The public votes to make homophobia a criminal offense in Switzerland

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

A referendum in Switzerland passed today, officially amending homophobia to the country’s anti-racism laws as a form of discrimination. This is the first law in the country’s history to offer any kind of legal protection of lesbian, gay and bisexual

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Switzerland votes in favour of LGBT protection bill

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Voters in Switzerland have backed a proposal to make discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity illegal. The result - 63.1% in favour to 36.9% against - is a huge boost for Switzerland's LGBT community. It had argued Swiss

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LGBTIQ sessions focus on best interests of older persons in care

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Casa Marija staff members with Manuel Fenech, the home’s manager (centre, holding a ‘Diversity is our strength’ plaque), and Gaby Calleja, head of the SOGIGESC Unit within the Human Rights and Integration Directorate, after one of the awareness sessi

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LGBTIQ sessions focus on best interests of older persons in care

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

As part of a new initiative targeting the needs of older LGBTIQ persons using social care services, CareMalta, part of the Vassallo Group, is holding a series of awareness sessions for all members of its staff from the different operational departmen

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Respecting LGBTQ people their rights is a test – of your Christian faith

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Many Christians feel compelled to tell queer folks that they are living a “sin” that is “offensive to God.” A common response is, “Then why did He make me this way?” The answer most often received — in one form or another — is “it is a test of faith”

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Swiss voters back anti-homophobia law, projection shows

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

VIENNA (Reuters) - A Swiss referendum on Sunday cleared the way for the country to close a loophole in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights by extending anti-racism laws to cover sexual orientation, a widely used projection showed.

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Switzerland votes in favour of LGBT protection bill

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Voters in Switzerland have backed a proposal to make discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity illegal.The result - 63.1% in favour to 36.9% against - is a huge boost for Switzerland's LGBT community.It had argued Swiss la

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TASMANIA’S TRANSFORMATION FROM WORST TO BEST

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Rodney Croome share lessons with Star Observer about how to make positive change highlighted by “The Campaign” by Campion Decent As audiences in Sydney and Melbourne enjoy Campion Decent’s masterful play about the gay law reform campaign in Tasmania,

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Interview: Mark Takano is taking charge of protecting veterans LGBTQ people in Congress

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Representative Mark Takano is one of seven out members in the current House of Representatives. He  <a href="https://takano.house.gov/">has served California’s 41st District</a>, covering mostly Riverside County, since its inception in 2013. Takano w

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Iowa bills create restrictions for transgender students playing sports and lessons on LGBT topics

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

Both bills were introduced in the Iowa House and are sponsored by 13 Republican legislators.House File 2201 would require school districts to notify parents about any classroom instructions regarding gender identity, a person’s perception of their ge

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Cynthia Nixon endorses Bernie Sanders, says he’ll “turn the system upside down”

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

Actress-turned-out political hopeful Cynthia Nixon has announced her support for Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primary and election for President. The Sanders campaign released a video of Nixon explaining her decision, along with a st

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LGBT History Month: Gay bars are refuges for all says Canterbury's Limes Lounge and Thanet's The Sundowners

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

The owner of a gay bar has said we shouldn't need to have them in the 21st century, but they have become a beacon of acceptance to many in recent years Parents of LGBT+ children in  <a href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/">Kent</a> are now using them

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