Activism · October 4, 2023
US Receives "C" in Global LGBTQ+ Rights Report, Faces Decline Amidst Intensifying Legislation
"US gets "C" in LGBTQ+ rights report, faces decline amidst anti-LGBTQ+ legislation.
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Law & Courts · Sep 25
Norway: 2nd suspect sought in Pride festival shootings
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities in Norway are seeking a second suspect in a deadly shooting attack during the Norwegian capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival, police said Friday. A 42-year-old Norwegian citizen o…
Law & Courts · Sep 1
2 more arrests in deadly attack during Norway Pride festival
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting during the Norwegian capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival, police said Monday. The total number of suspects is now at…
Article · Jun 28
Norway police seek delay to Pride events after gay bar shooting
OSLO, June 27 (Reuters) - Norwegian police said on Monday all Pride events across the country should be delayed, citing security concerns after a deadly weekend rampage by a gunman at a gay bar in Oslo. Police had initi…
Article · Jun 26
Oslo gay bar shooting won't stop fight for equal rights - Norway PM
OSLO (Reuters) - The deadly rampage by a gunman at a gay bar and another venue in central Oslo on Saturday will not put an end to the fight for the rights of all individuals to live a free and safe life, Norwegian Prime…
Politics · Jun 26
White House horrified by shooting in Oslo targeting LGBT community
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday that it is horrified by shooting in Oslo targeting the LGBT community and that it stands in solidarity with its ally Norway. A gunman killed two people a…
Law & Courts · Jan 4
Swiss to allow simple legal gender transition from Jan. 1
ZURICH, Dec 26 (Reuters) - People in Switzerland will be able to legally change gender by a visit to the civil registry office from Jan. 1, putting the country at the forefront of Europe's gender self-identification mov…
Business & Money · Dec 16
Grindr fine cut to $7 million in Norway data privacy case
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) has handed dating app Grindr a reduced 65 million Norwegian crown ($7.14 million) fine over illegal disclosure of user data to advertisers, saying the company ha…
Entertainment · Nov 25
Watch: When Harry met Santa - Norwegian Christmas ad celebrates gay rights anniversary
OSLO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Norway’s state-owned postal service Posten is marking 50 years since Norway decriminalised same-sex relationships with a heartwarming Christmas ad in which Santa Claus strikes up a romance with…
Law & Courts · Sep 27
Same-sex marriage around the world as Swiss vote in favour
LONDON, Sept 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Switzerland voted overwhelmingly to allow same-sex couples to wed and adopt children in a referendum on Sunday, making it one of the last countries in Western Europe to leg…
Politics · Sep 18
LGBT+ conversion therapy thrives even as bans gather pace
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Doctors once prescribed long, hard bike rides and testicular transplants to cure gay men of their “sexual abnormality”. More than a century on, fear and controversy still dog the se…