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Czech Republic's lower house rejects marriage for same-sex couples but allows limited adoptions

The lower house of Parliament in the Czech Republic on Wednesday rejected same-sex marriage while affirming existing unions called partnerships for gay couples.

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After approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid 'rigid ideologies'

Pope Francis urged Vatican bureaucrats Thursday to avoid "rigid ideological positions" that prevent them from understanding today's reality...

For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change
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For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change

Pope Francis' recent gesture of welcome for transgender Catholics has resonated strongly in this working class, seaside town south of Rome...

India's LGBTQ+ community holds pride march, raises concerns over country's restrictive laws
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India's LGBTQ+ community holds pride march, raises concerns over country's restrictive laws

More than 2,000 people took part in a gay pride event in New Delhi, waving rainbow flags and multicolored balloons as they celebrated sexual diversity in India but also raised concerns over the country's restrictive laws.

A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality and could face the death penalty
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A Ugandan man is charged with aggravated homosexuality and could face the death penalty

Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an anti-gay law that has been condemned by critics as draconian.

Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders denounce anti-gay laws
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Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian leaders denounce anti-gay laws

Pope Francis was backed by the ceremonial head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister in calling for gays to be welcomed by their churches as he again decried laws that criminalize homosexuality as unjust.

UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency
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UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency

The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary'' situation...

Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
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Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.

When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy chose to speak out against "human rights atrocities", he proved that other athletes perhaps could have used their Olympic platform to pipe up, too.

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