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Added on: 12/24/2022

At Istanbul’s Queer Olympix, the aim is for LGBTQ+ athletes to have fun and feel safe

12/23/2022

Every summer since 2017, Istanbul has played host to a sporting event known as the “Queer Olympix.” Created by a handful of soccer-loving Turkish queer activists, the…

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Added on: 12/23/2022

Gender self-determination to be granted in Spain, Scotland

12/22/2022

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s lower house of Parliament Thursday passed a law that allows people over 16 years of age to change their legally registered gender without…

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Added on: 12/23/2022

LGBT campaigners hail new gender recognition law as MSPs vote for change

12/22/2022

The Gender Recognition Reform Bill was voted through the Scottish Parliament on Thursday afternoon after lengthy and often heated debate. Holyrood spent much of Tuesday and Wednesday…

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Added on: 12/22/2022

Senegal: LGBTI activists sue in France to punish anti-gay group JAMRA

12/21/2022

JAMRA has initiated numerous marches and demonstrations in Senegal over the past two years to pressure lawmakers to increase the nation’s criminal penalties for homosexual activity. Under current…

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Added on: 12/21/2022

Russian LGBTQ History Museum Closes Because of Anti-Gay Law

12/20/2022

An LGBTQ history museum in Russia opened and closed in less than two weeks, in a protest of Russia’s new law banning LGBTQ “propaganda.” Pyotr Voskresensky, the…

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Added on: 12/21/2022

NHS will spend £100,000 on scheme that teaches staff how to be inclusive to pregnant transgender men

12/20/2022

Health chiefs are planning on forking out £100,000 on a woke scheme that teaches NHS staff how to treat pregnant transgender men inclusively. It could encourage the…

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Added on: 12/21/2022

Scottish transgender reform looks imminent after marathon Holyrood debate

11/20/2022

Transgender 16- and 17-year-olds in Scotland are soon likely to be able to apply to change the sex on their birth certificate for the first time as…

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Added on: 12/20/2022

EU lawmakers on Slovakia mission point to worrying LGBTQ, Roma situation

12/19/2022

An EU Parliament Monitoring Delegation expressed concern over the equal rights situation in Slovakia regarding LGBTQI+ and Roma communities and called on the government to step up…

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Added on: 12/18/2022

Veto of Discriminatory Poland Sex Ed Bill Shows Power of Protest

12/17/2022

In the last weeks, Polish students and activists regularly gathered in front of Warsaw’s Presidential Palace and across the country to demand respect for their rights. They…

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Added on: 12/14/2022

Cambridge Dictionary changes definitions of ‘male,’ ‘female’ to include transgender people

12/13/2022

The definitions of “man” and “woman” have been altered in the Cambridge Dictionary in order to be inclusive of transgender people. While both words still contain their…

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Added on: 12/13/2022

Fears Switzerland could become hotspot for “gay conversion tourism” amid parliamentary debate

12/12/2022

LGBT rights groups in Switzerland are speaking out in favour of a ban on conversion therapy, fearing that the country may become a hotspot for “conversion therapy…

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Added on: 12/11/2022

A divided church: Friction over LGBTQ issues worsens in global Anglican church

12/10/2022

Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognise same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ…

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Added on: 12/11/2022

‘Our mere existence is illegal.’ As Moscow toughens anti-gay law, LGBTQ Russians fear for the future

12/10/2022

Young mothers Yana and Yaroslava don’t want to leave Russia with their 6-year-old son. But they fear a harsh new anti-gay law passed by Russian lawmakers will…

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Added on: 12/10/2022

Popular Russian Social Network VK Starts Marking Materials Containing LGBT Text

12/09/2022

The social network “VKontakte” began to mark with a special plate the communities in which the so-called LGBT content can be posted. When you try to enter…

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Added on: 12/10/2022

Poland to veto EU recognition of same-sex parents, says justice ministry

12/09/2022

Poland will block European Union proposals to ensure that the rights of same-sex parents and their children are legally recognised in all of the bloc’s member states,…

