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The Equality for All Foundation (EFAF) on Tuesday launched its updated Queer Agenda, a national advocacy document outlining policy priorities for impr...
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Hong Kong, China (AFP) — Hong Kong lawmakers rejected on Wednesday a bill that would have granted limited rights to same-sex couples, with the legisla...
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VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP)— Pope Francis again used a vulgar term for gay men in a recent meeting with priests in Rome, one that prompted an extraor...

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