Day: May 9, 2016
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Tom of Finland at home in Finland
Last weekend opened the most comprehensive Tom of Finland exhibition that has ever been assembled in Finland. On Sunday, it was to celebrate Mother’s Day as well as Touko Laaksonen’s birthday.
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Educators, LGBT Advocates Slam General Assembly for Refusing DOJ Order to End Civil Rights Violation
Failure to address DOJ concerns jeopardises billions in federal funding.
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‘All homosexuals in Sweden may freely come to Russia’
Swedes have nothing to fear from Russia, its ambassador in Stockholm, Viktor Tatarintsev, has said ahead of Eurovision, accusing Swedish media of “Russophobia”.
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U.S. Department of Justice Announces Lawsuit Against North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory
Attorney General Loretta Lynch announces lawsuit filed against Gov. Pat McCrory, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, and the University of North Carolina over HB 2.
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Gay blood case to be taken to UK’s highest court
A gay man is to take his legal challenge to the ban on homosexual blood donations in Northern Ireland to the UK’s highest court.
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AME welcomes new Human Rights Commissioner: Ed Santow
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) has welcomed the appointment of Mr Ed Santow as the Australian Human Rights Commissioner.