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Hungary passes law allowing citizens to report same-sex parents to law enforcement
Its passage will allow government authorities to harass and prosecute same-sex couples just for raising families.
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Germany & France join EU nations suing Hungary over anti-LGBTQ+ law
Critics have called the law “a shameful piece of homophobic legislation directly copy-pasted from the playbooks of Vladimir Putin.”
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Malta’s prime minister promises free gender-affirming surgery
The Prime Minister mingled with 12,000 participants during Malta’s Pride Week and March.
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Thousands take to streets in Serbia to protest LGBTQ rights as president tries to cancel EuroPride
The EuroPride celebration was to take place September 12-18.
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EU sues Hungary over its “disgusting” Don’t Say Gay law
The Hungarian law bans discussions of LGBTQ people in schools and on the media. The EU says that’s discriminatory.
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Polish court abolishes 4 “LGBT-free zones” citing European Union treaty
It “is a great victory for democracy, human rights and respect for people.”
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European leaders confront Hungarian PM over new anti-LGBTQ law: Repeal it or leave the EU
Hungary’s prime minister has defended the law as a way to protect children from pedophilia and sexual abuse, but European Union members aren’t having it.
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3 countries are denying a lesbian couple’s baby & now she doesn’t have citizenship anywhere
“I’m her mother no matter which country I’m in,” one of her mothers said. She’s suing because being stateless could harm her baby for life.
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2020 was the worst year for LGBTQ rights in Europe. But activists are ready to fight back.
Prominent activist Rémy Bonny reviews how LGBTQ rights suffered setbacks all across Europe. He asks the world: “join forces in defense” of us.
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A third of Poland has declared itself “LGBTQ-free zones”
Lawmakers have compared the new anti-LGBTQ policies to laws that created “Jew-free” zones during World War II.
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Two of the most powerful gay people in the world met to discuss the future of Europe
The world leaders had a meeting, and their focus was on a brighter future.
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Dozens of countries just banned America’s ‘kill the gays’ hate preacher from entering
He called Pulse victims “a bunch of disgusting perverts and pedophiles” and encouraged his congregants to kill all gay people, calling it a “cure for AIDS.”
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A gay world leader called out the Arab League for laws banning homosexuality
The prime minister called out leaders who were within spitting distance for banning homosexuality.
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Pride in Pictures 2011: Muslim Pride
Islamic conservatives clamp down on Istanbul’s Pride.
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What do Trump’s attacks on the European Union & US allies mean for LGBTQ rights?
The EU raised the bar on LGBTQ equality in Europe, but Trump is trying to pry the union apart.
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French fascist tells American conservatives to oppose ‘individuals without gender’
It may seem odd that American conservatives would listen to a French politician at CPAC. But she has two important things in common with them.
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It’s official: Leo Varadkar is now Ireland’s first gay prime minister
He’s also the youngest, and the first of both Irish and Indian descent.
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What it’s like celebrating Pride in Eastern Europe (It ain’t easy)
From Bucharest to Krakow, police and protesters are a common sight at these LGBTQ community celebrations.
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Lithuania is doing what the US wouldn’t: Granting asylum to gay Chechens
The two men fled Chechnya to escape persecution that Russia says doesn’t exist.
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French voters will choose a new president, decide Europe’s fate
No matter who wins, France is headed into uncharted territory.
