Day: January 21, 2016

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Joe Biden Urges Business Leaders to Stand for LGBT Rights Worldwide
Vice President Joe Biden voiced his support for human rights advocates in Davos on Wednesday, telling business leaders they have a greater impact on social issues worldwide than the US government.

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New HIV treatment could help eradicate virus
Giving HIV drugs to healthy gay men could help eradicate the virus from New Zealand.

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Call for Feds to follow South Australia lead on overseas same-sex marriages
Advocates have called on the federal government to follow South Australia’s lead by recognising overseas same-sex marriages.

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South Australian officials agree: this couple’s marriage must be recognised
A couple of a welcome developments which help ease Australia’s embarrassment and shame at the way British citizen Marco Bulmer-Rizzi was treated after his husband David died in Adelaide last week.