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South Korea: 1,056 LGBTQs in South Korea filed complaints to the Civil Rights Commission for recognition of rights for same-sex couples

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1,056 LGBTQs in South Korea filed mass complaints to the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) for recognition of rights for same-sex couples in a press conference in Seoul, Korea.

Armenian Parliament Refuses To Hear Bill Banning Same-Sex Marriage

Armenia's parliament has rejected consideration of a bill seeking to expressly outlaw same-sex marriages in the Caucasus nation. A majority of lawmakers on November 12 dismissed consideration of a draft law proposed by the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), saying it was redundant given that the country's constitution already defines marriage as a union between "a woman and a man."

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UNAIDS: Statement of commitment to step up action towards ending AIDS, eliminate social injustice and reach the women and girls being left behind

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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD),  where 179 governments adopted a landmark Programme of Action. The Programme of Action unequivocally affirmed reproductive rights as human rights, fundamental to the empowerment of women and girls and to achieving gender equality and sustainable development more broadly.

US: Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg wants to build a bridge to the religious right, but tensions with his in-laws highlight difficulties

The Glezman brothers grew up in a Catholic household in Traverse City, Mich., where religion was a quiet underpinning but not a center of conversation. Their memories diverge regarding their parents’ political leanings: Chasten describes his parents as conservative, while Rhyan and Dustin remember them as liberal.