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Russian court labels top LGBTQ+ rights group an ‘extremist organisation’
"Banning it is a major premeditated blow to LGBTI people and their allies,” said Amnesty International director Marie Struthers
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New Zealand expands blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men
It comes just days after the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood eased restrictions for gay and bisexual men, and transgender people
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Belgian non-profit promotes temporary shelter for LGBTQ+ Muslims seeking safety
Support could extend to international arrivals from countries where being openly LGBTQ+ is unsafe
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Brooklyn drag fundraiser parodying MAGA and Turning Point USA raises $25,000
The event, billed as Turning Point US Gay, included drag portrayals of Melania Trump, Erika Kirk, Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem
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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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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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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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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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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
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Tennessee introduces ‘Charlie Kirk Act’ protecting anti-LGBTQ+ university speakers
If signed by governor Bill Lee, the legislation could prevent public universities from restricting invited speakers based on their ideologies
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Drag legend Virgin X and photographer Matt Ford team up to raise funds for Gaza with latex-laced imagery (EXCLUSIVE)
The works are being sold exclusively on the Matt Ford Studio website, signed by the photographer himself
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Australian lesbian rights group wins transgender exclusion appeal
The Lesbian Action Group is seeking a five-year exemption under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 to exclude trans women
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Senegal court jails man for six years in first conviction under new anti-LGBTQ+ law
The ruling follows recent changes to legislation signed into law by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after approval by the National Assembly