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Faith, foster care and LGBT rights collide at SCOTUS next week.

The U.S. Supreme Court, with newly confirmed conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, will face its first major test on religious liberty and LGBT rights just one day after the 2020 election. The justices on Wednesday will hear oral arguments on whether…

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Taiwan same-sex couples join military wedding for first time.

Two women became the first military officers to marry their same-sex civilian partners at a mass military wedding in Taiwan on Friday, marking another landmark for LGBTQ+ rights in Asia. The defence ministry called it an “open and progressive” move…