Trans asylum seekers assaulted, abused in U.S., UK, Norway detentionTransgender asylum seekers held with men in the United States and Europe have been targeted for their gender identity |
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Laws banning gay sex under challenge in tiny Caribbean nationGay sex is punishable in Dominica, a nation of about 70,000 residents, under laws enacted 1873 |
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Election of gay lawmaker in Japan spurs hopes for same-sex marriageTaiga Ishikawa said he believes same-sex marriage will be legalised during his six-year term |
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India introduces new trans rights bill in parliament after backlashTransgender rights campaigners welcomed changes but remained broadly critical of the bill |
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Top Americas rights commission condemns Honduras LGBT+ murdersMore than 300 gay and trans people have been murdered since 2009 |
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Boys can wear skirts under Taiwan school's gender-neutral uniform planA global campaign to push for gender-neutral school uniforms has gained traction in recent months |
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Polish police detain 25 after attacks on equality marchVideos posted on Twitter show men attacking participants in the march, including a woman, and shouting anti-LGBT insults |
Macron gambles on cultural shift with bill allowing IVF for lesbiansA poll published on Wednesday showed 61 percent of French people backed lifting the IVF ban for lesbian couples, up 15 points since 2013 |
North Carolina 'bathroom bill' settlement approvedLawmakers in some other states had proposed similar legislation that failed to advance |
Lebanese police to probe rock band for 'insulting religion' - lawyerMashrou' Leila has an openly gay vocalist and its songs have stirred controversy |
'The Gay Footballer' deletes twitter accountA Twitter account claiming to be from a football player preparing to come out as gay was deleted |
Conservative Polish magazine issues 'LGBT-free zone' stickersAlong with the stickers, gay pride marches have become a pressure point in Poland, with many ruling party politicians saying that they unnecessarily encourage public display of sexuality |
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OPINION: Nepal faces long battle for LGBT+ equalityArun Budhathoki The first conviction of someone to murder a trans woman in Nepal has highlighted the progress still to be made on LGBT+ rights in the country |
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OPINION: The law must change to reflect true equality for transgender rightsKaren Holden Freddy McConnell is fighting for the legal right to be accurately identified as father on his child's birth certificate |
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