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Global News
Added on: 05/18/2024
05/17/2024
A federal appeals court rejected a bid from a group of Maryland parents to require Montgomery County Public Schools to allow them to opt their children out…
Added on: 05/18/2024
05/17/2024
Fearing imprisonment and abuse in their homeland, some queer Ugandans have fled to neighboring Kenya where they hope to live in safety. It’s been a year since…
Added on: 05/18/2024
05/17/2024
LGBTQ community in Pakistan has been advocating for acceptance and rights, despite facing challenges amid conservative societal attitudes and legal restrictions, and now the office of Deputy…
Added on: 05/18/2024
05/17/2024
Liechtenstein has become the last German-speaking country to legalise same-sex marriage in a near-unanimous decision, according to reports. In a significant victory for its LGBTQ+ citizens, the…
World Voices
Added on: 01/02/2024
Alturi Project Strategist
Minneapolis mourns artist Robert Skafte, a gay, queer dancer whose light shines no longer. On Friday, December 8, 2023, a suspect senselessly and lethally attacked Robert while…
Regions: North America, United States
Added on: 11/30/2023
Ian Lundy
Alturi Contributor
The Event I was due to give a history lecture about Indigenous LGBTQ and Two-Spirit history on June 2, 2023. I was excited to do it, despite…
Regions: North America, United States
Added on: 06/01/2023
Jacqui Bunch
Alturi Contributor
Ash is an unstoppable force in activism without ever trying to be. Her fearless, relatable, and hilarious approach has made her a sought-after speaker, regularly crushing it…
Regions: North America, United States
Issues: Culture Religion and Politics
Added on: 05/13/2023
Alturi Contributor
Can you start by describing the recent LGBTQ+ Studies at Risk conference? What was the program, and who attended? Talia Kollek, my co-organizer, and I came up…
Alturi Blog
Added on: 05/01/2024
Annie Clark
Alturi Contributor
In 2013, Uganda passed one of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the world. Under the Anti-Homosexuality Act, which took effect in February 2014, conduct between same-sex individuals…
Added on: 03/25/2024
Alturi Project Strategist
STRENGTH In 2023, Pew Research reported on voter participation, or lack thereof, in the 2018, 2020, and 2022 United States elections. What stands out is that people…
Regions: North America, United States
Issues: Culture Religion and Politics
Added on: 10/12/2023
Alturi Project Strategist
There is an underreported and counterintuitive effect of denying abortion access: When abortion is safe, legal, and accessible, the abortion rate is typically lower. When abortion is…
Added on: 09/20/2023
Alturi Project Strategist
Turkey Since Turkey’s democratic government began to decline in 2007, there have been ongoing tensions between the Justice and Development Party (AKP, known for its Islamist roots…
