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Italy Has Made It Illegal For Couples To Travel Overseas To Have A Baby Using Surrogacy

The law is supported by the far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party and her conservative allies, who have said that motherhood is "absolutely unique and cannot be surrogated".

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Four Teenage Boys Have Been Accused Of Committing “Hate Crimes” For Attacking Gay Men In Australia

The teens, aged 15 to 17, allegedly created fake profiles on the LGBTQ dating app to lure gay men out to meet them in real life, before attacking them using weapons like crowbars and machetes.

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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.

LGBTQ

This Trans Woman Influencer In Georgia Has Been Murdered A Day After Parliament Passed Controversial Anti-LGBTQ Bill

Kesaria Abramidze, an influencer and model with more than half a million followers on Instagram, was stabbed to death in her home in Tbilisi.

Women

Are There Really Men Competing At The Women’s Boxing At The Olympics?

After days of people doubting her gender, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has hit back at detractors to say she is female.

LGBTQ

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.

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

A Portuguese Grandpa Didn’t Have A Rainbow Flag At Pride So This Person Traded With Him And It’s Wholesome

"He was so surprised and gestured as if to say 'For me?'", Lily Martins, the person who traded flags with the grandfather told Almost.

LGBTQ

The Daughter Of Cameroon’s President Defied The Country’s Ban On Same-Sex Relationships And Shared A Photo Of Her Kissing Her Girlfriend

Same-sex relationships are illegal in Cameroon, and those found guilty could face up to 5 years in prison.

LGBTQ

Georgia Has Passed A New Anti-LGBTQ Bill That Would Crack Down On The LGBTQ Community

The bill would ban people from changing gender and same-sex couples from adopting children.

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.

LGBTQ

This Gay Philippine Student Called Out Pope Francis For Using An Anti-LGBTQ Word On A Livestream

Jack Lorenz Acebedo Rivero, a psychology student, told the Pope to "stop using offensive language against the LGBTQIA+ community.”