Lawyers and supporters of the plaintiffs displayed a banner reading “Great First Step Toward Marriage Equality” in front of the district court in Sapporo, Japan, on Wednesday. Photo: kyodo / Reuters Updated …
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ROME – The Vatican on Monday banned blessings on same-sex relationships, contradicting calls for the practice of progressive bishops in Germany and elsewhere, and setting a cap on the pontificate’s conciliatory approach …
Read More »EU debates LGBT ‘zone of freedom’ declaration
On Wednesday, the European Parliament will debate a resolution that would declare the 27 member countries of the European Union a “zone of freedom” for LGBT people. The Associated Press reports that …
Read More »Justin Welby Condemns Nigerian Archbishop’s Gay “Virus” Comments | UK News
The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a rare public condemnation of a fellow Anglican primate who described homosexuality as a “deadly virus” that should be “radically eliminated and extirpated.” Justin Welby, who …
Read More »“This is historic”: Malaysian man wins appeal against Islamic gay sex charge | World News
A Malaysian man won a landmark legal challenge against the Islamic ban on sex “against the order of nature,” raising hopes for greater acceptance of gay rights in the largely Muslim country. …
Read More »It’s a Sin: a nurse reflects on the AIDS crisis of the 80s – podcast | News
It’s a Sin, the Channel 4 and HBO Max drama written by Russell T Davies, follows the lives of five friends who grow up in the shadow of AIDS. The series has …
Read More »First state senator and first black gay congressional election in America | News of america
A deeply polarized American voter has given the country its first transgender state senator and its first black gay congressman – but at the same time its first jurist has openly supported …
Read More »5 major cases to see in Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will begin a new term on Monday in which justices will hear the latest Republican challenge to Obamacare, a bid to reestablish voting thresholds in Arizona that are racially …
Read More »LGBT + marches from London to New York call for an end to racism | World News
As thousands of people marched in support of Pride and racial justice worldwide this weekend, many protesters called for an end to racism that is often overlooked within the LGBT + community. …
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