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Added on: 09/28/2024

At historic Belgian Catholic university, pope hears pleas for women’s ordination, LGBTQ acceptance

09/27/2024

During a Sept. 27 visit to one of the Catholic Church’s most storied universities, Pope Francis heard pleas for the church to reconsider its stance against the…

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Added on: 10/07/2023

Belgian transgender deputy PM urges Sunak not to join ‘the real bullies’

10/06/2023

Belgium’s deputy prime minister, who ranks as one of Europe’s most senior transgender politicians, has urged Rishi Sunak not to join “the real bullies” after remarks made…

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Added on: 07/31/2023

`Belgium’s trans-friendly reputation faces far-right rise

07/30/2023

BRUSSELS — Belgium has built a reputation as among the most progressive EU countries on trans rights. For the past five years, people there can legally change their…

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Added on: 05/22/2023

Belgium launches call for projects to increase LGBTQ visibility

05/22/2023

Belgium’s State Secretary for Equal Opportunities Marie-Colline Leroy launched on Friday a call for projects – titled “À nous les droits” –aiming to increase the visibility of…

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Added on: 05/21/2023

Thousands celebrate Brussels Pride with slogan ‘Protect the Protest’

05/20/2023

Thousands of people celebrated Pride on the streets of Brussels on Saturday, marching in a parade with the slogan “Protect the Protest.” “Pride is a great party…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

Rainbow struggle playing out on sidelines of World Cup

11/25/2022

Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues in the tournament in Qatar is over rainbow colors. In the…

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Added on: 11/19/2022

Belgium bans ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ people

11/18/2022

Belgium is banning conversion practices – a pseudoscientific practice of trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms –…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Transgender and intersex people demonstrate in Brussels for more rights and respect

10/30/2022

Some 300 people demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday afternoon to demand more rights and respect for transgender and intersex people. “We are still excluded and attacked in this…

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Added on: 09/21/2022

Bishops in Belgium authorize prayer for committed gay couples

09/20/2022

The Flemish-speaking bishops of Belgium have appointed a contact person for ministry to and with gay Catholics and have authorized prayer for committed gay couples on the…

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Added on: 05/27/2022

As monkeypox cases grow, so do fears of a return of gay blame and stigma

05/226/2022

BERLIN — As mysterious cases of a rare and ominously named virus began surfacing in Europe, Germany’s disease-control center quickly told people to be on the lookout. In a May…

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Added on: 05/18/2022

Belgium Aims to Combat Anti-LGBTQ Assaults With New Action Plan

05/17/2022

Belgium is adopting a new plan to fight discrimination and ensure more rights for LGBTQ people as it strives to bring down the country’s high rate of…

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Added on: 04/25/2022

What does Europe’s right want?

04/24/2022

The last time we had met, Ronald Reagan’s deregulation tsar Chris DeMuth reminded the audience, it was “the last week of normal life in Europe to date”….

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Added on: 02/06/2022

Meet the 23 Gay Women Competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics

2/4/22

The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off its razzlin’, dazzlin’, flipplin’, slidin’ 16-day event with a fireworks-heavy opening ceremony this morning in Beijing, and if you’re anything like…

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Added on: 01/31/2022

As Winter Olympics approach, where are China’s gay athletes? Beijing 2022 set to be a barometer for Games’ progress

01/31/2022

Before she became Belgium’s first Winter Olympian in the sport of skeleton, Kim Meylemans came out as gay. “Being true to myself, instead of hiding or changing…

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Added on: 04/27/2021

Long road to motherhood: Lesbians fight for IVF in Europe

04/26/2021

LONDON, April 26 (Openly) – It took Leonie Plastina and her wife Sonja years of careful research – poring over LGBT+ rights laws and private medical costs…

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Added on: 03/10/2021

Belgian prime minster flies rainbow flag in response to gay man’s murder

03/09/2021

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo flew the rainbow LGBTQ Pride flag outside his office on Tuesday in response to the fatal stabbing of a gay man…

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Added on: 01/29/2021

Belgium to expel Turkish imam over ‘hateful comments’ against LGBT community

01/28/2021

Belgium is ordering a Turkish imam to leave the country after he posted comments judged homophobic on social media, officials said Thursday. The imam, working in a…

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Added on: 01/01/2021

A Year of Intersex Victories

12/31/2020

While 2020 has been a rough year for just about everyone, 2020 has also been a year of many intersex victories and of the overall global advancement…

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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: 09/26/2020

Transgender people still face discrimination in Belgium, claims activist

09/26/2020

European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen denounced discrimination of the LGBTI community last week, criticising Poland for their LGBTI-free zones. “Being yourself is not your ideology,…

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Added on: 12/07/2019

Gay Belgian rower launches Instagram campaign to aid acceptance of LGBTQ athletes

12/06/2019

The sport of rowing is already beloved in the LGBTQ community thanks to the annual Warwick Rowers calendar, an annual fundraising publication featuring photos of the team…

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Added on: 05/01/2019

Belgian tennis couple blazing a trail for LGBT community: ‘We want to inspire people struggling with coming out’

05/01/2019

Having pulled off one of the greatest wins of her career a year ago at Wimbledon – storming past defending champion Garbine Muguruza to reach the third…

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Added on: 02/11/2019

Children raised by same-sex couples do better in school, new study finds

02/06/2019

Children of same-sex couples perform better in school than kids raised by a mom and a dad, according to new research from several European economists. The researchers…

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Added on: 11/30/2018

LGBTQ asylum-seekers in Europe subjected to stereotyping and humiliation, rights group says

11/29/2018

Navid Jafartash fled Iran in 2014 because he feared for his life: He is gay, and homosexuality is illegal in Iran and in some cases punishable by death….

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Added on: 01/31/2018

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The Human Rights Watch lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights program has fought for over a decade to end human rights violations based on sexual orientation…