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Added on: 07/24/2023

Spain votes in elections that could bring a right-wing wave

07/23/2023

MADRID – Spaniards braved scorching temperatures to go to the polls on Sunday in a highly charged election in which the left tried to hold back a…

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Added on: 07/22/2023

Could Poland’s controversial LGBT-Free Zones finally be consigned to history?

07/21/2023

In 2019, a wave of Polish towns and cities passed resolutions declaring themselves “LGBT-Free Zones” that at one point encompassed one-third of the country. Since then, activists…

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Added on: 07/22/2023

Embassy Statement in Support of LGBTQ in Hungary Criticized in Romania

07/21/2023

Young Europeans, born after the era of communist oppression, know the phenomenon of unanimity in a political context by hearsay at best and may think nothing of…

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Added on: 07/22/2023

Man jailed in Turkey for 20 days just because he ‘looked gay’

07/21/2023

On 25 June, Miguel Alvaro’s holiday took an unexpected turn when he was arrested by police in Istanbul after asking for directions. The arrest coincided with a…

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Added on: 07/21/2023

Discriminatory Bill Harms Trans Women in Hungary

07/20/2023

In another blow to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in Hungary, on July 13, the Hungarian government proposed a bill that excludes transgender women from a…

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Added on: 07/20/2023

Yet another study reveals worrying numbers of trans suicide and mortality rates

07/19/2023

A long-term Danish study has found that trans people in the country experience higher rates of suicide and mortality. According to the study, which used data gathered…

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Added on: 07/19/2023

Trans-Russians fear for their lives after the ban on operations has expired

07/18/2023

When the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament passed a new law banning gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people, it confirmed Milana Romanova’s worst fear: the relative freedom transgender…

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Added on: 07/19/2023

For Queer Spaniards, the Stakes in This Week’s Elections Couldn’t Be Higher

07/18/2023

Lucía Sobral first figured out that she was trans because of Twitter. Growing up, the Gran Canaria native struggled to interact with boys and feared taking off…

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Added on: 07/18/2023

Tory councillor suspended over comments about LGBT Pride

07/17/2023

A TORY councillor has been suspended for tweeting that LGBT Pride is “not a virtue but a sin”. Northamptonshire councillor King Lawal claims to have been “cancelled”…

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Added on: 07/17/2023

Italy Erases Names Of Gay Mothers From Birth Certificates Of Children; Crackdown Led By Woman PM

07/16/2023

The shock news arrived without warning in January: Michela Leidi was being officially cancelled as the mother of her daughter on the infant’s birth certificate. “I cried…

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Added on: 07/16/2023

Thousands join Budapest Pride in protest at state’s anti-LGBT moves

07/15/2023

Thousands of Hungarians braved scorching heat for the annual Pride march in Budapest on Saturday, protesting against government controls over public displays by the LGBT community. Prime…

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Added on: 07/16/2023

Russia: Gender reassignment ban passes Duma

07/15/2023

Russian lawmakers on Friday voted in favor of a bill to make gender reassignment illegal. “The State Duma banned gender reassignment in Russia,” the lower house said…

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Added on: 07/15/2023

Hungarian bookstore to fight fine for sale of LGBT-themed ‘Heartstopper’ graphic novel

07/14/2023

Hungary’s second-largest bookstore, Lira, said on Friday it plans to take legal action after it received a hefty government fine for the sale of an LGBT-themed British…

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Added on: 07/15/2023

Russian lawmakers move to further restrict transgender rights in new legislation

07/14/2023

Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved a toughened version of a bill that outlaws gender transitioning procedures, with added clauses that annul marriages in which one person has…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Video Shows How Contestants Reacted to Transgender Miss Netherlands Winner

07/11/2023

While there was quite a furor online after a transgender woman won Miss Netherlands for the first time, her fellow competitors seemed to be very happy for…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Officials to crack down on homophobic slurs in Dutch league

07/10/2023

League matches in the Netherlands will be stopped next season if fans repeatedly engage in homophobic chants, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said on Monday. From…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Greece Prime Minister promises to legalize same-sex marriage

07/09/2023

The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, recently vowed to legalize same-sex marriage during an interview with Bloomberg. “Same-sex marriage will happen at some point and it’s…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Russia’s first transgender politician drops her run for governor due to anti-LGBTQ+ bill

07/10/2023

Russia’s first openly transgender politician has abandoned plans to run in a gubernatorial election, saying that the country’s latest anti-LGBTQ+ bill has eroded the support needed to…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world

07/09/2023

When the US evangelical preacher and anti-LGBTQ+ crusader Scott Lively landed in Uganda in 2009 to warn of the “gay agenda”, he was arriving after a series…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Latvia swears in Edgars Rinkevics as EU’s first openly gay president

07/08/2023

Latvia’s long-serving foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics has become the first openly gay head of state of a European Union nation. Mr Rinkevics, who had served as foreign…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters

07/08/2023

Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters stormed a gay pride festival in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday, forcing its cancellation. The right-wing protesters, who included Orthodox Christian clergy,…

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Added on: 07/08/2023

Polish court acquits driver of anti-LGBT van, finding homophobic slogans “true”

07/07/2023

A driver previously found guilty of defamation for driving a van with slogans linking homosexuality to paedophilia during a Polish city’s pride parade has had his sentence…

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Added on: 07/05/2023

LGBT Ireland calls for 2027 Census to include gender identity and sexual orientation questions

07/04/2023

LGBT Ireland is insisting that the Central Statistics Office (CSO) include LGBTQ+ questions about sexual orientation and gender identity on the 2027 Census. A national Census of…

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Added on: 07/04/2023

Pride Is a Protest. This Year, London Lived Up To That.

07/03/2023

It can be tempting – when you see a colourful parade through central London of glitter and rainbow flags – to think of Pride as a party….

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Added on: 07/03/2023

What’s it like being queer in Luxembourg in 2023?

07/02/2023

At 29, Eric Glod is not just one of Luxembourg’s top athletes, but also a champion for LGBTQIA+ rights. The four-time national table tennis champion, who currently…

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Added on: 07/03/2023

First transgender referee ‘honoured’ by Guinness World Records inclusion

07/02/2023

Football’s first transgender referee Lucy Clark has bravely revealed her journey from contemplating suicide to be awarded with a Guinness World Record. The 51-year-old officiates matches in…

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Added on: 07/03/2023

This gay doctor established the world’s first trans healthcare clinic in 1919, but he left behind a complicated legacy

07/02/2023

Magnus Hirschfeld was a gay activist and doctor who established the first known transgender healthcare clinic in Berlin in 1919. The Institute for Sexual Science was a…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

Why is Russia ramping up attacks on LGBT rights during the Ukraine invasion?

06/29/2023

After passing a law last year banning all pro-LGBT narratives in the country, Russiais planning to launch an institute to administer “psychiatric terror” on trans individuals. How…

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Added on: 06/29/2023

THE WORLDWIDE OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMMUNITY

06/28/2023

Whenever the rights of LGBTQ+ people move forward in the world, be it with laws that recognize same-sex marriage or the administrative identity of trans people, there…

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Added on: 06/28/2023

Turkey Detains Dozens of LGBTQ Activists During Pride March

06/27/2023

Turkish police have ramped up a crackdown on LGBTQ activists as dozens of people were detained Sunday at Pride marches in Turkey’s metropolitan Istanbul and Izmir provinces….