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Canadian Conservative Party Approves Anti-Trans Policies

Emilie Schäfferling — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:12:44 +0000

On Saturday, at the Canadian Conservative Party’s annual convention in Quebec City, an overwhelming majority of delegates voted in favour of two policies limiting transgender access to health care and ...

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Cyprus Censors Gay Kiss On TV

Emilie Schäfferling — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 23:30:40 +0000

When the third season of the popular Greek series Agries Melisses aired in Cyprus last month, it was with a very specific scene missing. The local channel Ant1 had censored the ...

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US’ LGBT Population Is 20 Million, Double Previous Estimates

Emilie Schäfferling — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:49:53 +0000

A new study carried out by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey reveals that at least eight per cent of the country’s adult population identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual ...

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Chile Legalises Same-Sex Marriages

Emilie Schäfferling — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 23:00:37 +0000

Chile’s Congress approved a bill on Tuesday legalising same-sex marriages, with 82 votes in favour, 20 against and 2 abstentions. Same-sex couples have, until now, been able to unite under ...

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Sweden Gets First Trans Minister – Lina Axelsson Kihlblom

Emilie Schäfferling — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 22:31:27 +0000

Sweden made history, when the country’s first female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson recently named 51-year-old Lina Axelsson Kihlblom as the country’s new Schools Minister. Kihblom is the first transgender government minister ...

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Taiwan to host WorldPride In 2025

Emilie Schäfferling — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:49:36 +0000

Taiwan’s most populous city Kaohsiung will take on the host title of WorldPride in 2025. Not only did the country of 23-million beat Washington D.C., but Taiwan will also make history ...

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Europe Divided Over LGBT Rights, Sees Spike In Homophobic & Transphobic Attacks

Emilie Schäfferling — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:18:27 +0000

In a span two months there were two significant events for 17c��I rights in Europe. On September 26, the Swiss voted ‘yes’ to same-sex marriages with an overwhelming two thirds ...

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Lesbian Couple Sue England’s NHS Over Discriminatory ‘Gay Tax’

Emilie Schäfferling — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:30:51 +0000

Megan Bacon-Evans and her wife Whitney from Windsor, England have filed a landmark legal test case against Frimley, an NHS fertility sector, claiming that they discriminate against same-sex couples. The ...

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Gay Bars Reopen In Denmark To Welcome Community

Emilie Schäfferling — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:30:38 +0000

Lockdown has impacted many aspects of society, especially social activities that were put on hold indefinitely. While the pandemic can’t be deemed as completely over yet, Denmark’s progress in vaccinating ...

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OutInTheOpen Festival Celebrates 10 Years Of Fabulousness

Emilie Schäfferling — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:18:16 +0000

Greater Shepparton is hosting the annual 17c��I OutInTheOpen Festival till November 7. With more than 30 events on the agenda, the festival aims to celebrate the queer community and diversity ...

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Dutch Crown Princess Could Marry a Woman And Still Be Heir the Throne, Says PM

Emilie Schäfferling — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:00:09 +0000

Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Netherlands since 2001, but the rules have not applied to the Dutch royal family until now. Earlier this month, the Dutch Prime Minister ...

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Lego Goes Gender-Neutral, To Remove Gender Bias From Its Toys

Emilie Schäfferling — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 20:30:49 +0000

Danish toy manufacturer Lego announced that gender bias in the toymaker’s products will be a thing of the past. Earlier this month, Lego said that it would ensure all its ...

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Greg Gould, Nathan Foley And Stellar Perry Join Forces For GiveOUT Day Anthem

Emilie Schäfferling — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 02:48:54 +0000

On World Mental Health Day, Australia’s Got Talent’s Greg Gould, The Voice’s Nathan Foley and Stellar Perry joined forces and released a remake of Delta Goodrem’s hit “Together We Are ...

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Mardi Gras Cancels Oxford Street Parade, Will Return To Sydney Cricket Ground In 2022

Emilie Schäfferling — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:00:41 +0000

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade will not march along Oxford Street for the second year in a row. The organisers announced on Thursday that the parade will ...

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Thorne Harbour Health and Rainbow Health Victoria Launch Bold Campaign On Family Violence

Emilie Schäfferling — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 04:01:49 +0000

With the aim of achieving wider recognition of 17c��I family violence, Thorne Harbour Health and Rainbow Health Victoria have partnered together in a new Safe Always campaign. The campaign provides ...

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Annual Australian 17c��I Women’s Health Conference Goes Virtual

Emilie Schäfferling — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:24:14 +0000

Australian experts, researchers, advocates, health professionals and members of the community will converge online on November 4 as the 5th annual LGBTIQ Women’s Health Conference kicks off. The conference is ...

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Tom Daley Battled COVID Before Tokyo Olympics, Says He Feared For His Life

Emilie Schäfferling — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 02:40:54 +0000

Out British diver Tom Daley stepped on the podium in Tokyo in July to receive the first of his two Olympic medals – a gold medal for men’s synchronized 10 ...

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Scotland Launches LGBT Inclusive Curriculum In Schools

Emilie Schäfferling — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 23:11:11 +0000

Scotland has become the first country in the world to officially launch an 17c��AI+ Inclusive Curriculum in its schools. In 2018, the Scottish Government had approved a policy aimed at ...

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Ja, Ich Will: Switzerland Votes To Legalise Same-Sex Marriages

Emilie Schäfferling — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:08:42 +0000

On Sunday, the Swiss overwhelmingly voted to legalise same-sex marriages, with almost two thirds or 64.1% approving the measure. The “Ja, ich will!” or ‘Yes, I do’ campaign, which was ...

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Gay Swedish Priest Refuses To Marry Heterosexual Couples To Protest Church Bigotry

Emilie Schäfferling — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 08:01:55 +0000

As Swedish priests are not obliged to marry a couple if they are morally opposed, Lars Gårdsfeldt is using that right to fight against church bigotry. The roles have reversed ...

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