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A group of LGBTIQ+ Ugandans have come together to take legal action against those in power, alleging they were tortured after being arrested during COVID-19 lockdown. The Guardian has reported that a group of four trans women, two bisexual men and 14 gay men near capital city Kampala were held in custody for over 50 […]
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24 Jul 2020 /
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Today thousands of people will march through the street of Northbridge celebrating the LGBTIQ+ community, it’s the thirtieth anniversary of the protests that lead to the formation of Pride WA. The group was founded three decades ago following the historic removal of the laws that criminalised sodomy in Western Australia, essentially seen as a ban […]
Tags: 1989, decriminalisation, Homosexuality, Pride WA
30 Nov 2019 |
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Singapore’s High Court has allowed a gay man to legally adopt the son he and his partner had via a surrogate. Its a landmark ruling in the conservative country where same-sex activity is still illegal. The decision overturns a 2017 ruling that said the man could not formally adopt the child because they were born […]
Tags: Adoption, gay, Homosexuality, Singapore, Surrogacy
17 Dec 2018 |
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The Catholic Archbishop of Singapore has shared his views on the push to decrimalise homosexuality arguing that it should remain illegal because it will lead to gay people wanting to marry and adopt children. William Goh published a pastoral letter to Singapore’s Catholic community outlining the Catholic church’s opposition to the laws changing. There has […]
Tags: Archbishop William Goh, Catholic, decriminalisation, Homosexuality, Singapore
19 Sep 2018 |
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Singaporeans are asking why homosexual activity remains illegal in the country following India’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared that Section 377 of the penal code was unconstitutional because it violated an individuals right to privacy. The identical law in Singapore holds the same statue number on the law books, Section 377 – as it […]
Tags: Homosexuality, Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore, Tommy Koh
8 Sep 2018 |
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ASEAN parliamentarians for Human Rights have publicly urged Indonesia’s parliament not to criminalize homosexuality. The Indonesian parliament is currently debating a proposal to amend the country’s criminal code, the changes would make homosexuality illegal in Indonesia and also criminalise all sex outside of matrimony. During the debate last week one Indonesian MP argued in favour […]
Tags: ASEAN, Homosexuality, Indonesia, Janet Rice, Julie Bishop
13 Feb 2018 |
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Indonesia’s top court has rejected an attempt to have gay sex, and all sex outside of marriage, criminalised. A panel of nine judges considered the the petition to have the laws changed, four judges argued in favour of making all gay sex illegal, and limiting consensual heterosexual activity to those who are married. The push […]
Tags: Arief Hidayat, court, Family Love Alliance, gay, Homosexuality, Indonesia, judges, sex
14 Dec 2017 |
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Dr David van Gend, a leading spokesperson for the Coalition for Marriage and head of the Australian Marriage Forum has described homosexuality as “a disordered form of behaviour” during a radio interview. Dr van Gend, who is a GP and a member of the Queensland’s Liberal National party, was reflecting on the biblical story of […]
Tags: Coalition for Marriage, Dr David van Gend, Homosexuality, Marriage Forum, Vision Christian Radio
27 Oct 2017 |
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The new CEO of the Western Australian AIDS Council has weighed in on the marriage debate, sharing from his personal experience as a gay man growing up in the 1970’s. David Kernohan, formerly of the Mental Health Law Centre, has released a statement comparing today’s debate over same sex marriage to a time when Australia […]
Tags: David Kernohan, decriminalisation, Homosexuality, Marriage, mental health law centre, postal survey, WA AIDS Council, WAAC
29 Sep 2017 |
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The Tanzanian government has threatened to arrest and deport foreigners who argue in favour of LGBTI rights and close down any organisations that are supportive of the LGBTI community. A warning was issued by the country’s Interior Minister, Mwigulu Nchemba, via the country’s state owned media outlet. “I would like to remind and warn all organisations […]
Tags: Homosexuality, John Magufuli, Mwigulu Nchemba, Tanzania
26 Jun 2017 |
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