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Turkish comedian sent to jail to await trial on charges of insulting Erdogan
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (309+ words) Posted today at 10: 19am Deniz Goktas was detained Thursday for questioning at Istanbul's main airport on his return from a trip abroad, days after prosecutors launched an investigation into his comedy show, which had been widely viewed online. He was formally…...
LGBTQ+ Pride parades set for Sunday in NYC and San Francisco
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (439+ words) Posted yesterday at 11: 18pm Pride Month celebrations peak Sunday with big parades in New York, San Francisco and some other cities on the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which accelerated and transformed the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement. Pride events often mix…...
UK moves to criminalise gender and sexuality conversion therapies
1+ week, 1+ day ago (216+ words) Posted today at 4: 46am LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) " Britain on Thursday set out plans to criminalise abusive and harmful therapies intended to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. " Government publishes draft Conversion Practices Bill for England and Wales, banning so-called…...
African lawmakers back push for tougher anti-LGBT laws after Ghana conference
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (861+ words) Posted today at 1: 04am By Emmanuel Bruce and Robbie Corey-Boulet ACCRA, June 19 (Reuters) " Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries have pledged to push new bills restricting LGBT rights, after a conference in Ghana that brought together self-described "pro-family" activists…...
Niger military junta introduces new penal code criminalizing homosexuality with 5-10 years in prison
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (239+ words) Posted today at 8: 20am The West African nation is the latest to criminalize homosexuality, following similar measures earlier this year in Senegal. The new penal code punishes anyone who "commits or attempts to commit an immodest or unnatural act or practices…...
Pride Month 2026 has begun. Here's what to expect for the LGBTQ+ celebrations
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (745+ words) Pride month has begun across the U. S. , bringing parades and parties to big cities and small towns to celebrate LGBTQ+ people. The rainbow-filled festivities this year come as President Donald Trump's administration is pushing policies to roll back the rights of…...
Ghana's parliament passes a bill criminalizing the promotion of LGBTQ activities
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (385+ words) Posted today at 4: 20pm The bill, which is expected to be signed into law by President John Dramani Mahama, also would impose prison terms of three years for people who engage in LGBTQ acts. An earlier version of the legislation passed…...
US delays exclusions for providers of child gender-affirming care, filing shows
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (425+ words) Posted yesterday at 5: 47pm WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) " The Trump administration has agreed not to issue notices of exclusion from Medicare or Medicaid to providers offering gender-affirming care to children while a lawsuit from Democratic-led states challenging its restrictions proceeds, a court…...
US federal workers challenge Trump policy on gender-affirming care
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (340+ words) Posted today at 11: 02am Jan 1 (Reuters) " A group of federal government employees on Thursday filed a class action complaint against President Donald Trump's administration over a new policy that will eliminate coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs. The…...