Tag: LGBTIQ
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The Parliament debates the Declaration of the EU as an «LGBTIQ Freedom Zone»
The European Parliament debated Yesterday the «Declaration of the EU as an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone»1.
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LGBTI Intergroup Co-Chairs comment on the published EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy
Terry Reintke MEP (Greens-EFA), Co-Chair of the LGBTI Intergroup in the European Parliament,
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Reforms in Sudan Result in Removal of Death Penalty and Flogging for Same-Sex Relations
About 14 days several legal reforms were passed by the Sovereign Council of Sudan, including banning of female genital mutilation, removal of an apostasy law which punished abandonment of Islam with death by stoning, as well as banning public flogging.
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OutRight Launches COVID-19 LGBTIQ Global Emergency Fund
OutRight Action International has launched the OutRight COVID-19 Global LGBTIQ Emergency Fund.
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OutRight Launches OutRight TV to Share LGBTIQ People’s Stories Amid a Global Pandemic
OutRight Action International announces the launch of a new initiative – OutRight TV – a video and podcast series bringing to light stories of LGBTIQ people and allies from across the globe, and how they are coping in light of the growing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bill Proposing Nation-Wide Ban on «Conversion Therapy» Introduced in Canada
On Monday, March 9, 2020, amendments to the Criminal Code proposing to ban so-called «Conversion Therapy» practices to change, suppress, or divert one’s sexual orientation or gender identity were introduced in Canada by its ministers of Justice and Diversity, Inclusion and Youth.