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Monkeypox renamed ‘Mpox’ by the World Health Organisation
WHO will begin using the new term but says “both names will be used simultaneously for one year while ‘monkeypox’ is phased out.”
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White House adviser urges UN to relocate climate conference over ‘LGBTQ+ torture’ in Egypt
Jerome Foster and Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson fear being targeted
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Monkeypox: UN condemns ‘homophobic and racist’ coverage of outbreaks
Denouncing some media reporting of the monkeypox virus, UNAIDS warns of “exacerbating stigma and undermining the response”
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Stonewall calls for UN to review UK equalities watchdog’s status in wake of transphobia claims
It's being supported by the Good law Project and 20 other LGBTQ and trans focused organisations.
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Kansas City bans gay conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth
This marks the second city in the Missouri state to ban the archaic practice
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Luxembourg’s Prime Minister says everyone has a duty to challenge hate speech
Xavier Bettel is one of three openly gay and lesbian leaders in the world
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Iran’s Foreign Minister defends execution of gay people
He claimed it happens because the country has 'moral principles'
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Brunei’s foreign minister says law aims to ‘educate, deter, rehabilitate and nurture’ rather than punish
The new capital punishmnet law was invoked last week in the tiny Commonwealth country
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Petition launched calling for members of the UN to recognise and support trans rights at home and work
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Trump administration to deny visas to unmarried same-sex partners of UN diplomats
The White House says they'll be treated the same as heterosexual partners - despite marriage equality being legal in just 12% of UN member states.
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US issues statement after voting against UN resolution banning the death penalty for gay people
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United Nations lays out hopes for LGBT progress in 2016
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Watch | Caitlyn Jenner’s slip of the tongue
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Gay men recount the horrors of life under ISIS
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UN calls for worldwide decriminalisation of homosexuality
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Russia calls for UN to vote to block benefits for staff in same-sex marriages
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Watch first ever Bollywood music video for gay rights
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UN secretary-general condemns Russia over anti-gay laws
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