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Added on: 09/16/2024

LGBTQ+ are ‘disgusting,’ says incoming Police Chief Daniel Levi in a recording published by N12

09/15/2024

Israel’s incoming Police Commissioner, Daniel Levi, is under fire after N12 exposed homophobic remarks from earlier this year on Sunday. Levi, who was serving as Coastal District commander…

Global News

Added on: 09/14/2024

Same-sex marriage was on a roll in Asia. Not anymore

09/13/2024

Rainbow flags rippled in the wind as gay and lesbian couples walked hand in hand down a makeshift aisle in Bangkok’s busy Siam shopping district. Thailand’s Senate…

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Added on: 09/14/2024

Telangana announces transgender traffic troops under new recruitment program

09/13/2024

The Telangana government has announced India’s first-ever transgender-specific government recruitment and social welfare program, under which transgender persons will be trained and recruited for traffic management. As…

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Added on: 09/11/2024

In Thailand, Locals Are Expanding on the Country’s Queer Legacy

09/10/2024

Daytime Bangkok is an industrial opera—flashing tuks-tuks, hectic motorbikes, and dogged taxis whizz by the end of a side street, creating a soundtrack of car horns and…

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Added on: 09/06/2024

6 Years On, Section 377’s Repeal Fails To Curb Hostility Towards LGBT Community

09/05/2024

Exactly six years ago, when the Supreme Court decriminalised Section 377 of the (then) Indian Penal Code to exclude consenting adult LGBTQIA+ persons from its purview, I…

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Added on: 09/05/2024

Tehran summons Australian ambassador over ‘norm-breaking’ Instagram post, Iranian media reports

09/04/2024

Iran summoned Australia’s ambassador in Tehran over the publication of an Instagram post the government deemed “norm-breaking”, Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency reported on Tuesday, a day…

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Added on: 09/03/2024

Australian Embassy Defies Iran’s Anti-LGBTQIA+ Laws, Celebrates Inclusion

09/02/2024

In a bold move, the Australian embassy in Tehran has celebrated “Wear it Purple Day”, a stark contrast to Iran’s strict anti-LGBTQIA+ laws where homosexuality is punishable…

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Added on: 09/02/2024

LGBTQ people at risk: Will Bangladesh be a safe haven for Islamist militancy?

09/01/2024

Human rights activists in Bangladesh fear that the nation’s current transitional government is opening the door to a return to the days when Islamic terrorists were murdering…

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Added on: 09/02/2024

Hong Kong NGOs for sexual minorities suffer government funding cuts and pressure

09/01/2024

The party was in full swing at 11 pm. Carrying a large bag of leaflets, Kit entered a gay bar in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan, manoeuvred through…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

SARITA KC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MITINI NEPAL

Annie Clark

Alturi Contributor

You gave an interview to Alturi in 2020 in which you spoke about recent progress in constitutional protections for LGBTI people but also noted that many in…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

Move from rhetoric to action on #PutPeopleFirst

08/30/2024

Transformative empowerment is mostly not given by ‘experts from the outside,’ but happens when the most affected people themselves rise to take back power to transform their…

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Added on: 08/28/2024

Who are they? Hijra, third gender, transgender?

08/27/2024

People once referred to them in softer tones as the third gender. Subsequently, the government recognized them as Hijra, a traditional term prevalent in this subcontinent. In…

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Added on: 08/28/2024

Ryan and Righ want to get married in Taiwan – they can’t because of China’s same-sex marriage ban

08/27/2024

Ryan and Righ like to compare their relationship to a Shakespearean drama. The two met when Righ, originally from China, visited Ryan’s Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung in…

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Added on: 08/27/2024

Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome

08/26/2024

A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist revealed she met with Pope Francis in Rome earlier this month. Clare Byarugaba, the diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for Chapter Four Uganda,…

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Added on: 08/26/2024

One woman’s custody battle highlights the challenges facing same-sex couples in China

08/25/2024

BANGKOK (AP) — It’s been more than four years since Zhang Peiyi last saw her son, one of two children from her former marriage. Denied custody of both…

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Added on: 08/24/2024

Pakistan: Transgender entertainers face extortion

08/23/2024

Many transgender people in Pakistan’s northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province earn money by dancing at private parties and events. However, this is a risky way to earn a…

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Added on: 08/24/2024

Afghan Transgender people also face harassment in Pakistan

08/23/2024

Alina is an Afghan transgender person who fled Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan, after the Taliban took over the country. Alina says her life would be in danger…

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Added on: 08/23/2024

Same-Sex Couples and LGBTQ+ Activists Rally in Nepal’s Capital During the Annual Pride Parade

08/22/2024

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital Tuesday during the annual Pride parade, the first since gay couples were…

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Added on: 08/21/2024

Closing the legal gaps: Advancing transgender justice in Pakistan

08/21/2024

The legal recognition and protection of transgender rights in Pakistan has been subject to a complex interplay of societal norms, cultural practices, and legislative frameworks. A significant…

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Added on: 08/21/2024

Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade

08/20/2024

Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital Tuesday during the annual Pride parade, the first since gay couples were able to register same-sex…

Global News

Added on: 08/19/2024

Taiwanese public largely rejects gender self-identification, survey finds

08/18/2024

A new study published in Archives of Sexual Behaviour reveals that an overwhelming majority of Taiwanese respondents strongly oppose gender self-identification for transgender women. Gender self-identification, particularly for transgender…

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Added on: 08/19/2024

China awards visitation rights to gay mom in historic first

08/18/2024

In a legal first, China has granted visitation rights to a gay mom separated from her daughter for four years. The woman, identified by her nickname Didi, married…

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Added on: 08/18/2024

West Bengal: LGBTQIA community stages protest over Kolkata rape-murder

08/18/2024

Amid widespread outrage and demands for justice following the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, members…

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Added on: 08/18/2024

Friends remember a young, gay Palestinian man who was murdered in occupied West Bank

08/16/2024

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This next story takes us to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the streets of Tel Aviv. But it’s not about the current war between…

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Added on: 08/17/2024

Friends remember a young, gay Palestinian man who was murdered in occupied West Bank

08/16/2024

The murder of a young gay Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank has challenged the conservative community’s formal and informal systems of justice….

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Added on: 08/17/2024

Anti-LGBT bias vs. medical advances against HIV: One nation’s story

08/16/2024

While progress in medical technology has improved the prospect of HIV-positive people leading fulfilling lives, the challenge of expanding access to those treatments remains. The 25th International…

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Added on: 08/15/2024

Custody ruling in same-sex case hailed as LGBTQ+ milestone in China

08/14/2024

A woman fighting a landmark LGBTQ+ custody battle in China said she “still has faith for the future” after winning the right to make monthly visits to her…

Global News

Added on: 08/08/2024

Russian influence in eastern Europe is aggravating HIV epidemic, say experts

08/07/2024

Growing Russian influence in eastern Europe is driving a worsening HIV epidemic, health leaders have warned. In eastern Europe and central Asia, new diagnoses of HIV have risen 20%…

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Added on: 08/06/2024

Thailand takes a leap towards marriage equality, but more work needed for trans rights

08/05/2024

This summer, the Thai government passed the Marriage Equality Bill, marking a historic moment as Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize same-sex marriage….

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Thailand’s historic marriage equality laws may spark a ‘pink baht’ boom

08/03/2024

Niar Ibrahim Rose came to Thailand in search of knowledge; instead, she found her identity. While living in Thailand, the Indonesian scientist came out as trans and…