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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.”
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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.
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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.
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Liechtenstein Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex partnerships have been legal in Liechtenstein, a tiny European country with less than 40,000 people, since 2011.
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The Taiwanese Drag Queen Who Won "RuPaul’s Drag Race" Met With Taiwan’s President And It Was Iconic
“Having been a president for more than eight years, this is the first time that the presidential office is so lively and so colorful and filled with so many beautiful people,” Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen said in a speech after the performance.
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Iraq Has Passed A Law Making Same-Sex Relationships A Crime
Under the new law, people can be jailed for 10 to 15 years for being in a same-sex relationship.
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In A Win For LGBTQ Rights, Dominica Has Struck Down A Colonial-Era Law Banning Same-Sex Sexual Activities
Due to a law imposed in 1873 during British colonial rule, sexual activities between adults of the same sex were banned in Dominica, even if both people had consented.
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This Taiwanese Drag Queen Has Become The First East Asian Person To Win “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
"Taiwan, this is for you!"
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Sweden Has Passed A New Law That Makes It Easier For Young People To Change Their Legal Gender Identity
Previously, people in Sweden needed to be 18 to change their legal gender, but the new law lowers the age to 16.
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Germany Has Passed A New Law Making It Easier For People To Change Their Gender
The law, which passed on Friday April 12, will allow people over 18 to choose their legal gender through a simple declaration.
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This British Anchor Refused To Use A Non-Binary Guest’s Pronouns, Saying It’s "Grammatically Incorrect"
"You’re not a plural. You’re one person, and you’re a female person. So, I will use ‘she’ and ‘her,’ thank you very much."
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Thailand Has Moved One Step Closer To Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand’s lower house of parliament has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would change the definition of marriage to one between two individuals, instead of between a man and a woman.