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“Relentless opposition” marring progress made towards equal rights for LGBTQ+ people, new publication reveals

Graham Robson May 30, 2024

“Relentless opposition” is marring progress made towards equal rights for LGBTQ+ people, a new publication has revealed. Published ahead of Pride Month, ILGA World’s new publication Laws on Us documents the “intense amount” of legal developments that affected communities based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics between January 2023 and […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Little progress for LGBTQ+ rights in the UK, new pan-European research shows

May 15, 2024

New research has shown that Europe is increasingly polarised over gay and transgender rights, as reports of hate crime and harassment reach record levels across the continent. The annual ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map and Index, which ranks 49 countries on their rights protections, praised Germany, Iceland, Bulgaria and Slovenia for passing laws to tackle LGBTQ+ hate […]

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LGBTQ+ News

1,117 organisations worldwide urge the UN to renew its human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity

Graham Robson June 17, 2022

1,117 civil society organisations from 134 states and territories have delivered a joint global statement calling for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Independent Expert on violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).

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Business News

Poland’s ‘anti-LGBTQ+’ President re-elected

July 17, 2020

Polish President Andrzej Duda has been re-elected with 51.2% of the vote following a campaign in which he demonised and scapegoated LGBTQ+ communities.

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