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Acceptance is Key to Ensuring Transgender Young People Are Safe, Healthy, and Thriving
New Campaign Calls on Parents and Communities to Share Their Stories of Growing to Accept and Support Transgender Youth.
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Lebanon: No Justification for LGBTQ Crackdown
Lebanese security forces have repeatedly interfered with human rights events related to gender and sexuality in violation of international human rights protections, Human Rights Watch said today in a complaint to United Nations (UN) human rights officials.
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He was cut off by relatives after revealing he was gay
Khakan Qureshi considered suicide while trying to conceal his sexuality from his family
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Gillibrand introduces bipartisan bill to allow transgender military service
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who is vying to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020, introduced Thursday a bill to allow transgender people to serve in the military.
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Assistant head ‘threatened’ by parents in LGBTQ teaching row
A primary school teacher says he has received threats from parents amid protests over teachings about LGBTQ rights and homophobia.
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Lift the ban on LGBTI events: MEPs write to Ankara governor
In November 2017, the Governor of Ankara imposed a ban on all LGBTI-related events.