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Added on: 12/30/2020

From coronavirus crackdowns to court battles: 10 top LGBT+ stories in 2020

12/24/2020

LONDON, Dec 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Coronavirus dominated news around the world in 2020, creating particular challenges for the LGBT+ community in terms of mental health,…

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Added on: 12/29/2020

Ancient Roman ‘homophobic graffiti’ found in unearthed Pompeii snack bar: ‘Nicia cinaede cacator’

12/28/2020

Archaeologists who have been excavating an Ancient Roman snack bar in Pompeii, Italy, have discovered “homophobic” graffiti scrawled on the walls. According to a press release from…

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Added on: 12/29/2020

Germany’s Transgender Law seen as ‘archaic, degrading’

12/28/2020

“Degrading, expensive and illogical” — that is how one trans* person described her experience of legally changing her gender in Germany. Felicia Rolletschke is one of many…

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Added on: 12/29/2020

My two daddies: Row rages in Latvia over LGBT-friendly children’s books as critics blast initiative ‘imposed by EU elites’

12/27/2020

For modern liberals, they are an important step in normalizing different kinds of families. But for others, children’s books depicting gay parents are an attack on traditional…

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Added on: 12/29/2020

This artist is proving you can be disabled, queer and sexuality active one powerful illustration at a time

12/26/2020

llustrator Dandy Doodlez has opened up about sex, the intersection between queerness and disability, and why the LGBT+ community is so inaccessible. Dandy developed Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME),…

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Added on: 12/27/2020

Pope proclaims year of families, offers advice to keep peace

12/27/2020

Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed an upcoming year dedicated to the family as he doubled down on one of his papal priorities and urged renewed attention to…

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Added on: 12/27/2020

Pompeii archaeologists uncover ancient homophobic insult to tavern owner

12/26/2020

Archaeologists excavating a snack bar in the ruins of Italy’s Pompeii have uncovered “exceptional” frescoes, and obscene graffiti likely directed at the establishment’s seventh century owner. The…

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Added on: 12/27/2020

Tears of joy as LGBTQ asylum seeker battered by police wins fight to stay in Liverpool

12/26/2020

An LGBTQ asylum seeker described their tears of joy when a judge said they could stay in Liverpool after fleeing murder, police brutality and discrimination in El…

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Added on: 12/25/2020

Heroes of 2020: People Who Made a Difference

12/25/2020

In Poland, it was not one man or woman but an entire movement of women that has been a force for the better this year. Formed this…

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Added on: 12/24/2020

Dozens of anti-gay groups are making money off Amazon’s charity platform

12/23/2020

More than 40 anti-LGBTQ organizations are skirting AmazonSmile’s ban on promoting hatred and intolerance, according to a new report. Amazon’s charity platform is allowing dozens of anti-LGBTQ…

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Added on: 12/24/2020

Polish homophobes shamelessly vandalise rainbow benches designed to ‘colour this grey reality’

12/23/2020

Rainbow benches in the Polish town of Kielce have been vandalised after widespread opposition to their installation. Fifteen benches were due to be installed throughout Kielce throughout…

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Added on: 12/23/2020

Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for people living with HIV?

12/22/2020

As the first COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out around the world, HIV/AIDS experts and advocates have sought to reassure those living with HIV that they can safely…

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Added on: 12/23/2020

Norwegian Methodist Church issues apology to LGBT community

12/22/2020

On 21 December, 2020, this historic statement was published on the Methodist Church’s website: “The Methodist Church in Norway admits and apologizes for the condemning attitudes and…

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Added on: 12/23/2020

British trans clinic appeals puberty blockers judgment

12/22/2020

LONDON, Dec 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – England’s only youth gender clinic said on Tuesday it had sought leave to appeal a court ruling that has stopped…

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Added on: 12/23/2020

From queer to queer’: How locals are supporting LGBTQ asylum seekers in Denmark

12/22/2020

LGBT Asylum is an NGO whose aim is to offer support and counselling for LGBT+ asylum applicants in Denmark. It was formed in 2012, when the country…

