Category: Sports
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Tokyo: New Law Bars LGBTQ Discrimination
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has passed a bill that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Ithaca College men’s crew team had culture of homophobia
Between 2013 and October 2015, at least nine gay rowers quit the Ithaca College crew team, a lawsuit states.
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Ugandan LGBTQ asylum seeker, Sweden wants to deport : They are gonna kill me
Former Dalkurd player Patrick Mulyanti, 20, is openly gay. Now he will be deported by Sweden to Uganda where he is wanted because of his sexual orientation and where a former boyfriend murdered.
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Qatar: Censorship Ignores Rights, FIFA Rules
The government of Qatar should change its laws to end arbitrary censorship of articles about sexual orientation and gender identity and revoke its Penal Code provision that punishes same-sex relations with imprisonment between one to three years, Human Rights Watch said today. Qatar is host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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«Trans Kids Are Alright»
So much is being thrown around about the reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, and also trans inclusion in such a negative way.
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Rainbow Laces Returns For A Second Year
After the success of last year’s inaugural Rainbow Laces campaign ECB and the cricket family will once again lace up this weekend to celebrate lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) players and fans at every level of cricket.