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Added on: 07/07/2024

Who are the LGBTQ+ allies in Keir Starmer’s new cabinet?

07/06/2024

Keir Starmer appointed his cabinet following a landslide Labour victory in Thursday’s (4 July) general election that saw the party sweep back into power of the first…

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Added on: 07/06/2024

Push toward anti-‘gay propaganda’ laws in two former Soviet republics

07/05/2024

Two former Soviet republics are considering Russian-style anti-LGBTQ laws. Neither the nation of Georgia nor that of Kazakhstan is considering criminalizing same-sex intimacy, but both are dealing…

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Added on: 07/06/2024

Here’s What the Election of the U.K.’s New PM Means for LGBTQ+ Rights

07/05/2024

The United Kingdom’s Labour Party won a landslide victory in Thursday’s general election, propelling party leader Keir Starmer to the office of Prime Minister and establishing a…

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Added on: 07/05/2024

Bosnian Serb Entity Strikes ‘Gender Identity’ From Draft Criminal Code

07/04/2024

The government of the majority-Serb entity that makes up half of Bosnia-Herzegovina has deleted the term “gender identity” in draft amendments to the region’s Criminal Code, indicating…

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Added on: 07/04/2024

Latvia recognizes same-sex partnerships

07/03/2024

RIGA — Latvia will allow heterosexual and same-sex couples to register their partnerships under a law that took effect Monday, a move welcomed by LGBTQ campaigners. The law…

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Added on: 07/03/2024

Gay man arrested in Dagestan says police offered him money to entrap other men

07/02/2024

A gay man who was briefly arrested in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan in June has described how he was offered money to help the…

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Added on: 07/03/2024

Keir Starmer: Trans women don’t have right to use women’s spaces – even if they have a GRC

07/02/2024

Labour leader Keir Starmer has issued another troubling statement on trans rights, this time saying trans women do not have the right to use women-only spaces, even…

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Added on: 07/02/2024

Trans teens occupy ledge at NHS England headquarters: ‘Lives are at stake’

07/01/2024

A group of transgender teenagers are three days into their occupation of a ledge at NHS England’s headquarters in central London, with a simple message that trans…

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Added on: 07/01/2024

Pride in Finland’s oldest city shows how inclusive the country is

06/30/2024

In Turku, Finland, the country’s oldest city and its former capital, thousands gathered in August last year for the city’s Pride Parade — officially a “protest march”…

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Added on: 06/30/2024

Church of England faces threat of split over stance on gay couples

06/29/2024

An alliance of church leaders threatened to split from the Church of England over plans to let gay couples hold standalone services in churches, saying it would…

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Added on: 06/29/2024

Georgian parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights

06/28/2024

Georgia’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships…

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Added on: 06/28/2024

Georgian parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights

06/27/2024

Georgia’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships…

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Added on: 06/27/2024

Russia’s first transgender politician reveals she was forced to announce her detransition

06/26/2024

The first openly transgender politician in Russia has described how the Russian authorities threatened to commit her to a psychiatric hospital unless she detransitioned, Novaya Gazeta Baltic…

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Added on: 06/27/2024

Census reveals Scotland’s LGBT numbers for first time

06/26/2024

Almost 184,000 people in Scotland identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, census data has revealed for the first time. The census, conducted in 2022, found that 80,100…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

LGBT troops on Ukraine’s front line fight homophobia at home

06/25/2024

One corner of Kyiv’s symbolic central square is now carpeted in thousands of tiny blue and yellow flags, in tribute to Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. Earlier this month,…

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Added on: 06/24/2024

US ambassador accuses Hungary’s PM of using anti-LGBTQ ‘machinery of fear’

06/23/2024

The US ambassador in Budapest has accused the government of Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, of using a “machinery of fear” to launch legal and rhetorical…

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Added on: 06/23/2024

Hungary’s Anti-LGBT Crusade Apparently Includes Trolling the U.S. Ambassador

06/22/2024

The U.S. Ambassador to Hungary hasn’t exactly been embraced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government. But now, it seems, things are getting petty. David Pressman, a gay…

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Added on: 06/23/2024

“Let’s love a little more”. Sofia Pride is taking place for the 17th year

06/22/2024

Thousands of people gathered at the 17th Sofia Pride protest march on Saturday night. It is held every summer in defense of the rights of people from…

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Added on: 06/22/2024

UK’s first Muslim Pride set to take place this weekend

06/21/2024

A first-of-its-kind Pride event for LGBTQ+ Muslims is happening this weekend. Organised by charity Imaan LGBTQI+, Muslim Pride 2024 is set to take place at Queen Mary,…

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Added on: 06/22/2024

From a stage in a lorry to party of 50,000

06/21/2024

It’s 1999 – teaching children about being gay is banned and same sex marriage is 15 years away, but one corner of Cardiff stages a celebration of…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

Fascinating 1970s Pride footage shows queer activism half a century ago

06/20/2024

Pride in the 1970s was an incredibly different landscape – with the wounds of the Stonewall Riots in New York, which gave way to Pride, still fresh…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

France’s Macron faces transphobia accusations after criticising left-wing coalition manifesto

06/20/2024

The emergence of the New Popular Front, which groups left-wingers from Socialists to Communists, has been an unwelcome development for Macron since he called the snap elections in response…

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Added on: 06/20/2024

Leeds Pride reverses controversial new policy forbidding ‘political opinions’ after backlash

06/19/2024

The Yorkshire-based Pride organisation, which is hosting its 2024 event on 21 July, told PinkNews that it had removed a point in its code of conduct after…

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Added on: 06/19/2024

LGBTI people’s human rights at the 56th UN human rights council

It’s June, and it’s time for the second session of the year of the UN Human Rights Council! The 56th session will take place at the United…

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Added on: 06/17/2024

LGBTQ soldiers in Ukraine hope their service is changing attitudes as they rally for legal rights

06/16/2024

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several hundred LGBTQ Ukrainian servicemen and their supporters marched in central Kyiv Sunday to demand more rights and highlight their service to their…

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Added on: 06/16/2024

Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrates 30th anniversary, makes fun of Pope Francis comments

06/15/2024

The Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday as tens of thousands of people in brightly colored outfits marched through the Italian capital waving banners,…

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Added on: 06/16/2024

How far-right parties seduced young voters across Europe

06/15/2024

That far-right parties fared well in the European elections came as no surprise – surveys had consistently foretold their triumph. The populist right has been on the…

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Added on: 06/15/2024

Italy denies removing LGBTQ and abortion references from G7 declaration

06/14/2024

Italy’s far-right government has denied that it removed references to abortion and LGBTQ rights in the final declaration of the G7 summit in Puglia. In the declaration,…

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Added on: 06/15/2024

There are just a handful of out, gay professional footballers in the world: here are their stories

06/14/2024

The world of men’s professional football has long been playing catch-up when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation and visibility, with very few openly gay professional footballers. But…

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Added on: 06/14/2024

Public consultations open to inform new National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy in Ireland

06/13/2024

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is opening public consultations to inform the development of the next National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy. The new plan…