World
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Warsaw installs “unbreakable” rainbow sculpture to thwart anti-gay vandalism
Vandals tried to destroy the previous installation several times, eventually setting it on fire and causing it to be torn down
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UK transgender man challenging law that he must be considered the mother of his baby
If the man succeeds, his child may become the first in Britain without a legal mother
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Scotland pardons thousands of gay men convicted of homosexuality
New law grants a pardon to anyone convicted of same-sex sexual activity prior to decriminalization
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Bermuda Supreme Court reverses law repealing marriage equality
Tourism industry came out strongly against the new law, which would not recognize same-sex couples as "married"
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Study finds link between homophobia and lack of intelligence
Australian researchers found a direct correlation between cognitive ability and anti-LGBTQ attitudes
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Study: Bisexual women more likely to be victims of domestic abuse than heterosexual women
A British study found that 11 percent of bisexual women had been abused by their partner
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Canadian province will allow birth certificates without gender marker
Saskatchewan government made the change after a 2014 human rights complaint
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Indian mob kills transgender woman after fake rumors circulate on WhatsApp
12 people were arrested for helping spread rumors that transgender women were engaged in child trafficking
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LGBTQ workers will hold first Pride celebration in Antarctica
Workers at McMurdo Station will celebrate Pride this June, 850 miles from Earth's southernmost point
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Police demand Israeli pride parade erect giant walls along route
Stating it's "for their protection," Kfar Saba's police department won't help finance the walls
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Pope tells bishops to seek out and prevent gay priesthood applicants
That warning comes only days after a gay Chilean man said the pope told him "God made you this way"
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UN human rights chief dispels myth that LGBTQ rights are part of “Western agenda”
Andrew Gilmour called out governments that "propagate" the idea that LGBTQ rights are a Western agenda
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French official comes out as gay to fight against bigotry
French Digital Minister Mounir Mahjoubi came out to provide more visibility for LGBTQ people
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Lebanon’s gay pride week canceled after organizer detained for “encouraging debauchery”
Authorities forced the organizer to sign a pledge to cancel the rest of the week's events.
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Teenagers who choked gay man until he apologized for his sexuality avoid prison sentence
The victim is demanding more LGBTQ education in schools to avoid future attacks
