U.S. judge rules against Trump policy restricting transgender troops

• Released Date: 07-Aug-2018

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. court on Monday ruled the Trump administration could not enforce an updated policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the U.S. military, becoming the second court in the country to rule against the governme

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu finally speaks out on anti-LGBTI surrogacy law

• Released Date: 07-Aug-2018

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally responded to criticism over the country’s controversial new surrogacy laws. But LGBTI groups are not happy with what he had to say.

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Irish Prime Minister says he’ll address LGBTQ rights with Pope during pontiff’s visit

• Released Date: 06-Aug-2018

Ireland’s 14th Taoiseach (Prime Minster), Leo Varadkar, is one of the few out leaders of a nation and he doesn’t shy away from it. While many gay and lesbian American politicians have tried to convince the electorate that their sexuality won’t affect

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Indian state will pay for trans people’s gender reassignment surgeries

• Released Date: 06-Aug-2018

The Indian state of Kerala, which lies on the country’s Malabar Coast, has said it will fund transgender people’s gender reassignment surgeries.

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Labour MP Ged Killen calls for the end of the “stitch-up” surrounding the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

• Released Date: 04-Aug-2018

“My name is Ged Killen and I am gay, ” he started. “If that sounded like a confession, it wasn’t supposed to, but it’s a difficult habit to shake.” Killen then spoke about how LGBTQ people may have to ‘come out’ whenever they are faced with a new sit

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Judge ruling a blow to transgender rights in Hong Kong as inmates told they must do time according to their biology not what they identify as

• Released Date: 03-Aug-2018

Transgender inmates who have not undergone reassignment surgery do not have the right to serve their time in prisons for the gender they have chosen, a Hong Kong court said on Friday.

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LGBTQ Israelis should embrace solidarity with Palestinians

• Released Date: 02-Aug-2018

LGBTQ Israelis are fed up with the contempt hurled at a marginalized minority. Last week, Aguda — the nation’s premier LGBTQ organization — called for the nation’s very first queer general strike last Sunday.

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Indian animal rights and LGBTI activists clash over 377

• Released Date: 02-Aug-2018

While LGBTI activists argue that Section 377 marginalises gay people, animal rights groups say that the statute is one of the only laws in India to prohibit sexual abuse of animals, The Times of India reported.

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With Election Day nearing, LGBT groups ramp up efforts against Trump

• Released Date: 01-Aug-2018

With fewer than 100 days remaining before the 2018 congressional mid-term elections, LGBT groups are ramping up efforts to channel the “resist” movement into action on Election Day and elect a new Congress able to place a check on President Trump.

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Democrats introduce bill to add LGBTQ questions to US Census

• Released Date: 01-Aug-2018

The bill, submitted by Democratic Senators Kamala Harris and Tom Carper, would begin the process of adding questions related to sexual orientation and gender identity to the decennial census and American Community Survey (ACS).

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Human Rights Commission Launches Major Intersex Consultation

• Released Date: 31-Jul-2018

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has called for submissions from intersex people on how to best protect their human rights.

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Harris, Carper introduce bill to include LGBT questions on U.S. Census

• Released Date: 31-Jul-2018

In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision not to allow Americans to identify as LGBT on the U.S. Census, two Democratic senators have introduced legislation that would require those questions in major federal surveys.

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