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Sexual minorities march in Nepal to demand equal rights
KATMANDU, Nepal — About 1,000 gays, lesbians, transgender people and their supporters, many dressed in colorful clothes and holding banners, marched through Nepal’s capital on Thursday to celebrate and demand rights for their community, in what has become an annual festival.
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Kazakhstan lawmaker to introduce bill modeled after Russia’s anti-gay law
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — A lawmaker in Kazakhstan’s parliament says he will introduce a bill modeled after Russia’s anti-gay law that will shut down gay clubs, end pride parades, and prohibit all forms of “homosexual propaganda.”
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Armenia withdraws proposed Russian-like anti-gay propaganda law
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian police on Thursday withdrew a proposal that would have banned any public promotion of “non-traditional sexual relationships” in the country, similar to anti-gay laws in Russia.
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Philippines Archbishop says gays must not make themselves ‘laughing stocks’
MANILA, Philippines — One of the Philippines most prominent clergymen, Archbishop emeritus Oscar Cruz, said that gay people should always keep their dignity high by avoiding actions that would make them “laughing stocks.”
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Singapore politician comes out, calls for anti-gay laws to be scrapped
SINGAPORE — This conservative city-state convicted men for homosexual behavior as recently as seven years ago, and the British colonial-era law it used is still on the books. The government shows no interest in making a change: The prime minister’s advice has been to just let things be.
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Chinese police detain gay pride march organizer
BEIJING — Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government’s nervousness over a growing civil society and demands for stronger individual rights.
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Filmmaker plans campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — An openly gay filmmaker in South Korea on Wednesday said he plans to campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in the conservative nation, while announcing plans to marry his partner of nine years.
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Hong Kong transgender woman wins legal battle to marry boyfriend
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court granted a transgender woman the right to marry her boyfriend Monday in a watershed ruling that falls short of allowing same-sex marriage.
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Leader of Southern Baptist Convention links North Korean threats to gay marriage, Boy Scouts
Fred Luter, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, appeared Wednesday on TruNews with Rick Wiles, the Religious Right talk show host who is convinced President Obama is literally a demon.
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PFLAG chapter in China demands marriage rights for their gay children
GUANGZHOU, China — A PFLAG chapter in China has sent an open letter to delegates of China’s National People’s Congress demanding marriage equality for their children.