Month: November 2018
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Northern Ireland Schools To Receive Guidance On Supporting Transgender Pupils
Newly appointed Green Party leader Clare Bailey has praised the news that all Northern Ireland schools will be provided with detailed guidance on how to support transgender pupils.
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French team to wear rainbow laces as show of support for Gareth Thomas after hate crime attack
France’s rugby players will wear rainbow laces on their boots for Saturday’s match against Fiji in support of former Wales captain Gareth Thomas, who was the victim of an anti-gay assault last weekend.
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Tasmania : Transgender rights law push hits the upper house
Transgender activists will brief members of Tasmania’s upper house in a push to remove gender from birth certificates in the state.
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Florida: HIV Care Lacking for Transgender Women
Florida fails to deliver basic HIV services to many transgender women, endangering their health and contributing to an uncontrolled HIV epidemic in the state, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Florida and federal HIV officials talk a lot about the importance of reaching “high risk” groups like transgender women. Human Rights Watch investigated whether the reality on the ground is matching the rhetoric – it isn’t.
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Trump administration to deny U.S visas to unmarried same-sex partners of UN diplomats
Exemption that recognised difficulties faced by LGBTQ+ couples around the world revoked under new rules.
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Russia: LGBTQ Conference Attacked, Disrupted
A prominent Russian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) support group had to cancel an annual Inclusive Family conference in Moscow after homophobic threats and an attack with pepper spray, Human Rights Watch said today. Police should conduct a thorough and effective investigation capable of identifying and holding those responsible accountable.