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Added on: 12/22/2020

Greek LGBTQ+ rights: ‘It was a lynching. No other way to describe it’

12/20/2020

Days after his death in the heart of Athens, the image of Zak Kostopoulos began to appear across the city centre, on buildings and nondescript office blocks,…

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Added on: 12/21/2020

Boris Johnson appoints evangelical anti-LGBT+ MP as religious freedom envoy

12/21/020

Boris Johnson has sparked serious concern with the appointment of Fiona Bruce MP as his new envoy for freedom of religion and belief. It was announced on…

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Added on: 12/21/2020

Lithuania set to legalize gay civil partnerships next year, says LGBT+ lawmaker

12/21/2020

Lithuania looks set to legalise same-sex civil partnerships next year, but gay marriage could be up to a decade away, according to the country’s only openly LGBT+…

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Added on: 12/19/2020

French teens protest after transgender classmate’s suicide

12/18/2020

About 100 teenagers rallied in northern France on Friday to pay homage to a transgender student who killed herself this week after facing tensions with school officials…

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Added on: 12/18/2020

Switzerland parliament approves same-sex marriage

12/18/2020

GENEVA: Switzerland’s parliament approved a bill Friday allowing same-sex couples to marry, finally bringing the small Alpine nation into line with much of Europe on gay rights….

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Added on: 12/17/2020

Romanian top court overturns ban on gender identity studies

12/16/2020

BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Constitutional Court overturned on Wednesday a blanket ban on gender identity studies voted through by lawmakers and which rights groups and universities said…

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Added on: 12/16/2020

LGBT rights: Hungary passes law banning same-sex adoption

12/15/2020

The Hungarian parliament has approved a draft law that would effectively ban same-sex adoption. It also tightens the definition of marriage and the family unit. Hungarian lawmakers…

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Added on: 12/15/2020

New Zealand, Britain ease rules on blood donations by gay men

12/14/2020

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – New Zealand and Britain became on Monday the latest countries to ease rules on blood donations by gay and bisexual men, as…

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Added on: 12/15/2020

Hungary: Homophobic adoption bill is part of an ongoing attack on LGBTQ community

12/14/2020

Ahead of the vote on Tuesday in the Hungarian parliament on amendments that will strip non-married couples of the right to adoption and further restrict the rights…

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Added on: 12/13/2020

‘Some people have two daddies’: The campaigners fighting for schoolkids to know it’s OK to grow up gay

12/12/2020

In September, it became compulsory for schools across England to teach LGBT-inclusive lessons as part of the curriculum. Pupils in secondary schools will now learn about sexual…

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Added on: 12/12/2020

Turkish court postpones trial of 19 Pride attendees, infringing their right to fair judicial process

12/10/2020

During the hearing, all the defendants gave testimonies explaining how this trial is a cloud over their heads which negatively impacts their everyday lives. The trial has…

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Added on: 12/11/2020

Still battles to be won, 50 years on from Highbury Fields gay rights demo

12/11/2020

THE first gay rights protest in the UK has been celebrated 50 years on at an event in Highbury Fields. The park in Islington was a popular…

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Added on: 12/09/2020

Surprise ‘Gold’ Rush Hurtles Right-Wing Party Into Thick Of Romanian Politics

12/08/2020

The support that propelled Romania’s little-known, right-wing AUR party into parliament in its inaugural national race may have shocked many, including the more established parties of an…

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Added on: 12/09/2020

Gay French minister to visit ‘LGBT-free zone’ in Poland

12/08/2020

French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told a magazine to be published Wednesday that he is gay and plans to visit a so-called LGBT-free zone in Poland…

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Added on: 12/09/2020

Civil partnership conversion for landmark gay couple

12/08/2020

Chris and Henry Flanagan-Kane were the first gay men in the UK to get a civil partnership back in 2005. But they were left in a legal…