LGBT

Pope Francis’s Remarks Towards The LGBT Community Spark Outrage

Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become…

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Greece becomes first Orthodox nation to legalise same-sex civil marriage

Greece's parliament approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday, a landmark victory for supporters of LGBT rights that was greeted with cheers by onlookers in parliament and dozens…

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Pope says Africans are ‘special case’ when it comes to LGBT blessings

VATICAN CITY, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a "special case" in the opposition of bishops and many other people…

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UPDATED: Top Russian court bans LGBT movement as “extremist”

Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and…

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US judges halt healthcare bans for transgender youth

In state after state, conservative lawmakers this year have banned medical procedures for transgender youth. Now, a growing number of federal judges are blocking those laws from taking effect. U.S.…

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Hungary vows to fight in EU court to defend anti-LGBT law

BUDAPEST, March 9 (Reuters) - Hungary's Justice Minister said late on Wednesday that Budapest would fight in the Court of Justice of the EU to defend an education law that…

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Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a ‘sin’ and an injustice

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that laws criminalising LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with same-sex…

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Britain vows new law to ban conversion therapy for LGBT people

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will seek to ban conversion therapy targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, cracking down on so-called treatments that claim to change a person's sexual orientation…

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Russia moves to ban ‘LGBT propaganda’ among all ages

Oct 27 (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers backed a bill on Thursday that would expand an existing ban on the promotion of "LGBT propaganda" among children to include people of all…

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Italy adopts new LGBT strategy just before right-wing takeover

ROME, (Reuters) - Italy's outgoing government has adopted a new plan for LGBT rights just before handing over the reins to a right-wing administration that promises to be far more…

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Thousands march in Belgrade against planned Gay Pride parade

BELGRADE, (Reuters) - Thousands of religious and right-wing activists marched through Serbia's capital on Sunday calling for authorities to ban a Gay Pride march planned for next weekend. The protesters…

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Japan court rules ban on same-sex marriage constitutional

A Japanese court has ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional. The Osaka court said that marriage was defined as being only between opposite genders and not enough…

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Hungarian parliament empowers government to hold referendum on LGBT issues

Hungary's parliament passed a resolution on Tuesday that will empower the government to hold a referendum on LGBT issues, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban heads into a tough election race next year. Earlier this…

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Thousands join Budapest Pride march against anti-LGBTQ law

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Thousands of Hungarians joined the annual Budapest Pride march on Saturday to support LGBTQ people and protest against a law that limits teaching about homosexuality and transgender…

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EU seeks two-month delay in talks on Hungary recovery plan

The European Union is seeking a two-month delay in talks on Hungary's pandemic recovery plan, with funding likely to be delayed over contested issues as part of an "ideological war"…

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Hungary’s Viktor Orban will hold referendum on anti-LGBT law

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared that his government will be holding a referendum on a controversial anti-LGBT law. Orban made the announcement in a live video on his…

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Hungary PM calls EU action on LGBT rights ‘legalised hooliganism’

Hungary's Prime Minister on Friday accused the European Commission of "legalised hooliganism" for an infringement action against measures by his government that the EU executive said discriminated against LGBT people.…

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UPDATED: EU executive expected to take legal steps against Poland, Hungary over LGBT rights

The European Union executive will announce a fresh legal case against Hungary on Thursday over LGBT discrimination and also take steps over regions in Poland which have declared themselves "LGBT-free…

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Spain holds three in custody over suspected homophobic killing

MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish court remanded three people in custody on Friday on suspicion of beating a man to death last weekend in a presumed homophobic attack that caused mass…

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Hungary’s clash with EU over LGBT rights deepens

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vowed he would not give in to EU pressure to repeal a new law banning schools from using materials seen as promoting homosexuality, as the…

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UPDATED: Hungary says EU efforts to overturn its ban on gay content in schools will be in vain

The EU's efforts to force Hungary to give up a new law banning content in schools that promotes homosexuality will be in vain, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff…

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Dutch criticism of Hungary over LGBT rights reeks of ‘colonial’ past -Orban

Dutch criticism of Hungary over a new law on LGBT rights reeks of a moral supremacy rooted in a colonial past, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. EU…

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EU considers legal action against Poland over “LGBT-free” zones

The European Union's executive is considering legal action against Poland over "LGBT-free" zones set up by some local authorities there, two officials told Reuters. The EU says LGBT rights must…

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France expects sanctions against Hungary over anti-LGBT law

French European Affairs junior minister Clement Beaune said on Wednesday he expected a form of sanctions against Hungary over Hungary's anti-LGBT law. Beaune also said he was not in favour…

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Respect LGBT rights or leave EU, Hungary’s Orban told

Respect LGBT rights or leave the European Union, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told his Hungarian counterpart as the bloc's leaders confronted Viktor Orban over a law that bans schools…

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EU to take steps against Hungary’s LGBT bill which is a ‘shame’, von der Leyen says

The European Commission will take action against Hungary's LGBT draft law, the head of the EU's executive said on Wednesday, calling the bill a shame and violation of fundamental EU…

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Harry Potter, ‘Friends’ may fall victim to Hungary’s anti-LGBT law

The largest broadcasters in Hungary criticised a new law banning the “display and promotion of homosexuality” among under-18s as a threat to freedom of expression, and one said it could…

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Biden administration to protect LGBT people against healthcare bias

Gay and transgender people will be protected against sex discrimination in healthcare, the U.S. health secretary said on Monday, as President Joe Biden's administration reversed a policy put in place…

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Tension over gay rights moves to the fore as Poland gets ready to vote

Activists say reports of attacks against the Polish LGBT community are up in Poland, where months of anti-gay rhetoric by politicians and church leaders before Sunday’s parliamentary elections have created…

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Elections in Poland to be held on October 13

Polish president's office confirmed on Tuesday that the country will hold its parliamentary election on October 13, which most pollsters expect the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to win…

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Bolsonaro declares that Brazil should not become ‘gay tourism paradise’

Brazil’s far-right president, the self-declared homophobe Jair Bolsonaro, has been accused of inciting hatred towards LGBT people after declaring the South American country should not become a “gay tourism paradise”.…

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Polish leader describes LGBT rights as a threat to the nation

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the chairman of Poland's conservative ruling party and considered the de facto leader in Poland, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish…

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Widespread condemnation for laws in Brunei punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning

New Islamic criminal laws in Brunei punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered international outcry. Homosexuality was already punishable in Brunei by a jail term…

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Spanish Catholic Church caught in a controversy over ‘gay conversion’ courses

A Roman Catholic diocese near Madrid is being investigated after a Spanish newspaper reported that it was running courses to "cure" gay men of homosexuality. The deputy head of the…

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LGBT rights set to be Poland’s electoral battlefront

Poland's ruling The Law and Justice Party (PiS) has condemned a new school sex education programme planned in Poland's opposition-ruled capital Warsaw, calling it an infringement of traditional Catholic values…

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Two Malaysian women caned in public for pursuing a sexual relationship

Two Malaysian women accused of pursuing a sexual relationship were caned in an Islamic court on Monday, setting off an outcry from rights groups who said the country’s political transformation this…

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