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Transgender Malaysians victorious over religious law banning cross-dressing  - Three Malaysian Muslim transgenders on Friday won a landmark court ruling against a religious law banning them ...

Russia's 'gay propaganda' law has led to a huge rise in anti- LGBT attacks - Hate crimes against LGBT people have doubled since Russia created a law banning gay “propaganda”. The 2013 legislation, which prohibits “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships” towards minors, has been condemned by the European Court of Human Rights. The European judges found ...

In a major blow to the LGBTQUIA+ community, Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning people from undergoing gender reassignment ... View article...

Anti-Gay Sentiment Rises in Russia : The Russian parliament is considering passing a controversial law banning “ homosexual propaganda” among minors, an act that would mirror a law adopted in some cities and regions, including St. Petersburg. Critics say the bill's wording is vague and ... America | Las Américas | Português | Español | usca.Stigmabase.org | EGAYLiTY

A group of families with LGBTQ children are suing the state of Iowa over a law banning LGBTQ content from schools. View article...

Russia's 'Gay Propaganda' Law One Year On  - In the year that has passed since Russia adopted a law banning "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors," the country's LGBT community has witnessed the erosion of its rights and freedoms, human rights activists said.

It is necessary to distinguish between LGBT propaganda and protection of the rights of LGBT representatives. As it turned out, in a study of a very ... View article...

Madonna broke 'gay propaganda' law: Russian official : Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A city councilor in Russia's St. Petersburg city has accused US pop star Madonna of violating a controversial local law banning “ homosexual propaganda” during her concert there. Vitaly Milonov, author of the law, said ...

Police raid medical marijuana dispensary and home in Woodland Hills : The raid Wednesday came the same day Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed a law banning all medical marijuana clinics in the city, though the ban won't take effect for 30 days. In a news release, police said the dispensary in the 23000 block of Ventura ...

Supreme Court to Consider Whether Sex Discrimination Law Protects LGBTQ Workers - The Supreme Court said Monday that it will rule on whether Title VII, a federal law banning sex-based employment discrimination, also prohibits ...

Athletics: Calm down over anti-gay law, says Russia Critics of a controversial Russian law banning " homosexual propoganda" for minors should calm down, Russia's sports minister said, claiming the legislation  ...

Dozens Of Gays Arrested In Nigeria  - After Nigeria's president signed a law banning same-sex relationships last week, human rights activists say dozens of LGBT people have been  ...

Thailand bans foreigners, same-sex couples from seeking surrogacy services   - Thailand's parliament has passed legislation passed a law banning foreigners and same-sex couples from seeking surrogacy services. Thailand ...

... that Bettel told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban he had 'crossed a red line' with a new law banning LGBT content in the country's schools. View article...

When Eating an Ice-Cream Cone Is a Crime The homophobic law banning the dissemination of LGBT propaganda is written so vaguely that it has been interpreted as a ban on spreading information about  ...

Hate group says conversion therapy ban violates 'sincerely held religious beliefs' - This past week, the Supreme Court heard a case where a baker asked for a religious exemption to Colorado state law so that he wouldn't have to sell a cake to gay people. Since there is really no end to that logic, an anti- LGBTQ hate group is suing the city of Tampa for banning conversion therapy.

The National Center for Lesbian Rights and the ACLU of Utah will file a lawsuit against the new Utah law banning transgender minors from getting ... View article...

Pedro Julio Serrano On Status of LGBT Rights in Puerto Rico During this time, four state laws have passed protecting the LGBT community. A controversial law banning discrimination because of sexual oriental and gender identity in the workplace was signed into law in May. There was also an extension of domestic  ...

With his signature, Texas has become one of the few states in the country to pass such a law aimed at banning the teaching of “critical race theory” in ... View article...

Utah has a mixed record with LGBTQ rights. Despite the laws being unenforceable, laws against sodomy were only repealed earlier this year, and ... View article...