Australia’s conservative gay Senator is making moves on marriage equality

• Released Date: 09-Jul-2017

Australia’s first openly gay Conservative Federal politician is making moves to get marriage equality over the line.Dean Smith became a Senator in 2012 and revealed he has been working behind the scenes on a Bill to deliver civil marriage equali

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Australia’s conservative gay Senator is making moves on marriage equality

• Released Date: 09-Jul-2017

Australia’s first openly gay Conservative Federal politician is making moves to get marriage equality over the line.Dean Smith became a Senator in 2012 and revealed he has been working behind the scenes on a Bill to deliver civil marriage equali

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Anglican church set to offer special services for transgender people

• Released Date: 09-Jul-2017

The Church of England is set to offer special services to welcome transgender people to the Anglican faith after its ruling body backed a motion seen as a symbol of acceptance of an often marginalised community.

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Texas dad talks about his transgender son in this amazing video

• Released Date: 09-Jul-2017

Ken Ballard of Little Elm, Texas, spoke before the Texas legislature earlier this year about his transgender son. Equality Texas re-posted the video this week, and it has become an internet hit.

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JAPAN: Politician comes out as lawmakers join forces for LGBTI rights

• Released Date: 09-Jul-2017

A small group of local politicians have formed a coalition to promote pro-LGBTI policies.The five politicians from the Tokyo and Saitama prefectures launched their initiative at an event last week.Kunihiro Maeda, 51, who is a member of the

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North Carolina Pride festival scheduled on Jewish holiday could exclude LGBTI Jews

• Released Date: 08-Jul-2017

North Carolina Pride has been getting some backlash for scheduling this year’s festival on 30 September – the date that coincides with Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur.Yom Kippur is one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar.Carolina Jews for Justice,

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Pride in London crowds celebrate 50 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality

• Released Date: 08-Jul-2017

Gathering with friends off Oxford Street as they prepared to join Saturday’s Pride in London parade, Vito Ward reflected on just how much had changed in the decades since the first event she had attended.

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Church of England demands ban on conversion therapy

• Released Date: 08-Jul-2017

The Church of England has called on the government to ban conversion therapy and has condemned the practice, which aims to change sexual orientation, as unethical and potentially harmful.

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Andrew Garfield faces backlash over ’I’m gay without the physical act’ remark

• Released Date: 07-Jul-2017

ndrew Garfield is facing backlash after implying he’s basically a gay man, who just doesn’t have gay sex.Garfield said in a recent interview: ‘I am a gay man right now, just without the physical act.’And Twitter exploded with mixed reviews.

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Facebook brings back pride flag emoji — but not for most of us

• Released Date: 07-Jul-2017

Facebook‘s popular pride flag emoji is back! And more likely than not, you can’t have it.PinkNews reports the social media giant has responded to complaints from users in cities where pride celebrations have not yet occurred, such as London, which is

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Woman fired from her job after TV station ’outs’ her

• Released Date: 07-Jul-2017

It’s been a rough few days for two women who ‘informally married each other’ in Bangalore, India.Firstly, police filed a complaint against the women over their informal wedding. But then a TV station then photos of the two women identifying them. Aft

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Politicians launch group to promote LGBT-friendly policies

• Released Date: 07-Jul-2017

A group of local assembly members in Tokyo and Saitama prefectures who have publicly identified their sexual-minority status said Thursday they launched an inter-assembly league to promote policies supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pe

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