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Added on: 11/06/2021

Spain extends free IVF treatment to single women and LGBT+ community

11/5/21

Spain has extended the availability of free IVF treatment to single women and the LGBT+ community. Health minister Carolina Darias signed an order on Friday granting more…

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Added on: 11/06/2021

Alleged leader of Bulgaria LGBTQ community center attack charged

11/5/21

Bulgarian authorities have charged an ultranationalist presidential candidate in connection with an attack against an LGBTQ community center. Media reports indicate Boyan Rasate, who leads the Bulgarian…

Global News

Added on: 11/05/2021

‘Disgraceful’: Italy’s senate votes down anti-homophobic violence bill

11/04/2021

Italy’s senate has killed off a bill that would have made violence against LGBT people and disabled people, as well as misogyny, a hate crime. The 315-member…

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Added on: 11/05/2021

Gay Polish politician asks SF supervisors to reinstate Lech Walesa street name

11/04/2021

A gay Polish politician is asking the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to reverse a street name change made seven years ago that saw a gay icon…

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Added on: 11/04/2021

LGBT+ group left ‘frightened’ after queer Liverpool art viciously torn down in suspected hate crime

11/03/2021

Homotopia – the UK’s longest-running LGBT+ arts and culture festival – said on social media it was “devastated” after two acts of vandalism just days apart. On…

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Added on: 11/02/2021

Watch: Activists in Poland are fighting back against so-called ‘LGBT-free zones’

11/01/2021

So-called ‘LGBT-free’ zones have made Poland the laughing stock of Europe. But it’s no joke for LGBTQ+ people who face physical attack and verbal abuse – even…

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Added on: 11/02/2021

‘I’m tired of feeling invisible’: Italian bill’s rejection leaves LGBT+ community in anger

11/01/2021

For many in Italy’s LGBT+ community, the rejection of a bill meant to ban discrimination has been viewed as a step backwards on the already-fraught road to…

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Added on: 11/01/2021

LGBTQ Afghans, who were in ‘grave danger’ from the Taliban, evacuated to the UK

10/31/2021

A flight of LGBT Afghans arrived in the UK, following a mission from the government and gay rights organizations to move them to safety, it was confirmed….

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Added on: 11/01/2021

DUP councillor thinks conversion therapy ban is a ‘hoax’ that will push ‘neo Marxist utopia’

10/30/2021

Colin Kennedy, a councillor for Ards and North Down Borough Council, spoke out a conversion therapy ban after the council passed a motion calling on Stormont to ban the discredited…

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Added on: 10/31/2021

‘I feel free’ – LGBT Afghan refugees arrive in UK

10/30/2021

I feel like “a human being for the first time” in my life, a gay Afghan man has said after arriving in the UK with 28 others…

World Voices

Added on: 10/31/2021

Dervish Taskiranlar — Queer Cyprus Association

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Can you start by telling me a bit about yourself? How did you initially become involved in LGBTI activism? It was about six years ago after I…

Added on: 10/31/2021

Dervish Taskiranlar — Queer Cyprus Association

The Queer Cyprus Association (QCA) is a civil society movement located in the northern part of Cyprus that aims to create a world in which individuals do…

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Added on: 10/29/2021

Polish parliament debates anti-LGBT legislative proposal

10/29/2021

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers held an emotional debate Thursday on proposed legislation dubbed “Stop LGBT,” which would ban pride parades and other public gatherings deemed…

Global News

Added on: 10/28/2021

‘Disgraceful’: Italy’s senate votes down anti-homophobic violence bill

10/27/2021

Italy’s senate has killed off a bill that would have made violence against LGBT people and disabled people, as well as misogyny, a hate crime. The 315-member…

Global News

Added on: 10/28/2021

We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women’

10/26/2021

One of the lesbian women I spoke to, 24-year-old Amy*, told me she experienced verbal abuse from her own girlfriend, a bisexual woman who wanted them to…

