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Critics say ‘loopholes’ in plans to ban conversion therapy risk lives

Legislation to ban conversion therapy that attempts to change someone’s sexual orientation in certain scenarios was outlined in the Queen’s Speech.

The Independent UK

Home Office admits LGBTQI+ refugees could be persecuted if sent to Rwanda

Report on policy to send gay and lesbian asylum seekers to country raises concerns over possible treatment

The Guardian - UK

Home Office admits LGBT refugees could face discrimination under Rwanda deal

However, government documents insist Rwanda has ‘legal safeguards’ to protect LGBT people

Evening Standard

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Queen’s Speech: Government confirms conversion therapy ban won’t cover trans people

Follows major row between Boris Johnson and LGBT+ groups

The Independent UK

Ask Lois travel questions: Is it safe for LGBT couples to travel in Florida?

Note: We asked for your questions about travel in Florida, and this one sure is timely. Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law has brought national attention to our state, and some people are wondering whether they should still visit.

Tribune News Service

PM denies LGBT students have been expelled

The prime minister says there is no evidence LGBT students are being expelled over their sexuality, as religious discrimination laws are debated.

AAP

Cutesy Gay Teen Romance Heartstopper Subverts Absolutely Nothing, and That's Great

Netflix’s latest LGBT hit would absolutely be appropriate to show in any Florida high school, or anywhere else.

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Asia falls in love with Thai Boys Love

Buoyed by the openness of the LGBT community, Thailand's "Boys Love" (BL) movies and series have been well received in the local market and are considered promising export products that can draw lucrative revenue streams and foster business opportunities in other areas, including tourism.

Bangkok Post

Fewer people support the ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy in Wales than other parts of Britain

However many are unsure on the issue

Wales Online

Will a Conservative Supreme Court Turn on Gay Rights After Dismantling Roe? Be a Skeptic

Gorsuch just penned an important pro-LGBT decision two years ago. Americans are largely not interested in relitigating this issue.

Reason

In Texas, transgender official says science is being ‘politically perverted’ to attack LGBT people

FORT WORTH, Texas — The nation’s top transgender official came to Texas this weekend to call out what she called the political perversion of medicine and science and urge doctors to stand up against attacks on LGBT Americans’ access to health care.

Tribune News Service

Brave Ukrainian student flees to Edinburgh after LGBT+ safe spaces disappear due to war

Nick told how hostile his country has become since Russia invaded and that many safe spaces for those in the LGBT+ community disappeared since the war started.

Edinburgh Live

Just what exactly will be banned by the Florida law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’? A closer look at the new restrictions

For more than a decade, many Florida schools have relied on “student support guides” to help teachers navigate the delicate issues of LGBTQ+ students in class and after-school clubs.

Tribune News Service

Romania must reject Hungary-style anti-LGBT bill, rights groups say

Romanian human rights groups on Friday condemned a bill approved by the Senate which bans so-called gay propaganda in schools, saying it would legitimise discrimination against the LGBT community, mirroring measures seen in Hungary and Russia.

Reuters

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The Guardian - US

‘Hurtful and insulting’: Florida teachers react to the ‘don’t say gay’ bill

Educators fear the wave of anti-gay laws threaten the supportive environments they try to build for LGBTQ students

Reason

School Choice Helps LGBT Students in Alabama

The answer for students who feel unwelcome or underserved where they are is to expand the schooling market.

Los Angeles Times

‘Bigotry does not know state borders’: Anti-LGBTQ legislation troubles queer, trans Angelenos

LOS ANGELES -- Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Californians have watched with alarm and sadness in recent weeks as lawmakers in the Midwest and South have debated the rights of LGBTQ people within their borders.

The Conversation

CEOs are hindering LGBTQ+ equality in the workplace

Global acceptance of homosexuality has risen over the past two decades to 72 per cent in 2019 from 51 per cent in 2002. Despite this, a report from last year found that majority of American LGBTQ+ workers have faced job discrimination.

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The Guardian - UK

Life in Scotland is getting worse, say young LGBT+ people

Concerns about bullying, homophobia and hate crime revealed in latest five-yearly report

Daily Mirror

JK Rowling shares 'white, bearded, Stonewall-approved lesbian' image after fury

Author JK Rowling received criticism after sharing an image of her friend Allison Bailey marching for LGBT rights in San Francisco in 1991

Newslaundry

How a group of LGBTQ students from IITs is taking up the fight against Section 377

The legal fight to de-criminalise homosexuality that started in 2001 with a petition by the Naz foundation has seen many twists and turns. In 2009, the Delhi High Court stated that section 377 was violative of human rights. However, in late 2012, the Supreme Court overturned this judgment upholding that,…

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