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Keke Palmer says she’s never felt ‘straight’ or ‘woman’ enough: ‘I was a little bit of everything’

‘Nope’ star was honoured at the Los Angeles LGBT Centre’s annual gala

The Independent UK

Special song for LGBT+ community transformed into a storybook

THE stories we read to children in their first stages of learning cannot be underestimated in their importance

The National (Scotland)

Horizon Forbidden West DLC brings a surprise breakthrough moment for Genshin Impact

Aloy is now technically the first canonically LGBT playable character in Genshin Impact

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Japan LGBTQ groups urge government to guarantee equality

Japanese LGBTQ activist groups are urging the government to enact an anti-discrimination law and legalize same-sex marriages ahead of a summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations being hosted by Japan in May

The Independent UK

EU presidency warns against Bosnian Serb secession threats

The European Union on Thursday warned against secessionist threats by Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic and laws limiting media freedom and LGBT rights that could undermine Bosnia's progress towards joining the 27-member bloc.

Reuters

Hungary's Christian LGBT community hopes Pope visit will heal social wounds

Hungary's Christian LGBT community hopes a visit by Pope Francis to Budapest next week can help heal wounds in a deeply divided society amid an intensifying anti-LGBT campaign by the country's deeply conservative government.

Reuters

Bolshoi pulls Rudolf Nureyev ballet citing Russia’s ban on LGBTQ ‘propaganda’

The ban on any “demonstration of non-traditional relations” contained in a new Russian law apparently prompted the Bolshoi to pull the ballet because it touches on Nureyev’s homosexuality.

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Bolshoi pulls Nureyev ballet citing ban on LGBT 'propaganda'

Russia’s Bolshoi Theater has removed a ballet dedicated to dancer Rudolf Nureyev from its repertoire, citing a new Russian law that expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBT rights

The Independent UK

Only 8% of top London-listed firms have LGBTQ+-inclusive board policies

29 of the 350 firms on London’s two main stock indices have policies to increase the number of LGBTQ+ people on their boards

Evening Standard

Luxembourg stands up for LGBT rights, chastises Hungary

Luxembourg’s openly gay prime minister used the dais of the European Union’s parliament to stand up for LGBT rights in the 27-nation bloc and chastise member state Hungary which wants to curtail addressing the issue of homosexuality at school and in the media

The Independent UK

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

(This April 18 story has been corrected to remove the reference to criminalising identifying as LGBTQ, a provision dropped in the draft stage, in paragraph 8)

Reuters

Book claiming being gay is a 'sin' used in Scottish high school

A BOOK claiming being gay is a “sin” has been used in a religious Glasgow high school, a councillor has warned, despite efforts to boost LGBT…

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow teacher voices concern about 'anti gay marriage' books in city schools

The councillor raised the concern as the council pushes for LGBT rights as an officer admitted there are challenges.

Glasgow Live

Fresh wave of anti-LGBT violence sweeps Uganda

Uganda has seen a new wave of hatred and “anti-gay” demonstrations sweep through the country since January after a case of suspected paedophilia in a school became a pretext to condemn the entire LGBT community. Homosexuality is illegal in the country and punishable by imprisonment. But the authorities, including the…

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Miami Herald

‘Not a crime’: At Miami Beach Pride, bills targeting LGBTQ+ community take center stage

Mailen Mejuto isn’t sure whether she wants kids in the future. But one thing is for certain: the 28-year-old knows she wouldn’t want to raise them in Florida.

The Texas Tribune

The eyes of LGBTQ Texans are upon Dade Phelan and the House

Spurred by a groundswell of far-right support, the Texas Senate has passed all of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priority LGBTQ bills — and then some. What the House does next will impact queer Texans’ lives and could determine Speaker Phelan’s future.

Radio France Internationale

Ugandan activists brace for ratification of harsh anti-homosexuality bill

The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, recently called on Africa to "save the world from homosexuality", suggesting he would sign into law a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by parliament last month. In Uganda and abroad, activists are mounting last-ditch efforts to try and stop the legislation.

Liverpool Echo

Exhibition showcasing Ukrainian LGBTQ+ lives to be hosted at Lush Liverpool

Ten uniquely queer stories will be told as part of a collaboration between Homotopia and UKRAINEPRIDE

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Durham's first LGBTQ+ bookshop to expand and host Pride craft fair after 'successful' first year

BookWyrm in Durham Market is expanding into a second unit and hosting its first queer craft fair at the end of May, welcoming LGBTQ+ creatives and businesses in a first of its kind event in the city

Reuters

Germany, France join EU proceedings against Hungary over anti-LGBT law

Germany and France are joining the EU Commission's infringement proceedings against Hungary over its anti-LGBT law, a German government spokesperson said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Pope says he knows what non-binary means, welcomes LGBT people to church: ‘All persons are children of God’

‘God does not reject anybody, God is a father. And I have no right to expel anyone from church’

Reuters

Italy's crackdown on same-sex parenting leaves children bemused

Even at eight years old, twins Ginevra and Emanuele Giraldi Duca, born through surrogacy in the United States and raised by their two dads in Rome, are not oblivious to Italy's clampdown on same-sex parents.

Daily Record

Stirling army veteran receive award nomination for LGBT support after almost four decades in Army

Dougie has been involved with efforts to hear from veterans left without support during their time with the Armed Forces.

Evening Standard

Petition for a statue of late Paul O’Grady in his hometown Birkenhead hits over 95,000 signatures

The fan-backed appeal praises the star for his lifetime of service to animals, LGBT rights and social causes, believing a statue to be a fitting tribute

France 24

Disney CEO Iger slams Florida governor DeSantis as 'anti-business'

Disney CEO Bob Iger has criticised Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis as being "anti-business" and "anti-Florida". The comments are part of an ongoing feud between the entertainment giant and DeSantis that started when Disney voiced its opposition to a state law banning education on LGBT issues in…

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