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Added on: 10/27/2021

Being LGBT in Portuguese schools

10/26/2021

The LGBT community, as it is commonly called, is an acronym that encompasses some of the existing sexual orientations: lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals. However, the acronym…

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Added on: 10/26/2021

Lithuanian president to meet with mother fighting for LGBTQ rights

10/25/2021

VILNIUS – Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is on Monday meeting with a mother who is fighting for the rights of her child and other LGBTQ people. Rasa…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Second protest held in Birmingham after homophobic attacks

10/24/2021

Dozens of people have staged a second protest in Birmingham following a series of homophobic attacks. Crowds gathered close to the scene of an assault in the…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Vilnius and police in row over whether to keep LGBT rainbow crossing

10/25/2021

Vilnius and its police force are set for a court battle over whether to keep a rainbow-coloured pedestrian crossing in the Lithuanian capital. The city council wants…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Transgender Pages Pulled From Russian Teen Health Book

10/25/2021

A Russian publishing house has removed a section on transgender people from the Russian-language edition of a health guide aimed at teenage girls to avoid running afoul…

Global News

Added on: 10/23/2021

The 40th anniversary of a key European Court of Human Rights case that led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality – a turning point for LGBTI persons

10/22/21

The fight for LGBTI persons to enjoy their human rights has not been an easy one. 40 years ago today, Jeffrey Dudgeon found justice at the European…

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Added on: 10/23/2021

MTV Europe Music Awards will ‘stand in solidarity’ with LGBTQ people in Hungary

10/22/21

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) will once again broadcast from Hungary next month after a pandemic hiatus, despite the country’s recent crackdown on LGBTQ rights. According…

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Added on: 10/23/2021

Authoritarian thug Putin thinks transgender rights are a “crime against humanity”

10/22/21

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president who jailed his biggest political opponent and outlawed any public expressions of queerness, recently railed against “cancel culture” and called transgender-inclusive policies…

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Added on: 10/20/2021

The AP Interview: Hungary committed to contentious LGBT law

10/19/2021

The right-wing populist government in Hungary is attracting conservative thinkers from the United States who admire its approaches to migration, LGBT issues, and national sovereignty — all…

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Added on: 10/19/2021

MTV Vows To Use EMAs To Speak Out Against Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Laws

10/19/2021

The MTV Europe Music Awards will be held Nov. 14 in Hungary, the network said Tuesday, reaffirming and defending the location despite the country’s recent passage of…

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Added on: 10/18/2021

Activists criticise unofficial Russian Drag Race for lack of LGBTQ+ recognition

10/17/2021

Last week, a new Russian drag competition series headed by popular blogger Nastya Ivleeva premiered on YouTube. Like RuPaul’s Drag Race, the show includes lip-sync battles, extravagant…

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Added on: 10/17/2021

LGBTQI+: ‘We’ll campaign against Dutch interests in Ghana’ – Sam George on visa denial

10/17/21

Lead sponsor of the anti-gay bill in Parliament and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram Sam Nartey George has slammed the Dutch Embassy in Ghana for resorting…

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Added on: 10/16/2021

Most Russians Oppose Same-Sex Relationships – Poll

10/15/21

More Russians oppose same-sex relationships than they did nearly a decade ago, according to a new survey released Friday. Russia’s independent Levada Center pollster said 69% of…

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Added on: 10/15/2021

Sex Education’s’ gay teen Eric takes a risky trip to Nigeria. How realistic is it?

10/15/2021

In season 3 of the popular Netflix series Sex Education, the character named Eric Effiong goes to Nigeria. It is a risky trip. Eric is a gay teenager…

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Added on: 10/14/2021

‘Enraged’ allies plan powerful show of solidarity with under-attack LGBT+ community in Birmingham

10/13/2021

There was an outpouring of anger on social media over the weekend when John-Paul Kesseler, 38, posted a photo of himself with blood pouring down his face…