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More arrests over murder of Kenya LGBTQ activist
AFP, Published on 08/01/2023
» NAIROBI: Kenyan police have arrested more suspects over the killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was found on a roadside stuffed in a metal trunk, media reports said Sunday.
Biden to sign same-sex marriage protections into law
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will on Tuesday sign into law a bill granting federal protections to same-sex marriage -- gathering thousands of guests at the White House to celebrate the legislative milestone.
US Congress passes bill to protect same-sex marriage
AFP, Published on 09/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US Congress on Thursday passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law, and President Joe Biden has vowed to quickly sign the measure.
Hong Kong court rejects gay marriage appeal
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» Hong Kong's gay community suffered a fresh legal setback on Wednesday after the Court of Appeal rejected an appeal against the city's long-held denial of same-sex marriage to those who have legally wed overseas.
China's middle class looks to flee as Covid policies bite
AFP, Published on 15/06/2022
» BEIJING: Alan Li no longer sees any future for his family in China after harsh Covid rules decimated his business, upended his son's education and left his country out of step with the rest of the world.
Turning page on Trump, US vows to defend rights everywhere
AFP, Published on 31/03/2021
» WASHINGTON - The United States will speak out about human rights everywhere including in allies and at home, Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday, turning a page from Donald Trump as he bemoaned deteriorations around the world.
Belfast Pride buoyed by gay marriage breakthrough
AFP, Published on 04/08/2019
» BELFAST - Thousands of supporters of Northern Ireland's LGBT community took to the streets of Belfast on Saturday in Pride celebrations buoyed by the promise that same-sex marriage could soon be legal.
Let's talk about gay penguins: Munich zoo joins Pride week
AFP, Published on 13/07/2019
» MUNICH (GERMANY) - Organisers of this year's Gay Pride week in Munich have a group of rather wild partners -- penguins, giraffes and lions at the city zoo where tours are being run about same-sex love in the animal kingdom.