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Australian Census To Ask Citizens Their Sexuality After LGBTQ Backlash

August 30, 2024 admin

Sydney: Australia’s census will ask citizens about their sexuality for the first time, the government said Friday, a policy U-turn aimed at quelling anger from LGBTQ groups. Supporters have said questions about sexual identity would provide a more accurate snapshot of who Australians are and who they love. Just a day after his ministers explained…

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Thailand passes marriage equality bill, a first in Southeast Asia

June 18, 2024 admin

A picture showing Vorawan “Beaut” Ramwan and Anticha “An” Sangchai wearing wedding dresses in a Pride parade is seen at their house during an interview with Reuters. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Thailand’s Senate passed the final reading of a marriage equality law on June 18 , paving the way for it to become the…

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Pope uses gay slur in Italian in private meeting with bishops: reports

May 28, 2024 admin

File picture of Pope Francis | Photo Credit: Reuters The alleged incident is said to have happened on May 20, when the Italian Bishops Conference opened a four-day assembly with a non-public meeting with the pontiff Pope Francis used a derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian…

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Iraq criminalises same-sex relations with 10-15 years’ jail term

April 28, 2024 admin

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iraq’s parliament passed a bill on April 27 criminalising same-sex relations, which will receive a sentence of up to 15 years in prison, in a move rights groups condemned as an “attack on human rights”. Transgender people will be sentenced to three years’ jail under…

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