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URC marriage equality

United Reformed Church To Allow Same-Sex Marriages In UK

The General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC) has voted in favour of allowing its local churches in the United Kingdom to conduct...
aids conference

Half of America’s Black Men Will Be Diagnosed With HIV in...

A Boston Medical conference has heard that about half of gay and bisexual black men will be diagnosed with the AIDS virus in their...
Reince Priebus

Trump Appoints Anti-LGBTI Advocate as Chief Of Staff

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair, Reince Priebus has been announced as President Elect, Donald Trump's pick as his administration's new Chief of Staff. Priebus who has...
Sarah McBride

Transgender Speaker To Make History At Democratic National Convention

The 2016 Democratic National Convention is set to make history, by having the first openly transgender speaker at a convention of a major US political party. Sarah...

Japanese Politician Urged to Resign After Calling Gays “Abnormal”

Reports coming in from Japan that a local member of parliament has been urged to resign for calling gay people "abnormal" on social media. This...
LGBTI Estonia

Constitutional Change To Halt LGBTI Equality in Estonia

The former-Soviet country of Estonia could see steps toward equality backtracking following proposed amendments to the Estonian Constitution that could see marriage redefined back to...
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner

Ivanka Trump and Husband Jared Kushner Credited with Saving LGBTI Protections

President Donald Trump's recent decision, to not move forward with an Executive Order essentially reversing Obama-era LGBTI protections has been credited to Ivanka Trump and her...
Erion O’Flaherty

Miss America Welcomes Its First Openly Gay Contestant

Miss America, one of the world's most famous beauty pageants has officially welcomed its first openly gay contestant to the competition, ninety-five years after its...

Church Of Scotland Allows Clergy To Marry Same-sex Partners

The Church of Scotland has officially approved a new measure that enables its clergy to marry their same-sex partners, bypassing the churches official stance...
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Progress Made In Bosnia and Herzegovina For LGBTI People

Amendments to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Law on the Prohibition of Discrimination have been adopted, ensuring further protections for LGBTI citizens. The amendments which were officially written...

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