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Articles Cuba Cuba's National Assembly Family Code LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ News Life News Referendum Same-sex marriage

Cuba to hold referendum on same-sex marriage and adoption after approving family code update

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Cuba announced a landmark referendum updating its family code concerning same-sex marriage and adoption. On 22 July, the country’s National Assembly approved an expansive LGBTQ+ update to their current family code. Under the proposed regulations, gay marriage would be legalised and same-sex couples would be able to adopt. The new code would also offer more protections for children and guarantee more rights for women. According to a report from The Washington Post, the new updates were debated across several different communities earlier this year. As a result of the open…

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Same-sex couples can apply to adopt children in Croatia after historic court ruling

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A historic ruling from Croatia’s High Administrative Court means that same-sex couples will be entitled to apply to adopt children. “Taking into account the position of the European Court of Human Rights, the Court states that a different treatment of persons in similar situations, based exclusively on their sexual orientation, represents a form of discrimination,” the 26 May ruling stated, according to Telegram.hr. It brings an end to the six-year-long legal battle of Mladen Kožić and Ivo Šegota, a gay couple who have been fighting to make this possible after…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Australia Jordan LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ News Life Middle East News

LGBTQ+ activist finally “treated like a human” in Australia after fleeing Jordan

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A 25-year-old LGBTQ+ activist who escaped Jordan in 2020 has finally started a new life after two tumultuous years. Alshaima Omama Alzubi, a non-binary lesbian, landed safely in their new home of Australia on 1 January. After first fleeing to Turkey in July 2020, they later made it to Lebanon where they spent a week in custody last Christmas. They were stripped of their passport and made aware of an Interpol Red Notice out for their arrest, though managed to get to Australia thanks to the endless work of NGOs…

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Articles bisexual Blood France Gay health LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ News Life News

France ends “absurd” ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men

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France has lifted its ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood, ending restrictions that have been in place since early on in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Announcing the move on 11 January, the country’s Minister of Solidarity and Health took to Twitter to announce that the changes will come into effect on 16 March. Olivier Véra wrote: “From March 16, all French people, whatever their sexual orientation, will be able to donate blood! “We are ending an inequality that was no longer justified.” References to sexual orientation in blood donation…

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Articles Asia Court Law LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ News Life News same-sex Same-sex marriage Same-sex parenting Taiwan

Taiwan court allows same-sex partner to adopt child in historic move

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A Taiwanese court allowed a married gay man to legally adopt his husband’s non-biological child in a historic case. On 25 December 2021, a family court approved an appeal allowing a same-sex partner to adopt the child adopted by his husband prior to their marriage. Wang Chen-wei (王振圍) and Chen Chun-ju (陳俊儒), the child’s adopted parents, were told it is in the best interests of their child by the court in the ruling. According to Taipei Times, this marks the first time a same-sex couple has been permitted to adopt…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles Court Court Of Appeals ECHR European Court of Human Rights LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ News Life News Northern Ireland UK

‘Gay cake’ discrimination case thrown out by European Court of Human Rights

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Gareth Lee has lost a seven-year legal battle over a bakery in Belfast refusing to make him a cake with “support gay marriage” written on it. On 6 January, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Lee’s claim against the bakery was inadmissible. In 2016, a Belfast county court and a court of appeal both reached the outcome that Lee had been discriminated against by the bakery because of his sexual orientation. Two years later, however, the UK Supreme Court overturned the failed appeal by Ashers bakery –…

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Articles Chile LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ News Life News Openly same-sex Same-sex marriage

Tourism to jobs: How Chile’s same-sex marriage law could lift the economy

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At his LGBTQ-friendly boutique hotel in Chile’s capital, Will Martin is hoping the country’s decision this month to legalise same-sex marriage will draw in newlywed couples eager to celebrate. “Visibility is something people take very seriously,” Martin said by phone from The Aubrey in Santiago. “They want to be seen, proud and open about what they do.” But as more countries legalise same-sex weddings, researchers and LGBTQ+ activists say the economic benefits of marriage equality extend far beyond wedding celebrations and honeymoons, and can give nations an important competitive edge.…

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Tokyo to recognise same-sex partnerships in huge step towards equality

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Tokyo will soon recognise same-sex partnerships, making it the largest Japanese city to do so. The reforms will come into effect from April 2022, though it remains unclear if it will give gay couples the same rights that married couples get in the country. The city’s governor, Yuriko Koike, explained that Tokyo would implement a system that would recognise gay partnerships as equal to marriage after the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly unanimously agreed that it was time for recognition. On 7 December, Koike said: “In response to the wishes of Tokyo…

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Articles Bangladesh Government LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation Life Nazrul Islam Ritu News Politics Trans Trans Representation

Nazrul Islam Ritu makes history as Bangladesh’s first out trans mayor

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The town of Trilochanpur elected Nazrul Islam Ritu in a landslide victory, making her the first transgender mayor in Bangladesh. The 45-year-old said her election is an example of the “glass ceiling” finally breaking. According to Al Jazeera, Ritu, who uses both male and female pronouns, said: “The glass ceiling is breaking. It is a good sign. “The victory means they really love me and they have embraced me as their own. “I will dedicate my life to public service.” Ritu added that her win shows an increasing amount of…

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Articles Gay marriage India LGBTQ+ equality LGBTQ+ News Life Marriage News Openly Same-sex marriage Wedding

Big fat gay Indian wedding? Same-sex couple fight for right to marry

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Swept up in a whirlwind romance after meeting at a Bollywood party in Mumbai, Saattvic and Gaurav Bhatti dreamed of celebrating their love with a typical big, fat Indian wedding. Seven years on, it remains a dream. Same-sex marriages are illegal in India despite the Supreme Court scrapping a colonial-era ban on gay sex in 2018 – a decision that LGBTQ+ Indians say they had hoped would pave the way for more equal rights, including marriage and adoption. That is why Saattvic, who goes by one name, asked the Delhi…

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