LGBTIQ

Church of England to draft pastoral guidance on same-sex couple blessings

LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England will work towards drafting new pastoral guidance and other material needed to allow same-sex couples to receive blessings from priests over the next…

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It shouldn’t seem so surprising when the pope says being gay ‘isn’t a crime’ – a Catholic theologian explains

by Steven P. Millies -Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union Once again, Pope Francis has called on Catholics to welcome and accept LGBTQ…

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Pope says marriage is between man and woman, basis of the family

ANSA - Christian marriage is that of a man to a woman and the family is based on this, Pope Francis said as he received in audience officials of the…

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Maltese MEPs say same-sex marriages and partnerships should be recognised across the EU

The EU should lift all obstacles facing LGBTIQ people when exercising their basic rights, MEPs said in a resolution. All Maltese MEPs, representing Labour and the PN, supported the resolution.…

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Could the European Union kick out Hungary?

Relations between Hungarian president Viktor Orban and other European leaders seem to have reached a nadir. For years, Orban has pursued a right-wing agenda that has often contradicted the bloc’s…

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Italy’s Draghi puts Vatican on guard over anti-homophobia bill

Prime Minister Mario Draghi put the Vatican on notice on Wednesday not to interfere with a parliamentary debate over a draft law designed to combat homophobia, saying Italy was a…

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EU declares itself an LGBT+ ‘Freedom Zone’

The European Union’s parliament symbolically declared the bloc an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone” on Thursday, in its latest move to censure Hungary and Poland for their curbs on LGBT+ rights. More…

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Malta: Patients told stocks of HIV medication ‘have run dry’, MGRM says

The Malta Gay Rights Movement has flagged a shortage of HIV medication, warning that Malta is facing a public health crisis. In a statement on Friday, MGRM said that several…

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Malta: country joins the United Nations Core Group for LGBTI Issues

Malta has joined the United Nations Core Group on LGBTI Issues, an informal cross-regional group of member states established in 2008. Based in New York, the overarching goal of the…

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Malta: Edwin Vassallo plays down party rift over ‘Marxist’ LGBTIQ rights comment

Nationalist Party MP Edwin Vassallo has played down suggestions of a growing rift between himself and party leader Bernard Grech, following controversy over comments the MP made about LGBTIQ rights.…

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Malta: Bernard Grech distances party from MP’s criticism of upholding LGBT rights

Opposition leader Bernard Grech has said the PN will defend the rights of everyone "without exception", in a social media post sources say was intended as a rebuke to his…

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European Commission launches action to protect, support LGBTIQ people

The European Commission launched on Thursday a strategy for the equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, bisexual, transgender, intersex or questioning (LGBTIQ) people in the 27-nation European Union as some countries…

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Thai LGBT and anti-government protesters join in Pride Parade

More than 1,000 members of Thailand's LGBT community and anti-government protesters joined in a Pride Parade on Saturday to call for equal rights as well for the ousting of Prime…

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Malta: New members for LGBTIQ+ Consultative Council announced

Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms Rosianne Cutajar announced the new members for the LGBTIQ+ Consultative Council. The LGBTIQ+ Consultative Council is responsible in giving advice, putting proposals forward and…

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Polish President asks international media to stop distributing fake news

The Polish President Andrzej Duda on Sunday asked international media to "stop distributing fake news" after extensive coverage of a campaign speech in which he compared what he called LGBT "ideology"…

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Attacks on transgender people in Malta are underreported – L-Orizzont

L-Orizzont speaks to Alex Caruana from the Malta Gay Rights Movement who said that aggression against transgender people are underreported. The paper spoke to the MGRM following an attack on…

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Romanian court rules for referendum to redefine marriage from a union between “spouses” to one between a man and woman

Romania's top court has given a green light to a referendum that could make it harder for same-sex marriage to be legalised in the country. The Constitutional Court ruled there…

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The British Empire legacy of homophobia

CNN: A wave of joy and relief swept earlier this month through India's LGBT community following a landmark decision by the country's Supreme Court to legalize consensual gay sex. The announcement…

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Salvini orders change of ‘parent 1 and parent 2’ to ‘mother’ – ‘father’

Ansa: Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday said he has ordered to change "parent 1" and "parent 2" into "mother" and "father" on forms to get an electronic identity card on…

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Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, History repeats itself as a second vessel is rejected from docking – just days after the Aquarius was stranded for a week. This issue is the dominant story…

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Campaigner loses bid for gender-neutral passports

SkyNews: Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane has lost a High Court action against the government's policy on gender-neutral passports. Elan-Cane has been fighting for "X" passports for people who define as neither "M"…

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Groom’s ex-wife is ‘giving away’ former husband in first Royal same-sex wedding

The Mirror: The royal family is getting ready for its first same-sex wedding as Lord Ivar Mountbatten prepares to tie the knot. The Queen's cousin, who has three children, came…

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