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US Judge Blocks Law Allowing Religion As Reason To Deny Service To LGBT
A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law intended to allow people who object on religious grounds to refuse wedding and other services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Gay Community And Others Marginalised Deserve An Apology, Says Pope Francis
Pope Francis says gays - and all the other people the church has marginalized, such as the poor and the exploited - deserve an apology.
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Gay Syrian Refugee's Hope Of New Life Tested By Dutch Camps
Omar had long dreamt of escaping discrimination in Syria, and drawn by exuberant images of the Gay Pride march in Amsterdam he hoped to find a new life in the Dutch city after fleeing war at home.
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Ukraine Bans Workplace Discrimination Against Gays
Ukraine's parliament today finally banned discrimination against gays in the workplace during a heated session on legislation that could open the door to visa-free travel to much of the EU in 2016.
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Anti-Gay Bill Clears Key Vote in Kyrgyzstan Parliament
Lawmakers in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan today voted overwhelmingly in favour of a law activists say discriminates against homosexuals, in the crucial second of three mandatory readings of the bill.
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Indian-Origin Man Named in US $40 Million Lawsuit Against Spanish Clothing Company Zara
An Indian-origin executive at Zara has been named in a US $40 million lawsuit filed against the leading Spanish clothing giant by a former employee alleging pay discrimination and firing him for being "Jewish, American, and gay".
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Post-Earthquake Camps Set Up in Nepal For Sexual Minorities
Problems including discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have prompted charities to set up 15 relief camps for sexual minorities.
