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Added on: 07/01/2022

Pride: Amazon restricts LGBT goods in United Arab Emirates

BBC
06/30/2022
Online retail giant Amazon has restricted search results related to LGBT people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The firm took the…
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Added on: 06/29/2022

Shunned by law and society, Afghanistan’s LGBT community calls for help.

La Prensa Latina
06/28/2022
Rejected by both law and the society, Afghanistan’s LGBT people have been facing a deeper crisis with the Taliban seizing power and implementing a strict form of…
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Added on: 06/28/2022

Discipline, teamwork, acceptance: why football is a lifeline for queer Cambodian teens.

The Guardian
06/27/2022
As a teenager Lorn “Leak” Sreyleak looked forward to playing football every week with friends in his home town of Kampong Chhnang. But the 15-year-old couldn’t help…
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Added on: 06/25/2022

Lebanon interior minister tells security forces to ‘stop’ LGBTQ gatherings over pressure from religious figures

The New Arab
6/24/22
Lebanon’s interior minister gave instructions to security forces on Friday to stop gatherings of the LGBTQ community, following pressure from religious institutions. Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi instructed…
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Added on: 06/23/2022

Japan’s LGBT Activists Undeterred By Marriage Ruling

My Droll
06/22/2022
LGBTQ rights in Japan suffered a blow on June 20, when a court in the country’s third-most populous city ruled that freedom of marriage in the constitution…
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Added on: 06/22/2022

Leading Colorado LGBTQ lawmakers find Pride — and insight — in Israel

The Colorado Sun
06/21/2022
State Rep. Brianna Titone was a grand marshal of the Denver Pride Parade in 2019 and has walked in Pride parades in New York and Copenhagen, but…
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Added on: 06/22/2022

How Asexual People Feel Excluded From Queer Spaces, Complicating Their Identity.

The Swaddle
06/21/2022
Asexuality is both straightforward and complicated to define. At the outset, it describes the orientation of somebody who doesn’t experience sexual attraction. But this is followed by…
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Added on: 06/22/2022

Hong Kong’s Gay Rights Advocates Fear Civil Crackdown May Undo Progress.

Bloomberg
06/21/2022
Hong Kong’s crackdown on social activism is threatening to undo progress for gay rights, once considered validation of the city’s reputation as Asia’s liberal, financial haven. Well-known…
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Added on: 06/21/2022

Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage.

Al Jazeera
06/20/2022
A court in Osaka has dismissed a lawsuit that argued Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. The ruling on Monday dealt a setback to LGBTQ rights…
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Added on: 06/20/2022

Born in Nagaland, Miss Bhutan 2022, a proud lesbian, to represent country at Miss Universe pageant

Northeast Now
06/19/2022
In a major shift in paradigm for Bhutan, which is generally considered as a traditional and conservative country, will send a lesbian to the Miss Universe 2022…
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Added on: 06/20/2022

Palestinian Activists Ban Concert for LGBTQ Community in Ramallah

The Media Line
06/19/2022
Palestinian activists shut down a concert for the LGBTQ community that was scheduled to take place in Ramallah over the weekend. East Jerusalem singer-songwriter and video artist…
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Added on: 06/20/2022

How Henna Is Helping Proudly Brown And Queer Individuals Reconnect With Their Heritage

Vogue UK
06/19/2022
In a rebellious move against the gender binary, as well as notions of toxic masculinity imposed by their South Asian heritage, brown gay men and non-binary individuals…
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Added on: 06/19/2022

Singapore’s Pink Dot gay pride rally returns, as MP from ruling party attends for first time – and in a pink T-shirt

South China Morning Post
6/18/22
Singapore’s annual Pink Dot gay pride rally returned to the nation’s sole government-designated free speech zone on Saturday with palpable excitement after a two-year interruption and amid…
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Added on: 06/16/2022

Thailand edges closer to legalising same-sex unions

Reuters
06/15/2022
Lawmakers in Thailand on Wednesday passed at first reading four different bills on same-sex unions, moving a step closer towards becoming the second territory in Asia to…
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Added on: 06/16/2022

Tokyo moves to allow same-sex partnerships, but not as legal marriage

Washington Post
06/15/2022
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday adopted legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships, which will extend some rights that apply to married heterosexual couples but falls short of allowing…
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Added on: 06/15/2022

Indonesia’s LGBTQ couples fear Parliament will make their love a crime.

