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  Christel van der Boom

  

  3 days ago

  Florida becomes eighth state to restrict transgender care for minors

  NBC News - Jo Yurcaba

  A group of Florida parents represented by advocacy groups plans to sue to block a Board of Medicine rule that took effect Thursday. Florida joined seven other states Thursday in restricting transition-related medical care for minors — and parents of transgender youths in the state promptly announced …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  4 days ago

  “I will burn this session to the ground”: Neb. Dem filibusters for 3 weeks to block anti-trans bill

  Salon - Julia Conley

  The Nebraska state Senate's 90-day legislative session reached its halfway point on Wednesday, but not a single bill has been passed yet thanks to a filibuster that was begun three weeks ago by state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh in a bid to stop Republicans from "legislating hate" against transgender …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  6 days ago

  Powerful Indian Hindu group backs government's opposition to same-sex marriage recognition

  Reuters

  NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) - The ideological parent of India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has backed the government position against recognising same-sex marriage, months after raising hopes with supportive comments on gay rights. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  Mar 13

  India: Gay marriage recognition referred to high court

  DW English - Deutsche Welle

  After the Indian government said it opposes same-sex unions, India's Supreme Court has referred petitions seeking recognition of same-sex marriages …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  6 days ago

  Italian government tells Milan to stop registering same-sex couples' children

  Reuters - By Federico Maccioni

  MILAN, March 14 (Reuters) - Italy's right-wing government has told Milan's city council to stop registering same-sex parents' children, re-igniting a debate around Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's conservative agenda. Italy legalised same-sex civil unions in 2016, overriding opposition from Catholic …

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  Christel van der Boom

  

  5 days ago

  African LGBTQ refugees, seeking Europe, find terror in Tunisia

  76crimes.com - Colin Stewart

  Black Africans in Tunisia, including LGBTQ asylum-seekers, have become the target of racist and homophobic violence and discrimination in the wake of …