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Added on: 11/30/2022

LGBTQ Arabs Fear Backlash After World Cup ‘Spotlight’

11/29/2022

With rainbow flags and “OneLove” armbands, World Cup fans have protested against host Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ policies, but many queer Arabs fear a Western solidarity push could do…

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Added on: 11/30/2022

Singapore repeals gay sex ban but limits prospect of legalizing same-sex marriage

11/29/2022

Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday decriminalized sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended the constitution to prevent court challenges that in other…

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Added on: 11/29/2022

South Korea’s LGBTQ community confronts crushing headwinds in fight for equality

11/28/2022

Lesvos rolls out of bed each morning before the sunrise, heads to work, then punches her time card at exactly 6 a.m. By day, she’s a chef…

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Added on: 11/28/2022

London transport network blocks Qatar ads over LGBTQ laws

11/27/2022

LONDON: London’s transport system is not allowing advertising that “portrays Qatar as a desirable destination” or encourages people to attend the World Cup, under a 2019 policy…

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Added on: 11/28/2022

Taliban lashes and flogs Afghans in crowded football stadiums for ‘adultery and gay sex’

11/27/2022

The Taliban have flogged a group of people in a crowded football stadium for “moral crimes” including gay sex. Twelve people, including three women, were lashed in front…

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Added on: 11/27/2022

I spoke to 100 LGBTQ+ Afghans fearing for their lives under the Taliban. This is what I learned

11/26/2022

Filmmaker Dan Hall accidentally found himself in contact with more than a hundred queer people in Afghanistan living under Taliban rule. He shares some of their stories…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

Rainbow struggle playing out on sidelines of World Cup

11/25/2022

Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues in the tournament in Qatar is over rainbow colors. In the…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

India’s top court to weigh same-sex marriage recognition

11/25/2022

India’s top court decided Friday to proceed with a case weighing legal recognition of same-sex marriages, four years after the same institution struck down a colonial-era ban…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

South Korea’s supreme court rules on legal transgender recognition

11/25/2022

In a victory for LGBTQ rights, South Korea’s supreme court ruled that transgender people have the right to change their legal sex status, regardless of whether they…

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Added on: 11/23/2022

In First, Israel Issues Guidelines to Schools for Dealing With LGBTQ Students

11/22/2022

For the first time, Israel’s Education Ministry has issued guidelines to schools regarding LGBTQ students and families. The document, released on Tuesday, requires schools to train teachers…

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Added on: 11/22/2022

2022 Qatar World Cup Human rights protests and reactions live: LGBTQ, armbands, rainbow flags…

11/21/2022

Iranians chant for Mahsa Amini. Right before England beat Iran, the fans gathered outside the Khalifa International Stadium to chant the name of the woman whose death…

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Added on: 11/21/2022

Maguindanao town goes strict against LGBTQ cross-dressing

11/20/2022

SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines — Previously known as the municipality of Maganoy, this third-class town with a population of around 35,000 has imposed stricter measures…

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Added on: 11/21/2022

Pakistan’s transgender activists seek rights and protection

11/20/2022

Karachi (AFP) – Hundreds of transgender activists and their supporters protested in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi Sunday to campaign for equal rights and raise awareness of discrimination…

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Added on: 11/20/2022

‘I feel gay, disabled … like a woman too!’: Infantino makes bizarre attack on critics

11/19/2022

The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has accused critics of Qatar’s human rights record of staggering hypocrisy and racism in a bizarre and incendiary attack on the eve…

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Added on: 11/18/2022

Bangladeshi students seek dismissal of gay teacher

11/16/2022

The Bangladeshi human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh expressed concern and anger over the attempt to expel the gay teacher, Aminul Islam, from his position as senior lecturer…

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Added on: 11/16/2022

Gay Qataris physically abused then recruited as agents, campaigner says

11/15/2022

Gay Qataris have been promised safety from physical torture in exchange for helping the authorities to track down other LGBTQ+ people in the country, a prominent Qatari…

