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Robin Stevenson had been due to talk about her book, Kid Activists. LGBTQ author Robin Stevenson was due to give a talk at the Longfellow Elementary School in Wheaton, Illinois last month. However, the night before the talk was due to be given, Stevenson was told it was cancelled. Writing on her website, Stevenson revealed the reason behind the cancellation was due to the appearance of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in American history, waving a rainbow flag on the book’s cover. “The reason given was that…

The activists were arrested following a Pride march in Ankara. Human rights organisations are urging Turkey to drop legal cases against 19 LGBTQ activists due to go on trial on Tuesday (12 November). 18 students and one faculty member from the Ankara-based Middle East Technical University were charged after holding a Pride event on campus. The Guardian reports that the protesters were charged with “participating in an unlawful assembly” and “resisting despite warning”. Despite Pride marches having been held on the campus since 2011, the university warned that a ban…

A judge had legalised same-sex marriage back in March. Just months after Chief Justice Anthony Smellie legalised same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands, the government has successfully appealed against his ruling. At the time, the Chief Justice agreed that a ban on same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. However, in August, the government of the Cayman Islands launched an appeal against the ruling. Back in April, the country’s premier, Alden McLoughlin said: “I and my entire government have great respect for the chief justice and indeed the independence of the judiciary. “But…