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Added on: 08/17/2023

LGBT community members should be treated with love and affection like everyone else: Karnataka HC

08/16/2023

Dismissing a petition challenging the filing of a criminal case for alleged abetment to suicide of a person of the LGBT community, the High Court of Karnataka…

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Added on: 08/15/2023

Jordan’s New Cybercrime Law is a Disaster for LGBT People

08/14/2023

On Saturday Jordan’s king approved a draconian cybercrime law that was rammed through parliament and is significantly worse than its antecedent. The law jeopardizes rights online and…

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Added on: 08/11/2023

Owners of ‘LGBT’ Swatch watches could be jailed for three years in Malaysia

08/10/2023

Owners or sellers of rainbow-coloured timepieces made by the Swiss watchmaker Swatch face three years in prison in Malaysia, the interior ministry has said, as the Muslim-majority country…

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Added on: 08/10/2023

Lebanon moves to ban ‘Barbie’ film for ‘promoting homosexuality’

08/10/2023

BEIRUT, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s culture minister moved to ban the film “Barbie” from cinemas on Wednesday, saying it “promotes homosexuality” and contradicts religious values. Minister Mohammad…

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Added on: 08/09/2023

Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’

08/08/2023

Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term “homosexuality” and instead to…

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Added on: 08/08/2023

The Double-Edged Sword: Hypocrisy or Homophobia?

08/07/2023

In recent days, videos of sexual relations allegedly involving a number of male officials of the Islamic Republic made the news. Reza Saghati, the dismissed director-general of…

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Added on: 08/08/2023

In Latest LGBTQ Crackdown, China Bans Rainbow Attire at Pop Concert

08/07/2023

eijing concert-goers say they were prevented from displaying rainbow imagery at a pop singer’s performance on Saturday, in a sign of increasing tightening on LGBTQ expression in…

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Added on: 08/07/2023

Happy mothers’: South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood

08/06/2023

SEOUL – South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birthrate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they…

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Added on: 08/06/2023

Gareth Southgate ‘understands’ anger over LGBT community supporter Jordan Henderson’s Saudi move

08/05/2023

England manager Gareth Southgate says he understands the criticism directed at Jordan Henderson, a vocal supporter of the LGBT community, following his move to Saudi Arabian club…

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Added on: 08/05/2023

S. Korean lesbian couple beat barriers to parenthood

08/04/2023

South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birth rate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they…

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Added on: 08/04/2023

Malaysian official brands LGBTQ+ people ‘perverted’ after eight protestors detained

08/04/2023

A representative for Malaysia’s government has described being queer as “a perverted lifestyle” following the arrest of eight LGBTQ+ advocates protesting in the country. In a statement…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

High Court hears petition on adoption by LGBTQ couples: ‘Decision cannot be avoided’

08/02/2023

The High Court heard a petition Thursday against discrimination toward LGBTQ couples who wish to adopt, and indicated it might move to resolve the issue in the…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

Negros Occidental town declares drag queen Pura Luka Vega persona non grata

08/02/2023

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A municipal government in Negros Occidental declared drag queen Pura Luka Vega unwelcome in its town on Tuesday, August 1. The persona non grata…

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Added on: 08/02/2023

Anti-LGBT Rhetoric Undermines Rights in Lebanon

08/01/2023

Anti-gay remarks made on Saturday by a Hezbollah leader in Lebanon who has recently called for anti-gay violence sparked panic and terror among lesbian, gay, bisexual and…

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Added on: 08/02/2023

Iraqi Kurdistan human rights group shuttered over rainbow logo

08/01/2023

A court in the Kurdistan region of Iraq dealt independent civil society a blow on May 31, 2023, by ordering the closure of Rasan Organization over “its…

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Added on: 08/01/2023

Iran official in charge of ‘promoting Islamic values’ suspended over alleged gay sex video

07/31/2023

An official in Iran in charge of “promoting Islamic values” has reportedly been suspended over an alleged gay sex video. Reza Tsaghati, head of culture and Islamic…

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Added on: 08/01/2023

In a first, State to roll out queer-friendly hospital initiative

07/31/2023

For the first time in the country, the Kerala government will implement a “Queer-friendly hospital initiative” to protect the rights of the queer, transgender community and to…

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Added on: 07/31/2023

Hong Kong public broadcaster cancels LGBTQ radio show

07/30/2023

A radio show promoting LGBTQ equality will end its 17-year run at Hong Kong’s public broadcaster on Sunday, with station management citing “changes in programme” as the…

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Added on: 07/31/2023

India’s first openly gay prince says his parents tried to subject him to the ‘torture’ of conversion therapy to make him straight

07/30/2023

India’s first openly gay prince said his parents tried to make him undergo conversion therapy in a interview with Sky News. Speaking from Jaipur, India, on Friday, Prince Manvendra…

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Added on: 07/30/2023

Saudi football ‘sportswashing’ and using multi-million-pound deals to distract from human rights issues

07/29/2023

Players from across the game have taken eye-watering amounts of money to join the Saudi Pro League, moves which have been criticised as supporting “sportswashing”. In December,…

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Added on: 07/30/2023

Iran sex tape scandal: Government says no prior knowledge of alleged behaviour

07/29/2023

A video posted online allegedly shows the head of culture and Islamic guidance in Gilan province, Reza Tsaghati, having sex with another man. Their identities and the…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

1st PH gay summit eyes ‘inclusivity’ in tourism

07/28/2023

THE Department of Tourism (DoT) will be holding a first-ever Pride Summit as part of the government’s initiatives focusing on “inclusive tourism development and establishing the Philippines…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

In Nepal, the LGBTQ Community’s Fight for Marriage Equality is Far From Over

07/28/2023

“We are going to fight until the very end!” said Surendra Pandey, the husband of Maya Gurung, when we met at a restaurant in Nepal’s busy capital…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

‘I can make you straight in three months’: Inside India’s gay conversion industry

07/28/2023

Widely discredited around the world, conversion therapy – which aims to change someone’s sexual orientation – is still legal in India but the practice of it by…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

India could soon become the second country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage

07/27/2023

India could soon become only the second nation in Asia to legalise gay marriage. As the world’s fast-growing democracy, it is a hugely significant moment for LGBTQIA+…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

Malaysia’s LGBTQ community fears backlash after concert kiss

07/27/2023

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur — where he criticized Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…

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Added on: 07/26/2023

‘White savior complex’: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams The 1975’s Matty Healy’s onstage kiss

07/25/2023

When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert on Friday, following a profanity-laden speech slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ…

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Added on: 07/26/2023

Gay man granted workers’ comp for being outed by boss

07/25/2023

Labor authorities agreed to pay workers’ compensation to a gay man who suffered from mental illness after being outed by his boss, which may be the first…

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Added on: 07/25/2023

Malaysia’s gay community fears backlash after Matty Healy’s outburst

07/24/2023

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur – where he criticised Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…

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Added on: 07/24/2023

A clinic for issues related to intersex people

07/23/2023

A first of its kind trans-health clinic in Lucknow is instilling confidence among intersex people to search for their own identity. ‘Sabrang’, the clinic, claims to be the…