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Global News

Added on: 08/29/2020

As China’s Schools Reopen, LGBT Families Feel Pride — and Prejudice

08/28/2020

Before his son started school last year, Su Ge spent weeks researching kindergarten options in the eastern city of Nanjing. After much deliberation, he selected the most…

Global News

Added on: 08/28/2020

Abruptly canceled, ShanghaiPRIDE could be harbinger for China’s civil society

08/27/2020

Annual Pride celebrations are not common in cities across China, but the city of Shanghai is an exception, where Pride events have occurred for a dozen years….

Global News

Added on: 08/28/2020

Is ‘gay TikTok’ safe from Trump? LGBTQ users on edge over ban threat

08/27/2020

Steven King, a popular content creator on the social media platform TikTok, said he stumbled across the video-sharing app by accident early last year. “I saw an…

Global News

Added on: 08/27/2020

Gay activist braves social curbs to help marginalized

08/27/2020

Gay activist Hartoyo has had to overcome both physical and virtual curbs on his movement so that he may continue to feed the urban poor, persecuted members…

Global News

Added on: 08/27/2020

Uproar as same-sex couples to be counted as ‘other relatives’ in Japan census

08/26/2020

A national census, conducted once every five years, will be held this fall to collect information from all residents and households in Japan, but same-sex couples are…

World Voices

Added on: 08/26/2020

Tarek Zeidan – Helem, Lebanon

Ari Weinstein

Alturi Contributor

How did you become interested in this type of activism? When I was younger, I worked a lot with the trans sex worker community because I used…

Global News

Added on: 08/25/2020

Coronavirus and stigma among priorities for India’s new transgender council

08/25/2020

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Discrimination, housing and the impact of COVID-19 are among the top priorities for India’s new National Council for Transgender Persons, two…

Global News

Added on: 08/25/2020

Neither boy nor girl, it’s ‘not a sin sweetheart’

08/24/2020

THRISSUR: A lullaby album for an intersex child, authored by transgender poet Vijayaraja Mallika, has gone viral on social media. “Shaapamalla, papamalla, omane nee, ente jeevithathil vannudhicha…

Global News

Added on: 08/21/2020

Chinese LGBT group ShanghaiPRIDE halts work to ‘protect safety’

08/14/2020

ShanghaiPRIDE, one of China’s longest running gay pride groups, said it was cancelling all activities and events for the foreseeable future, citing the need to protect the…

Global News

Added on: 08/18/2020

LGBTQ+ People In Beirut Are Suffering As Lebanon Continues to Bleed

08/18/2020

Lebanon, a country ravaged by war for 15 years, had its most devastating blast on August 4, 2020. The blast killed 180 people, injured more than 6,000,…

Global News

Added on: 08/17/2020

An inclusive move: Reserved seats for transgenders in Kolkata

08/16/2020

Kolkata’s transgender commuters will now have designated seats in some of the city’s public buses. The movement to reserve at least one bus seat for the third…

Global News

Added on: 08/17/2020

Lebanon’s oldest queer advocacy group is already back to work helping the community in the wake of the deadly Beirut blast

08/16/2020

The offices of Lebanon’s oldest LGBT+ advocacy group were almost destroyed in the devastating Beirut blast, but staff are already back providing vital support to the queer…

Global News

Added on: 08/16/2020

‘Be You’ Video Beautifully Captures the Essence of LGBTQ Community

08/15/2020

“The words independence and freedom mean different things to different people. On August 15, 2020, India celebrated its 74th Independence Day. However, the free expression of love…

Global News

Added on: 08/15/2020

Qatari official claims queer Snapchat content is a ‘deviation from Allah’

08/14/2020

Qatari journalist Na’ima ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Mutawa’a, who serves as media advisor to the staunchly anti-LGBT+ country’s foreign ministry, made the claims in an article for Al Sharq,…

Global News

Added on: 08/15/2020

Fears of LGBTQ repression as Shanghai Pride is cancelled

08/14/2020

The organisers of Shanghai Pride have unexpectedly announced that the event is suspending its work after 11 years, fueling concerns about a growing LGBTQ crackdown in China….

