Philippine City Passes Law Against LGBT Discrimination

• Released Date: 05-Jun-2018

The Philippine city of Mandaluyong has approved an ordinance to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from discrimination, the latest in a slew of local laws passed across the country.

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All EU countries must now recognise rights of same-sex spouses following landmark ruling

• Released Date: 05-Jun-2018

In a historic ruling by the European Court of Justice, all EU member states must recognise the residency rights of married same-sex couples – even if the country has not yet legalised equal marriage. The ruling is in response to a case in which Roman

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Wedding Cake Ruling’s Silver Lining for LGBT Rights

• Released Date: 05-Jun-2018

There is, in fact, a lot for LGBT advocates to celebrate in the opinion. The majority begins its analysis by emphasizing that “gay persons and gay couples cannot be treated as social outcasts or as inferior in dignity and worth.” While people are fre

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Supreme Court rules in favor of anti-gay baker in wedding cake case

• Released Date: 04-Jun-2018

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an anti-gay baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in a test of the country’s religious freedom laws. The court ruled 7-2 in favor of the baker.

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Researchers show people who hate gays are generally less intelligent

• Released Date: 04-Jun-2018

A study published in the journal Intelligence found a correlation between cognitive ability and anti-LGBTQ attitudes. The study, led by Francisco Perales at The University of Queensland, examined data from 11,654 individuals in Australia. According t

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Activists take to streets for Guyana’s first LGBT Pride parade

• Released Date: 04-Jun-2018

Guyana is the only country in South America to criminalise homosexuality, under Colonial-era laws, and LGBT people still often face discrimination.  But campaigners in the country risked arrest on Saturday (June 2) when they took to the streets for

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LGBT activists condemn ‘heartbreaking and frustrating’ US Supreme Court decision in bakery case

• Released Date: 04-Jun-2018

Pro-LGBT law firm Lambda Legal lamented: “This 7-2 ruling, while limited, invites discrimination and further efforts to justify withholding service from LGBTQ people. This will encourage all sorts of mischief by well-funded anti-LGBTQ organizations w

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The High Court of Botswana is hearing evidence that could end ban on gay sex

• Released Date: 03-Jun-2018

LEGABIBO, an LGBTQ group that operates in Botswana will present evidence the case. In a statement, they said: “LEGABIBO would present factual and legal evidence that will assist the Court in making its determination. “This evidence seeks to demonstra

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LGBT community continues pushing for equal rights

• Released Date: 01-Jun-2018

Members of the LGBT community yesterday once again asked the government to provide legal protection policies relevant to work-related issues during a dialogue on public policies to promote LGBT rights in Cambodia at the Green Palace Hotel in Phnom Pe

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Dutch Court Signals Need for Gender Neutral Option

• Released Date: 01-Jun-2018

Intersex and transgender activists in the Netherlands as well as the Dutch LGBT organization COC have hailed the Roermond ruling as an historic step forward for Dutch law and European rights. The Dutch Minister of Education and Gender Equality said t

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LGBT Rights at the World Cup

• Released Date: 29-May-2018

The first test of these new policies will come on June 14 as the 2018 FIFA World Cup opens in Russia, a country openly hostile to LGBT people. Billions of fans will watch as 32 national teams play in the premier global soccer competition in 11 cities

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Joe Biden to work with the YMCA to create new LGBTQ program

• Released Date: 28-May-2018

The program was created because of the issues that the LGBTQ community face in the U.S. Although same-sex marriage was legalised nationwide, there are still no federal laws protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in areas such as employment or ho

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