• Senate confirms federal judge with anti-gay history

    • Released Date: 21-Jul-2017

    The United States Senate confirmed conservative Kentucky lawyer John K. Bush to a seat on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday (20 July).The 52-year-old Bush received a lifetime appointment to the bench, which comes despite opposition from nu

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  • Is Berlin set to become the most gender neutral city in Europe?

    • Released Date: 21-Jul-2017

    A recent report says it will be ‘simple’ and cheap to put gender neutral toilets in all government buildings in Berlin.Buildings from public courts to job centers in the German capital could get unisex facilities if the report is implemented.

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  • India’s Supreme Court might review homosexuality ban

    • Released Date: 21-Jul-2017

    India’s Supreme Court is considering a landmark landmark ruling which may result in the decriminalization of homosexuality.Currently homosexuality is outlawed under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.The 9-judge bench is led by the Chief Justi

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  • Vietnam Follows Taiwan Among Asia’s Most Progressive on LGBT Rights

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    Vietnam is once again making headlines abroad as one of the most LGBT-friendly countries on the Asian continent. Just two weeks after Singapore’s heavily restricted pride celebration, Pink Dot 2017, Vietnam’s LGBT scene has returned to the spotlig

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  • No LGBTI person can donate blood in India

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    It has been revealed India’s HIV government department has put a ban on any person who is LGBTI from donating blood.The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) fall under the government’s Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.

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  • After Taiwan, Vietnam Among Asia’s Most Progressive on LGBT Rights

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    Vietnam is once again making headlines abroad as one of the most LGBT-friendly countries on the Asian continent. Just two weeks after Singapore’s heavily restricted pride celebration, Pink Dot 2017, Vietnam’s LGBT scene has returned to the spotlight

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  • Same-sex couple tell the tale of the conception of their ’rainbow baby’

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    A same-sex couple have recently shared a story about the long and arduous process it took for them to get pregnant.Zoe and Polly Goswell-Milne couldn’t afford to buy sperm online like most. So they sought alternative routes

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  • Rhode Island bans ex-gay conversion therapy for minors

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    Rhode Island has became to 10th state in the United States to ban ex-gay conversion therapy for minors.Governor Gina Raimondo signed the bill today (19 July) after the state’s legislature passed the bill by unanimous vote in June.Human Rights Campaig

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  • Books give elementary school pupils wider exposure to LGBT issues

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    Books aimed at teaching elementary school students about issues concerning the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community have been published recently to deepen understanding about sexual minorities in Japan.

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  • Trump may appoint openly gay man as ambassador

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    Is Donald Trump about to nominate an openly gay man to an ambassador position?Politico reports Richard ‘Ric’ Grenell, a diplomat and prominent Trump supporter, is a top contender for an ambassador nomination.If Grenell is nominated, he would be the f

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  • One city in Taiwan will offer work leave for same-sex parents

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    Taipei City will become the first city in Taiwan to offer paternity and maternity leave for same-sex parentsEven though Taiwan recently bacme the first country in Asia to approve same-sex marriage it could take up to two years for the legislation to

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  • Brighton Pride train strike is cancelled

    • Released Date: 20-Jul-2017

    Travellers facing transport chaos on their journey to Brighton Pride have been spared.A strike planned on Friday 4 August, when many people travel to the seaside city to enjoy Pride weekend, has been suspended.Huge numbers from around the country tra

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