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Riskier male sex pushes Europe's syphilis rates up 70% since 2010

Kate Kelland, Reuters Health and Science Correspondent
Posted at Jul 12 12:15 PM

LONDON - Syphilis cases have soared in Europe over the last decade and become, for the first time since the early 2000s, more common in some countries than new cases of HIV, health experts said on Friday. Read more »

Amnesty International calls on S.Korea to end discrimination of gay soldiers

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 10:15 AM

SEOUL - Amnesty International on Thursday called on South Korea to decriminalize same-sex relationships for men in the military, warning current laws fuel violence, discrimination and stigmatization against gay soldiers.   Read more »

Madrid high heels run defies gravity, homophobia

Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 06:37 AM

MADRID, Spain—Dozens of men and a few women in stiletto heels raced through the center of the Spanish capital on Thursday, defying gravity, the heat and attempts by the far-right party Vox to curtail their Gay Pride celebrations this year. Read more »

Hundreds march in Ilocos Norte's first Pride parade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 03:35 AM

BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte—More than 1,000 people took part in the first Pride parade in Ilocos Norte on Sunday. Read more »

Millions celebrate LGBTQ pride in New York amid global fight for equality

Maria Caspani and Matthew Lavietes, Reuters
Posted at Jul 01 07:23 AM

NEW YORK - Millions lined the streets of New York on Sunday to wave rainbow flags, celebrate the movement toward LGBTQ equality and renew calls for action in what organizers billed as the largest gay pride celebration in history.   Read more »

Singapore holds gay pride rally amid calls for repeal of colonial-era law

Fathin Ungku, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 30 08:42 AM

Singapore joins dozens of other cities around the world in celebrating gay pride this weekend but it is the only one where gay sex is criminalized. Read more »

Record crowd defies rain, traffic to join 2019 Pride parade

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 03:33 AM

According to the city administration, around 38,000 participants joined Saturday's event, beating last year's 25,000. Read more »

5 ways we can be better allies to the LGBTQIA+ community

Apa Agbayani
Posted at Jun 29 02:39 PM

At a time when Pride has become commercialized and conversations around it can grow muddled, how can allies make sure what they’re doing is in service to the community? Apa Agbayani lists some informed suggestions. Read more »

Can't make it to PH Pride march? Here's how you can join online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 06:02 AM

MANILA—Thousands of Filipinos are expected to turn up in Marikina City's streets on Saturday to take part in the annual Pride parade. Read more »

Pride at 50: what the LGBTQ community continues to fight for

Victor John Platon
Posted at Jun 28 04:59 PM

Half a century since Stonewall, a lot of people continue to be confused about the supposed “gay agenda.” Here’s a simple explanation.  Read more »

'Binibini' queens suportado ang SOGIE Equality Bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 10:05 PM

Dismayado ang mga reyna ng Binibining Pilipinas dahil hindi pa naisasabatas ang SOGIE bill.  Read more »

Britain's Prince William: 'Fine by me' if children gay

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 05:55 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Britain's Prince William said Wednesday it would be "fine by me" if his children came out as gay, but worried about the pressures it could place on them. Read more »

Abused as 'dirty', same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash

Beh Lih Yi and Shanshan Chen, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 25 12:27 PM

ZHONGLI, Taiwan - Although Jovi Wu and Mindy Chiu made history last month as one of the first lesbian couples in Asia to marry legally, they are fearful that conservatives may reverse Taiwan's landmark law. Read more »

Geena Rocero opens up about making Playboy history

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Updated as of Jun 24 06:44 PM

Filipino trans rights activist and model Geena Rocero made history, as the first transgender AAPI to pose as a Playboy playmate in its gender and sexuality issue on Pride Month. Read more »

US psychoanalysts apologize for labeling homosexuality an illness

Daniel Trotta, Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 06:54 AM

The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) apologized on Friday for previously treating homosexuality as a mental illness, saying its past errors contributed to discrimination and trauma for LGBTQ people. Read more »

Germany may ban 'conversion therapies' for gays

Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 01:44 PM

BERLIN - Germany is considering a ban of so-called "conversion therapies" aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay people, the health minister said on Tuesday. Read more »

Pride flags and foreign policy: US diplomats see shift on gay rights

The New York Times
Posted at Jun 10 08:59 AM

American diplomats in Brazil recently sought State Department permission to fly rainbow flags this month at the US Embassy and a consulate, citing an increasingly hostile environment for gay Brazilians since the election of the far-right President Jair Bolsonaro last fall. Read more »

50 years on, New York police apologize for Stonewall riots

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 05:39 AM

NEW YORK, United States - The head of the New York police department on Thursday apologized for a crackdown on the city's LGBTQ community during the notorious Stonewall riots, ahead of the 50th anniversary of the clashes that gave rise to the Gay Pride movement.  Read more »

Hong Kong court favors gay couple in landmark victory for LGBT+ rights

Rina Chandran, Reuters
Posted at Jun 06 06:22 PM

Hong Kong's top court on Thursday ruled in favor of a gay civil servant fighting for spousal and tax benefits for his husband in the latest legal victory over equal rights for same-sex couples in a city where gay marriage is banned. Read more »

Elton John slams Russian cuts to 'Rocketman' gay scenes

Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 12:55 PM

Elton John on Friday criticized Russia's reported censorship of gay sex scenes in the new movie musical based on his life, "Rocketman," calling the decision "cruelly unaccepting of the love between 2 people." Read more »