Tag: LGBTIQ
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Taiwan Votes to Legalise Same-Sex Marriage
On Wednesday, 24 May 2017, the Judicial Yuan, Taiwan’s highest court, ruled that restricting marriage to only a man and a women was unconstitutional, voting in favour of marriage equality.
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141 Men Arrested in Gay Sauna in Indonesia
On 21 May 2017 at 8PM, 141 men were arrested by Indonesian authorities claiming they were engaging in a “gay sex party” at Atlantis Gym & Sauna in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.
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IDAHOT Statement: LGBTIQ Youth Continue to be Disenfranchised
May 17th has become a day to raise awareness of violations against the rights of LGBTIQ people.
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OutRight comments on signing of Religious Freedom Executive Order
President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an Executive Order titled, “Establishing a Government-Wide Initiative to Respect Religious Freedom,” as early as today.
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OutRight Comments on President Trump’s First 100 Days
Today, 29th April, marks President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.
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OutRight Calls on Exxon, BP, and Shell to Stand Up for Persecuted Gay Men In Chechnya
OutRight Action International is calling on British Petroleum, Exxon Mobil, and Royal Dutch Shell to take a stand against the kidnapping, detention, torture, and murder of gay men in Chechnya. All three companies have considerable investment and partnerships with state-owned oil and gas companies in Russia, with ventures worth hundreds of billions of dollars.