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English court to rule on final challenge to Trinidad's gay sex ban
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (470+ words) Supreme Court judges in London will hold a hearing on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern Caribbean nation, potentially setting a precedent for the largely conservative Caribbean region. The case was filed in…...
Conservative MPs launch fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1022+ words) A person wearing a traditional Kenyan bracelet with the Canadian flag — who at the time was in the process of being sponsored as a refugee — stands in the stairwell at the headquarters of Rainbow Family Support and Advocacy-Africa, an organization…...
Ahead of World Refugee Day, coalition urges the Carney Government to strengthen protections for queer and trans refugees
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (884+ words) Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ahead of World Refugee Day, The 519 and Rainbow Railroad, alongside a coalition of community partners, are launching Defend Refugees, a new advocacy campaign urging Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government to strengthen…...
Activists for LGBTQ+ rights abroad urge Canada to double foreign aid for minorities
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (712+ words) Liberal MP Rob Oliphant arrives for a meeting of the Liberal caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sunday, May 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang OTTAWA - Global activists for gender and sexual minorities are urging Canada to double its aid…...
Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (224+ words) Parade grand marshal Fae Johnstone calls out chants through a megaphone during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang An LGBTQ+ advocate says Canada is at critical juncture where it must decide whether…...
Belarusian parliament passes a bill to crack down on LGBTQ+ rights
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) The upper house gave final approval for the legislation following its passage last month by the lower house, and it goes next to authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for his expected signature before becoming law. The bill makes the “propaganda of…...
Nova Scotia government announces LGBTQ+ action plan aimed at equity, community safety
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (416+ words) People march in the Toronto Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey Nova Scotia’s provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Monday July 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has announced a…...