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Anti-LGBT Activist To Protest Obama Visit With 5,000 Naked People
"Our very objective is that Obama can see from a distance the difference between a man and woman," said the organizer of the protest in Kenya.
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A Catholic University Wishes Professor "Many Blessings" After He Marries His Same-Sex Partner
"Same-sex unions are now the law of the land, and Professor Hornbeck has the same constitutional right to marriage as all Americans," said a statement from New York's Fordham University after the marriage of its theology department chairman.
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앱스토어 내 LGBT 콘텐츠 감시키로한 삼성과 구글
삼성이 여러 국가에 있는 앱스토어에서 게이 어플리케이션 (이하 앱) 을 차단했고, 삼성의 본거지인 한국에서도 이용자들은 구글 플레이에서 가장 유명한 동성애 교제 어플리케이션을 쓸 수 없게 되었다. 서울에서 버즈피드 뉴스의 J. Lester Feder가 전한다.
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LGBT Activist Believes Catholic Church "Has Put Itself On Our Side" After Meeting With Pope Francis
Simón Cazal, the first married gay activist to participate in a public event with Pope Francis, spoke to BuzzFeed News after the encounter in Paraguay. Update: The Vatican's spokesman said after this interview was first published that the Pope was not discussing "how the church confronts situations of sexual diversity."
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Samsung And Google Censor LGBT Content In International App Stores
Samsung has blocked a gay app in its app store in several countries, and in its home base, South Korea, users can't get the most popular gay hookup app in Google Play. BuzzFeed News's J. Lester Feder reports from Seoul.
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White House Says Obama Won't Back Off LGBT Rights During Kenya Visit
"When the president travels around the world, he does not hesitate to raise concerns about human rights," Press Secretary Josh Earnest said ahead of Obama's trip.
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Mozambique Decriminalizes Homosexuality
This is the latest in a string of legal victories for LGBT people in East and Southern Africa.
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Will Supreme Court Ruling Put LGBT Rights At The Heart Of The U.S. Global Human Rights Push?
Last week's ruling on same-sex marriage is a tipping point in the conversation over how LGBT rights are human rights.
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This Is What Happened When Christian Groups Tried To Shut Down Korea Pride
A few thousand protesters tried to drown out tens of thousands of participants in a pride parade in the South Korean capital — and failed to kill the party.
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Moroccan Court Sentences Two Men Accused Of Homosexuality To Four Months In Jail
The sentence comes just after a new report that 20 people were arrested on charges of homosexuality in Morocco.
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Morocco Reportedly Arrests 20 People Accused Of Homosexuality Ahead Of Sentencing In High-Profile Case
The arrests come a day before a court is due to pronounce judgment in the case of two men accused of being behind a gay rights protest.
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Pope Appears To Condemn Gender Reassignment
"Valuing one’s own body in its femininity or masculinity is necessary ... [to] accept the specific gifts of another man or woman, the work of God the Creator, and find mutual enrichment."
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South Korean Court Rules Police Cannot Ban LGBT Pride March
The march scheduled for June 28 had been barred following a showdown with religious conservative activists.
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World Bank Demotes LGBT Employee Leader Following Investigation
Fabrice Houdart maintains the judgement was a retaliation for his role in pointing out controversial financial decisions by the Bank's board.
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Pope Francis Will Hold His First Public Meeting With A Married Gay Activist
The meeting will be held during a visit to the South American country Paraguay — and the meeting was the Catholic Church's idea.
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Seoul's Pride Events Are Off To A Pretty Terrible Start
What was meant to be the festive opening ceremony of the Korean Queer Cultural Festival on Tuesday was mostly overshadowed by anti-LGBT protesters with signs and drums.
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Greece Proposes Civil Partnerships For Same-Sex Couples
The proposal would still bar same-sex couples from adopting children.
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These Ten Trans People Just Got Their First IDs Under Colombia's New Gender Rules
"Equality is Unstoppable," tweeted a Colombian congresswoman following the ceremony.
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Ukrainian Nationalists Post Photo Album Threatening LGBT Activists
"These degenerates do not deserve to live," one person wrote on the page hosting the album, posted following Saturday's pride march in Ukraine.
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Nine Ukrainian Officers Injured Protecting LGBT March
The LGBT "March For Equality" in Kiev came under attack after receiving threats from right-wing forces.
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