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Added on: 10/03/2021

Russia Proposes ‘Extremist’ Label for LGBT, Feminist, Child-Free Movements

9/30/21

Russia’s LGBT, radical feminist and child-free groups should be recognized as “extremist,” the chairman of an influential government commission said Wednesday. “LGBT ideology, radical feminism and child-free…

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Added on: 10/03/2021

Smoqua Queer Festival Rijeka: A Safe Space for Diversity

10/2/21

The fifth edition of the Smoqua Queer Festival Rijeka is set to celebrate diversity from October 7-9. Culture, art, and interesting content mixed with the advocation of…

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Added on: 10/03/2021

Trump Republicans Have Found A New Authoritarian To Love In Hungary’s Orban

10/3/21

Having lost their leader in Washington, Donald Trump-supporting Republicans appear to have settled on a new authoritarianism-curious leader to admire: Hungary’s anti-immigrant, anti-LGBT, anti-free press Viktor Orbán….

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Added on: 10/02/2021

How violence and abuse drove a transgender migrant back to Pakistan

10/01/2021

Romesa Ahmed, a transgender woman from Pakistan, tells the story of her failed attempt to flee to Europe. Shunned by her family, raped and tortured by those…

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Added on: 10/02/2021

German Catholic Leaders Support Blessings for Gay Couples, Challenging Pope Francis

10/1/21

German Catholic bishops and lay leaders on Friday called for their church to bless same-sex relationships, challenging a Vatican ban on the practice. The move raised pressure…

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Added on: 10/02/2021

Hungarian LGBTQ Activist Among Time’s 100 Most Influential

10/1/21

An academic and LGBT activist in Hungary is among the word’s 100 most influential people, according to Time magazine, for her work on a children’s book that…

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Added on: 10/01/2021

ANALYSIS-German election seen as paving way for transgender rights gains

09/27/2021

BERLIN, Sept 27 (Openly) – The victory of Germany’s Social Democrats and the election of the country’s first openly transgender lawmakers has buoyed LGBT+ activists’ hopes for…

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Added on: 10/01/2021

Swiss vote highlights Europe’s east-west divide on gay marriage

09/30/2021

After Swiss voters overwhelmingly backed same-sex marriage in a referendum on Sunday, LGBT groups in the country hailed a “historic day” for Switzerland. But the Swiss vote also…

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Added on: 09/30/2021

Russia Proposes ‘Extremist’ Label for LGBT, Feminist, Child-Free Movements

09/30/2021

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Added on: 09/30/2021

Evangelicals push for new bishop after Church in Wales allows pastors to bless gay marriages

09/30/2021

Evangelicals who hold to traditional Christian teaching on sexuality and marriage are pushing for a new bishop to be appointed in the Church in Wales following the…

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Added on: 09/30/2021

Local Governments In Poland Rescind Anti-LGBT Resolutions, Fearing Loss Of EU Funding

09/29/2021

Riding support from Poland’s right-wing populist Law and Justice Party and the local Roman Catholic clergy, nearly 100 provinces and municipalities in 2019 passed symbolic resolutions declaring…

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Added on: 09/30/2021

Grilling politicians on who has a cervix isn’t journalism – it’s toxic, transphobic theatre

09/29/2021

Labour MP Emily Thornberry has expertly demonstrated how the question “do only women have a cervix” should be answered without feeding into a toxic debate. The reductive…

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Added on: 09/28/2021

” Germany elects first two transgender women to parliament”

09/27/2021

Two German politicians made history when they were elected to the country’s parliament on Sunday. Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik, both of the Greens party, are the…

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Added on: 09/28/2021

Three Polish regions repeal ‘LGBT-free zone’ declarations

09/27/2021

WARSAW -Three Polish regional councils voted on Monday to repeal motions declaring their provinces “LGBT-free zones,” state-run news agency PAP reported, after the European Union threatened to…

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Added on: 09/27/2021

Sajid Javid condemned for saying it’s a ‘scientific fact’ that only women have cervixes

09/26/2021

Health secretary Sajid Javid is facing strident backlash after he said it was a “scientific fact” that only women have cervixes. Javid made his comments after Labour leader…

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Added on: 09/26/2021

Swiss vote overwhelmingly for same-sex marriage, according to poll

9/26/21

Swiss voters have decided by a clear margin to allow same-sex couples to marry, in a referendum that brings the Alpine nation into line with many others…

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Added on: 09/25/2021

Will the Swiss vote for gay marriage in Sunday’s referendum?

