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Anti-Gay Law In Kenya Could Cost Country $7.8 Billion Annually: Report
A proposed anti-gay law in Kenya could cost the country up to $7.8 billion per year, a charity said Wednesday in a report on the economic impact of discrimination in East Africa.
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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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Gay Sex, Adultery Won't Be Crimes: Government Clears New Criminal Laws
The Union Cabinet has given the go-ahead to Home Minister Amit Shah to introduce the criminal law amendment bills, which are set to replace old pre-colonial criminal laws, people familiar with the matter said.
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Man's Body Exhumed And Set On Fire In Senegal After Locals Learn He Was Gay
Senegalese law deems gay sex "against nature" and punishes it with imprisonment of up to five years.
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More Than Half of Indians Support Legalising Same-Sex Marriages: Pew Research
A recent survey by Pew Research Centre, reveals that a majority of Indians support the legalisation of same-sex marriages in the country
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"Society Follows Law": Petitioners To Supreme Court In Gay Marriage Case
Same Sex Marriage: The notion of heterosexuality must be deconstructed, the Supreme Court was told today during a hearing on petitions seeking legal sanction to same sex marriages.
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Russia paves way for toughening of 'LGBT propaganda' law
The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, paved the way for toughening a notorious 2013 "gay propaganda" law on Thursday, its official website said.
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Russia Moves To Tighten Anti-Gay Law In Conservative Push
Russian lawmakers Monday called for the toughening of a strict anti-gay law and the Kremlin ordered expensive patriotic education projects as Moscow presses with a conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine.
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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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From Marriage To Death Penalty: LGBT Rights Across The World
Singapore announced on Sunday that it will repeal a law criminalising gay sex but in many other parts of the world homosexuality is illegal and sometimes subject to the death penalty.
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Singapore To Repeal Law Against Gay Sex, No Change In Marriage Rules
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Sunday the country will repeal a colonial-era law criminalising gay sex, though he maintained that the government will continue to "uphold" marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Russia Moves To Tighten Curbs Under "Gay Propaganda Law": Key Things To Know
The draft bill proposes to tighten already stringent restrictions imposed on the LGBTQ issues by a 2013 law.
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Florida Approves "Don't Say Gay" Law In Schools
Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a law banning lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary schools, a step that critics say will hurt the LGBTQ community.
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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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Anti-Gay Law In Kenya Could Cost Country $7.8 Billion Annually: Report
A proposed anti-gay law in Kenya could cost the country up to $7.8 billion per year, a charity said Wednesday in a report on the economic impact of discrimination in East Africa.
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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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Gay Sex, Adultery Won't Be Crimes: Government Clears New Criminal Laws
The Union Cabinet has given the go-ahead to Home Minister Amit Shah to introduce the criminal law amendment bills, which are set to replace old pre-colonial criminal laws, people familiar with the matter said.
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Man's Body Exhumed And Set On Fire In Senegal After Locals Learn He Was Gay
Senegalese law deems gay sex "against nature" and punishes it with imprisonment of up to five years.
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More Than Half of Indians Support Legalising Same-Sex Marriages: Pew Research
A recent survey by Pew Research Centre, reveals that a majority of Indians support the legalisation of same-sex marriages in the country
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"Society Follows Law": Petitioners To Supreme Court In Gay Marriage Case
Same Sex Marriage: The notion of heterosexuality must be deconstructed, the Supreme Court was told today during a hearing on petitions seeking legal sanction to same sex marriages.
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Russia paves way for toughening of 'LGBT propaganda' law
The lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma, paved the way for toughening a notorious 2013 "gay propaganda" law on Thursday, its official website said.
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Russia Moves To Tighten Anti-Gay Law In Conservative Push
Russian lawmakers Monday called for the toughening of a strict anti-gay law and the Kremlin ordered expensive patriotic education projects as Moscow presses with a conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine.
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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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From Marriage To Death Penalty: LGBT Rights Across The World
Singapore announced on Sunday that it will repeal a law criminalising gay sex but in many other parts of the world homosexuality is illegal and sometimes subject to the death penalty.
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Singapore To Repeal Law Against Gay Sex, No Change In Marriage Rules
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced Sunday the country will repeal a colonial-era law criminalising gay sex, though he maintained that the government will continue to "uphold" marriage as between a man and a woman.
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Russia Moves To Tighten Curbs Under "Gay Propaganda Law": Key Things To Know
The draft bill proposes to tighten already stringent restrictions imposed on the LGBTQ issues by a 2013 law.
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Florida Approves "Don't Say Gay" Law In Schools
Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a law banning lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in elementary schools, a step that critics say will hurt the LGBTQ community.
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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.
