Children in England and Wales have been investigated by police for calling each other names, a study has found.
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Judge rules that the government’s policies favouring heterosexual couples ‘cannot be justified’.
Home Minister says government will await court’s full judgement before deciding on next move.
Republicans have pushed an effort barring first federal transgender lawmaker from women’s restrooms in the US Capitol.
Upper house of parliament also approves bill that bans citizens from several countries from adopting Russian children.
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The EU alleges the Hungarian law undermines core human rights values while Budapest says it wants to protect children.
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Official says step helps to ‘redress the harms’ done by policy which forced LGBTQ service members to hide identity.
Prime minister accuses Salome Zourabichvili of choosing ‘pseudo-liberal propaganda’ instead of ‘family values’.
Activists hail ‘monumental step’ as Thai king signs the country’s marriage-equality bill into law.
Kesaria Abramidze, a transgender model, is killed in Georgia, raising concerns over LGBTQ rights and safety.
‘Family values’ bill is adopted despite being denounced by the president, rights groups and the European Union.
