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United Nations LGBT Rights Expert warns of ‘global crisis’ as homophobic crackdowns continue
The UN’s independent LGBT Human Rights Expert has warned of a brewing global crisis amid reports of homophobic purges in several countries. This year, there have been a number of
United States votes against the Banning of the Death Penalty for Homosexuality
The United States was one of just 13 countries to vote against a U.N. resolution banning the death penalty for homosexuality. The mandate condemns the use of capital punishment in
EU court bans ‘gay tests’ for asylum seekers
Europe’s highest court has ruled that gay asylum seekers will no longer have to undergo “tests” or intimate questioning in order to prove their sexuality. The European Court of Justice,