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Pope opens meeting on future of Church amid tensions with conservatives
Pope Francis opens a major congress on the future of the Catholic Church Wednesday marked by tensions with conservatives on…
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France vows ‘firm response’ to homophobic chants at Ligue 1 football match
The French government vowed Monday to punish football fans who chanted homophobic slurs at a top Ligue 1 clash at…
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France sets up fund through embassies to defend LGBTQ rights
France said Monday that it would set up a fund through its embassies to promote the rights of LGBTQ people,…
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‘Ghost parents’: Same-sex couples in Italy are losing their rights
Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has demanded local councils only list biological parents on birth certificates, flinging hundreds of…
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Estonia becomes first Baltic state to legalise same-sex marriage
Estonian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to legalise same-sex marriage, the first Baltic state to do so. Issued on: 20/06/2023 –…
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Romania must recognise same-sex civil unions, EU top rights court rules
Issued on: 23/05/2023 – 16:11 Romania must legalise same-sex civil unions, Europe’s top rights court ruled on Tuesday, in a victory…
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Homophobic attacks in France rose almost 30 percent last year, LGBTQ group says
Issued on: 16/05/2023 – 10:05 Last year saw an increase in gay and trans people reporting physical attacks in France,…
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