Impact

LGBTQ

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.

LGBTQ

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.

world

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.

Impact

Italy’s Florence Has Elected Its First Woman Mayor

Sara Funaro, a leftist politician, won 60% of the votes to become mayor of the Italian city on Monday June 24.

Impact

Sierra Leone Has Passed A Law To Ban Child Marriage

Sierra Leone has one of the world’s highest rates for child marriage, early pregnancy and maternal deaths, with one third of girls married before they are 18.

world

Gay Sex Is No Longer A Crime In Namibia

Sex between men had been a crime in Namibia due to two colonial era laws from 1927.

world

Namibia’s Youngest Woman Minister Says There Should Be More Young Women In Politics

28-year-old Emma Theofelus says that everything we do is related to politics so young women and young people must get involved in politics to help make decisions about our future.

Activism

Denmark’s Men’s Football Team Has Refused A Pay Raise So The Women’s Team Can Get Equal Pay

The men’s team and the player’s union decided to refuse a wage increase so both teams can get the same pay.

Impact

Thailand Has Passed A Bill To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

On Tuesday June 18, Thailand’s upper house of the senate overwhelmingly passed a bill with 130 votes in favor and 4 against.

Impact

This Argentine Actress Who Said She Was Raped By Her Male Co-Star When She Was 16 Has Finally Got Justice

Thelma Fardin said she sought justice for the girl she was and that the court’s decision was “a message of hope for everyone who suffered and is suffering from abuse”.

world

This Canadian Lawmaker Has Become The First To Address The Parliament In An Indigenous Language

This was the first time when a language other than English and French was officially acknowledged and allowed for use within the legislative chamber.

Women

This Kenyan Refugee Woman Has Made History As The First Black Mayor In Northern Ireland

42-year-old Lilian Seenoi-Barr had been campaigning for an end to forced marriage and female genital mutilation – or FGM – for Massai women in Kenya.