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US: 5th Circuit rules for Mississippi anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ law

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a court order against a “religious freedom” law in Mississippi that would enable sweeping anti-LGBT discrimination, citing a lack of standing for plaintiffs in litigation against the statute.

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UK: Queen Elizabeth Vows To Protect The LGBT Community In Speech To Parliament

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In an address to Parliament on Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth pledged to protect the LGBT community from discrimination.

“My government will make further progress to tackle the gender pay gap and discrimination against people on the basis of their race, faith, gender, disability or sexual orientation.”

The Queen has rarely addressed LGBT equality, though when she gave the royal assent for marriage equality in 2015, she was said to have remarked “Who’d have thought 62 years ago when I came to the throne, I’d be signing something like this? Isn’t it wonderful?'” Read more via New Now Next

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Nepal: Understanding the potential power of marginalization (with the help of a buddhist story)

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Sunil Babu Pant is the founder of the Blue Diamond Society, a Nepalese LGBTIQ organization. He is also the first openly gay member of the Nepalese Parliament who served from 2008-2012.

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Australia: A Married Transgender Woman Fighting For A New Birth Certificate Won The Backing Of The UN

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In six Australian states and territories, married transgender people have to divorce before they can legally change the sex on their birth certificate. The United Nations says it's a violation of their human rights.