Global News

Added on: 08/14/2020

Cartier faces scepticism over China ring ads featuring same-sex couples

08/13/2020

A new Chinese commercial for a Cartier ring has drawn scepticism for portraying people who viewers believe were meant to be gay couples as family or friends….

Global News

Added on: 08/13/2020

UNDER OLYMPIAN PRESSURE: LGBT RIGHTS IN JAPAN

08/12/2020

The long-awaited Japan 2020 Olympics is finally in full swing— or it would be if the COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t forced the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone…

Global News

Added on: 08/12/2020

At Pride Exhibit, Shanghai’s LGBT Artists Vie to Be Seen, Not Silenced

08/11/2020

Many of Yang Yiliang’s works are similar to Chinese folk art: Traditional motifs including flowers and animals are intricately cut from red paper, symbolizing happiness, fortune, and…

Global News

Added on: 08/12/2020

LGBT+ survivors in Beirut coping with horrific injuries, homelessness and food shortages

08/11/2020

LGBT+ people in Beirut have been left with horrific injuries and damaged or destroyed homes after the explosion a week ago. The blast at the docks on…

Global News

Added on: 08/10/2020

JAKIM SAYS THEIR TRANSGENDER CONVERSION CAMP IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

08/09/2020

If you’ve spent enough time online, you may have come across several posts about things you can change in Malaysia. One of such posts that you may…

Global News

Added on: 08/09/2020

Lesbian lovers and a boxer in a burqa: a new look for Pakistani TV

08/08/2020

A burqa-clad boxer, a high-society wedding planner and an ex-convict may sound more like the wish list for the next series of Big Brother, but they are…

Global News

Added on: 08/07/2020

Thailand: Gender recognition bill set to be tabled

08/06/2020

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security will table its gender recognition bill for consideration by parliament in October amid concerns it will leave behind those…

Global News

Added on: 08/07/2020

Taiwan gets on its bike to showcase how it is a beacon for LGBT+ rights

08/06/2020

Taiwan’s LGBT+ community is celebrating their status as a beacon for LGBT+ rights in Asia by launching a charity bike ride. The first Asia Rainbow Ride is…

Global News

Added on: 08/04/2020

Lesbian student sues Chinese publisher for describing homosexuality as ‘a mental disorder’ in a textbook

08/03/2020

A Chinese university student has sued a publisher for producing a textbook that classifies homosexuality as a ‘sexual physiological disorder’. The lesbian woman, 23, also brought a…

Global News

Added on: 08/03/2020

Relief eludes transgender gharanas of Bhopal

08/02/2020

Their income has dried up due to COVID-19 restrictions. “They came for men and women but not us,” lamented Devi Singh, 30, from the Mangalwara gharana [family]…

Global News

Added on: 08/03/2020

This Lesbian Policewoman Couple in Gujarat Fought for Their Right to Be Together

08/02/2020

Gujarat’s Mahisagar – known for the discovery of dinosaur eggs and fossils in the 1980s – in the news once again, this time for a courageous story…

Global News

Added on: 07/31/2020

Sri Lankan poll candidate under fire for homophobic remarks

07/30/2020

Rights activists have condemned a former Catholic parliamentarian and candidate for Sri Lanka’s Aug. 5 parliamentary election for his comments on the LGBT community. In an online…

Global News

Added on: 07/30/2020

‘I wish they killed you’: trauma of Syrian LGBT+ rape survivors

07/29/2020

Stigmatised gay, bisexual and transgender Syrian refugees who survived sexual violence in war are struggling to get medical or mental health care, human rights groups said on…

Global News

Added on: 07/30/2020

Thai students rally over gender rights, uniforms and haircut rules

07/29/2020

Dozens of students rallied in Thailand on Wednesday to demand from the government greater gender rights and an end to what they called outdated curriculum and discriminatory…

Global News

Added on: 07/28/2020

Saudi Arabia: Yemeni Blogger Convicted for Supporting LGBT Rights

07/27/2020

A Saudi court sentenced a Yemeni blogger to jail and then deportation to Yemen for a social media post supporting equal rights for all in Saudi Arabia,…