Rugby, gonorrhea and the FBI

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Trans woman to attend FBI academy

Colorado SWAT team coordinator Lesley Mumford will become the first openly transgender woman accepted into the prestigious FBI National Academy. [ABC]

Antibiotic resistant gonorrhea case seen in UK

Public Health England says a man has presented the first known case of gonorrhea that is fully resistant to first-choice antibiotics. [BBC]

Australian rugby player criticized for homophobic tweets

Australian rugby fullback Israel Folau has caught flack, including from a major team sponsor, after tweeting that gay people were going to hell. [The Guardian]

New Zealand clears past homosexuality convictions

New Zealand’s parliament has passed a law to nullify the convictions of about 1,000 men for homosexuality charges. Homosexuality was legalized in the country in 1986. [Deutsche Welle]

International court demands answers from Chile

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has demanded the government of Chile attend a conference in the Dominican Republic in May, to get answers from the government on progress on a deal to legalize same-sex marriage. [La Tercera]

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