Regarding Religion

Italy: Trans without clients because of Covid: the Pope's almsgiver helps them

A group of transsexuals from Torvaianica, in the province of Rome, write to Pope Francis. The parish priest of the church of the Blessed Maria Immacolata: "They were left without money because of Covid, the almsgiver sent us a bank transfer

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Australia: ACL backs Christian doctor Jereth Kok suspended for offensive social media posts

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The Australian Christian Lobby have begun campaigning for Dr Jereth Kok, a Melbourne GP suspended for social media posts appearing to endorse “racial and religious violence and genocide” and “demeaning” views against gay and transgender people.

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Australia: Melbourne Doctor Suspension Upheld for Social Media Posts Targeting LGBTQI, “endorsing Genocide”

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Can a medical practitioner, or for that matter any professional, who airs denigrating or biased views on social media, be expected to provide appropriate treatment, care, or service to persons or communities they target?

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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.

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US: Pompeo’s “Rights Commission” Is Worse Than Feared: 7 Concerns to Watch

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This is the second of a two-part series examining the work of the Commission on Unalienable Rights, formed in July 2019 by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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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.

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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.