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Added on: 12/09/2022

RUSSIA FREES OUT GAY BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY GRINER IN PRISONER SWAP FOR ARMS DEALER

12/09/2022

Out gay American basketball star Brittney Griner was freed by Russia, in exchange for the US releasing Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the ‘Merchant of…

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Added on: 12/07/2022

Across vast Muslim world, LGBTQ people remain marginalized

12/6/2022

On the outskirts of Yogyakarta, an Indonesian city that’s home to many universities, is a small boarding school with a mission that seems out of place in…

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Added on: 12/07/2022

Ukraine’s only transgender correspondent has become a local legend

12/6/2022

I was shocked when I learned of LGBTQ Nation reporter Sarah Ashton-Cirillo – the only openly transgender war correspondent working in Ukraine. It was May, and I…

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Added on: 12/06/2022

Putin signs expanded anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia, in latest crackdown on rights

12/5/2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a bill that expands a ban on so-called LGBTQ “propaganda” in Russia, making it illegal for anyone to…

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Added on: 12/03/2022

LGBTQ Groups Seek Legal Ban On Swiss Conversion Therapy

12/02/2022

LGBTQ organisations in Switzerland are concerned that without swift action, the country could become a haven for conversion therapy, which is banned in neighbouring France and Germany….

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Added on: 12/02/2022

Russian drag queens ‘ready for the worst’ as LGBTQ law looms

12/01/2022

Backstage at a bar in Moscow, a troupe of drag queens surrounded by make-up palettes and sparkling costumes join hands before taking to the stage for what…

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Added on: 12/01/2022

We Will Survive Them All’: As Russia Braces For Harsh New Anti-Gay Law, A Museum Of LGBT Culture Opens In St. Petersburg

11/29/2022

Russia’s newest museum opened its doors on November 27. It may close them for good before the week is out. The country’s newly toughened legislation against so-called lesbian,…

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Added on: 12/01/2022

Rainbow flag-waving protester invades World Cup pitch

11/30/2022

A man ran onto the pitch during Monday’s World Cup group-stage match between Portugal and Uruguay, holding up a rainbow flag to protest Qatar’s anti-LGBT laws. The…

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Added on: 11/28/2022

London transport network blocks Qatar ads over LGBTQ laws

11/27/2022

LONDON: London’s transport system is not allowing advertising that “portrays Qatar as a desirable destination” or encourages people to attend the World Cup, under a 2019 policy…

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Added on: 11/27/2022

Anti-LGBT law in Russia: ‘Leaders want to construct a united conservative base’

11/26/2022

Russian MPs this week updated, and expanded, an anti-LGBT law – the latest in a series of measures aiming to highlight “traditional” family values. Against a backdrop…

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Added on: 11/27/2022

Days After Acquittal Confirmed In Nudes Case, LGBT Artist Flees Russia

11/26/2022

An LGBT activist and artist acquitted recently in a high-profile pornography case over nude drawings and other artwork she posted online has left Russia days after an…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

Rainbow struggle playing out on sidelines of World Cup

11/25/2022

Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues in the tournament in Qatar is over rainbow colors. In the…

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Added on: 11/25/2022

Court Rules in Favor of Newspaper against Lesbian Association

11/24/2022

Mediaworks, a Hungarian media giant, has won a case against the Labrisz Lesbian Association, according to a ruling handed down by the Curia (Supreme Court) on Wednesday….

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Added on: 11/23/2022

German Catholic Church amends law to allow LGBTQ employees

11/22/2022

The Catholic Church in Germany has updated its labor laws to end discrimination based on sexuality. The amendment, passed on Tuesday, comes almost a year after 125…

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Added on: 11/22/2022

Lesbian couple in Italy wins right not to be identified as “mother” & “father” on government docs

11/21/2022

In a rebuff to Italy’s new right-wing government, a lesbian couple in Italy has won the right not be identified as “mother” and “father” on their child’s…