All posts tagged "homosexuality"
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Vietnam Ends Conversion Therapy, Saying LGBTQ is “Not an Illness”
Vietnam’s health ministry has said that being a member of the LGBTQ community is “not an illness” and cannot be treated or “converted in any...
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Two Anti-Gay Republicans Seeking Office in Oklahoma Lose Primaries
In a rare bit of good news for the LGBTQ community in Oklahoma, two anti-gay Republicans seeking seats in the state legislature lost their primary...
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Glenn Youngkin Believes Schools Should Out LGBTQ Students to their Parents
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has said that he believes parents have the right to be notified about what’s happening in their children’s lives, including whether...
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Nigeria Won’t Guarantee Amnesty for Victims of Gay Dating App Scam
On Sunday, July 31, six men were arrested in Nigeria’s central state of Nasarawa after being caught extorting thousands of dollars from closeted gay men...
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Professor Calls for “Cure” for Homosexuality to Prevent Disease
LGBTQ students at the University of Texas at Dallas are asking for a professor to be held accountable after he called for a “cure for homosexuality.”...
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Remove Homosexuality from Criminal Code
The Pennsylvania state legislature recently passed a measure that will finally remove “homosexuality” from the list of banned sexual acts in the state’s crime code....
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Gay Teacher Fired by Catholic School Loses Lawsuit
A federal appeals court has ruled against a Catholic school teacher in New York who was fired after revealing he was gay and intended to marry...
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Saudi Arabia Forbids Sale of Rainbow Toys
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have confiscated rainbow toys and objects, which they claim promote homosexuality.
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Disney’s ‘Lightyear’ Banned in 14 Countries Over LGBTQ Content
Lightyear has been banned by United Arab Emirates, and may not screen in other countries due to refusal to edit out same-sex kiss.
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Republican Rants About Pride, Hopes God “Burns the Whole Place Down”
An Oklahoma Republican running for the State Senate went on an unhinged rant about celebrating Pride Month earlier this week in which he wished that...
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Five Tampa Bay Rays Players Refuse to Wear Rainbow Gear for Team’s Pride Night
Five Tampa Bay Rays players made headlines after refusing to don uniforms with rainbow-colored logos on them during the team’s recent Pride Night celebration on...
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Kuwait Slams U.S. Embassy for Tweet Supporting Pride Month
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait has received backlash from the government of Kuwait for a tweet supporting LGBTQ Pride Month. On June 1, the United...
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FIFA Urged to Cancel Contracts with Anti-LGBTQ Hotels
With the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup coming up, FIFA is facing scrutiny for endorsing hotels that discriminate based on sexuality. As...
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Bisexual BYU Graduate Flashes Rainbow Gown At Graduation
A Brigham Young University graduate flashed a rainbow flag inside her robe during the school’s graduation ceremony, in protest of the school’s strict honor code...
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Norway Apologizes For Law That Criminalized Gay Sex
Last week, the government of Norway formally apologized to gay men for law that once criminalized same-sex relations — 50 years to the date after...
