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World 5 years ago

Russian parliament begins legalizing ban on same-sex marriage

Russian lawmakers late on Tuesday submitted draft legislation that would ban same-sex marriage after voters backed changes to the constitution which define marriage as a union of a man and a woman only.

World 5 years ago

Northern Ireland to get religious same-sex marriage

Same-sex religious marriages will be allowed in Northern Ireland, the British government said on Thursday, bowing to pressure from LGBT+ campaigners after the first secular lesbian wedding in February.

World 5 years ago

UN expert urges global ban on gay 'conversion therapy'

A United Nations rights expert called Wednesday for a global ban on "conversion therapy" aimed at changing the sexuality of LGBT people, calling such practices "degrading and discriminatory".

SE Asia 5 years ago

Gay rights: The taboo subject in Singapore's election

Among a record eleven parties set to contest Singapore's election on Friday, there has been virtual silence on one of the conservative city-state's most controversial issues, gay rights.

World 5 years ago

China's LGBT couples 'wed' online as gay marriage push stalls

Despite a shake-up of China's marriage law last month -- and a groundswell of support for same-sex unions in the socially conservative country -- demands to make gay marriage legal have not been met.

World 5 years ago

Openly gay candidates poised to make historic wins in New York

Two openly gay Black candidates are on track to win seats in the US Congress, a first for the nation that illustrates a "generation shift" in US politics, experts and advocates said on Wednesday.

World 5 years ago

US top court in landmark ruling to protect LGBT workers

The US Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for the gay and transgender communities Monday when it ruled that employers cannot discriminate against workers because of their sexual orientation.

World 5 years ago

Mums protest Polish president's anti-gay rhetoric

A group of mothers of Polish gay people protested on Monday against the use of anti-gay rhetoric by President Andrzej Duda and other conservative politicians.

Sports 5 years ago

Neymar faces criminal complaint for homophobia

A Brazilian gay rights activist has filed a criminal complaint against Neymar for homophobia, after the football superstar called his mother's boyfriend an anti-gay slur in comments leaked to the media.

People 5 years ago

'Queer Eye' star Karamo Brown calls on LGBT+ community to out racism

With protests over racial injustice continuing to roil the United States, Karamo Brown has called on LGBT+ people to recognize the racism and transphobia in the community, and remember the radical roots of the gay rights movement.

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gay-rights

Russian parliament begins legalizing ban on same-sex marriage

Northern Ireland to get religious same-sex marriage

UN expert urges global ban on gay 'conversion therapy'

Gay rights: The taboo subject in Singapore's election

China's LGBT couples 'wed' online as gay marriage push stalls

Openly gay candidates poised to make historic wins in New York

US top court in landmark ruling to protect LGBT workers

Mums protest Polish president's anti-gay rhetoric

Neymar faces criminal complaint for homophobia

'Queer Eye' star Karamo Brown calls on LGBT+ community to out racism

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