Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signals support for 'Don't Say Gay' bill
The bill, which would bar the 'discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity' in primary schools, passed the Florida Senate...
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States weigh a raft of proposed laws to limit race, sexuality lessons in schools
The explosion of bills — tracked in a new analysis by PEN America — is led by conservative lawmakers in GOP-controlled state...
US: Slow Progress on Human Rights
High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers (Washington, DC) – The administration of President Joe Biden...
Turkey Defies International Human Rights Law
(Istanbul) – The government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has set back Turkey’s human rights record by decades and flagrantly defies...
As abortion comes under threat, are contraception and LGBTQ rights next?
The Supreme Court is likely to overturn the landmark ruling that guarantees the right to abortion in the US. Here’s why – and what might...
Canada votes to ban LGBTQ ‘conversion therapy’
Conservatives joined Liberals in unanimous vote, prompting applause in House of Commons Canadian lawmakers have passed a motion banning...
Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill Risks Hurting Its Democratic Credentials
When it comes to cracking down on the LGBTQ community, not much separates Ghana’s two main political parties. A lawmaker from the ruling...
Hungary approves referendum on limiting LGBTQ representation in education
Prime Minister Viktor Orban wants to limit teaching about homosexuality and transgender topics in schools. Hungarians will get the chance...
LGBTQ people stuck in Afghanistan risk execution
Despite massive evacuations after the Taliban takeover in August, tens of thousands of LGBTQ people remain in Afghanistan fearing for...
Chinese LGBTQ rights group shuts down as government tightens social controls
TAIPEI, Taiwan — An LGBTQ advocacy group in China that has spearheaded many of the country’s legal cases pushing for greater rights is...
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