World
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Cruise line Carnival will fight Bermuda’s same-sex marriage ban
Bermuda's ban on same-sex marriage prevents cruise ships from holding same-sex weddings onboard
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New Zealand will allow men to remove historical gay sex convictions
One politician said "hundreds or possibly thousands" of lives were lost due to the law
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Grindr admits to sharing users’ HIV status with other companies
Company slammed for sending data to third parties for software development purposes
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Marriage equality supporter Carlos Alvarado Quesada wins Costa Rican presidency
Alvarado Quesada claimed 60 percent of the vote to best his conservative opponent
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Barbados politician feels “harassed” by calls for LGBTQ equality
Minister said that the Barbados is accepting of LGBTQ people, despite some of world's strictest anti-sodomy laws
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Transgender news anchor makes history in Pakistan
Marvia Malik delivered her first news bulletin over the weekend, becoming the country's first openly trans presenter
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HRC’s Chad Griffin to Trump: Speak out against anti-gay crimes in Chechnya
Griffin says silence from the White House sends a message that human rights abuses abroad will be condoned
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Chinese film festival pulls “Call Me by Your Name,” likely due to gay content
Oscar-winning gay drama denied by media regulators for its same-sex romance, according to Reuters
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Anti-trans activist to represent U.S. at U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
International LGBTQ advocates are criticizing the United States for naming a vocal opponent of transgender rights to its official delegation to the United Nations Commission...
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Kenyan Court of Appeals rules forced anal exams are unlawful
Decision overturns Kenyan High Court ruling justifying the use of forced medical tests to "prove" homosexuality
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Lebanese political party vows to decriminalize gay sex acts
A major political party in Lebanon has announced that one of its top priorities going forward will be advocating for the decriminalization of same-sex consensual...
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Psychiatrist accused of allegedly having sex with male patients
Canadian psychiatrist accused of allegedly having sex with male patients.
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International Women’s Day event banned from Vatican over lesbian speaker
Due to the LGBTQ speaker, the pope refused to attend and the Vatican refused to host the event.
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Gay marriage challenge dropped by conservative German state due to “no chance of winning”
The Bavarian state government dropped their challenge to same-sex marriage due to "little chance of winning"
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Bisexual boxer Nicola Adams turned into Barbie “Shero” doll
The Olympic gold medalist inspired one of a number of special dolls created for International Women's Day
