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Trump’s roll-back of transgender rights causes worldwide scare
Activists in Ireland are worried about how transphobes will be emboldened by Trump’s actions.
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Norway’s Lutheran Church votes to allow pastors to conduct same-sex weddings
The move comes after the church voted overwhelming last year to allow for same-sex marriages, which have been legal in the country since 2009.
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Watch: King of Norway’s incredible speech on gay rights goes viral
“Norwegians are girls who love girls, boys who love boys, and boys and girls who love each other.”
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Norway’s state church votes in favor of same-sex marriages
The church described the vote as “a historic decision that marks a shift in the church’s teaching on marriage.”
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Season of Pride: LGBT people, allies celebrate Pride around the world
For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies, June is a month of pride and celebration. Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances, and in some cases, protests and counter-protests. In the United States, much of the celebrations have focused on a string of victories …
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Norway’s Health Minister to take husband to Paralympics in Sochi
OSLO — Norway’s most high-profile openly gay politician will attend the Paralympic Games in Russia with his husband, despite the controversy surrounding Russia’s anti-gay propaganda law.
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Norway refuses gay Iraqi asylum, says ‘go home, be discreet’
A gay Iraqi has been refused Norwegian asylum and told to “go home and be discreet.” The High Court accepted that Azad Hassan Rasol was gay and that gay men in Iraq are at risk, including at risk of being killed, but it ruled that Rasol ‘must comply with Iraq’s socio-cultural norms’.
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Married lesbian couple rescues 40 kids during Norway shooting rampage
A lesbian couple were among the first responders to assist victims following the shooting massacre in Norway on Friday, when gunman Anders Behring Breivik went on a shooting rampage at a youth camp on Utoya island.
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Oslo: Something to remember
I’ve been struggling to find a meaningful way to discuss the Oslo tragedy — and I’m at the point of simply admitting the sheer frustration I have with my abilities as a writer, as a therapist, as a commentator — and as a human being. Maybe you’re there, too.