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The Coalition for Family’s Referendum Fails to Constitutionally Ban Same-Sex Marriage in Romania
A victory for LGBTIQ people in Romania was won on Sunday, October 7 as an initiative to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Romania failed to garner enough votes to move any further in the political process.
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Voters in Romania boycott restrictive referendum on definition of family
A referendum in Romania asking voters to restrict the constitutional definition of family has failed to reach the required 30% turnout target.
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Tokyo: New Law Bars LGBTQ Discrimination
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has passed a bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today.
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LGBTQ Conference in Lebanon Threatened by Security Forces
On the 29th of September Lebanese security forces from the General Security Directorate shut down a regional gender rights conference in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Reaction: Government allows heterosexuals to enter into civil partnerships
Campaigner Peter Tatchell: «We campaigned for equal civil partnerships for all».
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MEPs write to Romanian Prime Minister: protect all families
In light of the upcoming constitutional referendum in Romania, aiming to change the definition of family as marriage between a man and a woman, Members of the European Parliament write to Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă.