A Pevian high urt has orred same-sex unns to be legally registered public rerds, markg a victory for the LGBTQ muny a untry that has been reluctant to regnize gay upl.
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- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
- CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS SOCIAL STUDI TEXTBOOKS THAT CLU GAY RIGHTS AFTER WARNGS OM ERNOR
- LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?
- MALAYSIA CUTS SHORT MIC FT AFTER BRISH BAND SLAMS ANTI-GAY LAWS, SGER KISS MALE BANDMATE
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully. * gay laws worldwide *
REUTERS/Nadja WohllebenBERLIN, July 23 (Rters) - Proment German LGBTQ+ rights activist Anastasia Biefang has exprsed ncerns about an crease homophobic and anti-transgenr vlence and abe the untry, parg to rhetoric ed by the Nazis. "I hear narrativ that I thought we had overe sce 1945, " said Biefang, 49, a former battaln lear who still serv a leadg pacy the army's cyber and rmatn number of hate crim targetg the lbian, gay, bisexual and trans muny is risg Germany, wh officially registered s creasg by 15.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS SOCIAL STUDI TEXTBOOKS THAT CLU GAY RIGHTS AFTER WARNGS OM ERNOR
A Southern California school board on Friday adopted a social studi curriculum that clus gay rights that was approved by parents and teachers after ially rejectg . * gay laws worldwide *
It's not only a shame, 's also worryg, " she told Rters an terview on Saturday, addg that "transphobic, queerphobic, homophobic vlence is also creasg signifintly" recent s, the German pal has been known for havg an acceptg culture towards genr and sexual mori.
Biefang said was of particular ncern that the growg backlash agast LGBTQ+ rights was beg fuelled by supporters of far-right ments ci wh a h poll by Insa for the Bild am Sonntag weekly newspaper, which puts the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a party that has drawn cricism for takg swip at LGBTQ+ rights, at a rerd has been a phback agast gay and trans rights other parts of Europe, too. Hungarian Prime Mister Viktor Orban, whose ernment 2021 passed a law banng the e of materials seen as promotg homosexualy and genr change at schools, on Saturday renewed his cricism of the European Unn for nductg what he lled an "LGBTQ offensive".
LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's ernment Saturday cut short a mic ftival after the lead sger of Brish band The 1975 slammed the untry's anti-gay laws and kissed a male bandmate durg their performance. * gay laws worldwide *
Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat. While rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people.
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MALAYSIA CUTS SHORT MIC FT AFTER BRISH BAND SLAMS ANTI-GAY LAWS, SGER KISS MALE BANDMATE
Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down. ”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help.
One gay man relled how his classmat beat him and broke his arm.