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Anti-LGBTQ group banned from Facebook after campaign against children’s hospital
Boston Children’s Hospital has been inundated with abusive messages after false claims about it were made online.
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Nigerian authorities won’t guarantee amnesty for victims of gay dating app scam
Police are urging people to come forward to give evidence, but there are concerns over people's safety.
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EU Commission to sue Hungary over anti-LGBTQ law
Hungary's law bans access to LGBTQ+ materials for under-18s
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President Biden signs an executive order to counter anti-LGBTQ bills in the US
The President sought to reassure young LGBTQ people that they are loved against a strong anti-LGBTQ climate.
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Seattle Grads Protested their University’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Policy with Pride Flags
Students at Seattle Pacific University handed Pride Flags to their University President in response to an anti-LGBTQ employment policy.
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Schitt’s Creek’s Noah Reid blasts Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill: ‘It’s anti-human’
The actor, who played Patrick on Schitt's Creek says he hopes people will overcome "these draconian, ridiculous pursuits of hate and intolerance".
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Gay lawmaker’s emotional takedown of Republican colleague over anti-trans bill goes viral
"Gentlemen, I'm not afraid of you anymore," Ian Mackey told Republican lawmakers in Missouri last week.
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Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ referendum fails after 1.6 million spoilt votes
The referendum focused on banning LGBTQ content for under-18s in the conservative country.
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LGBTQ groups vow to fight Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill as it becomes law
Equality Florida has said it will "work to see it removed either by the courts as unconstitutional or repealed by the legislature."
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Jessica Chastain blasts Florida’s ‘bigoted’ anti-LGBTQ law during Oscars speech
Winning for her role in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Jessica Chastain said "discriminatory and bigoted legislation" was sweeping the country.
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BBC’s ‘transphobic’ reporting called out by LGBTQ human rights group
"The spread of anti-LGBTI and trans exclusionary rhetoric outlined in this report has a very real negative impact on people's lives," says ILGA-Europe's Evelyne Paradis.
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President Biden condemns Florida’s ‘hateful’ anti-LGBTQ ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill
The bill would ban the discussion of sexuality and gender identity if deemed "not age-appropriate".
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Måneskin on Italy’s defeated LGBTQ hate crime bill: ‘Everyone needs to stand up’
The Eurovision winners told Attitude at the BRITs: "Everyone needs to stand up."
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Arizona lawmakers introduce anti-LGBTQ discrimination bill
The legislation is supported by both Democrats and Republicans.
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Hungarian court rules in favour of newspaper that likened LGBTQ group to paedophiles
It's the latest in a rise in anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Hungary.
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Putin compares trans rights to ‘new strains’ of Coronavirus
The Russian leader doubled down on his anti-LGBTQ stance in a wide-ranging press conference on Thursday 23 December.
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Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ Prime Minister to focus on gay rights ahead of 2022 election
Viktor Orbán has painted himself as the defender of traditional values and opposes what he calls the "LGBT ideology".
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Tom Prior on gay romantic drama Firebird, Russian homophobia and ‘horrendous’ death threats
The actor opens up about his role in a Soviet-era romance in the Attitude February issue.
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Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law violates international rights standards, say EU law experts
The law banning LGBTQ content for under-18s came into effect in July 2021.
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Republican state senator says homophobia a ‘consequence’ of LGBTQ people’s ‘choices’
Theresa Manzella also told a meeting: "My right to live a righteous lifestyle based on my sincerely held beliefs does not end where their choice to live a perverse lifestyle begins."