QC approves landmark city ordinance protecting LGBT persons

• Released Date: 30-Sep-2014

In what advocates describe as gift to the city, the Quezon City Council on Monday approved a city ordinance banning discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals.

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Watch: Here’s what David Cameron has to say about gays making out in public

• Released Date: 29-Sep-2014

Prime Minister David Cameron agreed that it is sweet to see gay couples kissing in public.

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Tony Blair: ‘Gay rights is a significant part of my legacy’

• Released Date: 26-Sep-2014

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair says gay rights will form a significant part of his legacy.

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US: Washington Olympic Committee lacks LGBT membership

• Released Date: 25-Sep-2014

An LGBT-supported organisation advocating for the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Washington, DC is reportedly lacking LGBT members.

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Malaysia urged to stop transgender arrests

• Released Date: 25-Sep-2014

Rights group says Malaysian government should repeal laws that discriminate against transgender people.

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Hundreds rally in Philadelphia to call for LGBT hate crimes protections

• Released Date: 25-Sep-2014

Protestors demonstrate calling on Pennsylvania to add sexual orientation to its hate crime law at John F. Kennedy Plaza, also known as Love Park, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, in Philadelphia. The renewed call for the legislation comes in response to the

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Malaysia: Transgender People Under Threat

• Released Date: 25-Sep-2014

(Kuala Lumpur) – The Malaysian government should urgently seek the repeal of all laws and regulations that discriminate against transgender people, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

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Jimmy Carter on LGBT rights: Jesus didn’t discriminate

• Released Date: 23-Sep-2014

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter drew cheers Monday for his remarks supporting human rights and the LGBT community.

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LGBT Egyptians Go Into Hiding As Regime Cracks Down

• Released Date: 23-Sep-2014

The targeting of gay persons in Egypt happens when someone, on the senior level, chooses for it to happen, an Interior Ministry official told BuzzFeed News.

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Scotland votes no to independence

• Released Date: 19-Sep-2014

The people of Scotland have voted no to independence from the United Kingdom.With 26 of the 32 councils declared, the BBC forecast a victory for the ‘No’ campaign, though some later results are still coming in.

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No room at the inn in Texas for Uganda’s President Museveni over anti-gay laws

• Released Date: 19-Sep-2014

Uganda’s President Museveni is struggling to find accommodation during a trip to Texas where he is seeking to encourage tourism and investment in his country despite its persecution of LGBTI people - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/no

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Lost in the chaos - LGBTI people in emergencies

• Released Date: 19-Sep-2014

BANGKOK, 14 August 2014 (IRIN) - Unaddressed protection needs, rigid systems and research gaps imperil lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in humanitarian emergencies.

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