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Kyrgyz Parliament considering homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law

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The draft is one of the most sweeping ‘anti-propaganda’ bills ever published. It would amend the Criminal Code, the Code of Administrative Responsibility, the Law on Peaceful Assembly and the Law on Mass Media.
Similar to existing laws in Russia, the draft seeks to limit the dissemination of information on different sexual orientations, restrict the right to freedom of assembly for LGBT people, and prohibit… Read the rest

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Court of Justice: EU law does not guarantee maternity leave for mothers using surrogacy

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A hospital employee in the United Kingdom and a teacher in Ireland were unable to bear children. They both had children using surrogate mothers, in line with British and Irish law. Both surrogacies were declared legal by national authorities.
EU law guarantees minimum protection standards at work to women who are pregnant, were pregnant, or are breastfeeding. It also allows (but does not force) Member… Read the rest

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MEPs condemn homophobic statements by the Archbishop of Cyprus

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The Archbishop stated that governments demonstrated “weakening moral integrity” by ensuring equal rights, for example through civil partnerships or equal marriage.
Cyprus’ government plans to submit a civil partnership bill to the House of Representatives for discussion in April.
Local LGBT organisation ACCEPT condemned the Archbishop’s words by stating that “excommunication and alienation is not the right way to promote the message of God.”
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Anti Bullying Song We Are One by Craymo for Sochi

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Inspiration (def.) the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions.
The Olympic Games, every four years we are inspired, by the strength, camaraderie, compassion, human spirit, the personal triumphs and losses as well as the love of family and country. We are inspired by the athletes who wake up every day of their lives with the determination to be… Read the rest

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Uganda and Nigeria: European Parliament calls for targeted sanctions over new laws

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In December, Nigeria adopted the ‘Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’; in January, the President of Uganda promulgated the ‘Anti Homosexuality Act (2014)’. Both laws foresee harsh penalties for people who ‘commit homosexuality’ (up to life imprisonment in Uganda, up to 14 years in Nigeria).
The laws will particularly impact those wishing to go to gay-friendly bars; attend meetings by NGOs protecting human rights; or receive… Read the rest

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New EU data protection law: MEPs want to protect LGBT people’s privacy

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Until now, the EU regulated data protection via a 1995 directive, ill fitted for the modern omnipresence of personal data. The European Commission proposed a new EU framework in the form of two legal texts: a directive and a regulation.
The European Parliament adopted several amendments to these two proposals. They include measures to protect private information relating to individuals’ sexual orientation and gender identity.… Read the rest

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New EU data protection law: MEPs want to protect LGBT people’s privacy

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Until now, the EU regulated data protection via a 1995 directive, ill fitted for the modern omnipresence of personal data. The European Commission proposed a new EU framework in the form of two legal texts: a directive and a regulation.
The European Parliament adopted several amendments to these two proposals. They include measures to protect private information relating to individuals’ sexual orientation and gender identity.… Read the rest

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Despite opposition, Parliament takes stock of LGBT equality in new report

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Among other recommendations, MEPs ask that Member States guarantee the freedom of movement of same-sex couples, their families, and transgender persons. They also call for EU measures addressing transphobic and homophobic hate crime, and to ensure that LGBT asylum-seekers are granted relevant protections.
The report also urges Member States to finally adopt the horizontal anti-discrimination directive, which would ban discrimination in education, social protection and… Read the rest

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MEPs call to suspend political agreement with Uganda

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Under the Penal Code Act 1950, consensual sexual activity between same sex adults was already punishable by life imprisonment.
Apart from bolstering older anti-sodomy laws, the new law punishes persons keeping a house or rooms for the ‘purpose of homosexuality’ (i.e. landlords or parents of LGBTI persons) with a maximum of 7 years’ imprisonment.
The ‘promotion of homosexuality’ also becomes punishable by up to 7… Read the rest

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Norway : Lesbian kiss in Olympic inspired commercial

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The commercial is created by Norwegian ad-agency Schjærven Reklamebyrå.
According to Kampanje.com the chain  wanted show impressing skills in different sports, and since Russian got the anti-gay laws they wanted to be a bit political, so they added a twist in the end.
So in addition to entertain, we also wanted to make a political kick to Russia and Putin’s conservative and old-fashioned attitudes. That… Read the rest

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MEPs take stock of LGBT rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro

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In its report on Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Parliament emphasises the need for an anti-discrimination strategy and for the implementation of anti-discrimination laws and policies. Furthermore, the Parliament calls on the authorities to investigate and publicly condemn the homophobic attack on  participants at the Merlinka Film Festival in Sarajevo, which took place on 1 February 2014.
In relation to Macedonia, MEPs welcomed the work done… Read the rest

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Europe: Transgender people face discrimination and inhuman and degrading treatment

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“There are obviously transgender people who would like to access some of the available health treatments, but many others do not. States should not force the choices of transgender people by making legal gender recognition dependent on surgeries, hormone treatment or sterilization,” said Marco Perolini, Amnesty International’s expert on discrimination.
“Many transgender people have to overcome enormous difficulties in coming to terms with their identity,… Read the rest

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European Parliament asks for EU LGBTI roadmap in landmark report

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The report adopted today “strongly condemns” homophobia and transphobia in the European Union. MEPs ask the European Commission, Member States and EU agencies to ”work jointly on a comprehensive multiannual policy to protect the fundamental rights of LGBTI people”, also known as a roadmap or a strategy.
Such strategies already exist in the field of Roma integration, discrimination on the basis of disability, and gender… Read the rest

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Norwegian celebrities against Russian LGBT hate

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Only days before the Games kicks off in Olympic city Sochi has a number of Norwegian athlete celebrities, musicians and cultural figures made ​​themselves supporters of Russia’s gays. Among those who require Olympics kept free of discrimination actor Sven Nordin, comedian Knut Nærum, Linn Skåber and Anne-Kat Hærland, handball girls and the lesbian couple Anja and Gro Hammerseng-Edin and the brothers of… Read the rest

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Northern part of Cyprus decriminalises homosexuality

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With the adoption of the bill, Articles 171 and 173 of the Criminal Code, foreseeing in five years’ imprisonment for homosexual acts, and three years’ imprisonment for ‘attempts to commit [these] crimes’, are abolished.
Moreover, the bill strengthens the protection of LGBT people by including a ban on hate speech against LGBT people. Further, the bill bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and… Read the rest

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