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Added on: 04/29/2024

Group of gay footballers ‘set date to reveal identities imminently with couples in hiding’

04/28/2024

A group of professional footballers from Germany will reportedly come out as gay next month before the final weekend of the season. According to German outlet Preussische…

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Added on: 04/28/2024

Russia seeks to ban non-existent ‘anti-Russian separatist movement’

04/27/2024

The Russian Justice Ministry is looking to ban the “anti-Russian separatist movement” as an extremist organisation, it announced Friday. The movement’s goal is to “destroy Russia’s multinational…

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Added on: 04/27/2024

A trans man facing persecution in Russia heard of ‘trans refuge’ state and fled to Minnesota

04/26/2024

Erik Beda’s mere existence is practically a death sentence in Russia. He’s transgender, which is illegal and considered an act of terror in the country. “There is…

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Added on: 04/27/2024

UK primary school jumps to defence of ‘well-regarded’ trans teacher following parents’ complaints

04/26/2024

A primary school in Southampton has issued a letter in defence of a “well-regarded” transgender supply teacher after complaints from parents. Bitterne Church of England Primary School…

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Added on: 04/26/2024

LGBTQ Data No-go For Personalised Online Ads: EU Adviser

04/25/2024

Internet users’ public expression of their sexual orientation does not authorise using this data “for the purposes of personalised advertising,” a legal adviser at the EU’s top…

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Added on: 04/25/2024

UK minister claims Rwanda is safe for gay migrants – these queer organisations disagree

04/24/2024

A UK minister has claimed that Rwanda is a “progressive” country where LGBTQ+ migrants will be safe, despite warnings from queer charities. Illegal migration minister Michael Tomlinson praised Rwanda’s…

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Added on: 04/24/2024

Wales is latest UK nation to pause puberty blockers for under-18s

04/23/2024

Wales has become the latest UK nation to pause the use of puberty blockers by under-18s. The physically reversible hormone blockers, which suppress unwanted elements of puberty…

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Added on: 04/23/2024

Lawsuit in London to allege Grindr shared users’ HIV status with ad firms

04/22/2024

Grindr faces the prospect of legal action by hundreds of users who will allege that the dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases…

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Added on: 04/22/2024

Venice Biennale platforms LGBTQ , outsider and Indigenous artists

04/21/2024

Outsider, queer and Indigenous artists are getting an overdue platform at the 60th Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition that opened Saturday, curated for the first time by…

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Added on: 04/21/2024

Jeremy Corbyn calls for an end to the ‘horrors’ of anti-trans discrimination

04/20/2024

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has shared a message of support for transgender people everywhere. The Islington North MP told the Council of Europe that there had…

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Added on: 04/20/2024

Scotland Pauses Transgender Medications For Minors

04/19/2024

Scotland has paused all new prescriptions of transgender medications such as puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors, the latest in a string of developments in Britain…

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Added on: 04/19/2024

Puberty blockers paused for under-18s in Scotland

04/18/2024

Scotland’s only youth gender clinic has paused prescribing puberty blockers for under-18s. Prescriptions for under-18s currently on the waiting list are to be blocked following the decision…

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Added on: 04/18/2024

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf confirms trans women will be protected under new misogyny laws

04/17/2024

The Scottish government are set to introduce a bill to address prejudice and violence against women and girls – which rightly includes trans women and girls – before the…

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Added on: 04/18/2024

Travel warning issued for LGBTQ+ tourists in Greece. Where in Europe is safest for queer people?

04/17/2024

Following a travel warning issued for LGBTQ+ tourists in Greece, these are the European countries that are most welcoming to queer people. When same-sex marriage was legalised…

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Added on: 04/18/2024

Out in the World: Anti-LGBTQ bills, laws are spreading around the world

04/17/2024

Anti-LGBTQ bills and new laws are spreading around the world, including in several African nations and the former Soviet republic of Belarus. The proposed or approved legislation in…

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Added on: 04/18/2024

Russia-style NGO crackdowns spread as Europe dithers

04/17/2024

Georgia’s ruling party plans to reintroduce highly controversial Russia-style “foreign agent” legislation aimed at incapacitating civil society and independent media. If adopted, the laws, which were withdrawn last…

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Added on: 04/17/2024

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf confirms trans women will be protected under new misogyny laws

04/16/2024

Humza Yousaf has confirmed that trans women will be protected under new misogyny laws in Scotland. The Scottish government are set to introduce a bill to address…

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Added on: 04/16/2024

Trans youth dying in suicide “epidemic” as UK increasingly restricts gender-affirming care

04/15/2024

Transgender 15-year-old Jason Pulman died by suicide after his country’s medical system told him he’d have to wait 26 months for his first gender-affirming care appointment. His…

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Added on: 04/16/2024

What Canadian doctors say about new U.K. review questioning puberty blockers for transgender youth

04/15/2024

A long-anticipated — and contentious — national review of gender-affirming care for youth in England was released last week, resulting in headlines across the U.K. saying that…

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Added on: 04/15/2024

Government set to discuss transgender inclusion policies in football and cricket

04/14/2024

Football and cricket’s transgender inclusion policies are set to come under Government scrutiny at a meeting on Monday afternoon. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has convened a gathering of national sports…

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Added on: 04/15/2024

Belarus Calls LGBT Lives ‘Pornography’

04/13/2024

Belarus has hit a new low in its targeting of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. As of today, the definition of pornography under Belarusian law…

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Added on: 04/15/2024

Germany makes changing legal gender easier

04/13/2024

German lawmakers voted Friday in favor of the Self-Determination Act, making it easier for transgender, intersex and non-binary people to change their gender entry at the country’s…

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Added on: 04/14/2024

Belarus Calls LGBT Lives ‘Pornography’

04/13/2024

Belarus has hit a new low in its targeting of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. As of today, the definition of pornography under Belarusian law…

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Added on: 04/14/2024

Germany makes changing legal gender easier

04/13/2024

German lawmakers voted Friday in favor of the Self-Determination Act, making it easier for transgender, intersex and non-binary people to change their gender entry at the country’s…

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Added on: 04/13/2024

German parliament votes to make it easier for people to legally change their name and gender

04/12/2024

German lawmakers on Friday approved legislation that will make it easier for transgender, intersex and nonbinary people to change their name and gender in official records. The…

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Added on: 04/13/2024

Scotland’s New Transgender ‘Hate Crime’ Law Already Showing How It Leads to Tyranny

04/12/2024

Scotland’s new “hate crime” law already is demonstrating how it will be used to squash dissent and free speech. The so-called Hate Crime and Public Order Act,…

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Added on: 04/12/2024

Transgender inclusion? World’s major religions take varying stances

04/11/2024

The Vatican has issued a new document rejecting the concept of changing one’s biological sex — a setback for transgender people who had hoped Pope Francis might be…

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Added on: 04/12/2024

Government recognised violation of rights of LGBT representatives, however…

04/11/2024

On 11 April, the European Court of Human Rights announced a decision on the complaints of 24 representatives of the LGBT community. The complaint was related to the…

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Added on: 04/11/2024

Navy veteran wins award for fighting LGBT ban

04/10/2024

An LGBT navy veteran has won an award for her efforts to get a rule banning gay people from the navy overturned by taking the UK to…

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Added on: 04/10/2024

What are the key findings of the NHS gender identity review?

04/09/2024

A review into the NHS’s gender identity services has found that children and young people have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on…