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UK: Transgender Agendas, Social Contagion, Peer Pressure, and Prevalence

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There has been a rash of anti-transgender articles published in the UK press over the last couple of weeks. These pieces, written from a politically conservative and blatantly trans-antagonistic standpoint, share something in common with their supposedly “trans-friendly” counterparts: the possibility that some children who socially transition may not be “really transgender."

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Romania Gay Marriage Case Could Have Outsize Impact in Europe

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The European Union’s highest court began examining a case on Tuesday over a Romanian man’s attempts to get legal residency for his American husband, a closely watched hearing that will have major implications for the legal recognition of same-sex relationships across Europe.

Australia: Conservative amendments to same-sex marriage bill would make Australia’s laws the world’s weakest

On Monday the Senate will start debating a series of proposals to limit the scope of marriage equality reforms. If they are agreed, Australia would be the only country effectively to have wound back laws prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination after legislating to protect them.

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Chile: 100,000 March For Marriage Equality, Transgender Rights In Chile

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Tens of thousands of activists on Saturday joined a protest in Santiago, Chile to demand passage of laws that would extend marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples and protect transgender people.