In gay-friendly Palm Springs, America’s first all-LGBT government is no surprise

• Released Date: 01-Jan-2018

Under Trump, LGBT rights are under fire – but in this progressive desert haven, a historic moment was met with a shrug: ‘It’s not an issue here’

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These countries legalised same-sex marriage in 2017

• Released Date: 31-Dec-2017

Same-sex marriage is legalised in Finland. It came after a long wait for marriage equality, with weddings coming several years after the Finnish Parliament first passed a citizens’ initiative on same-sex marriage way back in 2014.The two-and-a-half y

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Progress, pain and resistance: a look back at global LGBT rights in 2017

• Released Date: 29-Dec-2017

2017 isn’t going to be an easy year to classify for future historians of the global LGBT rights movement. While much of the world’s attention was focused on Donald Trump’s disastrous first year in the White House and the damage he inflicted on democr

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Church of England bishop hits out at Trump-backing evangelicals as he calls for LGBT-inclusive Christianity

• Released Date: 28-Dec-2017

A Church of England bishop has lashed out at evangelicals who support the Trump administration, as he launches a new charity that will campaign for LGBT inclusivity.

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More than 1 in 4 of Trump’s judicial nominees are anti-LGBT

• Released Date: 27-Dec-2017

More than one in four of Trump’s judicial nominees have anti-LGBT records.While the Trump Administration has enforced several anti-LGBT policies, an analysis of the President’s judicial nominees may prove to be the most alarming. Lambda Legal, an LG

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10 times anti-LGBT people got savagely burned in 2017

• Released Date: 26-Dec-2017

2017 was a year in which homophobia and transphobia were at heightened levels in much of the world.Crackdowns across eastern Europe saw purges in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Azerbaijan, leading to gay men being detained, tortured and killed. 

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11 times the right-wing press trashed LGBT people in 2017

• Released Date: 24-Dec-2017

The right-wing press sometimes takes a break from attacking LGBT people – but that is a rare occurence.So here are 11 times tabloids and other right-wing outlets got a bit hysterical about LGBT issues in 2017.

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Sydney archbishop says same-sex marriage made 2017 a ‘horrible year’

• Released Date: 23-Dec-2017

In the seething attack, he said that the year had been especially challenging for Christians because of marriage equality.Like any year, this one has had its challenges for our world, our country and each of us individually, Archbishop Fisher said.

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UK’s Boris Johnson meets with Russian LGBT activists, challenges Kremlin over Chechnya

• Released Date: 22-Dec-2017

The UK’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met with LGBT activists and praised their work on a tense trip to Russia.The British Foreign Secretary made a visit to Moscow this week at a time of frosty relations between the two countries. Mr Johnson, a s

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This pro-LGBT church has its own army to counter hateful protesters

• Released Date: 21-Dec-2017

A church has created its own army of volunteers ready to protect it against anti-LGBT+ protesters.These first responders reflect the accepting attitude of the First Congregational Church of Geneva, Illinois towards the LGBT+ community. 

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Indonesian minister contradicts himself on ’embrace’ of LGBT people

• Released Date: 20-Dec-2017

In comments made on Monday, the country’s Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin appeared to suggest that attitudes might change in the country when it comes to LGBT people.

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European leaders called for Turkey to revoke blanket ban on LGBT events

• Released Date: 19-Dec-2017

As Members of the European Parliament, we call on Turkish authorities to immediately revoke this ban and restore the right to freedom of assembly as guaranteed in the Turkish constitution.

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