World
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PrEP helps reduce new HIV infections to record low in Australia
New South Wales reported the lowest number of new infections since records began
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Pope Francis: Those who discard gay people “don’t have a human heart”
Francis told gay British comedian Stephen K Amos that "all human beings" have dignity
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University of Aberdeen revokes Sultan of Brunei’s honorary diploma
The University of Aberdeen has revoked an honorary degree it bestowed on the Sultan of Brunei in 1995 after the Southeast Asian ruler’s country passed...
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Ellen DeGeneres supports hotel boycott protesting Brunei’s anti-gay law
Human rights observer says rightward shift in global politics made Brunei believe it could avoid public scrutiny and criticism
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Human Rights Watch urges Lebanon to ditch its law criminalizing gay sex
Calls come after military tribunal refuses to prosecute 4 service members charged with sodomy
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George Clooney, Elton John urging hotel boycott to protest Brunei’s anti-gay stoning law
Celebrities urge consumers not to allow their money to be used to bolster countries that commit human rights abuses
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Amazon’s Alexa devices get transgender man’s voice for International Transgender Day of Visibility
'Voice of Trans' skill will allow Alexa users to hear a transgender man's story from childhood to his transition and beyond
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Gays will be stoned to death under Brunei’s new Sharia Penal Code
LGBTQ people face a "dangerous crisis" as Brunei continues its rollout of Sharia law
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Botswana High Court hears case challenging country’s statute outlawing gay sex
On Thursday, Botswana’s High Court heard a challenge to the country’s laws criminalizing gay sex, reports Reuters. The country’s penal code outlaws “carnal knowledge of...
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Richard Grenell, openly gay U.S. ambassador to Germany, has reportedly received death threats
Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany and highest-ranking out LGBTQ person in the Trump administration, has been receiving threats, including at least one against his...
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Irish prime minister says gay people shouldn’t be judged for their sexual orientation in front of Mike Pence
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar said gay people should not be judged by their sexual orientation in a pointed speech delivered in front of Vice...
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Malaysia tourism minister says there are no gays in the country
Country has previously been criticized for its intolerant attitudes towards LGBTQ people
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Sir Ian McKellen is “waiting” for #MeToo accusation against him
McKellen was asked about allegations against Bryan Singer and Kevin Spacey
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Gay and bisexual people more likely to commit revenge porn, Australian study says
More than 1 in 10 respondents admitting to some type of image-based sexual abuse
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Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins calls campaign to decriminalize homosexuality “cultural imperialism”
One of President Trump’s anti-gay evangelical supporters is not happy that the administration is seeking global decriminalization of homosexuality. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins...
