All posts tagged "decriminalization"
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United States may cut back on intelligence-sharing with countries that criminalize homosexuality
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell says U.S. has an obligation to stand up for "basic human rights"
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Transgender sheriff’s deputy sues Georgia county over health insurance exclusion
A transgender Georgia sheriff’s deputy for Houston County has filed a lawsuit against the county for an insurance exclusion that denies coverage for transgender-related health...
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LGBTQ advocates deliver letter to D.C. councilmembers calling for sex work decriminalization
A coalition of LGBTQ activists and advocates has dropped off copies of a letter addressed to members of the D.C. Council, signed by 72 different...
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Trump touts initiative to decriminalize homosexuality abroad in UN speech
President says United States stands in "solidarity" with people being persecuted for their sexual orientation
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Botswana to appeal court ruling that decriminalized homosexuality
Country's attorney general claims unanimous court decision was wrongly decided
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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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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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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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Trump seems unaware of his own policy on decriminalizing homosexuality
President's response clashes with claims that the decriminalization campaign has the full support of the administration
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Susan Rice reaffirms U.S. commitment to advancing LGBT rights
Former United Nations Ambassador and National Security Advisor Susan Rice reiterated the Obama administration’s commitment to advancing LGBT rights at home and abroad in a...
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Mulling Over Marijuana
It's the one area of public policy that still prompts giggles and bad jokes about junk-food cravings, but the push to reform the nation's laws...
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Virginia House overcomes GOP opposition, passes cohabitation bill
Forget the budget or transportation. Some Richmond lawmakers went to the mat to prevent unmarried couples from living together and having sex without breaking the...
