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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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"Acting Against Inheritance": Iran President Attacks West On LGBTQ Rights
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda which has just introduced some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world.
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"Tragic Violation Of Human Rights": Joe Biden On Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Law
US President Joe Biden on Monday slammed Uganda president Yoweri Museveni for signing a new anti-homosexuality law, and called it a "tragic violation of universal human rights". US President Biden also demanded for its immediate repeal.
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Uganda Signs Anti-LGBTQ Bill With Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment
Uganda announced Monday that President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law draconian new measures against homosexuality described as among the world's harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBTQ groups as well as Western powers.
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Clears Path For Decriminalising Homosexuality
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, the speaker of parliament said on Tuesday, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by campaigners.
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"Dangerous, Misleading": LGBT Activists On RSS Body's Homosexuality Survey
Several LGBTQ rights activists have called the survey on same-sex marriage by an RSS body "dangerous and misleading" and accused the organisation of "spreading disinformation".
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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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UK Foreign Office Sorry For "Misguided" Historic Ban On Homosexuals
Britain's foreign office on Monday apologised for the department's "misguided" ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people working in the diplomatic service, which was lifted in 1991.
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Saudi Arabia Backtracks After Controversy Over Clip On "Extremist Ideas"
Saudi Arabia's state security agency distanced itself on Tuesday from a promotional video that categorized feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, blaming it on an action by individuals.
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Review Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Civil Rights Of Homosexuals
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of an order by which a plea for various civil rights, such as same-sex marriage, adoption and surrogacy for the LGBTQ community was dismissed.
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Google Removes Gay "Conversion Therapy" App After Facing Flak
Facing immense pressure from the LGBTQ civil rights advocacy groups, Google has removed a controversial app that advocated for gay conversion therapy.
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Brunei To Punish Gay Sex And Adultery With Death By Stoning
Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism.
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Japan Gay Couples Seek Marriage Rights In Valentine's Lawsuit
Chizuka Oe and Yoko Ogawa have been together for 25 years, but when they submitted their marriage registration at a Tokyo town hall, they knew it would be rejected.
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"Why Target Triple Talaq But Support Homosexuality?": Asaduddin Owaisi To Centre
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi today questioned the logic behind the government curbing the practice of Triple Talaq while supporting the "decriminalisation" of homosexuality. He termed it as an attack on the rights conferred upon Muslims by the constitution.
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Apple Removes App By Religious Group Portraying Homosexuality As "Sin"
Apple has removed an app by a religious group from its App Store after a petition by an LGBTQ rights organisation called for its removal after the app portrayed homosexuality as "sickness" and "sin".
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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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"Acting Against Inheritance": Iran President Attacks West On LGBTQ Rights
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda which has just introduced some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world.
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"Tragic Violation Of Human Rights": Joe Biden On Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Law
US President Joe Biden on Monday slammed Uganda president Yoweri Museveni for signing a new anti-homosexuality law, and called it a "tragic violation of universal human rights". US President Biden also demanded for its immediate repeal.
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Uganda Signs Anti-LGBTQ Bill With Death Penalty, Life Imprisonment
Uganda announced Monday that President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law draconian new measures against homosexuality described as among the world's harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBTQ groups as well as Western powers.
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court Clears Path For Decriminalising Homosexuality
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has given the green light to a bill seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, the speaker of parliament said on Tuesday, in a move hailed as a "historic development" by campaigners.
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"Dangerous, Misleading": LGBT Activists On RSS Body's Homosexuality Survey
Several LGBTQ rights activists have called the survey on same-sex marriage by an RSS body "dangerous and misleading" and accused the organisation of "spreading disinformation".
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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.
-
UK Foreign Office Sorry For "Misguided" Historic Ban On Homosexuals
Britain's foreign office on Monday apologised for the department's "misguided" ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people working in the diplomatic service, which was lifted in 1991.
-
Saudi Arabia Backtracks After Controversy Over Clip On "Extremist Ideas"
Saudi Arabia's state security agency distanced itself on Tuesday from a promotional video that categorized feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, blaming it on an action by individuals.
-
Review Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Civil Rights Of Homosexuals
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of an order by which a plea for various civil rights, such as same-sex marriage, adoption and surrogacy for the LGBTQ community was dismissed.
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Google Removes Gay "Conversion Therapy" App After Facing Flak
Facing immense pressure from the LGBTQ civil rights advocacy groups, Google has removed a controversial app that advocated for gay conversion therapy.
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Brunei To Punish Gay Sex And Adultery With Death By Stoning
Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism.
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Japan Gay Couples Seek Marriage Rights In Valentine's Lawsuit
Chizuka Oe and Yoko Ogawa have been together for 25 years, but when they submitted their marriage registration at a Tokyo town hall, they knew it would be rejected.
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"Why Target Triple Talaq But Support Homosexuality?": Asaduddin Owaisi To Centre
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi today questioned the logic behind the government curbing the practice of Triple Talaq while supporting the "decriminalisation" of homosexuality. He termed it as an attack on the rights conferred upon Muslims by the constitution.
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Apple Removes App By Religious Group Portraying Homosexuality As "Sin"
Apple has removed an app by a religious group from its App Store after a petition by an LGBTQ rights organisation called for its removal after the app portrayed homosexuality as "sickness" and "sin".
