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Added on: 10/21/2023

In Gaza, ‘Queering the Map’ Reveals Heartbreaking Notes of LGBT Love and Loss

10/20/2023

These days, it’s not easy for anyone living in Gaza. Hardly any safe refuge can be found amid Israel’s unrelenting airstrikes of the territory in retaliation to…

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Added on: 10/21/2023

India to consider more LGBTQ rights but not legalising same-sex marriage, sources say

10/20/2023

India will consider giving equal financial rights and legal protection to the LGBTQ community but legalising same-sex marriage is not on the agenda despite the Supreme Court…

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Added on: 10/20/2023

Same-sex marriage: LGBTQ+ Indians vow to fight on after setback

10/17/2023

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Oct 17 (Openly) – LGBTQ+ Indians pledged on Tuesday to keep fighting for marriage equality after the Supreme Court declined to legalise same-sex weddings, but said…

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Added on: 10/20/2023

Jakim stand on LGBT community consistent, says Mohd Na’im

10/19/2023

KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has been consistent on its stand about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, says Datuk Dr…

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Added on: 10/19/2023

Marriage Equality Hits a Challenge in Nepal

10/18/2023

Two lower courts in the Himalayan country of Nepal have defied the country’s Supreme Court and refused to issue a marriage license to a couple. The couple, a transgender woman and…

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Added on: 10/19/2023

Unpacking Indian Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage

10/18/2023

India’s top court has declined to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, drawing criticism from LGBTQ rights activists, who dubbed the verdict “regressive”. “The court has failed its…

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Added on: 10/18/2023

Hong Kong court rules that gay couples get equal housing rights

10/17/2023

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing saying that it was…

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Added on: 10/18/2023

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, says it is up to govt

10/17/2023

India’s top court on Tuesday refused to legalize same-sex marriages, passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the…

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Added on: 10/17/2023

Japan Court Rules Against Mandatory Transgender Sterilization

10/16/2023

A Japanese family court has ruled that the country’s requirement that transgender people be surgically sterilized to change their legal gender is unconstitutional. The ruling is the…

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Added on: 10/16/2023

India’s top court is set to rule on same-sex marriage.

10/15/2023

It wasn’t love at first sight when Aditi Anand met Susan Dias at a book club in Mumbai. “We didn’t get along with each other at all,”…

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Added on: 10/12/2023

Nepal Courts Refuse to Register Same-Sex Marriages

10/11/2023

Two lower courts in Nepal have denied a couple recognition of their marriage, in defiance of the Supreme Court’s recent interim order to register same-sex marriages while legislative change is…

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Added on: 10/10/2023

An American LGBTQ+ activist who fled Israel during Hamas attacks says she never imagined feeling safer in Dubai, where being gay is a crime

10/09/2023

As an American LGBTQ+ activist, Rachael Fried never thought she would feel a sense of relief upon landing in Dubai, where homosexuality is a crime. But when…

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Added on: 10/10/2023

They’re afraid of joy’: Pakistan’s trans community fights hate

10/09/2023

Clad in a Barbie-pink shalwar kameez, influencer and doctor Mehrub Moiz Awan reels off endless examples of harassment she’s received since becoming the sharp-tongued figurehead of Pakistan’s…

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Added on: 10/09/2023

Why this Buddhist monk has become an LGBTQ+ role model in Tokyo

10/08/2023

How did you become both a monk and makeup artist? – My father is a monk and I was born in a temple in Tokyo. My parents…

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Added on: 10/04/2023

What is it like being gay in communist Vietnam?

10/03/2023

Vietnam’s queer scene is thriving with many trendy bars, vibrant cafes, underground parties, exuberant drag shows, and even a proposed law to make LGBTQ+ people more accepted….

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Added on: 10/04/2023

LGBTQ+ Indians demand end to ‘discriminatory’ blood donation ban

10/03/2023

When his mother fell ill, Karan, a 25-year-old gay man from New Delhi, hurried to donate blood. But as he filled out the mandatory form for donors,…

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Added on: 10/03/2023

Life after escaping the Taliban, a gay Afghan teacher’s diary – Part I

10/02/2023

It is September 29, 2022, and I am sitting in my hideous room in a hotel in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, waiting for my Afghan passport to arrive…

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Added on: 10/02/2023

Taipei transgender rights march set for October

10/01/2023

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s fifth annual march in support of transgender rights will be held in Taipei on Oct. 27. The event organizer, Taiwan Tongzhi (LGBTQ+) Hotline…

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Added on: 10/02/2023

Chennai: Transgender teachers shatter stereotypes in classrooms

10/01/2023

CHENNAI: Two transwomen have been creating a silent revolution in their classrooms by opening the eyes of their students about the dangers of untouchability. The two of…

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Added on: 10/01/2023

At least three injured in attack on Beirut LGBT march

09/30/2023

At least three people were injured in central Beirut when a march in defence of LGBT rights was attacked by a group of purported Christian extremists. As…

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Added on: 09/27/2023

Court demands answers on chief rabbi’s hate speech against LGBTQ, Reform Jews

09/26/2023

The Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to explain why it has not taken disciplinary action against Jerusalem Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar for comments he…

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Added on: 09/26/2023

Nadra resumes registration of transgender persons

09/25/2023

The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on Monday resumed the registration of transgender persons, almost three months after it had halted the process. Following the May…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

Appellate court bans gay book again after govt appeal

09/25/2023

PUTRAJAYA (Sept 25): The Court of Appeal on Monday (Sept 25) reimposed the ban on a 2013 publication titled “Gay is Okay! A Christian Perspective” that was…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

No harassment of LGBT community will be allowed, says Anwar

09/24/2023

PETALING JAYA: The government will not condone excessive action or harassment against those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar…

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Added on: 09/24/2023

OPINION: Protecting undocumented immigrants and Dreamers is a queer rights issue

09/22/2023

In 2012, an undocumented immigrant from Indonesia named Rio Djiwandana began his studies at Georgetown University. During his first semester, he enrolled in the Deferred Action for…

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Added on: 09/24/2023

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

09/23/2023

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…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 09/20/2023

TIP OF THE SPEAR: AUTOCRACY PIERCES THE LGBTI COMMUNITY

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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…

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Added on: 09/18/2023

The Heartbreaking Struggles Of South Korea’s First Openly Lesbian Mother

09/17/2023

In a society that prides itself on rapid technological progress and embracing modernity, it’s striking how resistant certain facets of South Korea remain towards change, particularly when…

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Added on: 09/18/2023

Delhi: India’s First Transgender Outpatient Department Opens Up In Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital

09/17/2023

Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital opened up India’s first transgender Outpatient Department (OPD) on Sunday inching towards an inclusive and easily accessible healthcare system in the country. Professor…

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Added on: 09/17/2023

Why is anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on the rise in the Middle East?

09/16/2023

From Lebanon to Iraq, politicians in the Middle East have stepped up their anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, raising concerns about an increase in homophobic violence and even tougher penalties…