LONDON, April 13, 2021 ( Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tennis legend Martina Navratilova and the first openly gay U.S. Congressman Barney Frank have backed a new LGBT+ investment vehicle, as investors flock to ethically responsible funds. The two gay icons are on the board of LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, a financial methodology and media company that […]
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Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy
LONDON, Dec 16, 2020 – Almost 400 global religious leaders, including anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu and Britain’s Bishop of Liverpool, called on Wednesday for countries to overturn bans on same-sex relations and end LGBT+ conversion therapy. Sixty-nine United Nations member states still outlaw gay sex, according to the 2020 State-Sponsored Homophobia report released by the International […]
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Transgender people still criminalized in 13 U.N. member states, report finds
October 1, 2020 – At least 13 United Nations member states still criminalise transgender people, while others use morality and indecency laws to crack down on the trans community, a report showed on Wednesday. Nigeria, Oman and Lebanon are among the nations with explicit anti-trans laws, according to the latest Trans Legal Mapping Report by LGBT+ rights […]