Country's MPs approved series of amendments on Wednesday
Deadline to apply is April 2
Up to 15,000 gay men sent to concentration camps
Children's book author in 2019 challenged anti-LGBTQ statute
Advocacy group describes vote as ‘historic victory’
Boris Johnson backed measure without gender identity
Nicola Sturgeon ‘will never apologize for trying to spread equality’
Lucas, 13, lived in small town in northeastern France
Openly gay minister described practice as 'cruel process'
Retired pontiff resigned in 2013