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Over 150,000 Celebrate Pride in South Korean Capital, Ignoring Official Ban
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Over 150,000 LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies marched in the Pride Parade in South Korea in 2024, defying a second consecutive year of a ban imposed by authorities.
While more than 35 countries, including Thailand, are moving towards the legalisation of same-sex marriage, South Korea has yet to recognise same-sex...
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Moscow Police Raid Gay Clubs Following Supreme Court’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Movement Ruling
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Moscow police have conducted raids on several gay clubs a day after the Russian Supreme Court classified the "LGBT movement" as an extremist organisation, banning its activities nationwide.
According to reports by local media, attendees at the clubs were detained briefly, with authorities photographing their passports. One of the club-goers...
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Russia Escalates Crackdown on LGBTQ+ Rights with Proposed International Ban
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In a disturbing legal move, the Russian Ministry of Justice has filed a lawsuit with the nation’s Supreme Court seeking to ban the “international LGBT public movement.”
Announced last Friday, the ministry labelled global LGBTQ+ movements as extremist, accusing them of inciting social and religious discord.
This request represents one of...
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Sydney Catholic School Reverses Same-Sex Formal Ban After Student Petition
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St. Ursula’s College, a Catholic school in Sydney, has reversed its anti-LGBTQ+ policy of not allowing same-sex couples to attend its end-of-year formal.
This change comes after significant pushback against the school’s previous stance, which prohibited a student, Abbie Frankland, from bringing her girlfriend to the event.
Frankland, a senior...
The UK government has been met with widespread condemnation following reports that they plan to abandon the previously proposed ban on conversion therapy.
Initially promised by former Prime Minister Theresa May five years ago, the commitment appears to be waning, with critics claiming a lack of effectiveness of similar bans...
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UK: Tory MP Calls for Ban on LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy, Highlighting Exorcisms and Torture
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Elliot Colburn, an openly gay member of Parliament representing Carshalton and Wallington, passionately appealed to the government to take action against LGBTQ+ conversion therapy.
Colburn, who made the comments in a recent interview with GB News, said, "We have reached a point where, fortunately, there is a consensus with the...