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Three of the world’s top Christian leaders have spoken out against laws that criminalise homosexuality. Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, joined the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and Ian Greenshields the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in calling out churches that turn away gay people, and countries that […]
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8 Feb 2023 /
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The Amsterdam Dress, a monumental artwork that highlights countries where gay people still face imprisonment, torture and death has made its way to Australia for the first time. Created in The Netherlands by artists Mattijs van Bergen, Arnout van Krimpen, Jochem Kaan and Oeri van Woezik, the dress is made from the national flags of the […]
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21 Sep 2022 |
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Vietnam’s health authorities have issued a directive to doctors and health professionals across the country instructing them to stop treating homosexuality as an illness. The move has been seen as a major progression for LGBTIQA+ rights in the country. The directive told health workers that they should treat LGBTQ+ people with respect and ensure they […]
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25 Aug 2022 |
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Singapore will end its ban of gay sex following years of debate of gay rights in the conservative nation. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the decision on national television on Sunday. Previously the government had indicated it would no longer prosecute people under the laws which could be traced back the country’s time as a […]
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21 Aug 2022 |
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Human Rights Watch have releases a new report saying persistent Malaysian government-sponsored discrimination threatens the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the country. The 71-page report, “‘I Don’t Want to Change Myself’: Anti-LGBT Conversion Practices, Discrimination, and Violence in Malaysia,” claims that government officials have fostered a hostile climate in which LGBT and gender diverse […]
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12 Aug 2022 |
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Wear It Purple Day have announced that the theme for their 2022 events will be “Still Me, Still Human”. Thousands of schools, community organisations, universities and workplaces will hold events across Australia on Friday 26th August for for Wear It Purple Day. As a day of significance for many Australians, it focuses on LGBTQIA+ youth […]
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17 Jul 2022 |
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Russian lawmakers have proposed extending the country’s laws that prohibit the promotion of ‘non-traditional’ sexual relationships to children. It is proposed that the so-called ban on ‘gay propaganda’ be extended to include adults as well. The current laws, which were introduced in 2013, stop any mention of gay and lesbian relationships, or transgender people, in […]
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15 Jul 2022 |
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A Caribbean court has ruled that laws outlawing gay sex in Antigua and Barbuda are unconstitutional. The East Caribbean Supreme Court ruled last week that “the selection of an intimate partner is a private and personal choice” and the twin-island nation’s 1995 Sexual Offenses Act “offends the right to liberty, protection of the law, freedom […]
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12 Jul 2022 |
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A tribunal in South Australia has heard that authorities put an intersex woman in a male prison, despite a judge asking that she be housed in the women’s facility. The woman has lodged a discrimination complaint against the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) and the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN) saying that they broke […]
Tags: discrimination, Equal Opportunity, Intersex, South Australia
6 Jul 2022 |
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Pink Dot SG and Virtue APAC have partnered to launch an artistic collaboration project to turn messages of support into art pieces and drive conversations around LGBTQIA+ issues well beyond Pride month. Singapore’s annual gathering in support of LGBTQIA+ law reform drew thousands of people to Hong Lim Park earlier this month. Supporters of the […]
Tags: discrimination, Pink Dot, pink dot SG, Pride, Singapore, virtue apac, words of change
23 Jun 2022 |
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