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Ghana: President urges tolerance as parliament gets ready to pass controversial anti-LGBTQIA bill

Accra, (JEN): Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday urged patience and a need for civil-debate even as the country's parliament looks hell-bent to pass a controversial anti-LGBTQIA bill, that will add to the woes of the community and those advocating for it. more

LGBT community members in China feel threatened amid growing govt introduced regulations

Beijing: Chinese LGBT community is facing a threat as the government has started targeting them by introducing regulations in recent times, media reports said.

Scotland becomes first country to make teaching LGBTQ+ history in schools mandatory

Edinburgh, September 30: Scotland has scripted history by officially becoming the first country in the world to make teaching LGBTQIA+ history in schools compulsory.

Switzerland: Voters seem to back same-sex marriage in referendum

Bern: People in Switzerland have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum, media reports said on Sunday.

Paralympics: Event sees record participation from LGBTQIA athletes

Tokyo: With at least 32 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) atheletes participating in the Tokyo Summer Paralympics, the number has more than double ...

Slammed by European Commission, Hungary announces referendum on contentious LGBTQ law

A controversial LGBTQ law has forced Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban to announce plans to call a referendum after the European Commission launched legal action against his gover ...

WeChat removes dozens of university LGBT accounts in China

China's messaging platform WeChat has allegedly deleted more than a dozen LGBT accounts run by university students.

Hong Kong: Movie discussing same-sex marriage issue of Taiwan removed from film festival

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong film festival has removed a documentary that discusses the issue of same-sex marriage.

Hungary passes anti-LGBT law ahead of next year's election

Budapest: Ahead of the 2022 elections, Hungary's parliament has ratified a legislation banning the dissemination of content in schools to promote homosexuality and gender change amid ...

Pride Parade to be held virtually this year in Nepal

Nepal Pride Parade this year will be organized virtually, organizers announced in the wake of the Covid-19 situation and the travel restriction in the capital, Kathmandu. Many events, cam ...