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Out in the World: Bulgarian lesbian moms' court case nears decision

Out in the World: Bulgarian lesbian moms' court case nears decision

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 17, 2021

The European Union's Court of Justice now has to decide if a binational lesbian couple's daughter will be granted a Bulgarian birth certificate and receive citizenship.

Out in the World: Biden puts LGBTQ rights at front of U.S. foreign policy

Out in the World: Biden puts LGBTQ rights at front of U.S. foreign policy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2021

President Joe Biden put his campaign words into action, sending a signal to the world that America was picking up the torch again as a global leader championing LGBTQ rights.

Out in the World: Victorian landmark legislation criminalizes conversion therapy

Out in the World: Victorian landmark legislation criminalizes conversion therapy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2021

LGBTQ Victorians celebrated Australia's groundbreaking ban on conversion therapy February 4, calling the bill "gold-standard legislation" that other states should follow. The bill will become law, local television news reported.

Out in the World: Blinken confirmation brings new hope for LGBTQs globally

Out in the World: Blinken confirmation brings new hope for LGBTQs globally

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 3, 2021

Recently confirmed Secretary of State Antony Blinken is committed to immediately placing LGBTQ rights into the United States foreign policy once again.

Out in the World: Taiwan proposes same-sex marriage for some binational couples

Out in the World: Taiwan proposes same-sex marriage for some binational couples

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 27, 2021

Binational Taiwanese same-sex couples' marriages and international weddings might soon be legally recognized in Taiwan, the Judicial Yuan announced January 22.

Out in the World: Museveni reelected in Uganda after violent, anti-gay fueled campaign

Out in the World: Museveni reelected in Uganda after violent, anti-gay fueled campaign

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 20, 2021

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni sailed to a sixth consecutive term January 14, following a campaign that ramped up anti-gay rhetoric and was marred by violence against the opposition party.

Out in the World: French LGBTQ preservationists push back against government

Out in the World: French LGBTQ preservationists push back against government

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 13, 2021

French LGBTQ cultural preservationists are standing their ground against the French government in their effort to establish an independent LGBTQ history archive and center in Paris.

Out in the World: Gay SF immigration lawyer launches YouTube channel

Out in the World: Gay SF immigration lawyer launches YouTube channel

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 6, 2021

LGBT Asylum Project co-founder Okan Sengun launched his YouTube channel January 4.

Out in the World: 2020 was packed with surprises

Out in the World: 2020 was packed with surprises

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 29, 2020

The new decade started jubilantly, but the light quickly went out shortly after 2020 began.

Out in the World: Religious leaders call for end to violence against LGBTQ people

Out in the World: Religious leaders call for end to violence against LGBTQ people

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 22, 2020

Hundreds of religious leaders representing the major world faiths have called upon countries to end conversion therapy and violence against LGBTQ people and to decriminalize homosexuality.

Out in the World: Bolivian gay couple celebrate country's 1st civil union

Out in the World: Bolivian gay couple celebrate country's 1st civil union

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 16, 2020

David Aruquipa and Guido Montano last week became Bolivia's first gay couple to be legally recognized.

Out in the World: North American corporations to help LGBTQ refugees

Out in the World: North American corporations to help LGBTQ refugees

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 9, 2020

The Human Rights Campaign and Tent Partnership for Refugees have announced a new corporate mentorship program for LGBTQ asylum seekers and refugees in North America.

Out in the World: The Netherlands to offer reparations to transgender people

Out in the World: The Netherlands to offer reparations to transgender people

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 2, 2020

The Dutch government has apologized and offered reparations to transgender people who suffered under The Netherlands' Transgender Act.

Out in the World: Report shows that transgender lives continue to be at risk

Out in the World: Report shows that transgender lives continue to be at risk

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 24, 2020

Transgender homicides continued to trend upward around the world, according to Transgender Europe's annual Trans Murder Monitoring report released November 20, the International Transgender Day of Remembrance.