World
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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
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Minecraft creator banned from game’s 10th anniversary celebration over anti-LGBTQ comments
Markus "Notch" Persson has a history of making homophobic and transphobic statements
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Major Wall Street banks boycott Brunei hotels over law requiring gays be stoned to death
Bank of America, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and more are boycotting Brunei-owned properties
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Brazil’s president does not want his country to be a “gay tourism paradise”
Jair Bolsonaro says gay people may only come if they want to "have sex with a woman"
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Anti-gay Kuwaiti academic claims she’s found a suppository “cure” for homosexuality
Mariam Al-Sohel claims same-sex attraction is caused by anal worms that feed on semen
