Culture Sexuality
Alexander Abramov on the reality of gay life in Russia and Kazakhstan
The artist and model reflects on years spent amid hidden LGBTQ scenes in the Attitude October issue.
Law
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Thailand takes steps towards supporting same-sex unions
The Civil Partnership Bill would also allow couples to adopt and jointly own property
Culture Sexuality
COVID-19: Advice for LGBTQ co-parents in lockdown
In partnership with A City Law Firm.
Culture Sexuality
Comment | The history of the relationship between the LGBTQ community and British law
In partnership with A City Law Firm
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‘Gay panic’ defence could soon be scrapped in New Jersey
The bill allows murder charges to be downgraded to manslaughter if the killing was in responses to an unwanted sexual advance
Life Travel
‘Being LGBTQ in China is difficult – but more and more young people are bravely coming out’
Ying Xin, the executive director of the Beijing LGBT Center Beijing on the battle for queer acceptance in the world's most populous country.
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Four men in Mauritius are fighting to repeal archaic, homophobic colonial-era law
“All we want is the same rights are everyone else."
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Gay rights activist files legal challenge against law banning sex between men in Singapore
This marks the third attempt to overturn Section 377A of the penal code
News World
Texas outlaws sending unsolicited d**k pics
Sending sexually-explicit images without prior consent could land you a $500 fine from Saturday (7 September).
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UK judge rejects LGBTQ asylum seeker for not having gay ‘demeanour’
The immigration judge said he did not accept the man was gay because we wasn't "effeminate".
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Japan’s major opposition parties submit Bill calling for marriage equality
The Asian country is currently run by conservative party Liberal Democractic Party
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Hong Kong abolishes four laws that criminalise homosexual acts
The laws initially made gay men criminally liable for acts that are legal for heterosexuals
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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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Demonstration to take place outside Dorchester Hotel, London, following Brunei’s capital punishment law
The hotel is owned by the Sultan of Brunei and the demonstration will take place this Saturday
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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
Culture Sexuality
‘As you celebrate five years of same-sex marriage, please don’t forget about gay people in Northern Ireland’
Half a decade after the first same-sex weddings took place in England and Wales, Northern Ireland's gay community is no closer to equality, writes Ben Kelly.
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Brunei to stone to death and amputate adulterers and gay men under law
The tiny Asian kingdom will introduce the new punishments next week
News World
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
Culture Sexuality
LGBT-inclusive education: What do the government guidelines actually say?
As the row over 'No Outsiders' escalates, what do the guidelines say schools should be doing?