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Namibian Court Declares Laws Banning Gay Sex Unconstitutional
A high court in Namibia declared two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men unconstitutional on Friday, in a landmark win for the LGBTQ community in the southern African country.
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Pope Francis Used Vulgar Italian Word To Refer To LGBT People: Report
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday.
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US Warns Of Possible Terror Attacks At LGBTQIA+ Pride Events Globally
The abbreviation LGBTQIA+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual people. The plus sign is meant to include other gender identities.
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How Legal Gender Change Is Allowed Or Restricted Around The World
A small number of countries have made it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, while other nations have restricted such changes, notably Russia and Pakistan
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3 Men Arrested For Raping, Assaulting 2 Bangladeshi Men In Delhi: Police
Three men have been arrested for allegedly raping and assaulting two Bangladeshi men from the LGBTQ community in Delhi's Shakarpur area. The two men met the accused on a dating app for gay men, they said.
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Billionaire Quits Harvard Board Over Lukewarm Response To Anti-Israel Letter
Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife resigned from Harvard's Kennedy School board in protest of the university's "insensitive response" to a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attack.
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LGBT Community Members Should Be Treated With Love: Karnataka High Court
Dismissing a petition challenging the filing of a criminal case for alleged abetment to suicide of a person of the LGBT community, the High Court of Karnataka said that everyone, including the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
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Panel To Address Gay Community Problems, Centre Assures In Supreme Court
A committee will be formed to look into "genuine human concerns" flagged by members of LGBTQIA+ community, the centre told Supreme Court today during the hearing on petitions for legalisation of same-sex marriages.
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Singapore Decriminalises Gay Sex, But Also Deals A Blow To LGBT Community
Singapore's parliament on Tuesday decriminalised sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that in other countries have led to the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
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Gay Couple Goes To Supreme Court, Seeks Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage
They stressed that the top court has also expressly held that members of the LGBTQ+ community have the same human, fundamental, and constitutional rights as other citizens.
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"It's Not All Suffering:" Qatar's Gay Community Ahead Of World Cup
A group of Arab friends living in Qatar's capital Doha met up over cocktails and snacks last week, exchanging opinions as they flicked through profiles of gay men on dating apps Tinder and Grindr.
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Rise Of Homophobic Parties Sparks Fear In Israel's LGBTQ Community
Religious and far-right politicians, who have compared gay people to animals and demanded an end to Pride rallies, are poised to enter the next Israeli government sparking fear among the LGBTQ community.
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TikTok Fined RUB 3 Million for Violating Russian Law Against Spreading LGBT Propaganda
TikTok, a ByteDance-owned company, has been fined RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 40 lakh) for refusing to delete content that Russian authorities say violates laws against spreading "LGBT propaganda." TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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LGBTQ Singaporeans Welcome Sex Law Repeal, Decry Marriage Exclusion
The Singaporean government plans to decriminalise gay sex but upholds the traditional definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.
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LGBTQ Community's Battle Against Monkeypox And Its "Excruciating" Stigma
The spread of the monkeypox virus and its prevalence among gay men has raised widespread fear, growing anger and a number of uncomfortable questions for a community still scarred by the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Namibian Court Declares Laws Banning Gay Sex Unconstitutional
A high court in Namibia declared two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men unconstitutional on Friday, in a landmark win for the LGBTQ community in the southern African country.
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Pope Francis Used Vulgar Italian Word To Refer To LGBT People: Report
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media reported on Monday.
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US Warns Of Possible Terror Attacks At LGBTQIA+ Pride Events Globally
The abbreviation LGBTQIA+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual people. The plus sign is meant to include other gender identities.
-
How Legal Gender Change Is Allowed Or Restricted Around The World
A small number of countries have made it easier for transgender people to change their legal gender, while other nations have restricted such changes, notably Russia and Pakistan
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3 Men Arrested For Raping, Assaulting 2 Bangladeshi Men In Delhi: Police
Three men have been arrested for allegedly raping and assaulting two Bangladeshi men from the LGBTQ community in Delhi's Shakarpur area. The two men met the accused on a dating app for gay men, they said.
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Billionaire Quits Harvard Board Over Lukewarm Response To Anti-Israel Letter
Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife resigned from Harvard's Kennedy School board in protest of the university's "insensitive response" to a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attack.
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LGBT Community Members Should Be Treated With Love: Karnataka High Court
Dismissing a petition challenging the filing of a criminal case for alleged abetment to suicide of a person of the LGBT community, the High Court of Karnataka said that everyone, including the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
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Panel To Address Gay Community Problems, Centre Assures In Supreme Court
A committee will be formed to look into "genuine human concerns" flagged by members of LGBTQIA+ community, the centre told Supreme Court today during the hearing on petitions for legalisation of same-sex marriages.
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Singapore Decriminalises Gay Sex, But Also Deals A Blow To LGBT Community
Singapore's parliament on Tuesday decriminalised sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that in other countries have led to the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
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Gay Couple Goes To Supreme Court, Seeks Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage
They stressed that the top court has also expressly held that members of the LGBTQ+ community have the same human, fundamental, and constitutional rights as other citizens.
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"It's Not All Suffering:" Qatar's Gay Community Ahead Of World Cup
A group of Arab friends living in Qatar's capital Doha met up over cocktails and snacks last week, exchanging opinions as they flicked through profiles of gay men on dating apps Tinder and Grindr.
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Rise Of Homophobic Parties Sparks Fear In Israel's LGBTQ Community
Religious and far-right politicians, who have compared gay people to animals and demanded an end to Pride rallies, are poised to enter the next Israeli government sparking fear among the LGBTQ community.
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TikTok Fined RUB 3 Million for Violating Russian Law Against Spreading LGBT Propaganda
TikTok, a ByteDance-owned company, has been fined RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 40 lakh) for refusing to delete content that Russian authorities say violates laws against spreading "LGBT propaganda." TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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LGBTQ Singaporeans Welcome Sex Law Repeal, Decry Marriage Exclusion
The Singaporean government plans to decriminalise gay sex but upholds the traditional definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.
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LGBTQ Community's Battle Against Monkeypox And Its "Excruciating" Stigma
The spread of the monkeypox virus and its prevalence among gay men has raised widespread fear, growing anger and a number of uncomfortable questions for a community still scarred by the early years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
