World
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John Cleese comes under fire for anti-transgender tweets
Cleese tweeted that he is "not that interested in trans folks"
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance commemorates those lost to violence
Annual event, first started in 1999, remembers those trans people who lost their lives to anti-trans violence or bigotry
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HIV diagnoses reach record low among gay and bisexual men
Public Health England attributed the record low to increased testing, condom usage, and the availability of PrEP
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European Union reveals plan to tackle rising anti-LGBTQ discrimination
Plan would respond to Poland's "LGBT-free zones" and increasing anti-LGBTQ discrimination
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Study finds children of same-sex parents perform better in school
Children of same-sex parents in the Netherlands are more likely to graduate high school
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Durham university Zoom call hijacked in anti-LGBTQ attack
LGBTQ students at Durham University in England were victims of a hijacked Zoom call in which 15 people shouted homophobic slurs and played “sexually explicit...
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Vatican claims Pope Francis’ comments on civil unions were taken out of context
Footage spliced together two separate parts of a 2019 interview that "led to confusion" about the Pope's stance
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BBC threatens to punish staff who attend LGBTQ Pride events
New impartiality guidelines at the BBC prevent staff from attending "political protests" including LGBTQ Pride.
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Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples
Pontiff's comments mark a revolutionary departure from church doctrine on the issue of same-sex relationships
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Algerian authorities convict 44 people for attending gay wedding
Attendees were charged with public indecency and violating COVID-19 quarantine following police raid
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Scottish restaurant bars those with symptoms of ‘COVID-19, racism, homophobia, or transphobia’
Wee Mexico in Dundee wanted to let customers know that "anyone is welcome here"
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Gay elementary school teacher ’emotionally drained’ after more than 70 attacks on home
Antonio Silvestri and his husband say they've endured almost daily attacks on their home
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Russia threatens to arrest gay men fathering children via surrogacy
State media claims authorities are poised to arrest up to 10 unmarried men and charge them with child trafficking
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Being trans is illegal in only 13 countries, but many more nations use other laws to criminalize trans people
Report documents progress and regression in various countries when it comes to recognizing transgender rights
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Sperm donor sues clinic for helping gay couples have children
British man claims he's not homophobic for only wanting heterosexual couples to use his sperm
