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January 2020 ‘deadline’ for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

An expected amendment to Northern Ireland Bill being tabled on Tuesday (July 16) will set a January 2020 deadline for a new same-sex marriage law to come into force. On July 9, MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour in support of changing the law on 21 October 2019 if the devolved Northern Ireland Executive has not …...
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LGBT people at ‘huge risk’ of forced marriage, police warn

The UK’s national Forced Marriage Unit has warned that LGBT+ people may be at “huge risk” of being forced into opposite-sex marriages, adding that they have not yet “scratched the surface” of the issue. The Independent reports that a record of 1,764 potential forced marriages were investigated...
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Young Thug said Lil Nas X shouldn’t have publicly come out

Rapper Young Thug has said that Lil Nas X should not have publicly come out as gay in an interview on Sunday (July 14). Lil Nas X hinted at his sexuality in a series of tweets on the last day of Pride month (June 30), later telling BBC News: “I am gay.” In an interview … Continued The post Young Thug...
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Transgender people will not be criminalised for begging in India

Controversial provisions in an Indian law that criminalised begging by transgender people and forced them to register as trans have been struck out. The begging provision had been heavily criticised by India’s trans community, who said that begging remains their primary source of income and to introduce a law...
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Man hospitalised after ‘homophobic’ attack in south-east London

Police are investigating an alleged homophobic assault in south-east London which left a 29-year-old man with head injuries. The attack took place near the junction of Denmark Hill and Camberwell Road just after 3am on Sunday (July 14). A man aged 19 was arrested at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, and has...
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Lesbian LGBT rights champion Rose Greene dies aged 72

Rose Greene, one of Los Angeles’ most prominent LGBT+ rights advocates, has died from bone cancer aged 72. Greene was the driving force behind one of the biggest HIV fundraising events in the US – a 500-mile bike ride that last year raised a record-breaking $16.6 million. The 72-year-old died from bone cancer on July...
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Gay men most at risk as cases of syphilis skyrocket

There has been a huge increase in syphilis cases in Europe over the last decade, and men who have sex with men (MSM) are the most at risk, a new report has said. The report by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control collected data from all 28 European Union member states, plus Iceland … Continued The...