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Similar protests happened after same-sex marriage was legalised in France. Up to thousands of protesters are descending onto the streets of Paris to argue against a new law that would allow lesbians and single women access to IVF treatment. The law, which passed France’s lower house last month, is the first social reform law in the country since same-sex marriage was legalised. The current laws force lesbians and single women to go abroad if they wish to have the treatment, and some French courts have refused to allow the second…

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The case is due to be heard from Tuesday (8 October). Next week, the Supreme Court will begin hearing evidence in a case that could have massive legal ramifications for the LGBTQ community in America. The court will hear three cases where people were fired because of their LGBTQ identity. One of those cases is Donald Zarda, a former skydiving instructor, who was fired from Altitude Express after a customer discovered his sexual orientation and complained about it. Zarda sadly died in 2014 in a BASE diving accident, however, his…

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Section 250 of the Mauritius Criminal Code could see those convicted face up to five years in prison. Four gay men are aiming to scrap the anti-gay laws in Mauritius, which currently sees people convicted of having gay sex face up to five years in prison. The country does, however, ban discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. One of the men challenging the laws, Najeeb Ahmad Fokeerbux, is from the LGBTQ group the Young Queer Alliance. Speaking to the Thomas Reuters Foundation, he said: “Gay and bisexual men face…

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Allasheed Allah will face up to three years in jail. A man who assaulted a lesbian in a homophobic attack last November has pleaded guilty to the hate crime. Allasheed Allah now faces up to three years in jail. The incident took place on a subway train travelling through Queens, New York. Court documents say that after the victim leaned in to kiss a female friend on the cheek, Allah shouted at them “Kiss her again, you dyke bitch.” When the women got off the train, Allah followed them and…

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The MP came from the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Hakubun Shimomura, a former Education Minister in the Japanese government has proposed the idea of reforming the country’s constitution in order to legalise same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage isn’t legal in Japan, however more and more areas are giving legal recognition to same-sex partnerships. On NKH Public TV, Hakuban told a meeting of local LDP activists: “It is important to proceed with debate without any taboo, including of the idea that a man can marry a man and a woman can…

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