All posts tagged "parliament"
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Bhutan lawmakers vote to roll back part of anti-gay sodomy law
Penal code has been amended to clarify that same-sex relations don't violate prohibition on "unnatural sex"
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Italian lawmakers approve bill making anti-LGBTQ violence a hate crime
Measure heads to Senate, where it is expected to pass despite opposition from social conservatives
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Taiwan becomes first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Taiwan's president said the island nation had taken a "big step towards true equality"
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Brunei defends stoning gay people to death, claiming convictions will be rare
Country demanded "respect and understanding" in a letter to the European Union
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Gay British lawmaker comes out as HIV positive in speech ahead of World AIDS Day
Lloyd Russell-Moyle said he wanted to "defy the stigma around the disease"
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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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Greece approves civil unions for same-sex couples
Greece’s parliament has approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions, becoming one of the last countries in Europe to provide...
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Nepal approves pro-LGBT constitution
Nepal’s parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that grants explicit rights to LGBT and gender-nonconforming people. The new constitution, set to take effect...
