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In a change of politics, Serbian police now protect the LGBT community.

September 18, 2017 compassq Comments Off on In a change of politics, Serbian police now protect the LGBT community.

Serbian gay right activists marched with their first openly lesbian prime minister through the streets of Belgrade on Sunday, protected by police in riot gear as a helicopter flew low overhead. Senior government officials joined hundreds of revelers on the Belgrade Pride parade – an event campaigners said was a test of the conservative Balkan state’s rights record as it seeks to join the European Union.

BUSINESS

LGBT is good business for Illinois.

September 18, 2017 compassq Comments Off on LGBT is good business for Illinois.

The streets of downtown Champaign were closed off for the 8th annual C-U Pride and Parade, but it’s more than just costumes and colors. The Illinois director of tourism says LGBTQ events are a major part of tourism in the state. The streets of Champaign were flooded with people, and the colors of the rainbow.

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Hong Kong gay and bisexual men now allowed to donate blood, with restrictions.

September 17, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Hong Kong gay and bisexual men now allowed to donate blood, with restrictions.

The Hong Kong Red Cross has announced a reversal of its policy banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Gay and bisexual men will now be allowed to donate blood, under the condition that they have not had sex with other men for a 12-month “safety period” starting from September 25.

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Same-sex couples soon to be able to adopt in Israel.

September 17, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Same-sex couples soon to be able to adopt in Israel.

The state on Sunday said it would submit a bill giving same-sex couples equal rights to adopt a child. It was responding to the High Court of Justice, which had given it two months to reconsider its opposition to same-sex adoption, and said that it would present the bill by June 2018.