Uber driver suspended for kicking out a lesbian couple

• Released Date: 13-Jun-2018

“This is an open society and Uber is a platform that is available to anybody regardless of your background, your orientation, and that is sacred to us.”

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HRC38 | NGOs call on States to fulfill their duty to protect LGBTI defenders

• Released Date: 13-Jun-2018

‘LGBTI rights defenders are targeted by States, non-State actors, members of their own community, and even other defenders because of their identity and work. It is essential that States ensure this group of vulnerable defenders are protected,’ says

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Lena Waithe’s powerful message to LGBTQ youth: ‘You were born to be whole, not perfect’

• Released Date: 13-Jun-2018

The world knew Lena Waithe was a superhero when she arrived at the Met Gala wearing a rainbow coloured cape, and now her status is official. On Monday, the 34-year-old screenwriter, producer and actor was honoured with The Trevor Project‘s Hero Award

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Recognizing Religious Freedom as an LGBT Issue

• Released Date: 12-Jun-2018

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a proclamation for Pride Month, acknowledging the human rights violations that LGBT people face worldwide. However, the International Religious Freedom Report for 2017 —an annual survey on the state of religious

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Christian equality campaigner Vicky Beeching talks conversion therapy, mental health and church discrimination

• Released Date: 12-Jun-2018

The last few years have been tumultuous for Vicky Beeching, a former rock star who built a reputation as one of the best-known writers and performers of religious music in the world.

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LGBT women don’t feel comfortable at Pride, new study suggests

• Released Date: 12-Jun-2018

A new study has suggested that many lesbian, bisexual and queer women do not feel comfortable at Pride events. LGBT Pride is celebrated around the world each summer, with countless events organised to celebrate and revel in diverse gender identities

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This recently happened to Faridah Bulega, head coach of the Ugandan national women’s soccer team

• Released Date: 12-Jun-2018

Even though the law was subsequently struck down on procedural grounds, Ugandan society remains deeply homophobic. LGBT Ugandans are still routinely arrested on the pretext of enforcement of the colonial-era anti-sodomy law (which prohibits having ca

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LGBT teachers in the countryside are nine times more likely to have mental health problems, says study

• Released Date: 11-Jun-2018

LGBT teachers working in the countryside are nine times more likely experience mental health issues, according to new research. Nearly half (46 percent) of LGBT teachers working in villages reported taking time off work due to anxiety or depression

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Pride was celebrated all over the world over the weekend & we’ve got pictures

• Released Date: 11-Jun-2018

A lot of cities celebrated Pride this weekend, all over the world.

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Prince Charles will help make changes in the Commonwealth for LGBTQ people, says Sir Elton John

• Released Date: 11-Jun-2018

Sir Elton John has revealed that he is confident that Prince Charles and Prince Harry will use their influence to legalise homosexuality in all Commonwealth states. Out of the 53 nations that make up the Commonwealth, homosexuality is still illegal i

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For Taiwan, a Year to Go to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

• Released Date: 11-Jun-2018

Taiwanese activists have pushed for marriage equality. In May 2017, Taiwan’s constitutional court struck down the legal definition of marriage “between a man and a woman” as unconstitutional. This landmark decision paved the way for marriage equality

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Thousands march for LGBT rights in pride parades across Europe

• Released Date: 10-Jun-2018

In Rome, thousands of people took to the streets just days after Italy’s new families minister caused a storm by saying homosexual families do not legally exist.

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