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Love is not tourism! Binational couples still separated
Almost under the radar of the (queer) public, a fight for the rights of binational couples has been smouldering for months. They are often denied to see each other again due to Corona virus travel restrictions.
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Poland
EU: No money for “LGBT-free zones” in Poland
The EU agency EACEA announced with a bang: Six Polish local authorities that applied for EU funds will not receive any – because they declared themselves as “LGBT-free zones”. However, the gay politician Robert Biedrón thinks: “This is no reason to be happy”.
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Mexico
Mexico City bans conversion therapy
It is a great victory for Mexico’s queer community: in the capital, the inhuman conversion procedures are banned until further notice. Queer activists celebrate this step. The rest of the country could follow suit: in 2009, Mexico City was a pioneer in same-sex marriage. 18 of 31 states have since joined.
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Jamaica
Gay, black… and fast!
The Olympic Games in Tokyo would have started on 24 July – if the Corona virus had not made it necessary that the Games would be postponed by one year. Michael Gunning would certainly have been right at the start at the opening ceremony.
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Turkey
Turkey: Netflix stops production of TV series because of homophobic censorship
Netflix has stopped production of the Turkish drama series “If Only” after the Turkish Ministry of Culture and the Turkish Media Regulatory Commission (RTÜK) refused to grant the production team permission to shoot because of a homosexual character.
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Israel
Israel: Ban on conversion therapy could bring down government
Yesterday, the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, passed a bill to ban conversion procedures in general. In the first reading, the proposal was adopted by 42 votes to 36. Two more readings are needed before the bill becomes a law. Nevertheless, the result of the vote led to great protest from Orthodox circles – and even endangers the survival of the fragile current government of Israel.
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USA
USA: Pentagon bans queer rainbow flags on military grounds
For some it is a step backwards, for others a blow against Trump: Because he wants to continue to see the flag of the Confederate Party on military bases, the Pentagon has now unceremoniously banned all “divisive symbols” – but that includes the rainbow flag. Queer organisations and politicians, including Pete Buttigieg, expressed their stron disapproval of this.
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Malaysia
Malaysia: Minister opens chase on transsexuals
Human rights activists* in Malaysia are alarmed. Last week the Minister for Religious Affairs, Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri, announced in the social media that he had given the Malaysian Religious Police full authority to arrest and imprison transgender people. The aim: a kind of “re-education” – he did not reveal the methods by which this was to be achieved.
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Sudan
Sudan: No more death penalty for gay sex
After more than 30 years of Islamist rule under Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir1 , Sudan has announced extensive reforms, including the abolition of flogging and execution as punishment for gay sex.
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Facebook and Instagram ban advertising for conversion therapy
On the platforms Facebook and Instagram the so-called “conversion therapy” can no longer be advertised, the social media giant, which owns both platforms, announced to CNN on July 10.
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