Erasing 76 Crimes
06/14/2022
LGBTQ citizens of Indonesia are worried that legislators who are working on an extensive revision of the nation’s criminal code might make forms of LGBTQ sexual activity…
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Added on: 06/15/2022

At Nepal’s Pride Parade, A Unique Vision of Queer Resistance.

Vogue
06/14/2022
On Saturday, after a two-year, COVID-induced hiatus, members of the Nepali queer community and their allies took to the streets of Kathmandu for the Nepal Pride Parade—celebrating…
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Added on: 06/14/2022

JOC signs framework agreement with LGBTQ hub Pride House Tokyo.

The Japan Times
06/13/2022
The Japanese Olympic Committee on Monday signed a framework agreement with the LGBTQ hub Pride House Tokyo to promote inclusiveness in the sporting world. JOC President Yasuhiro…
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Added on: 06/14/2022

Israel’s MKs surveyed on gay marriage.

The Jerusalem Post
06/13/2022
As Pride Month is celebrated all over the world, Israeli citizens are once again sharply reminded that gay marriage is still not recognized by the state. Israeli…
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Added on: 06/13/2022

Transgender people hope for update to ID card policy

Taipei Times
06/12/2022
“The great thing about having changed my ID is that I no longer have to explain to other people whether the person on my ID is me.” This…
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Added on: 06/13/2022

Arunachal: AP Queer Station organises ‘Queers ki Kahani’

East Mojo
06/12/2022
Itanagar: About 30 individuals belonging to the LGBTQIAP+ community and a few selected allies participated in the ‘Queers ki Kahani’ event organised by AP Queer Station, a…
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Added on: 06/12/2022

Meet The LGBTQ Activists Fighting To Be Themselves Online In Malaysia

My Droll
6/11/22
Many online attacks on LGBTQ Malaysians start with their fellow social media users (although some suspect that political or religious groups may be helping coordinate them). Individual…
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Added on: 06/11/2022

Life As An LGBT Person In Central Asia

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
6/10/22
In Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, homosexuality is still a crime punishable by a prison sentence. It’s not against the law in Tajikistan, but LGBT people have no legal…
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Added on: 06/10/2022

LGBT Community In Uzbekistan Faces Abuse, Discrimination, Imprisonment, Report Says

Radio Free Europe
06/09/2022
Human rights groups have renewed calls for Uzbekistan to decriminalize homosexuality, saying it is imperative for the Central Asian country to make progress toward honoring its international…
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Added on: 06/07/2022

A year after landmark HC ruling, lesbian couples still face discrimination.

Hindustan Times
06/06/2022
Suffering from gender dysphoria since adolescence, R Ramya, 24, is in the process of a sex change to transition to identify as a male. Growing up in…
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Added on: 06/07/2022

In the Philippines, You Can Be Both Openly LGBT and Proudly Catholic. But It’s Not Easy.

Time
06/06/2022
Gabb’z Gabriel is the very definition of a devout Roman Catholic. He even aspired to be a priest. At 12, he became part of his church’s youth…
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Added on: 06/06/2022

Thailand: Bangkok sees first LGBTQ Pride march in years

Deutsche Welle
06/05/2022
A celebratory march made its way through the Thai capital of Bangkok on Sunday, the first of its kind in almost 16 years. The “Naruemit Pride 2022” event…
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Added on: 06/05/2022

China’s gay youth wanting to expand rights at home seek a different path to LGBT campaigners in the West

The Star
6/3/22
The first time Eugene Wu observed a pride parade in Manchester after arriving in Britain to study architecture in 2017, it was a bit of a culture…
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Added on: 06/03/2022

Kuwait’s foreign ministry summons U.S. Embassy official over tweets

Reuters
06/02/2022
June 2 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the United States Embassy’s acting charge d’affaires over tweets the embassy published that “support homosexuality”, the ministry…
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Added on: 06/03/2022

Indonesia’s LGBTQ community fears crackdown under legal reforms

Deutsche Welle
06/02/2022
Indonesia’s lawmakers are working on reforming the country’s criminal code under a draft bill, known in the country by the acronoym RKUHP. The reforms are an attempt to…
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