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New York to ban ‘gay panic’ defence in murder cases
The outrageous defence has been used as early as the 1960s
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South Australia to remove ‘gay panic’ defence from criminal code
The Australian state is the last one to still allow the discriminatory defence
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Massachusetts becomes 16th US state to ban gay ‘conversion’ therapy for minors
Another battle won - but the war is far from over.
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Tennessee state lawmakers move forward legislation allowing adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ families
The bill was passed through the House with a vote of 67 to 22
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Puerto Rico governor to sign executive order banning gay conversion therapy
Ricardo Rossello announced the news days after a bill on the topic was blocked in the House of Representatives
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Bid launched to legislate same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
Tory peer Lord Robert Hayward called for the amendement to the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths Bill
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South Dakota kills anti-trans school sports team bill
Republican Jim Bolin claimed the new bill was 'all about fair competition'
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New York state to become 15th American state to ban gay conversion therapy
The state also signed GENDA act to protect LGBT people from harassment in the workplace
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Pakistan drafts new bill to make it illegal to harass transwomen in the workplace
The new bill will allow transgender people facing harassment at work to lodge a complaint
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New transgender law in Tasmania could make it illegal to refuse to call people by their preferred pronouns
The new reform will also allow people 16 or older to change their gender by law
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South Africa’s National Assembly pass bill to stop marriage officers refusing to marry same-sex couples
The African Christian Democratic Party, the National Freedom Party and the African Independent Congress all objected to the bill
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Tokyo pass bill to tackle discrimination against the LGBT community ahead of the 2020 Olympics
The new drafted bill was announced by the government this week
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Bill to allow HIV-positive people to adopt children in Russia has been drafted
Currently people living with HIV or hepatitis C cannot adopt children
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Ireland plans to hand out prison sentences for anyone organising gay conversion therapy
The bill has passed stage two of legislation and has been welcomed by Senator Fintan Warfield
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Theresa May refuses to support attempt to legalise same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
The prime minister was accused of "hiding behind the DUP" in the Commons on Wednesday (March 28).
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Northern Ireland same-sex marriage bill introduced in House of Commons
Could the UK finally get nationwide equality?
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Australia has officially legalised same-sex marriage
There were emotional scenes in parliament after the bill was passed on Thursday (December 7).
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Gay men convicted of now-abolished crimes to receive formal apology from Scottish government
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Egypt moves towards criminalising homosexuality with new anti-gay bill
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