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Tony Abbott says ’it’s OK to be gay’ but insists same-sex marriage is not OK
- Released Date: 24-Aug-2015
The prime minister draws a distinction between sexuality and the controversial marriage issue – but pledges to accept the verdict of a plebiscite
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Trans charity label drag fun run for hospice a ‘hate crime’
- Released Date: 23-Aug-2015
A fun run that asked men to dress in female clothing is being investigated after a trans charity claimed it constitutes a hate crime.
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The UN Security Council debates gays and ISIS: Why this is a bad idea
- Released Date: 23-Aug-2015
On August 18, the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL or by its Arabic acronym, Da’ish) assaulted history.
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The Unseen World of LGBT Homeless Youths
- Released Date: 22-Aug-2015
In his new book, Ryan Berg details the difficulties of LGBT kids caught in a broken system—and his struggle to help them.
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Uganda now wants to ban countries with gay marriage from adopting East African kids
- Released Date: 20-Aug-2015
Uganda has said it wants to ban countries with same-sex marriage from adopting its children.
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Council ‘accidentally’ celebrates pride with rainbow roof
- Released Date: 19-Aug-2015
A council is accidentally celebrating pride – after erecting a colourful rainbow shelter it just thought it was quite stylish.
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Bill for public vote on same-sex marriage introduced in Australia
- Released Date: 19-Aug-2015
A bill to call for a public vote on same-sex marriage has been introduced in Australia.
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David Laws reportedly ‘blocked’ from becoming Lib Dem peer
- Released Date: 18-Aug-2015
Unseated Lib Dem minister David Laws has reportedly been blocked from elevation to the House of Lords – over the expenses scandal that outed him as gay.
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The Need for Full Federal LGBT Equality: Discrimination in Housing
- Released Date: 02-Aug-2015
The Equality Act, a comprehensive federal non-discrimination bill, would create explicit, permanent protections against discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity in matters of housing.
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‘Time is now to address homophobic and transphobic bullying’, say countries at regional meeting
- Released Date: 28-Jul-2015
Schools and governments throughout Asia-Pacific are moving beyond the idea that dealing with issues around sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (SOGI/E) is too sensitive or too new.
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Kazakhstan: LGBT Community Living in Fear
- Released Date: 23-Jul-2015
Government, Olympic Committee Should Face Down Bias, Homophobia
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Many Split on Whether Cambodia Should Follow US on Same-Sex Marriage
- Released Date: 21-Jul-2015
PHNOM PENH—The reach of a US Supreme Court decision in favor of same-sex marriage has been far, even in Cambodia, where the decision was much discussed over social media.
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