Category: LGBTQ+ Rights
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Polish town Kraśnik withdraws anti-LGBTQ resolution over concern at losing Norway Grants
Councillors in the Polish town of Kraśnik have voted to withdraw the resolution declaring opposition to «LGBTQ ideology» that they introduced two years ago.
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Ulster Unionist Party bid to ban conversion therapy in Northern Ireland passes Assembly vote
MLAs have passed a motion calling on Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to introduce a ban on gay conversion therapy in Northern Ireland.
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Homophobic Estonia’s interior minister: Let our gays run to Sweden
Mart Helme, Estonia’s current interior minister and one of the leaders of the governing populist Estonian Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) told in an interview with Deutsche Welle that his attitude towards gays is unfriendly and Estonian gays could be better off in Sweden.
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Irish town cuts ties with Polish twin, due to homophobia
The Fermoy Twinning Committee in Co Cork has officially terminated its twinning relationship with Nowa Dęba in Poland which has been designated as an «LGBTQ-free zone».
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Employers most likely to reject transgender people applicants
Employers more often opt out of job applications from transgender people and it’s worst is in male-dominated occupations.
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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.