Tag: LGBTI
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Bollywood Star Celina Jaitly to Make First Broadway Appearance for the United Nations Free & Equal Campaign
Indian actress will join an all-star cast to raise funds for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex advocates around the world.
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Fiji: Bainimarama must end climate of fear
Fiji’s Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama’s eight years in power have seen ongoing serious human rights violations fuel a climate of fear that must be brought to an end, Amnesty International said in a new briefing published ahead of the leader’s visit to New Zealand this week.
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#EP2014: Why does this election matter for LGBTI rights?
Starting today, the 8th direct election to the European Parliament will determine the EU’s action over the next five years, including in the field of fundamental rights for LGBTI people.
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Ireland : New national anti-homophobia in the workplace campaign launched
Friday, 16th May, BeLonG To, Ireland’s national organisation for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) young people and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions came together to launch a campaign to combat the homophobia and transphobia that LGBT young people face in the workplace.
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Georgia Prime Minister calls for constitutional ban on equal marriage
At the end of March, Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili introduced an amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman in the constitution.
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Slovakia’s LGBTI committee concerned over draft amendment banning same-sex marriage
Slovakia’s LGBTI persons committee, a government advisory body, has expressed concern over a new draft amendment to the Constitution aimed at banning same-sex marriage, the TASR news organization reported Thursday.