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Victory for Hong Kong’s LGBT community after a 20 year fight.

Hong Kong’s LGBT community has earned a long-awaited legal victory, with a court abolishing or revising seven offences that criminalised sex between men. The High Court on Thursday ruled that four criminal offences were unconstitutional and repealed them with immediate effect…

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Half of LGBT workers fear being “out” can hurt their careers.

One of the most rapid social shifts in recent decades is the acceptance of LGBTQ people, from gay marriage to television shows featuring transgender and gay characters. But LGBTQ workers say they’re not always feeling the love in their workplaces…

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Homes in gayborhoods cost more than the city’s average.

A new report from Zillow finds that living in a “gayborhood” can cost homeowners several times more than buying a house elsewhere in the city. The real estate company compared the prices of homes in neighborhoods with high rates of same-sex households…

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So, is Utah LGBT-friendly or not?

If you want to understand this country’s LGBTQ future, look no further than Utah. From the outside, the Beehive State might seem full of contrasts: Salt Lake City mayor Jackie Biskupski is a lesbian Democrat, but the state legislature is…

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Maine becomes 17th US state to ban gay cure therapy.

Maine has become the 17th US state to enact a ban on gay cure therapy. The state’s new Democratic governor Janet Mills signed a bill on Wednesday (May 29) to outlaw conversion therapy for minors, after it passed through the state legislature…

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‘Ex-gay’ Ugandans want to make the ‘Kill the Gays’ law a reality.

A group of Ugandans who claim to be ‘ex-gay’ have petitioned the parliament to retable the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act. The ‘ex-gay’ group are LGBTI people who have claimed to be cured of homosexuality after undergoing conversion therapy. They submitted their petition on…