World
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Botswana to appeal court ruling that decriminalized homosexuality
Country's attorney general claims unanimous court decision was wrongly decided
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Ad agency cuts ties with Nivea after executive allegedly says “we don’t do gay”
FCB reportedly cut ties with Nivea in April after the alleged homophobic incident and amid rising tensions between the companies
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Prince William would be “absolutely fine” if any of his children come out as LGBTQ
British royal said he worried how people might react, but would "fully support whatever decision they make"
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Arab nations are more accepting of honor killings than homosexuality, study says
Six out of seven nations surveyed found honor killings more acceptable than homosexuality
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Botswana High Court strikes down laws banning same-sex relations
On heels of two trans rights cases, high court finds colonial-era law penalizing homosexuality unconstitutional
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Lesbian soccer player refuses to sing national anthem to protest Donald Trump
Megan Rapinoe stood still during the national anthem at the Women's World Cup in France
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Vatican says transgender people ‘annihilate the concept of nature’ in new document
LGBTQ advocates said it would encourage "hatred, bigotry, and violence" towards trans people
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Donald Trump celebrates Pride month by banning U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag
Embassies can hang or display the flag elsewhere on their grounds, but not on flag poles
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Lesbian couple attacked on London bus after refusing to kiss for men
Police have arrested five teenagers over the "disgusting, misogynistic attack"
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Trump tries to justify military ban by saying transgender people take “massive amounts of drugs”
President also cites cost of, and recovery time after, gender confirmation surgery in defending the ban
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Russia deletes gay sex scenes from Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’ over “gay propaganda” fears
Distributors feared falling foul of Russia's ban on "gay propaganda"
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Taiwan becomes first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Taiwan's president said the island nation had taken a "big step towards true equality"
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Australian Prime Minister clarifies that he doesn’t think gay people go to hell, after previously dodging the question
Scott Morrison refused to say whether he believed gay people go to hell, but eventually responded after being called out by a political opponent
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro cancels U.S. trip amid outcry from activists over LGBTQ record
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrates Bolsonaro's withdrawal, telling him "your hatred isn't welcome here."
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Brunei says it won’t stone gays to death after global condemnation of new law
Sultan says there will be a "de facto moratorium" on executing gay people