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Added on: 11/14/2022

1,000 hold rally in Tokyo in call to protect rights of transgenders

11/13/2022

Hundreds of people rallied in Tokyo to highlight the urgency of calls to protect the rights of transgender people. Organizers estimated that about 1,000 people, Japanese and foreign…

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Added on: 11/14/2022

Fifa’s meetings with LGBT charities are just a ‘Band-Aid’ to cover Qatar’s oppression, says Arab LGBT group

11/13/2022

One of the only LGBT organisations based in the Gulf region has accused Fifa of putting a “Band-Aid” over Qatar’s treatment of LGBT people by holding meaningless…

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Added on: 11/14/2022

Isreal’s new legislative leader promises to protect LGBTQ rights despite his party’s threats

11/13/2022

Benjamin Netanyahu — the former Israeli prime minister who was recently elected as the chairman of the majority Likud party within his country’s legislature, the Knesset —…

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Added on: 11/12/2022

Gandhara Briefing: Taliban Targets Universities; Women Barred From Parks; Gay Afghan Men Fear Persecution

11/11/2022

RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi reports on the Taliban cracking down on Afghan universities, which have become a hotbed of anti-Taliban protests led by female students. In the latest…

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Added on: 11/12/2022

Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile

11/11/2022

She was the only woman soldier working in the guard room, surrounded by men who harassed and frightened her after she said she was transgender. She tried…

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Added on: 11/10/2022

Before The 2022 World Cup In Qatar, French Football Called To Condemn Violations Of LGBT + Rights

11/09/2022

Pressure on French football. A group of associations and personalities have called on the France team and national authorities to denounce the violations of the rights of…

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Added on: 11/09/2022

6th Grader Interviews LGBTQ+ People, Makes Picture Book for Kids

11/08/2022

Education about sexual minorities in Japanese schools is relatively non-existent. But one 6th grader named Ui is hoping to educate children about LGBTQ+ people with her picture…

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Added on: 11/09/2022

Gay football fans set to be offered ‘safe houses’ in Qatar during World Cup

11/08/2022

Gay football fans are set to be offered ‘safe houses’ in Qatar after a World Cup ambassador described homosexuality as ‘damage in the mind’. The Football Association…

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Added on: 11/08/2022

Ben-Gvir, the Beast Parade, and a Blessing in Synagogue

11/07/2022

What follows is a translation of a long Hebrew-language Facebook post by Amir Ohana, the recently reelected Israeli Knesset member who formerly served in governments led by…

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Added on: 11/08/2022

New project Nour Sarah reaches out to LGBTQ Afghans, aims for more

11/07/2022

A new project launched by LGBTQ rights activists based in Lebanon and Paris offers emotional support services to members of the LGBTQ community — initially to refugees…

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Added on: 11/07/2022

Australian Jewish group is concerned about homophobia in new Israeli government

11/06/22

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry have congratulated incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win but have also voiced concern about homophobic elements within…

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Added on: 11/07/2022

LGBT community makes presence felt at ALF

11/06/22

NAMSAI, 6 Nov: The three-day Arunachal Literature Festival (ALF) – one of the most popular events conducted by a government department in the state – ended here…

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Added on: 11/07/2022

Qatari minister blasts ‘arrogant’ critics of World Cup host’s repressive anti-LGBT laws in furious rant amid huge public backlash to football stars David Beckham and Gary Neville taking money from Middle Eastern state to front the tournament

11/06/22

Qatar’s foreign minister has said the country’s critics are ‘arrogant’ and ‘cannot accept a small country from the Middle East’ is hosting the World Cup, amid criticism…

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Added on: 11/05/2022

Qatari officials accused of gang raping gay man in hotel before deporting him

11/04/2022

A gay man who lived in Qatar has revealed the harrowing truth about sting operations in place to entrap members of the queer community, with his own…