Tag: LGBTQ
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Queen’s Speech: Conversion therapy ban delay condemned
LGBT+ and human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, welcomed the announcement in the Queens’s Speech that the government will legislate a ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy but condemned the «further delay, lack of clarity and absence of a timetable for the ban».
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Homophobic Uganda Should Reject Sexual Offences Bill
Draft Law Criminalises Consensual Sex, Lets Down Assault Survivors
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Homophobic Parliament of Uganda Passes «Sexual Offences Bill» Enhancing Criminalisation of Same-Sex Relations
On Monday, May 3, 2021, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Sexual Offences Bill 2019.
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Major Catholic study, endorsed by Mary McAleese, challenges Church’s teaching on same-sex relationships
A major new study endorsed by 60 top international scholars, including former president of Ireland, Professor Mary McAleese, has called for an «urgent» change in Catholic teaching on gay relationships.
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Gay Latvian man dies after horrific hate crime attack, campaigners say
A gay Latvian man died on Wednesday after suffering severe burns in what LGBTQ associations denounced as a hate crime.
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Survey finds that organisations across Europe are dealing with large numbers of LGBTIQ youth homelessness
A survey of 71 organisations across 32 European countries finds that over 60% have worked with LGBTIQ youth experiencing homelessness, while homeless services lack the skills and competencies to provide safe and welcoming spaces for LGBTI people.