9/24/21

Twenty years after the Netherlands became the first in Europe to legalise same-sex marriage, Switzerland is among the last Western European countries where it is still outlawed….

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Added on: 09/25/2021

The AP Interview: Hungary committed to contentious LGBT law

9/24/21

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: 09/24/2021

Scotland becomes first country in world to embed LGBT education in school curriculum

09/23/2021

All school staff will be given a basic awareness e-learning course on LGBT inclusive education and a toolkit of LGBT inclusive education teaching resources. A dedicated website…

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Added on: 09/24/2021

LGBT+ conversion therapy thrives even as bans gather pace

09/16/2021

LONDON, Sept 15 (Openly) – Doctors once prescribed long, hard bike rides and testicular transplants to cure gay men of their “sexual abnormality”. More than a century…

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Added on: 09/23/2021

Latin America LGBTQI+ Panel at San Sebastian: Trends, Hurdles

09/22/2021

Taking place inside a cool, concrete extension of the San Telmo Museum, a dedicated Basque cultural hub, the challenges facing LGBTQI+ cinema in Latin America was the…

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Added on: 09/23/2021

Polish region scraps anti-LGBT motion after EU threatens to cut funds

09/22/2021

A Polish province on Wednesday annulled a motion opposing “LGBT ideology” after the European Union threatened to pull funding, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Numerous local…

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Added on: 09/22/2021

Berlin becomes a magnet for LGBT+ Poles fleeing homophobia at home

09/21/2021

When conservative politicians started making anti-LGBT+ speeches on the campaign trail, Piotr Kalwaryjski, a gay man from western Poland, decided it was time to pack up and…

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Added on: 09/22/2021

Prosecutor investigates anti-LGBT, Nazi march in downtown Madrid

09/20/2021

The Madrid prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on Monday after a crowd of about 200 people sporting Nazi paraphernalia marched in the Spanish capital’s gay-friendly neighbourhood of…

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Added on: 09/20/2021

Gay Swedish Priest Refuses to Marry Heterosexual Couples to Protest Church Bigotry

09/20/2021

As Swedish priests are not obliged to marry a couple if they are morally opposed, Lars Gårdsfeldt is using that right to fight against church bigotry. The…

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Added on: 09/19/2021

Thousands march in Ukraine for LGBT rights, safety

9/18/21

Some 7,000 people gathered in Ukrainian capital on Sunday for the annual March for Equality to support the rights of the country’s LGBT community. Equipped with colorful…

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Added on: 09/19/2021

LGBT veterans booted out of army for being gay win right to lay wreath at Cenotaph

9/18/21

Forces veterans jailed or booted out for being gay will lay an official wreath at the Cenotaph for the first time on Remembrance Sunday. The LGBT support…

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Added on: 09/18/2021

Belgrade Pride to Highlight Calls for Same Sex Union Law

9/17/21

A law on same-sex unions and stronger official responses to hate speech and hate crimes against the LGBT community are among the key requests of those attending…

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Added on: 09/18/2021

Appeal court overturns UK puberty blockers ruling for under-16s

9/17/21

The court of appeal has overturned a controversial judgment that children under the age of 16 considering gender reassignment are unlikely to be mature enough to give…

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Added on: 09/17/2021

Gay war veteran speaks out for equal rights in Ukraine’s military

09/16/2021

KYIV (Reuters) – Viktor Pylypenko has become a role model for dozens of LGBT+ Ukrainian war veterans and their supporters since he organised their participation two years…