Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay presidential candidate for a major party, has one message for LGBT+ youth in the run up to the US election: Vote. Buttigieg, the gay mayor from Indiana who was the surprise break-out star of the Democratic race earlier this
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A lesbian couple take selfies during an event to raise awareness of gay rights in Hong Kong in 2019. (PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images) A Hong Kong court has thrown out mixed messages for the protection of LGBT+ rights, with two verdicts that constitute one win and one loss for LGBT+ campaigners. The High Court
Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. (Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty) More than 3,500 same-sex couples have tied the knot in Taiwan since marriage equality was legalised almost a year ago. Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage on May 17, 2019, which also happened to be International Day
Owen Paterson (R) leaving Downing Street on October 22, 2019. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) Tory MP Owen Paterson, who strongly opposed equal marriage in the UK, makes £100,000 a year from a company that is privately selling coronavirus testing kits. As the Northern Ireland secretary in 2012, Paterson became the first cabinet member to publicly say
Daniel, left, with how two dads on CBS This Morning. (CBS/Screenshot) Three fifth-grade school girls knew exactly what to do when they saw homophobic bullying from a teacher. An 11-year-old boy in Utah was subjected to a homophobic rant by his substitute teacher, after saying he was thankful to be adopted by his two dads.