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Polish election: Leader targets gay rights as threat to society
- Released Date: 08-Oct-2019
"We consider two communities fundamental, the family as one man, one woman and the children," said the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) at a recent convention. LGBT+ rights have become the single biggest cultural issue in Poland'
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Poland's LGBT community under fire ahead of elections
- Released Date: 08-Oct-2019
LGBT rights have become a hot button issue in Poland ahead of the October 13 general election in the heavily Catholic country LGBT rights have become a hot button issue in Poland ahead of the October 13 general election in the heavily Catholic countr
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Russia Censors LGBT Online Groups
- Released Date: 08-Oct-2019
A Saint Petersburg court ruled last week that two lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social media groups violated <a href="https://oktibrsky--spb.sudrf.ru/modules.php?name=sud_delosrv_num=1name_op=docnumber=315830445delo_id=1540005new=0te
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U.S. Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Bias Suits by LGBT Workers
- Released Date: 08-Oct-2019
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided over whether federal anti-discrimination law protects gay and transgender employees, as the justices heard arguments in a clash that will define the workplace rights of millions of people.
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The Supreme Court Is Set to Decide Another Landmark Gay Rights Case. But It Isn’t 2015 Anymore
- Released Date: 08-Oct-2019
Four years ago, Vin Testa was the face of a Supreme Court decision. As the justices were set to issue a decision on Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that would make marriage equality a reality for millions of American citizens, Testa stood outside and
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Supreme Court clashes over meaning of ‘sex’ in LGBT discrimination cases
- Released Date: 08-Oct-2019
The justices of the Supreme Court clashed over the meaning of “sex” in heated oral arguments on Tuesday for a blockbuster set of cases concerning the rights of LGBT workers.
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Same-sex marriage in Taiwan: 1,827 marriages and 34 divorces
- Released Date: 07-Oct-2019
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As of the end of August, nearly 2,000 same-sex couples had registered for marriage in Taiwan, with another 34 having already terminated their marriages, according to a report by the Ministry of the Interior. Of the 1,827 regist
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Will the conservative majority Supreme Court abandon Anthony Kennedy’s support for equality?
- Released Date: 07-Oct-2019
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on whether the 55-year-old federal civil rights law extends job protections to LGBTQ workers nationwide. Percolating in lower courts for the past decade, the arguments will reach the high court in
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Please Don't Fire My Teacher Because She's Gay
- Released Date: 03-Oct-2019
Do not fire my educator because she is gay. Do not fire her, because she is the reason that out LGBTQ+ youth like me can thrive and survive. On October 8, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for three cases on whether or not LGBTQ+ workers a
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Kanye West Praises Chick-fil-A, Christ in New Song to LGBTQ Chagrin
- Released Date: 01-Oct-2019
The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has a long anti-LGBTQ history. Now Donald Trump supporter Kanye West has paid homage to the chicken sandwich chain that continually donates large sums to anti-LGBTQ organizations in a song called "Closed on Sunday," of
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Polish Police Protect Pride March Amid Anti-LGBT Crackdown
- Released Date: 01-Oct-2019
Police in Lublin, Poland took action to protect participants in a pride march last Saturday from anti-LGBT protesters, who, according to a media report, tried to stop the march and attack the marchers with eggs. Such action should stand as an example
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Russian city allows, then bans, Pride parade as ’children might see it’
- Released Date: 16-Jul-2019
A Russian city was going to be the first to hold a Pride parade before banning it.’’The mayor of Strezhevoy reportedly got ‘cold feet’, fearing it could contravene the ‘gay propaganda’ ban.’Nikolay Alexeev, a LGBTI rights activist in Russia, said the
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