Gays on strike in Israel over exclusion from surrogacy law, alleged betrayal by Netanyahu

• Released Date: 23-Jul-2018

Tens of thousands of Israeli LGBT advocates and their supporters went on strike across the country Sunday, protesting the exclusion of gay men from a recently passed surrogacy law.

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Nationwide strike’ underway in Israel after gay couples excluded from surrogacy law

• Released Date: 22-Jul-2018

Although the bill extended surrogacy rights to women who cannot naturally conceive, Netanyahu blocked an amendment from a Likud MK that would have extended the same right to gay couples and single men.

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A top court in Lebanon rules that homosexuality is not a crime

• Released Date: 22-Jul-2018

A top court in Lebanon has ruled that homosexuality is not a crime after a case was brought to them seeking to overturn the acquittal of nine people.

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LGBTI surrogacy protests snowball bringing Israel to a standstill

• Released Date: 22-Jul-2018

On Sunday morning campaigners gathered outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem. They also protested in many other Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, Haifa and Karmiel.

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Transgender citizens claim law protecting rights not implemented

• Released Date: 22-Jul-2018

Karachi, Pakistan - When Pakistan goes to the polls on July 25, there will be 25 transgender citizens acting as election monitors in 18 constituencies, with the Free and Fair Election Network.

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Cuba’s new constitution would ‘open door’ to same-sex marriage

• Released Date: 22-Jul-2018

The Cuban government is currently developing a new constitution as part of a package of reforms intended to modernise the country.

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UNIONS CALL FOR END TO RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS AHEAD OF RUDDOCK REVIEW RELEASE

• Released Date: 20-Jul-2018

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for the end of religious exemptions at its triennial congress.The Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby (VGLRL) met with the ACTU ahead of the congress, which took place in the lead-up to the release

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ប្រទេសទាំងអស់នេះហើយដែលមានច្បាប់អនុញ្ញាតិ ឱ្យអ្នកដែលស្រលាញ់ភេទដូចគ្នារៀបការ និងរួមរស់ដូចគូស្នេហ៍ដទៃ

• Released Date: 20-Jul-2018

គេថាស្នេហាមិនប្រកាន់អាយុ ភេទ វណ្ណៈ ជាតិសាសន៍ និងពណ៌សម្បុរនោះទេ តែទោះបីជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះការស្រលាញ់ភេទដូចគ្នានៅតែមិនត្រូវបានគេគាំទ្រ និងទទួលស្គាល់ជាផ្លូវការទូទាំងប្រទេសនៅលើពិភពលោកនៅឡើយទេ ។ ធម្មតាមនុស្សយើងកើតមកហើយ គ្មានអ្នកណាចង់ឱ្យគេគ្រប់គ្នា

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Pressure mounts on Government to ban gay conversion therapy

• Released Date: 19-Jul-2018

Increasing pressure is being heaped on the Government to ban gay conversion therapy, with the young wings of the Labour Party and Greens now lobbying for an end to the practice.

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Israel’s LGBT community calls for strike action after surrogacy bill defeat

• Released Date: 19-Jul-2018

LONDON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a legal change on Wednesday that would have given gay men the right to become parents, sparking protests by the nation’s LGBT community and calls for strike action next weekend.

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Police in Minnesota are considering adopting a new policy for transgender people

• Released Date: 18-Jul-2018

Police in St. Paul, Minnesota are drafting a new policy in regards to transgender and gender nonconforming people. They released a draft of the policy on Tuesday (17 July). The department hopes it will be finalized and adopted later this year.

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LGBT advocates outraged over Trump’s deference to Putin

• Released Date: 18-Jul-2018

The news conference that followed President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki led to jaw-dropping reactions across the globe, including from LGBT advocates and observers who say it had a negative impact on LGBT rights

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