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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: 11/09/2020

Finnish military backtracks after saying homosexuality ‘is an obstacle’ to full service and in the same category as mental illness

11/08/2020

According to a report by the Finnish Parliamentary Ombudsman, the centre said in a training manual that sexual orientation, specifically homosexuality, was an obstacle to military service….

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Added on: 11/08/2020

Oxford English Dictionary amends ‘sexist’ definition of the word ‘woman’ to LGBT-inclusive version

11/7/2020

The world-famous dictionary previously described women as “a man’s wife, girlfriend or lover”. This has now been amended to acknowledge the fact that a woman can be…

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Added on: 11/07/2020

Transgender couple wed in Hungary, land of growing homophobia

11/6/2020

The wedding of Hungarian transgender couple Tamara Csillag and Elvira Angyal looked just like any other, with the nervous pair dressing up and heading off to the…

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Added on: 11/07/2020

Estonia’s liberal reputation at stake as gay marriage referendum emboldens the far-right

11/6/2020

Over the past decade, Estonia has developed an international reputation as both an economic tech hub and a liberal bastion of human rights. As well as opening its…

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Added on: 11/07/2020

Italy lower house approves bill protecting LGBTQ+ community, women and disabled people from violence

11/6/2020

Italy’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Wednesday that extends anti-discrimination protection to women, disabled people and members of the LGBTQ+ community, making violence against these…

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Added on: 11/05/2020

Activists hail bill to make violence against LGBT people a hate crime in Italy

11/04/2020

Activists in Italy have hailed a vote in the lower house of parliament to pass a bill that would make violence against LGBT people and disabled people,…

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Added on: 11/03/2020

Hungary’s former HoD thinks costs and attitudes toward LGBT people led to withdrawal

11/02/2020

He’s the former Head of Delegation who took the singer-songwriter Joci Pápai and metalcore band AWS to Eurovision. Now, after leaving the Hungarian broadcaster following ESC 2019,…

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Added on: 10/31/2020

UK government finally admits it trained and equipped Nigeria’s homophobic SARS unit

10/30/2020

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has a long record of horrifying abuses, including the routine intimidation, harassment and attacks of peaceful protesters. It has also been accused…

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Added on: 10/31/2020

Estonia’s Parliament Likely to Debate Same Sex Marriage by Public Demand

10/29/2020

The Estonian Green Party is celebrating after its petition calling for same-sex marriage broke all records.The party posted the petition on the official parliamentary site. Petitions on…

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Added on: 10/30/2020

Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’ energize some activists, prompt others to leave

10/29/2020

When he took up a yearlong writing residency in Berlin earlier this year, novelist Jacek Dehnel judged the chances he’d return to Poland afterward as 50-50. His…

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Added on: 10/29/2020

CHRISTIAN GROUP SUING UK VENUES FOR AXING ANTI-LGBTQ PREACHER FRANKLIN GRAHAM’S EVENTS

10/28/2020

An evangelical Christian group is reportedly suing a string of UK entertainment venues and city councils after they axed public appearances by anti-LGBTQ preacher Franklin Graham. The…

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Added on: 10/29/2020

Greens’ same-sex marriage petition most signed in portal’s history

10/28/2020

The Estonian Greens’ petition in support of same-sex marriage hosted on the Citizen Initiative Portal rahvaalgatus.ee is the most-signed in the website’s history. As of noon on…

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Added on: 10/28/2020

Trump-linked groups spending millions campaigning against LGBT and women’s rights in Europe

10/27/2020

Right-wing US groups, some with links to Donald Trump, are spending millions of pounds campaigning against LGBT and women’s rights in Europe, it has been revealed An…

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Added on: 10/25/2020

Civil partnerships can now be converted to marriages in Northern Ireland

10/23/2020

The Northern Ireland Office has recently announced the ability to convert civil partnerships to marriage and vice versa. “Regulations were laid in Parliament today allowing conversion from…

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Added on: 10/24/2020

Where homosexuality is still illegal, Pope Francis has thrown a lifeline to L.G.B.T. Catholics

10/23/2020

Janine Scott-dos Santos said she hesitated and prayed about the possibility of legalizing her relationship with her long-time partner. South Africa, where Ms. Scott-dos Santos lives with…

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Added on: 10/22/2020

Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions

10/21/2020

Pope Francis has given his most explicit support to same-sex civil unions in a move that is likely to further enrage his conservative opponents in the Catholic…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

Russian Cabinet rejects bill outlining changes to the Family Code impacting children’s and transgender rights

10/20/2020

Russia’s Government Commission on Legislative Activities has rejected conservative Senator Elena Mizulina’s draft law “aimed at strengthening the institution of the family.” The commission believes that the…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

Intersex, HIV/AIDs Status, Citizenship Now Protected Characteristics Under Albanian Discrimination Law

10/20/2020

The Albanian parliament has made amendments to the law “on protection from discrimination” to afford more protection to people living in the country. As per the amendments,…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

Row in Hungary around children’s book fuels fears of rising homophobia

10/19/2020

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Boldizsar Nagy hoped that the tales in the children’s book “Wonderland Is For Everyone” would help youngsters to learn to accept minorities and fight…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

LGBT Italians Protest in 63 Cities to DemandProtection from Violence

10/19/2020

Protestors in 63 Italian cities have come together with 24 organizations to demand LGBT+ people receive protection from violence. Meanwhile 69,000 people from Italy and all over…

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Added on: 10/19/2020

Pro-LGBT+ central Tallinn protest passes off largely peaceably

10/18/2020

Around 300 people gathered in Tallinn’s Vadaduse väljak (Freedom Square) Sunday in protest against a planned referendum on defining marriage within the constitution as being between one…

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Added on: 10/19/2020

UK census will include questions about gender identity and sexual orientation for the first time

10/18/2020

The Office for National Statistics will be asking questions concerning gender identity and sexual orientation in its upcoming census. Answers from these questions will be used to…

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Added on: 10/18/2020

Single fathers with children via surrogates flee Russia amid crackdown

10/17/2020

Several gay men have fled Russia after officials said that they would arrest people “of non-traditional sexual orientation” who had had children through surrogacy. The announcement formed…

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Added on: 10/18/2020

While fighting anti-Muslim hatred, I decided to stand up up for LGBT+ rights. Homophobes targeted me.

10/17/2020

A core founding principle of leading organisations that tackle hatred and bigotry, is to ensure that these organisations hold up and stand firm against any form of…

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Added on: 10/17/2020

Demos planned as Italy mulls LGBT+ hate crime law for the sixth time

10/16/2020

When Marlon Landolfo kissed his date on a night out, onlookers started heckling, a fight broke out and his friend ended up in hospital – the latest…

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Added on: 10/16/2020

How American religious conservatives fought LGBT rights in Ukraine

10/15/2020

This year has seen several blows to LGBT rights in Ukraine. In June, the Law Enforcement committee of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, voted down a proposed…

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Added on: 10/16/2020

Rugby latest battleground for trans women as England breaks ranks

10/15/2020

A ban on transgender women competing in international rugby matches will not stop them playing the women’s game in England, the sport’s governing body said on Wednesday…

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Added on: 10/16/2020

Demos planned as Italy mulls LGBT+ hate crime law for the sixth time

10/15/2020

When Marlon Landolfo kissed his date on a night out, onlookers started heckling, a fight broke out and his friend ended up in hospital – the latest…

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Added on: 10/15/2020

French government unveils national plan to combat hatred against LGBT people

10/14/2020

The French government has unveiled a national plan to combat hatred and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT), which emphasises the importance of inclusive…