Australian PM faces rebellion over same-sex marriage

• Released Date: 11-Jul-2017

Australia’s Prime Minister is facing down backbench rebels who want to push forward with equal marriage.The country’s right-wing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has repeatedly blocked a free vote in Parliament on equal marriage, despite overwhelming

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’First’ gay Muslim wedding takes place in the UK

• Released Date: 11-Jul-2017

Two men have become the first in the UK to have a gay Muslim wedding, it has been reported.Jahed Choudhury, 24, and Sean Rogan, 19, tied the knot in Walsall while wearing traditional Islamic dress.

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Chinese court rules against harmful gay ‘cure’ therapy for the first time

• Released Date: 11-Jul-2017

In an unprecedented move a Chinese court has ruled against gay ‘cure’ therapy. In a legal first last week a Chinese court ruled against a public hospital which forced a gay man into ‘conversion’ therapy.

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Woman’s suicide shows hardship of trans people in Hong Kong

• Released Date: 11-Jul-2017

A 24-year-old trans woman who died by suicide has revealed the hardships trans people face in Hong Kong.Surnamed Hu the woman died on Saturday afternoon at the Tai Wai Metro Station

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Scared to get sick, how healthcare in India lets down LGBTI people

• Released Date: 11-Jul-2017

LGBTI people in India have reported feeling afraid of falling ill because visiting healthcare providers can be terrifying.In the city of Hyderabad about 80% of trans people were denied healthcare. That’s according Rachana Mudraboyina of the Tela

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Church of England votes to ‘welcome and affirm’ trans people

• Released Date: 10-Jul-2017

The Church of England has voted to welcome and affirm transgender people in their parish churches. The motion to move towards greater acceptance of trans people was voted on at the General Synod over the weekend.

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These 3 wedding proposals from London pride will make your day

• Released Date: 10-Jul-2017

Pride in London is getting a reputation as the place for LGBTQ couples to get engaged. Here are three heart-warming proposals from this past weekend.

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Gay Muslim ties the knot in beautiful wedding

• Released Date: 10-Jul-2017

A gay couple have tied the knot in traditional Muslim garb.Jahed Choudhury, 24, and Sean Rogan, 19, tied the knot this week in a ceremony in the West Midlands. The pair donned Islamic garb for the ceremony, which was carried out in Walsall registry

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Church of England overwhelmingly votes in favor of trans initiation ceremonies

• Released Date: 10-Jul-2017

The Church of England’s governing body, the General Synod, voted overwhelmingly in favor of transgender ceremonies marking their new identity after transition.Bishops voted 30 to two in favour, while 127 lay members voted for and 48 against, and cler

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Russian minister may have intervened over postponed Bolshoi ballet

• Released Date: 10-Jul-2017

Russia’s culture minister may have intervened to prompt the Bolshoi theatre to postpone a much-awaited ballet premiere about the life of dancer Rudolf Nureyev, a Russian news agency has reported.

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Pride – the meaning of it is in the word itself

• Released Date: 10-Jul-2017

As a participant in Pride for over 40 years, I welcome Peter Tatchell’s article (Why Pride needs liberating, 6 July), but feel he was too easy on the organisers and the authorities. The point about Pride is in the word. You have to take part, identif

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Local group calls on Indian PM to decriminalize homosexuality

• Released Date: 10-Jul-2017

A small, but active LGBTI group has taken it up on themselves to call on the Indian Prime Minister to change federal laws on homosexuality.Last month the Nagpur LGBT Pride Group started collecting letters from people asking PM Narendra Modi to repeal

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