German Chancellor Angela Merkel slammed Hungary's proposed new law prohibiting the distribution of homosexuality and gender change materials in schools. "I believe this law is incorrect and incompatible with my beliefs," Merkel said in a statement to the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, adding that the bill was something she would vote against politically.

'This law is wrong': Angela Merkel joins other EU leaders in criticising Hungary's anti-LGBT law

Marking a major win for the LGBTQIA+ community, Canada on Tuesday passed a bill criminalising the so-called 'conversion therapy'. In 2019, Canada’s ruling Liberal party had vowed to ban the practice when its election manifesto was unveiled.

In major win for LGBTQIA+ community, Canada passes bill criminalising 'conversion therapy'

Love language: Jerusalem celebrates Pride under strict security

Ahead of upcoming LGBTQ+ events, organisers of New York’s City Pride events have decided to ban police and other law enforcement officers from marching with the crowd.

NYPD banned from LGBT pride parades until 2025: Organisers

After Mexico City's 'Lady Tacos de Canasta,' a street vendor featured in a Netflix series, stood up to police who she said harassed her on the street, she decided to take her fight for worker and LGBT rights to a bigger stage.

Mexican Netflix street vendor star 'Lady Tacos' eyes jump to political stage

The Arkansas Senate in the United States recently approved measures to ban gender confirming treatments for minors in the state. The Senate, with a Republican majority voted 28-7 in support of the legislation on Monday, then forwarding the bill to the governor in the face of mounting criticism.

US state of Arkansas approves bill denying treatment to transgender minors

A district court in Japan on Wednesday ruled that same-sex couples not being able to marry is “unconstitutional”. The court, despite the ruling, threw out the plaintiffs’ demands to seek damages from the Japanese government, Reuters reported.

Japanese court rules same-sex couples not being able to marry is 'unconstitutional'

The chief of Britain's MI6 foreign intelligence service publicly apologised on Friday (February 19) for historic discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) people in the spy agencies before 1991.

Britain's MI6 spy master apologizes for historic discrimination against LGBT+ people

The UN has recently released a report that has made a shocking revelation. As per the UN report, Iran has been torturing children who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.

Iran tortures LGBT children with electric shock to 'cure' them: UN report

Twitter on Tuesday slapped a second "hateful conduct" warning in just days on a message from Turkey's interior minister condemning the LGBT community's role in month-long student protests.

Twitter flags Turkish minister's 'hateful' LGBT posts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at country's LGBT movement and accused it of "vandalism". He also said that the movement was distancing his party's youth from its cause.

Turkish President Erdogan criticises country's 'LGBT youth'

There he was on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the Boss himself, the opening act on the night of the virtual inaugural ball. His song was “Land of Hope and Dreams.

One step up and two steps back

Over 370 religious and spiritual leaders from across the world have come together to demand a global ban on controversial conversion therapy. "We recognise that certain religious teachings have, throughout the ages, been misused to cause deep pain and offence to those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex," said the Global Interfaith Commission in a statement.

In a bid to affirm dignity of LGBTQ, over 370 religious leaders demand end to conversion therapy

China has launched the initiative of capturing the country's demographic changes for the first time in over a decade. The LGBTQ community has used this opportunity to come out of the shadows and officially register themselves as a 'couple', instead of just 'roommates'.

Not just roommates: China's LGBTQ couples come out of shadows in national census

'Happiest Season,' out on Hulu on Friday and starring Kristen Stewart, breaks the mold as a romantic comedy about a lesbian couple set around the holidays. Stewart, who is bisexual, says she’s astounded it’s taken this long for a major studio to get behind such a film.

'Happiest Season' spotlights LGBT love in Christmas rom-com

A month after Lauren mustered the courage to tell her mother she is lesbian, the 26-year-old Shanghai resident came out to a stranger who knocked on her door. She told the young man, one of 7 million conducting China`s once-in-a-decade census that she and her girlfriend lived together.

LGBT couples seek recognition in China census

Hundreds of locals took to streets in Italy to demonstrate fo a bill that would make anti-LGBT violence a hate crime leading to harsher penalties in comparison to the existing punishments under the current law.

Italy comes out to support LGBTQ community before bill decision

As head of India's first dairy farm run by transgender women, Bhoomika has finally found security, having spent years as a beggar after fleeing parents who taunted their sari-wearing son.

'I feel I belong': India's first trans-run dairy farm brings jobs and respect

Several gay men in Russia have fled after officials warned of arresting people of "of non-traditional sexual orientation" who are parents of children born through surrogacy.

Russia: Single fathers with kids via surrogacy flee country following latest crackdown

Canada has reintroduced a bill to criminalise LGBT conversion therapy in the country, after the earlier trial to ban the therapy faied due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Canada reintroduces bill to ban LGBT conversion therapy

Hong Kong's high court on Friday ruled that same-sex couples should receive equal treatment under inheritance law, in a step forward for LGBT rights in the finance hub.

Hong Kong gay couples win legal victory over inheritance law

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that marriage between same sex couples was "not permissible" as it is not recognised by "our laws, legal system, society and our values".

Same sex marriages not recognised by our laws, society and our values: Centre to HC

A US judge on Monday blocked a Trump administration rule that would strip protections for transgender people facing healthcare discrimination. New York-based US District Court Judge Frederic Block ruled that the proposed regulation issued by the Department of Health and Human Services could not go into effect on Tuesday as planned.

US Judge blocks Donald Trump rule on LGBT health discrimination

ShanghaiPRIDE, one of China`s longest running gay pride groups, said it was cancelling all activities and events for the foreseeable future, citing the need to protect the "safety" of its people and prompting a chorus of regret on social media.

Chinese LGBT group ShanghaiPRIDE halts work to 'protect safety'

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