US: 'Whiplash' Of LGBTQ Protections And Rights, From Obama To Trump

At the heart of a story now playing out in schools, workplaces and courts across the U.S. is a disagreement over the legal meaning of the word "sex" — and whether discrimination against gay and transgender people for being gay or transgender is sex discrimination.

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States should not use religious beliefs to justify women and LGBT+ rights violations – UN exper

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States should repeal gender discriminatory laws grounded on religious beliefs and must address gender-based violence carried out in the name of religion by non-State actors, said a UN expert in a report presented to the Human Rights Council today.

South Africa: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu received a Lifetime Achievement Award

The Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation today has accepted, on Archbishop Tutu’s behalf, the Lifetime Achievement Award for services to the LGBTI+ community from Outreach Africa, the organisers of Cape Town Pride 2020. I have the pleasure of reading some powerful words words of support.