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IDAHOT celebrated around the world: Images from the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Members of Philippines’ LGBT community on Saturday celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia And Transphobia, the largest anti-discrimination solidarity action in the world with activities taking place in 120 countries.
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Obama nominates sixth openly gay diplomat to ambassador post
President Barack Obama has nominated Ted Osius as the next Ambassador to Vietnam, the White House has announced.
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Beverly Hills condemns Brunei over new penal code; hotel boycott grows
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Beverly Hills officials have condemned Brunei’s strict new Islamic criminal laws and want its government to separate itself from the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Hollywood responding to Brunei’s new penal code that calls for stoning of gays
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is responding to harsh new laws in the tiny Southeast Asia nation of Brunei by boycotting the Beverly Hills Hotel. The Motion Picture & Television Fund joined a growing list of organizations and individuals Monday refusing to do business with hotels owned by the Sultan or government of Brunei.
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Virgin CEO announces boycott of hotels owned by Sultan of Brunei
LONDON — Richard Branson, the founder and CEO of the Virgin group, a £15 billion multinational conglomerate, announced Saturday that he, and his company, would boycott hotels owner by the Sultan of Brunei due to the country’s anti-gay laws.
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Brunei embraces strict Islamic laws, calls for death by stoning for sodomy
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei — Brunei on Thursday embraced a form of Islamic Shariah criminal law that includes harsh penalties, a move slammed by international rights group as a step backward for human rights.
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United Nations goes ‘Bollywood’ in latest effort to promote LGBT rights
MUMBAI — The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday launched the latest phase of its global fight against homophobia: a Bollywood-style video called “The Welcome,” accompanied by an appeal from the U.N. Secretary-General to end the prejudice that forces millions of LGBT people to live in fear or hide in shame.
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Brunei to move forward with harsh law calling for death by stoning for gays
BANDAR SERI BEGWAN, Brunei — The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, has announced that harsh Islamic punishments that call for the death penalty for numerous offenses, including same-sex sexual activity, will come into effect on Thursday despite international condemnation.
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Pakistani man committed brutal murders because he wanted to punish gays
LAHORE, Pakistan — A Pakistani man has confessed to the brutal murders of three gay men he met online, saying he wanted to send a message about the “evils” of homosexuality.
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Japan’s First Lady joins thousands marching in Tokyo LGBT pride parade
TOKYO — Thousands gathered in Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya business and shopping district for LGBT Pride on Sunday.