Kids raised by same-sex parents do as well as their peers, major study shows

• Released Date: 24-Oct-2017

The comprehensive report, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, disproves the notion that children require a mother and father to succeed – one of the main arguments used by opponents of same-sex marriage and adoption.

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After ’gay party’ furore, LGBT community prefers to lie low

• Released Date: 04-Oct-2017

FEATURE | Two weeks ago, the authorities reaffirmed that the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community is not allowed to organise a party - at least not publicly - by promising to clamp down on a so-called gay-friendly event in Kuala Lu

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Victory for Gender Identity in Botswana

• Released Date: 03-Oct-2017

In a legal first for Botswana, the country’s High Court has ruled that a transgender man should be allowed to hold official documents that reflect his gender identity. The judgment is a huge victory for transgender people in Botswana, who face consid

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U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning death penalty for LGBT people; is this who we are?

• Released Date: 03-Oct-2017

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council approved a resolution condemning the use of the death penalty in a discriminatory manner such as consensual same-sex relations. Along with 13 other nations, the United States voted against it. I

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Egypt puts 17 men on trial for homosexuality

• Released Date: 02-Oct-2017

CAIRO: Seventeen men suspected of being homosexuals went on trial in Egypt on Sunday for alleged debauchery and incitement to debauchery, judicial sources said.There was no further information about the hearing which was closed to journalists, and de

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UN resolution condemns death penalty for same-sex relations

• Released Date: 02-Oct-2017

The 47-member Human Rights Council passed the resolution – The question of the death penalty – on Friday, September 29, with 27 States voting in favour, 13 against and 7 abstentions [1].

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How To Not Get Shot Or Arrested In Indonesia

• Released Date: 02-Oct-2017

Indonesia’s fascinating customs and lifestyles are a major attraction, but failure to respect them could land a less-savvy tourist in seriously scorching water. Don’t be the boozed-up Bali bro getting trashed at Potato Head Beach Club at 10am. Here’s

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Majority of Australians have voted ‘Yes’ to same-sex marriage, poll shows

• Released Date: 02-Oct-2017

The country is currently taking part in a voluntary postal vote on the issue of marriage equality, and while the result won’t be binding, it will give politicians a better idea of what the public wants when they perform a vote in parliament

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Germany celebrates as first same-sex couples marry after law change

• Released Date: 01-Oct-2017

Germans celebrated today as the first same-sex couples married after the law was changed to legalise the unions. Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende, together for 38 years before they tied the knot, got married in Berlin today.

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Ja! German same-sex couples can marry from tomorrow

• Released Date: 30-Sep-2017

After a historic vote in June, German same-sex couples will be able to marry from tomorrow (1 October). German MPs back in June voted by a clear majority to legalise same-sex marriage. After years of campaigning, things moved swiftly with a vote bein

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Macklemore to donate proceeds from Same Love to marriage equality campaign

• Released Date: 30-Sep-2017

American rapper, Macklemore, has pledged to donate the Australian proceeds from his track, Same Love, to the marriage equality campaign.The artist revealed his plans on the eve of the rugby league final in Sydney, where he will perform the hit song.

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Japan’s race for the LGBT gold in Asia

• Released Date: 30-Sep-2017

One week before launching the Party of Hope, Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike endorsed the Equality Gala of Lawyers for LGBT & Allies Network (LLAN) held in Tokyo.Koike’s prepared bilingual statement of Sept 19 marks a historical moment in what could become th

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