The chief of Australia’s anti-gay marriage campaign is running for the Senate to challenge the “rainbow agenda”

• Released Date: 27-May-2018

The Australian marriage equality debate was ugly, with vicious homophobia running rampant throughout. Some instances include a newspaper comparing gay people to Nazis, someone paying for a plane to write “Vote No” in the sky, and a poster claiming th

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Church of Scotland to change laws to allow same-sex marriages in churches

• Released Date: 27-May-2018

Although same-sex marriages outside of churches has been legal in Scotland since 2014, the Scottish Church’s law hadn’t changed.

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There are at least 11 million LGBTQ people in the United States

• Released Date: 24-May-2018

4.5% of American adults identify as LGBT according to a new survey from Gallup. Extrapolating from the latest census population estimate, that works out to about 11,000,000 LGBT people. The number of people identifying as LGBT has steadily increased

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Same-sex couples tie the knot in Cambodia in a stunning public ceremony

• Released Date: 24-May-2018

Same-sex couples in Cambodia declared their commitment to each other in a colorful public ceremony. They wanted to help raise awareness about LGBTI rights. The couples entered into Cambodia’s version of civil partnership known as the Declaration of

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As states restrict gay adoptions, Connecticut is recruiting more LGBTQ parents

• Released Date: 21-May-2018

Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) will start an initiative to get more LGBTQ people to consider being foster or adoptive parents.

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The Pope says God makes some people gay. Now get over it.

• Released Date: 21-May-2018

Pope Francis reportedly told a gay man that God made him gay. Juan Carlos Cruz, a Chilean who was sexually abused by a Catholic priest, met with the Pope two weeks ago. He said that his sexual orientation came up in the conversation because some bish

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Connecticut launches initiative to allow more LGBTQ couples to adopt

• Released Date: 20-May-2018

Currently, the state’s Department of Children and Families aims to have 250 LGBTQ families adopting by January. At the moment, there are only 100 LGBTQ adoptive families in the state. In order to get more LGBTQ families involved, the Department plans

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LGBT community in Vietnam’s path to recognition

• Released Date: 19-May-2018

Giang was happy with the victory, as was the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community as it marked a remarkable step in their endeavors to earn social acceptance in Vietnam. “My triumph comes at a time when the government is considering

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French minister Mounir Mahjoubi comes out as gay to challenge homophobia

• Released Date: 19-May-2018

Mounir Mahjoubi, who serves as the Secretary of State in charge of the Digital Sector in the Economy and Finance Department, made the announcement on International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia. Writing on Twitter, Mah

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Oklahoma and Kansas Enact Anti-LGBT Laws

• Released Date: 18-May-2018

In 2018, dozens of anti-LGBT bills have been introduced in state legislatures across the US. Remarkably, none of them have become law - until now. Over the past week, Governor Mary Fallin of Oklahoma and Governor Jeff Colyer of Kansas have signed law

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LGBT community pleads for reforms

• Released Date: 18-May-2018

Representatives of the LGBT community have renewed their plea for the government to reform the law on marriages and adoptions. Rainbow Community Kampuchea urged the government to give full legal backing for the changes and to provide legal documents

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LGBTIQ groups fear setback

• Released Date: 17-May-2018

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) communities have raised concerns that their freedom of expression, association and assembly are at risk amid a crackdown on civil society and independent media, according to a report p

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