All posts tagged "decriminalization"
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Mali Passes Law to Jail Gay People
"We all live in constant fear, now more than ever," a gay Malian told the organization Human Rights Watch.
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Namibia’s High Court Decriminalizes Homosexuality
The landmark ruling overturned two colonial-era laws that criminalized same-sex conduct, calling them unconstitutional.
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Decriminalizing Gay Sex Helps Combat HIV/AIDS
A report claims that efforts to decriminalize homosexuality have helped some countries make better progress on reducing the spread of HIV.
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D. Smith’s ‘Kokomo City’ Explores the Lives of Trans Sex Workers
Smith takes audiences to "Kokomo City," her stunning documentary portrait of four Black trans sex workers.
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Rep. Robert Garcia Wants the U.S. to Defend LGBTQI Rights Worldwide
A bill in Congress would require the United States to promote LGBTQI rights and speak out against human rights abuses abroad.
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Barbados High Court Strikes Down Law Penalizing Same-Sex Intimacy
In a historic decision on Monday, the Barbados High Court issued an oral ruling decriminalizing consensual same-sex relations. The high court struck down a law...
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12 Questions for LGBTQ Ward 5 Candidate Zachary Parker
Zachary Parker, an openly gay man, is running for the open Ward 5 D.C. Council seat in the upcoming Democratic primary.
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Botswana’s president promises to implement court ruling decriminalizing homosexuality
Botswana's president recently met with LGBTQ advocates and promised to ensure that same-sex relations will not continue to be criminalized.
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California lawmakers pass bill to decriminalize loitering and bar police from using it as evidence of sex work
California lawmakers have passed a bill intended to prevent police from using loitering as evidence of intent to engage in sex work.
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GLAA upgrades candidate ratings on its election questionnaire
Candidates claim they never received questionnaire, or returned it, but were never credited with a rating
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Trump’s press secretary says denying gay couple’s daughter citizenship has ‘nothing to do’ with sexual orientation
Kayleigh McEnany defends president's record on LGBTQ rights, citing decriminalization efforts and relaxed restrictions on gay blood donors
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Equality groups denounce Richard Grenell, say he doesn’t speak for LGBTQ community
LGBTQ groups claim Grenell -- and other Republicans -- are trying to mislead people about President Trump's LGBTQ record
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Trump’s global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality is a ‘sham’
Trump and Richard Grenell criticized for "smoke and mirrors" campaign that has produced no "major breakthroughs" in 18 months
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Republicans argue Trump has ‘taken unprecedented steps to protect LGBTQ community’
Nation's largest LGBTQ organization accuses RNC of "gaslighting" LGBTQ Americans by claiming Trump has helped them
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Activists mark International Sex Workers Day by reiterating call for decriminalization in DC
Advocates say sex workers face significant hurdles in their lives due to record of arrests
