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Relgion
Churches in many Christian denominations have split over queer issues. Recently, hundreds of congregations voted to leave the United Methodist Church over same-sex marriage and whether LGBTQ+ people should be clergy.

Germany
Germany has approved a law aimed at simplifying the process for transgender individuals to change their legal gender identities.

Russia
A Russian court has ordered two gay men to be placed in custody, accusing them of roles in an “extremist organisation”, under new legislation criminalising the LGBTQ+ community.

USA
Former US President Donald Trump has endorsed Mark Burns, the pastor that has previously called for the execution of LGBTQ+ "indoctrinators."

GREECE
Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage, despite church and religious conservative opposition.

RUSSIA
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that LGBTIQ+ activists should be designated as "extremists". The courts have convicted individuals for displaying LGBTIQ material in public, including pride flags on social media and wearing rainbow earrings in public.

WORLD
Death or surgery? Thousands of queer Iranians are being forced to undergo gender reassignment every year. And many of them are children.

WORLD
Dictionary.com embraces gender-neutral terms like 'they,' as well as hundreds of new words.

USA
US Pastor smashes ‘EVIL’ Barbie House with Bible taped to baseball bat!