Malaysia’s Deputy PM vows to block ‘unnatural’ gay festival

• Released Date: 21-Sep-2017

Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister has vowed to block a planned gay festival in the country’s capital – and ban its organisers from the country.The Malaysian press had gone into overdrive over the plans for a White Party Kuala Lumpur, a spin-off o

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Neither Constitution Nor Mindset Supports LGBTs In India:

• Released Date: 21-Sep-2017

New Delhi: Actress Celina Jaitley, who has always spoken up for the rights of the LGBTs (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender), says the Indian Constitution and the mentality of people do not support the community in the country.

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Trump’s nominees cast doubt on the future of employment protections for LGBT workers

• Released Date: 20-Sep-2017

It’s unclear whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will continue to hold its previous stance that a landmark federal law protects LGBT workers.

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Company that ’fired’ woman for saying ’it’s OK to vote no’ may have broken law

• Released Date: 20-Sep-2017

A children’s entertainment company that allegedly sacked a contractor after she expressed opposition to same-sex marriage on social media may have breached discrimination law, experts have warned.

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Brazilian judge approves gay conversion therapy amid furious backlash from LGBT rights campaigners

• Released Date: 20-Sep-2017

A judge in Brazil has approved the use of gay conversion therapy, amid a furious backlash from campaigners, psychologists and celebrities.

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Support for equal marriage plummets in Australia

• Released Date: 19-Sep-2017

Support for equal marriage had dropped sharply in Australia, as anti-gay marriage activists continue a scaremongering campaign.Australia’s right-wing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is currently holding a country-wide postal vote on whether same-sex

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HRC to partner with four overseas LGBT groups

• Released Date: 19-Sep-2017

The Human Rights Campaign on Monday announced it will partner with four LGBT advocacy groups around the world.The organization will work with the Global Democracy Initiative in Georgia, Colors Rainbow in Myanmar, Kyrgyz Indigo in Kyrgyzstan and Oveja

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Brazilian judge approves ’gay conversion therapy’, sparking national outrage

• Released Date: 19-Sep-2017

A Brazilian judge has approved gay conversion therapy in a ruling which prompted widespread outrage and raised fears of a conservative backlash.Waldemar de Carvalho, a federal judge in the capital of Brasília, overruled a 1999 decision by the Federal

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Ellen shares message of love for her wife in powerful marriage equality statement

• Released Date: 18-Sep-2017

Ellen DeGeneres has taken to social media to encourage Australians to vote in favor of marriage equality in a moving expression of her love for wife Portia de Rossi.

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Mental health expert attacks Canavan’s ’grow a spine’ comment on marriage equality

• Released Date: 18-Sep-2017

The Nationals senator Matt Canavan’s call for marriage equality advocates to grow a spine was very regrettable coming from a politician who had faced less adversity than LGBTI Australians, the mental health expert Patrick McGorry has said.

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A yes vote is vital for the mental health of LGBT Australians. That’s a fact Kamran Ahmed

• Released Date: 17-Sep-2017

With the authorisation of an unnecessary postal vote on marriage equality, the public debate has predictably turned into a circus. So it should perhaps come as no surprise that the intellectual equivalent of custard pies are being thrown.

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Serbian gay prime minister Ana Brnabic joins Pride Parade in Belgrade

• Released Date: 17-Sep-2017

Serbia’s first openly gay – and female – prime minister, Ana Brnabic, has joined over a thousand activists at Belgrade’s annual Pride Parade.Her appearance at the parade marks the first time a Serbian prime minister has ever participated in the

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