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Pope Leo XIV says Catholic Church will not widen same-sex blessing policy
Leo spoke to reporters on the flight back to Rome after an 11-day trip to North and Central Africa
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Benfica footballer Gianluca Prestianni banned for six matches over homophobic conduct
During an investigation, midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni said Prestianni said he had directed a homophobic insult at the Brazil international
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Kezia Dugdale apologises for JK Rowling praise and insists Stonewall backs trans rights
The controversy came after Dugdale was asked about Rowling during an interview with the Guardian following news of her appointment
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Far-right mayors cancel Pride and remove LGBTQ+ symbols in two French municipalities
The moves, in Elne in the south and Faches-Thumesnil near the Belgian border, have drawn criticism from campaigners
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Rapist jailed for deliberately transmitting HIV to men and underage boys
He was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm on seven victims, including raping four of them with the intent of transmitting HIV
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Former drag performer is elected as Reform UK councillor and immediately calls for Pride funding cuts
"All councils should stop funding Pride events that bring little value to social inclusion," Michael Felse said after his election victory
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NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani appoints Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz as Department of Records lead
Mamdani has appointed Smith-Cruz, a Black lesbian librarian, to lead the department.
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Luxembourg foreign minister reveals clash with ousted Hungary leader on anti-LGBTQ+ laws
"As I told Viktor Orbán at that moment, it was not my choice [to be gay]," said Luxembourg’s foreign minister, Xavier Bettel
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Ex French PM Gabriel Attal criticised by right-wing media for discussing gay relationship in memoir
Attal includes a chapter titled "Gay", where he writes about his relationship with Stéphane Séjourné, who serves as a European commissioner
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Home Office blocks extremist anti-LGBTQ+ content creator from entering UK
Using her online platform to promote anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, the content creator has previously been seen burning a copy of the Quran and LGBTQ+ books with a flamethrower
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London’s Wellcome Collection spotlights 1980s-90s AIDS epidemic in moving exhibition
Audiences will be transported to the frontlines of HIV/AIDS activism and care, moving from the UK epidemic of the 1980s–90s to the Global South
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European Court of Justice rules Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws violate EU policy
Under Viktor Orbán’s rule, anti-LGBTQ+ legislation was introduced, which the European Court of Justice says should now be overturned
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US Supreme Court to hear Catholic school funding case over LGBTQ+ ban
Claiming the Free Exercise Clause, part of the First Amendment, they filed a lawsuit after being refused state funding
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Apple CEO Tim Cook names replacement as he steps out of role
Cook made history as the first publicly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company
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Australian former billionaire Hamish Douglass comes out as gay
Douglass, once one of Australia's most prominent fund managers, opened up about his sexuality on the Rampart Talks podcast
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Manchester Village Pride guarantees stability to unpaid drag performers in landmark Equity agreement
"Signing a union agreement helps rebuild performers's trust after Manchester Pride went into liquidation last year," said Equity’s Karen Lockney
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Australia eases blood donation restrictions for some LGBTQ+ citizens
"We're now able to now safely make changes that will enable gay and bisexual men and transgender people to donate blood and platelets," announced Lifeblood executive director Cath Stone
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‘I love president Trump’: Caitlyn Jenner backs Donald Trump despite anti-trans passport policy
The former athlete says the US leader's executive order on gender markers has left her unable to travel internationally, but she's still not withdrawing her support
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Porn star Ty Roderick says he’s been discharged from hospital after alleged knife attack
"My son was the victim of a sudden, violent attack," wrote Roderick's mother via a GoFundMe page
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Belarus introduces law targeting so-called LGBTQ+ propaganda with jail penalties
Under Belarusian law, LGBTQ+ topics are now grouped within the same set of criminal categories as paedophilia