Tag: lgbt
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Germany: Esslingen am Neckar hosts first Christopher Street Day
On June 17, the town of Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany held its first Christopher Street Day in celebration of LGBT pride. I interviewed a local who helped organise the event.
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France: Quimper, Finistère hosts second pride festival
Quimper, France hosted the second iteration of its annual pride festival, “Pride of Quimper”, on June 17. The event began at Place Saint-Corentin in the city centre. I interviewed attendee Maïwenn.
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Estonian parliament passes legalization of same-sex marriage
Estonia’s parliament voted 55–34 to amend its Family Law Act to allow same-sex marriages from January 1. Estonia would be the first former Soviet country to do so if its president approves the legislation.
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Interview with Tom Pashby, founder of campaign group Include Mx
I interviewed Tom Pashby on June 10, head of advocacy group Include Mx, which has encouraged companies to allow customers to select the gender-neutral Mx as their honorific on forms; like Pashby, who is non-binary, some non-binary individuals and those not declaring their gender use Mx.
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Tens of thousands march in 25th Tel Aviv Pride parade
This article is mirrored from Wikinews. Wikinews is available under the CC BY-SA 2.5 license, and this article is therefore also available under that license. You can find the original source here. This is an article to which I was the primary contributor. Tens of thousands — 150,000, according to the The Times of Israel — paraded…