World of Politics

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Indonesia Says It Safeguards Rights of All, Including LGBT Citizens

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Faced with growing criticism over recent anti-LGBT actions in Indonesia, the Jakarta government has told VOA it will safeguard the rights of all minority groups while taking into account "religious and cultural values that must be upheld."

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US: 5th Circuit rules for Mississippi anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ law

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The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a court order against a “religious freedom” law in Mississippi that would enable sweeping anti-LGBT discrimination, citing a lack of standing for plaintiffs in litigation against the statute.

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UK: Queen Elizabeth Vows To Protect The LGBT Community In Speech To Parliament

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In an address to Parliament on Wednesday, Queen Elizabeth pledged to protect the LGBT community from discrimination.

“My government will make further progress to tackle the gender pay gap and discrimination against people on the basis of their race, faith, gender, disability or sexual orientation.”

The Queen has rarely addressed LGBT equality, though when she gave the royal assent for marriage equality in 2015, she was said to have remarked “Who’d have thought 62 years ago when I came to the throne, I’d be signing something like this? Isn’t it wonderful?'” Read more via New Now Next