What does the Pope’s support for gay civil unions mean for LGBT+ rights?
OSCAR LOPEZ POPE Francis has signalled a softening towards LGBT+ rights with his comments that same-sex couples should be protected
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‘It got scary’: Gloria Estefan’s daughter on coming out as a lesbian
HUGO GREENHALGH FORBIDDEN by her global superstar mother Gloria Estefan from coming out as a lesbian to her grandmother, singer
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‘I see myself’ – Stars of ‘Equal’ Samira Wiley, Billy Porter on LGBT history
OSCAR LOPEZ EMMY Award-winning actors Samira Wiley and Billy Porter may be among the most well-known LGBT+ stars in Hollywood,
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Demos planned as Italy mulls LGBT+ hate crime law for the sixth time
UMBERTO BACCHI WHEN Marlon Landolfo kissed his date on a night out, onlookers started heckling, a fight broke out and
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How Trump’s Supreme Court nominee applies the law to LGBT+ rights
MATTHEW LAVIETES US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court has alarmed many LGBT+
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How young, queer Nigerians use Twitter to shape identity and fight homophobia
NIGERIA continues to be largely homophobic, mainly as a result of cultural and religious conventions. Negative perceptions of homosexuality led
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Record number of LGBT+ candidates set to run in U.S. election
MATTHEW LAVIETES A record number of LGBT+ people will run for office in next month’s U.S. election, reflecting stronger support
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America’s ‘Drag Ambassadors’ aim to register voters one brunch show at a time
NATHAN FRANDINO In front of a single lighted mirror, ‘Kylie Minono’ meticulously applies shades of foundation, powder, and eye and
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New Zealand ruling party vows to ban efforts to alter sexual orientation
NEW Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s centre-left government vowed on Monday to ban conversion therapy, which aims to change a
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Transgender figures in politics around the world
TOM HAYNES PETRA De Sutter, a gynaecologist serving as a Green party member of the European Parliament, was named as
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