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Turkey: What happened after the hateful khutbah of the Religious Affairs Administration of Turkey?

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KAOS: We have compiled the developments that took place after the hateful khutbah of Religious Affairs Administration and intensified attacks against the fundamental rights of LGBTI+'s.

China: A same-sex couple’s dispute over custody of their children has been filed in court

A same-sex couple’s dispute over custody of their children has been filed in court in China. On March 17, 2020, a female same-sex couple’s case regarding guardianship and custody over their two children was accepted by Dinghai District People’s Court of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province. At present, the court is organizing both sides to carry out mediation before litigation.

China: Same-sex couple go to court over child custody

A court in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province, has filed a child custody case of a same-sex couple, a controversial case because it is difficult to determine who is the children's mother as one of the women donated eggs while the other gave birth to the children.

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Ukraine: LGBT organization has sued Patriarch Filaret

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Public LGBTI-organization "Insight" has filed a lawsuit against the honorary patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and former head of the UOC Kiev Patriarchate Filaret (Denysenko) for his statement that the coronavirus could be influenced by same-sex marriage.

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UKraine: LGBT+ group sues religious figure linking coronavirus to gay marriage

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A Ukrainian LGBT+ group said on Monday it has sued one of the country's most prominent religious figures over comments blaming the spread of the coronavirus on same-sex marriage, in what the group said was the first such case in ex-Soviet nation.

Peru: Top Americas court finds Peru responsible for torture of trans woman

The top human rights court in the Americas has found Peru responsible for the arbitrary detention and rape of a transgender woman in a landmark case marking the first time it has ruled on a complaint of torture against the LGBT+ community.

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US: Charlotte abortion protest arrests under NC stay-at-home order ‘unconstitutional’

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Police on Saturday charged eight Charlotte abortion protesters with violating North Carolina’s COVID-19-related ban on mass gatherings. The arrests went national late Saturday when U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas criticized Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

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US: Abortion protesters sue Gov. Whitmer for alleged violation of her stay-at-home order

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Abortion foes filed a federal lawsuit alleging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s order to stay home to slow coronavirus spread violates their right to protest outside of abortion clinics. One of the plaintiffs, Andrew Belanger, said he was cited March 31 by Detroit police while he preached outside of Scotsdale Women’s Center. He said he was holding a pro-life sign and kept a distance from others.