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Added on: 02/09/2024

Minister defends Sunak’s transgender jibe amid calls for apology

02/08/2024

A government minister has defended Rishi Sunak’s transgender jibe after the father of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey called on the prime minister to apologise. Chris Philp, the policing minister,…

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Added on: 02/08/2024

Pope sees ‘hypocrisy’ in those who criticise LGBT blessings

02/07/2024

VATICAN CITY, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said he sees “hypocrisy” in criticism of his decision to allow priests to bless same-sex couples, possibly his most…

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Added on: 02/08/2024

First Russians jailed over rainbow-coloured items after LGBTQ ‘movement’ outlawed

02/07/2024

The first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalising people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ activism as extremism, Russian media and rights groups…

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Added on: 02/07/2024

Can Europe resist the anti-LGBT politics of hate?

02/06/2024

As we navigate an increasingly tumultuous world laden with conflict, unconditional backing of equal rights for all will become increasingly essential for the well-being and resilience of…

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Added on: 02/07/2024

Ombudsperson Strikes Down Anti-LGBT Bill

02/06/2024

Poland’s ombudsperson has said that a draft law aimed to limit the rights of LGBT people, proposed by a group of citizens, violates the constitution and EU…

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Added on: 02/06/2024

Argentina Serves As Safe Haven For Russia’s LGBT Refugees

02/05/2024

Persecuted and prosecuted in their home country, some members of Russia’s LGBT community have been driven abroad — and hundreds have moved to Argentina, where their civil…

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Added on: 02/05/2024

Woman arrested for “extremist” crime of wearing rainbow earrings in Russia

02/04/2024

Reports from Russia indicate a young woman in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, east of Moscow, has been arrested and charged for wearing rainbow-colored earrings in violation…

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Added on: 02/04/2024

Rainbow images lead to ‘LGBT extremism’ convictions in Russia

02/03/2024

Russians courts have convicted the first two people on charges of LGBTQ extremism following the Supreme Court’s decision in November to ban the “international LGBT movement”. One…

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Added on: 02/04/2024

Two 16-year-olds sentenced for ‘sadistic’ murder of transgender teen in England

02/03/2024

The two 16-year-old convicted of murdering a transgender teenager in northwest England nearly a year ago were handed life sentences Friday with minimum prison terms of 20…

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Added on: 02/03/2024

‘Gay Christ’ poster sparks outcry in Spain as some say depiction of Jesus looks ‘homoerotic’

02/02/2024

A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome, Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media. Some…

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Added on: 02/02/2024

Russia makes first convictions for ‘LGBT extremism’ following ban

02/01/2024

(Reuters) – Two Russian courts have meted out the first convictions in connection with what the government calls the “international LGBT social movement” and which was designated…

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Added on: 02/01/2024

Sierra Leonean Trans Activist Finds ‘Home’ On The Island of Lesvos

01/31/2024

It all started with a broken heart. Roxy* kept her queerness to herself as she was growing up in Freetown Sierra Leone. Her mother – a pastor…

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Added on: 01/31/2024

Armenia Denies Extradition Request for Gay Chechen Man Wanted by Russia

01/30/2024

A court in Yerevan on Tuesday rejected Russia’s request to extradite a man who fled the republic of Chechnya after being tortured because he was suspected of…

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Added on: 01/31/2024

French ‘Mindsets Evolving’ Says Country’s First Openly-gay PM

01/30/2024

France’s first openly-gay Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said French “mindsets are evolving” on LGBTQ issues in a major speech to lawmakers Tuesday laying out his programme. France…

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Added on: 01/30/2024

Pope says Africans are ‘special case’ when it comes to LGBT blessings

01/29/2024

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent…

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Added on: 01/30/2024

Fleeing home as a queer Ukrainian

01/29/2024

Marianna is a queer activist from the south of Ukraine. She is also the head of an LGBTQ+ organization, “For Equal Rights,” which has been working toward…

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Added on: 01/29/2024

Finland’s ‘DJ’ candidate hopes to become the country’s first Green and gay president

01/28/2024

At a packed, dimly lit music venue in Helsinki, an attentive crowd dressed up for a night out sings sweetly along to musicians on stage in front…

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Added on: 01/29/2024

Germany’s transgender community confronts surge in far-right disinformation

01/28/2024

The transgender community in Germany faces an escalation in disinformation, primarily fueled by far-right groups amid attempts to pass the country’s Self-Determination Act. This legislative proposal, designed to ease the legal…

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Added on: 01/28/2024

Exhibition traces history of Birmingham drag queen Twiggy

01/27/2024

A new exhibition about an influential drag queen has opened at a National Trust site. Dedicated to “Birmingham LGBTQ+ icon” Twiggy, the exhibition opened on Friday at…

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Added on: 01/28/2024

Pope says LGBT blessings are for individuals, not approval of unions

01/27/2024

Pope Francis on Friday defended a Vatican document on blessings for same-sex couples but said they were not an approval of a lifestyle the Church sees as…

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Added on: 01/27/2024

LGBT History Month 2024: Here’s why the UK and US celebrate in different months

01/26/2024

LGBT History Month 2024 is almost upon us in the UK, but the annual celebration of queer history and individuals is observed at different times of the…

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Added on: 01/24/2024

World Health Organization Named Former Prostitute, ‘Genderf**king’ Theorist To Transgender Health Expert Board

01/23/2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) established an expert advisory group on transgender health, seeking guidance from a transgender former prostitute who called the line of work “empowering”…

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Added on: 01/24/2024

LGBT group: Estonia takes huge step with marriage equality

01/23/2024

For decades, same-sex Estonian couples could only register as co-habitants or domestic partners. As of 2024, they have the same right to marry as heterosexual couples. Minister…

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Added on: 01/24/2024

Hungary PM says ‘no money in the world’ would make him accept LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’

01/23/2024

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has claimed that ‘no money in the world’ would make him accept LGBTQ+ “propaganda” after the EU froze funding to the country…

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Added on: 01/23/2024

In Italy, non-biological parents in same-sex couples may be removed from birth certificates

01/23/2024

The children of dozens of same-sex couples in Italy could see the name of their non-biological parent removed from their birth certificates, an ongoing trial may soon…

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Added on: 01/22/2024

“Institutional prejudice” What the full text of the Russian Supreme Court judgement labelling the LGBT movement ‘extremist’ tells us”

01/21/2024

In November, Russia’s Supreme Court ruled the “international LGBT movement” to be an extremist organisation, effectively outlawing LGBT activism in the country and placing anyone the authorities…

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Added on: 01/21/2024

‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology

01/20/2024

The October evening was warm and sunny. At about 7pm, two young men stepped out of the Tepláreň bar on Zámocká Street in the centre of Bratislava,…

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Added on: 01/21/2024

Gay Saudi slams Jordan Henderson LGBTQ+ apology: ‘He needs to pay reparations’

01/20/2024

An LGBTQ+ Saudi activist has slammed Jordan Henderson over his lukewarm apology to queer fans and called on the footballer to “pay reparations” to the community. Speaking…

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Added on: 01/20/2024

Russia’s Internal Affairs Ministry has reportedly begun calling transgender people in for questioning

01/19/2024

Russia’s Internal Affairs Ministry has begun calling transgender people in for questioning in St. Petersburg and the Arkhangelsk region, reports human rights organization Sphere. Police officers are…

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Added on: 01/19/2024

First Russian prosecution of LGBT rainbow flag as “extremist symbol”

01/18/2024

A woman in Russia’s Saratov region faces charges for the first time ever of “demonstrating an extremist organisation’s symbols” after posting an image of the LGBT’s rainbow…