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Polish court clears IKEA manager who fired employee for anti-LGBT remarks

A Polish court ruled on Tuesday that an IKEA manager who dismissed an employee for posting anti-LGBT comments on an internal work forum was not guilty of religious discrimination.

Reuters

Putin signs law expanding Russia's rules against 'LGBT propaganda'

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law expanding Russia's restrictions on the promotion of what it calls "LGBT propaganda", effectively outlawing any public expression of LGBT behaviour or lifestyle in Russia.

Reuters

Influential Iraqi cleric launches anti-LGBTQ campaign

An influential Iraqi cleric who announced his withdrawal from politics four months ago has broken a period of relative silence to launch an anti-LGBTQ campaign

The Independent UK

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BBC radio presenter shows off fabulous legs in racy new video as he announces 'huge honour' in his career

The LGBTQ+ star is showing off one of his best assets

Manchester Evening News

Conservative MP raises ban on conversion therapy with equalities minister

Peter Gibson (Darlington) told the Commons ‘we are still to see any draft legislation’, despite the ban appearing in ‘multiple Queen’s speeches’.

The Independent UK

Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage but voices rights concern

A Tokyo court upheld a ban on same-sex marriage on Wednesday but said a lack of legal protection for same-sex families violated their human rights, a comment welcomed by plaintiffs as a step towards aligning Japan with other G7 nations.

Reuters

Even as Singapore lifts gay sex ban, LGBT families feel little has changed

Olivia Chiong and her wife, Irene Chiong, feel like the Singapore government has made clear to them and their two young children that they don't belong in the city-state.

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Mother of Club Q mass shooter arrested hours after attack in Colorado Springs LGBTQ night club

Ms Voepel was warned ‘multiple times’ to stop causing a disturbance, police claim

The Independent UK

Singapore repeals gay sex ban but limits prospect of legalising same-sex marriage

Singapore's parliament on Tuesday decriminalised sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that in other countries have led to the legalisation of same-sex marriage.

Reuters

Anti-LGBT law in Russia: 'Leaders want to construct a united conservative base'

Russian MPs this week updated, and expanded, an anti-LGBT law – the latest in a series of measures aiming to highlight "traditional" family values. Against a backdrop of conflict in Ukraine, Russian political and religious leaders are ramping up an internal identity war.

France 24

Wembley lit up with Rainbow colours in protest over FIFA OneLove armband ban

England opted to show their support for the LGBTQ+ community by lighting up the Wembley arch in rainbow colours rather than protest in Qatar.

Evening Standard

NSW gay hate inquiry told of violence, brutality during first week of public hearings

Sydney activist Garry Wotherspoon told an inquiry into LGBT hate crimes of how he was bashed in 1970 for being gay. It was among the many harrowing stories that paint a strikingly different picture of the harbour city than what most people experience today.

ABC News

'When the World Cup is over, LGBT and workers’ rights in Qatar will still be dire'

Well-intentioned gestures like wearing rainbow armbands and bucket hats won’t persuade the rulers of Qatar to change their stance on human rights, argues political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

Wales Online

Backlash from Liberal Democrat members as party issues new transphobia definition

Members are quitting the party due to the party's "controversial" definition of transphobia

Wales Online

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Daily Mirror

England captain Harry Kane urged to show more support for LGBT+ community as FIFA slammed

Harry Kane was set to wear a One Love armband to show support for the LGBT+ community but backtracked after threats from FIFA, but openly gay footballer Collin Martin believes he can do more

Al Jazeera

Russian politicians approve bill banning LGBTQ ‘propaganda’

Legal experts say the legislation is so vague, law enforcement officers can interpret it as broadly as they wish.

Tribune News Service

Russian lawmakers approve bill banning ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ among adults

Russian lawmakers passed a bill Thursday banning the promotion of what they call “non-traditional sexual relations” among adults.

ABC News

America's LGBTQ community says the massacre at Club Q in Colorado Springs was a disaster waiting to happen

Police allege a 22-year-old dressed in body armour burst into the nightclub with a rifle and a handgun. But local activists say the alleged assailant clearly misjudged their intended victims.

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The Independent UK

Ex-Trump lawyer says Colorado Springs victims are ‘reaping the consequences of having eternal damnation’

Right-wing media commentary and far-right influencers continue to amplify inflammatory anti-gay and anti-trans rhetoric after mass shooting killed five inside LGBT+ nightclub

The Guardian - UK

Russia passes law banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ among adults

Bill criminalises promotion of ‘non-traditional sexual relations’ as Moscow pushes conservative values

The Independent UK

Russia passes law banning promotion of ‘LGBT propaganda’ among adults

Lawbreakers to receive heavy fines

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NSW LGBTQIA+ Inquiry Hears Trans Gender Diverse People Are At Greater Risk Of Violence Now

The Gender Centre's Dr Eloise Brook also highlighted the anti-trans rhetoric of Aussie media.

Reuters

Russian parliament passes law banning 'LGBT propaganda' among adults

Russia's parliament approved on Thursday a bill that widens a prohibition of "LGBT propaganda" and restricts the "demonstration" of LGBT behaviour, making any expression of an LGBT lifestyle almost impossible.

ABC News

Trans and gender diverse people at risk of violence, NSW LGBT inquiry hears

The special commission of inquiry is investigating suspected hate crime deaths in the state between 1970 and 2010.

Los Angeles Times

Fragments of a troubled young life emerge, but mysteries about Anderson Aldrich remain

New details have emerged in the case against Anderson Aldrich, the suspect in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub, that have raised further questions about a potential motive in the attack that left five dead and 18 wounded in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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