MEPs issue statement on LIBE Committee vote on EU’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020–2025
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On Tuesday, 23 January, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved—with 46 votes in favour and 8 against—the draft report on the…
Vatican allows transgender baptism and godparenthood
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Transgender individuals are eligible to serve as godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, act as witnesses at religious weddings, and undergo baptism themselves, as determined by the Vatican's doctrinal office in…
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