Germany will ease restrictions on gay blood donors.

Official criteria will be changed so that potential donors are not judged differently depending on their sexual orientation, according to Karl Lauterbach of the RND broadcaster. "Whether someone can become a blood donor is a question of behavioral risk, not sexual orientation," Lauterba...

Bans on gay German blood donors will soon be lifted

On Tuesday, the health minister of Germany announced plans to revise the country's guidelines for blood donation to ensure that all donors are treated equally regardless of their sexual orientation. Karl Lauterbach told the RND radio that the government's criteria will be changed so that ...

An American gay man's long-term visa for his Japanese wife was denied by the court.

On Friday, a Japanese court upheld the refusal of a long-term residency visa for an American man who had married his same-sex Japanese spouse in the United States.

The Tokyo District Court also ruled against the American citizen, Andrew High, and his Japanese partner, Kohei, who had ask...

MARVEL UNVEILS FIRST LOOK OF FIRST GAY TEEN CAPTAIN AMERICA

Highlights

• The new character, Aaron Fischer, is the first LGBTQ character to lift Captain’s shield in the comic's history of 80 years

• Writer Joshua Trujillo said this character is inspired by heroes of the queer community: activists, leaders and everyda...

A S. KOREAN GAY COUPLE SUED NHIS FOR CANCELING HEALTH COVERAGE

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• A S. Korean gay couple sued NHIS for cancelling health coverage.
• The state health insurer cancelled coverage of one of the partners as a dependent.
• The Korean Network for Partnership and Marriage Rights of LGBT repor...

GAY BILL PASSED IN VICTORIA BANNING GAY CONVERSION THERAPY 

HIGHLIGHTS

• A bill restricting LGBTIQ+ conversion therapy has passed Victoria's Upper House and will become law, despite pressures inside the Coalition and worries from some strict religious pioneers that the law could have unintended results

AUSTRALIA TO HONOUR GAY OPPOSER MARGARET COURT FOR HIGHEST HONOUR

HIGHLIGHTS

• Margaret Court, the previous Australian tennis player who has gained eyeballs because of her perspectives on LGBTQ+ issues, will be perceived with Australia's most noteworthy honor

Court, who has functioned as a Pentecostal clergyman since her re...

DUTCH STUDY SHOWS THAT CHILDREN WITH GAY PARENTS DO BETTER AT SCHOOL

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• A study shows that children raised by gay parents perform better at school compared to children raised by straight parents.
• Study has been done by education economists.

According to a study in the Netherlands by three educ...

U.S. SUPREME COURT TURNS DOWN AN APPEAL BY OFFICIAL WHO HELD BACK GAY-MARRIAGE LICENSES

Highlights

• Two Supreme Court judges have rebuffed an appeal from Kim Davis, who had garnered national attention by holding back all marriage licenses in Rowan County post the Supreme Court's iconic Obergefell vs. Hodges decision

• The reason cited by Kim Davis ...

CELEBRITIES SUPPORTING POLISH LGBT RIGHTS

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• An open letter is advocating rights and protection against discrimination against LGBT communities in Poland.
• Many celebrities including Writer Margaret Atwood and actor James Norton have signed this open letter.

Published...

QUARANTINED AND FREELY GAY: STORY OF A MAN WHO CAME OUT TO THE WORLD AT 90

Highlights:

•    While writing to his family and friends, Kennet Felt confessed to the world via FB that he is gay at 90

•    He was able to trace his first love back who passed away

The pandemic has claimed lives, it has ruine...

PETE GAYNOR: THE U.S. COULD FACE PPE SHORTAGE IN AREAS WITH RISING COVID-19 CASES

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• The U.S. has more gloves, face masks, etc. compared with two months ago
• A rise in demand in states with growing hospitalizations could cause micro-shortages

The U.S. could face shortages of personal protective equipment fo...

SINGAPORE LGBTQ TALK, STILL A TABOO FOR POLITICAL PARTIES

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• Singapore has always kept the 377A discussion at bay, as the society still feels the topic as taboo
• As the election is ahead, not a single party pointed out the discussion about Gay rights while campaigning for votes

Singa...

SEOUL INCREASES NUMBER OF COVID-19 TESTS AFTER RECENT SPIKE

Highlights

• Anti-gay prejudice is impeding South Korea’s response against coronavirus

• Seoul is testing more than 8,000 people per day

• At present, South Korea has 11,018 cases of coronavirus and 260 people have lost their lives

Afte...

BIHAR: A DOCTOR RAPES A WOMAN IN A COVID-19 ISOLATION WARD

Highlights:

• Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, allegedly a doctor rapes a woman in an isolation ward
• The woman was bleeding to abortion but was suspected of Covid-19 too

Sexual abuse in a hospital, by a doctor of a woman, suspected coronavirus inf...

Everything you need to know about ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020

This week's 13th edition of theUnder-19 World Cup, Cricket's next century of superstars are gathering in South Africa.

Previous tournaments saw the likes of Virat Kohli, Trent Boult, Babar Azam, Mitchell Johnson, Mike Atherton and Chris Gayle set the stage for shimmering interna...

Gender surgery on the rise in Germany

German insurance firms bear the prices of a gender confirmation for those insured by them, however, every single case is reviewed. Lillith is one among a complete of 45 trans ladies who were operated on throughout the first half of 2019 at Essen University Hospital. Demand is rising, the hospital...