Sexual orientation
Landmark India Ruling Ends Gay Sex Ban
AFP - India's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a ban on gay sex after a decades-old campaign against a colonial-era law used to hold back LGBT rights.
Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups held tearful celebrations in cities across the South Asian nation of 1.25 billion people as the historic verdict was read out.
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Sofia Pride 2018 for a Dignified and Open Life
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Today Sofia Pride 2018 will be held under the motto "LGBTI people should lead a dignified life and be able to express themselves openly".
The program will begin with a concert at the Soviet Army Monument at 16:00, then a procession will start at 19:00. The concert and the procession are expected to take place under enhanced security measures.
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Belgrade Pride Parade to be held on Sept. 16
The Pride (week) starts on September 10 with various events - exhibitions, concerts, theater performances, film screenings. It will be completed with the Pride Parade that will take place under the slogan "Say YES."
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Platform for income tax declarations to open soon
The Finance Ministry is expected next week to open its only platform for the submission of the tax declarations for 2017 incomes.
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Gay Conversion Therapy - Still Legal in 41 States
In the early 2000s, when I was a middle schooler in Florida, I was subjected to a trauma that was meant to erase my existence as a newly out bisexual. My parents were Southern Baptist missionaries who believed that the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy could "cure" my sexuality.
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Canada will Compensate Homophobia Victims with USD 100 Million
The government of Canada plans to allocate more than USD 100 million to compensate sexual minority representatives who have been deprived of state and military service because of their unconventional orientation.
Turkish capital bans all LGBT screenings, exhibitions, events over ‘public sensitivities’
The governor’s office of the Turkish capital Ankara has banned the public showing of all films, exhibitions and events related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, citing “public sensitivities.”
Berlin slams Ankara’s ban on German LGBT film festival
German Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Roth has criticized a recent ban by the Ankara Governor’s Office on a German Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) film festival scheduled for Nov. 16 and Nov. 17.
Greek Orthodox high priest to stand trial for alleged anti-gay statements
Metropolitan Amvrosios of Kalavryta will stand trial with charges of publicly inciting violence against gay people and abuse of his ecclesiastical office. Attorney Cleo Papntoleon told Skai TV in an interview on Thursday that the Greek Orthodox priest would stand before a court after statements he had made in 2015 against the cohabitation agreement for homosexual couples. Mrs.
Ankara Governor’s Office bans German LGBT film festival
The authorities in Turkey’s capital banned a German Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual (LGBT) film festival on Nov. 16, the day before it was due to start, citing “public safety” and “terrorism” risks.