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Thailand Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage
The new law changes the definition of marriage to one between two individuals, instead of between a man and a woman.
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This Afghan Woman Taekwondo Athlete Has Made History As The First Refugee To Win A Medal At The Paralympics
Zakia Khudadadi had been smuggled out of Afghanistan after the Taliban took over Afghanistan so that she could compete at the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021.
Women
Iceland Has Elected This Entrepreneur And Businesswoman As Its Second Woman President
Tomasdottir was previously the head of Iceland's Chamber of Commerce and the CEO of a global non-profit that works to promote diversity in the workplace.
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This Marketing Student Has Made History As The First Deaf Woman To Be Crowned Miss South Africa
Mia Le Roux was diagnosed with profound deafness when she was just one years old.
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This Cameroonian Woman Boxer Has Made History As The First Refugee Athlete To Win An Olympic Medal
“Being a refugee to me means a life-changing opportunity. A lot of refugees out there all around the world have so many potentials, but they don’t have that the doors open for them yet. It’s a big family, all around the world,” Cindy Ngamba said.
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Mexico’s Capital Will Now Jail People For Up To 70 Years For Murdering A Transgender Woman
This makes Mexico City the second state in Mexico to criminalize transfemicides, with sentences of 35 to 70 years in prison.
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This Egyptian Fencer Competed At The Olympics While She Was Seven Months Pregnant And People Are Amazed
“What appears to you as two players on the podium, they were actually three!”
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Meet The Palestinian Olympic Team Competing Against All Odds
In tribute to all the Palestinian athletes who couldn’t compete.
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In A Watershed Moment, The ICJ Has Found Israel’s Occupation Of Palestine Is Illegal And Must End
In the advisory opinion, the world's top court ruled that Israel's continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory to be illegal.
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This Same-Sex Couple Sued South Korea’s Health Insurance For Denying Them Partner Status And Won
The supreme court said that denying benefits to a couple just because they are of the same sex constitutes discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Peru Will Stop Labeling Trans People As Having A Mental Illness
It comes after hundreds of people protested against a new law that the government said would ensure trans people have a more complete health coverage.
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SEVENTEEN Has Made History As The First K-Pop Group To Perform At Glastonbury Music Festival
“Even though the language, country and culture are all different, we can still connect as one, through music,” one of the band members, Joshua, told the crowd.