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China fuels global surge in mpox cases as LGBTQ+ stigma hampers response

China is fuelling a global surge in mpox cases, accounting for the majority of new cases reported in September, according to the World Health Organization. The number of weekly cases…

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Ballarat community hits back at anti-trans demonstrators

Ballarat is witnessing anti-trans demonstrations on a weekly basis but trans supporters say the protesters do not represent the regional city. Warning: This story contains words that some readers may find…

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Can Europe’s marauding far right be slain? Spain’s voters hold the answer

Prime minister Pedro Sánchez will be fighting three battles at once when Spain goes to the polls on Sunday 23 July after a hot, short-tempered summer campaign. Whether Sánchez, leader…

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US small business owners: discriminate at your own peril

As a longtime owner of a technology consulting firm I have something to disclose publicly: I discriminate. I have turned down new clients and fired existing clients. I’ve never refused…

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David Furnish on wiping out HIV/Aids, the ‘weaponisation’ of LGBTQ+ rights … and the day Putin called

It could be said to be a love that dare not speak its name. Certainly Russia’s president makes little of it when warning of the degrading dangers of western acceptance…

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Target to remove some LGBTQ merchandise after facing customer backlash

By Siddharth CavaleNEW YORK (Reuters) - Target is making some "adjustments" to its LGBTQ merchandise, including pulling some product from stores, after facing customer backlash, a company spokesperson said on…

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Victorian Liberals say Moira Deeming is a symptom of a much bigger problem

Four months before Victorians voted at last year’s state election, a group of about 40 people gathered at a suburban racecourse and secured Moira Deeming a seat in parliament. Despite…

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Mark Latham defends homophobic jibes, saying Pauline Hanson can’t understand ‘how straight men feel’

Mark Latham has reiterated offensive comments about homosexuality and fellow New South Wales politician Alex Greenwich, suggesting the federal One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, could not understand “how straight men…

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Scott Johnson’s killer’s shock revelation over the phone before his final plea to manslaughter

In the cells below Sydney's King Street court complex, Scott Phillip White offered his defence lawyers an apology. "I appreciate your work, but I can't handle it," he told them in…

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Australia news live: dozens re-detained after visa cancellation bill passes; measles alerts in NSW, ACT

LIVE – Updated at 07:55 Follow the day’s news, live. What happened on Friday 17 February, 2023 07:55 With that, we’ll wrap up our live coverage of the day’s news.…

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