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Taiwan
Premiere in Taiwan: Two lesbian couples at mass military wedding
Premiere in Taiwan: For the first time two homosexual couples participated in this year’s mass wedding of the Taiwanese military. Along with 186 other members of the army, Lieutenant Chen Ying-xuan and Major Wang Yi entered into a life-long bond with their partners. The ceremony took place on October 30th, one day before the annual LGBTIQ* parade in Taipei, the Taiwan Pride, which can also be visited online this year.
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Australia
Coming-out: Former rugby professional chooses freedom instead of career
“I would have preferred my own death rather than have someone discover that I am gay,” Dan Palmer said during his outing. The Australian ex-rugby player finally faced a choice: his freedom or his career.
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USA
In a gay bar: Cher stirrs up US election campaign
Icon-icon (once is not enough) Cher appeared at a virtual benefit concert in support of presidential candidate Joe Biden. She sang the song: “Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe” and even rearranged the lyrics in honor of her favorite. She then visited a gay bar in Las Vegas and called on the boys to vote – making it clear that if Trump was re-elected, things could be worse for queers than they ever were.
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Venezuela
After Pope’s statement: Venezuela considers marriage equality
Because Pope Francis advocates civil partnership, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is considering the adoption of a law on the equality of marriage in Venezuela.
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Netherlands
Oh dear penguin: Gay couple commits egg theft
In a zoo in the Netherlands, the desire for children of a gay penguin couple became so great that they stole not only the eggs but the whole nest of their neighbours. Tragically, the eggs did not hatch despite loving care. And there is a good reason why.
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Israel
Rabbi: “Jewish law does not prohibit same-sex couples from starting a family”.
Binyamin “Benny” Lau (59), a prominent Orthodox rabbi from Israel published a statement in support of same-sex couples. The title is: “It is not good for man to be alone: Relationships and family for the sons and daughters of the LGBT community”. In it he emphasises: “Jewish law does not prohibit members of the community from raising children and starting a family.
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Germany
Social distancing to the extreme in the UK: No one-night stands
The Covid-19 measures in Great Britain have been further intensified. In London, warning level two has been reached, which means that all private contact between strangers is prohibited. Also an overnight stay with fleeting acquaintances.
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Russia
Russian legislators cut off anti-queer amendment to constitution
Good news from Russia – for a change. A government commission and the Human Rights Council took a clear stand against amendments to the country’s Family Code that would have once again banned equal treatment of marriage and same-sex adoption – and legally wiped out transgender people. Will the law now fail in the Duma?
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Italy
Revolution at the Vatican: Pope Francis demands civil partnership
In the monastery Mater Ecclesiae, the earth is said to having trembled today. It is where Joseph Ratzinger lives, the emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, one of the most powerful opponents of reforms of the sexual doctrine in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Israel
Israel discovers trans*rights: Facilitations and a government committee
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had often expressed his intention to help the trans* community, but for years hardly anything had happened. But for some months now, it seems, the problems have been seriously addressed.
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