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COVID-19 Is Sparking a Mental Health Crisis Among LGBTQ+ Youth
The majority of LGBTQ+ young people say their mental health has worsened during the pandemic, according to a new study.
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Finland violated rights of a lesbian mothers’ child by rejecting his asylum application, UN finds
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child found that Finland failed to consider the best interests of the child of a lesbian couple when assessing his asylum request. Now the country is under an obligation to provide reparation.
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ILGA-Europe’s 10th Annual Review shows that LGBTI people in Europe have been pushed to the brink
ILGA-Europe’s 10th Annual Review shows that as a result of the unprecedented events of 2020, LGBTI people and communities in Europe have been pushed to the brink.
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Gay men who ‘sound gay’ encounter more stigma and discrimination from heterosexual peers
Heterosexual discrimination more likely gay men who ‘sound gay’.
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U.S President Biden Issues Memorandum on Advancing the Rights of LGBTQI Persons Around the World
During a speech at the U.S State Department on 4 February 2021, U.S President Joe Biden announced a Presidential Memorandum on advancing the rights of LGBTQI people.
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European Court must rule in favour of a child at risk of statelessness and her family’s freedom of movement in the EU, say leading LGBTI rights organisations
Authorities in Bulgaria have not recognised the valid EU birth certificate of the child of a same-sex couple. On February 9, the Court of Justice of the European Union must clarify that if you are a parent in one EU country, you are a parent in every EU country.