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Added on: 04/25/2021

LGBTQ migration on the rise in Poland as homophobia deepens

4/24/21

For months, government ministers spewed vicious rhetoric about gay people. Trucks blasted anti-gay hate messages from loudspeakers on the streets of Poland’s cities. Finally fed up with…

Global News

Added on: 04/24/2021

What is conversion therapy and will it be banned?

04/23/2021

According to NHS England, conversion therapy, sometimes called “reparative therapy” or “gay cure therapy”, is based on attempts to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. It…

Global News

Added on: 04/24/2021

Plans for DUP leader Arlene Foster to meet with LGBT groups ‘belatedly welcome’ say campaigners

04/22/2021

Plans for First Minister Arlene Foster to meet with LGBT organisations have been described by campaigners as “belatedly welcome”. The DUP leader is set to meet with…

Global News

Added on: 04/22/2021

Turkish prosecutors seek jail terms for anti-government student protesters

04/21/2021

Turkish prosecutors are seeking prison sentences for 97 people for taking part in one of the country’s biggest anti-government protest movements in years, sparked by the state…

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Added on: 04/20/2021

Gay conversion ban: Therapy is a ‘humiliating and harmful practice’

04/20/2021

Gay conversion therapy is a humiliating and harmful practice that needs to be banned, a Stormont assembly debate has heard. Politicians on Tuesday passed a motion calling…

World Voices

Added on: 04/19/2021

Thomas Roughan and Zsuzsanna Zsuro — Queer Budapest

Alturi Contributor

Can you start by telling me a bit about yourselves? How did you two meet? How did you become involved in the queer arts scene in Budapest?…

Global News

Added on: 04/19/2021

German NGO files legal case against Chechen officials over anti-gay purges

04/18/2021

Five officials from the inner circle of Chechnya’s autocratic leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, are the subject of a criminal complaint in Germany for crimes against humanity, in a…

Global News

Added on: 04/19/2021

Gay former extremist Caolan Robertson says leaving the far-right was like escaping ‘a cult’

04/18/2021

A gay former extremist Caolan Robertson has said that leaving the far-right was like leaving “a cult”, and explained how homophobia contributed to his radicalisation. Robertson grew…

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Added on: 04/18/2021

Nicola Sturgeon pledges action against gay conversion therapy and reaffirms commitment on gender recognition reform

04/18/2021

Last week Boris Johnson disbanded an LGBT advisory panel, which had been appointed by Theresa May when she was prime minister, shortly after three members quit accusing…

Global News

Added on: 04/18/2021

Turkey’s women’s treaty exit legitimises crimes against women

04/17/2021

Turkey’s withdrawal from a European treaty aimed at protecting women against violence is a major setback with catastrophic consequences for women, Turkish writer Elif Şafak told actress…

Global News

Added on: 04/18/2021

‘Being trans is not something you put on and take off. It’s part of who you are’

04/17/2021

Rowan Moore’s son Felix came out as transgender to his family seven years ago, when he was 19. Here they address some of the significant themes in…

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Added on: 04/17/2021

LGBT People Fleeing Harassment in Iran Find Life No Easier in Turkey

4/16/21

For hundreds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Iranians who fled their homeland because of persecution for who they are, moving to Turkey was not a significant…

Global News

Added on: 04/17/2021

EU urged to ban ‘discriminatory’ AI tools that detect gender or sexuality

4/16/21

A cross-party group of European lawmakers called on Friday for an EU ban on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that detect and label people according to gender or…

Global News

Added on: 04/14/2021

Alba Party candidate condemned for ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ lie Stonewall wants to lower age of consent

04/12/2021

A Scottish Alba Party parliamentary candidate has been condemned for spreading the ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ lie that Stonewall wants to lower the age of consent to 10-years-old….

Global News

Added on: 04/12/2021

Brunel Museum seeks LGBTQ+ engineers to change perceptions

04/11/2021

The Brunel Museum is looking to work with engineers who identify as LGBTQ+ to help change perceptions of what makes an engineer. The museum plans to create…

Global News

Added on: 04/12/2021

Putin Officially Bans Same-Sex Marriage In Russia And Stops Transgender People Adopting

04/11/2021

Russian president Vladimir Putin has put a ban on same-sex marriage and transgender adoptions, in a huge blow for LGBTQ+ rights. Putin officially changed the country’s constitution…

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Added on: 04/11/2021

After Going ‘Free of L.G.B.T.,’ a Polish Town Pays a Price

4/10/21

When local councilors adopted a resolution two years ago declaring their small town in southeastern Poland “free of L.G.B.T.,” the mayor didn’t see much harm in what…

Global News

Added on: 04/11/2021

Sick vandals deface LGBT+ centre with transphobic graffiti amid Spanish fight for trans rights

4/10/21

An LGBT+ centre in Madrid has been vandalised with homophobic and transphobic graffiti as tensions rise over a new “trans law” in Spain. Prime minister Pedro Sánchez’s…

Global News

Added on: 04/10/2021

Germany bans surgery on intersex infants

4/9/21

Last month, German lawmakers voted to ban unnecessary surgeries on babies born with intersex characteristics. The legislation was officially adopted on March 25. While it makes Germany…

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Added on: 04/08/2021

Teachers ‘fear for job prospects if they reveal LGBT identity’

04/08/2021

There are about 4,000 primary teachers across Ireland who are uncomfortable revealing their LGBT identity to their employers, a conference heard. Many are afraid to come out…

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Added on: 04/08/2021

Top Polish judge under fire for tweet about transgender kid

04/08/2021

Poland’s leading opposition party is asking prosecutors to investigate a constitutional court judge who it alleges has endangered a 10-year-old transgender child by identifying the child publicly….

Global News

Added on: 04/07/2021

Tbilisi audio tour puts Georgian trans people on the map

11/22/20

Georgian event aimed at raising awareness about LGBT+ issues by putting people into the shoes of transgender men and women living in Tbilisi By Umberto Bacchi TBILISI,…

Global News

Added on: 04/06/2021

Russia’s Top Documentary Fest Pulls Gay Chechen Film After Threats

04/05/2021

Russia’s premier documentary film festival has pulled a movie about a gay MMA fighter from Chechnya from its lineup after receiving threats over it. “Silent Voice” tells…

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Added on: 04/05/2021

Austrian Catholics fly rainbow flag after same-sex blessing ban

04/04/2021

The Catholic church of the parish of Hard is one of many in Austria which decided to fly the rainbow flag in solidarity with the LGBT community…

Global News

Added on: 04/05/2021

Far right puts brakes on a new law that aims to stamp out homophobia in Italy

04/04/2021

Daniela Lourdes Falanga has had her fair share of battles. The first was to survive a brutal upbringing as the firstborn son of a mafia boss in…

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Added on: 04/05/2021

Transgender immigrants find a safe place in Portugal

05/05/2021

Lisbon’s immigrant community already face discrimination in all areas of life – from work to housing: amid the pandemic some now face eviction after falling behind on…

Global News

Added on: 04/04/2021

Defiant Russian LGBT+ alliance silenced by authorities vows to ‘change this shameful reality’

4/3/21

An LGBT+ social media page followed by tens of thousands of queer Russians and allies blocked by authorities has vowed to continue fighting for equality. The Alliance…

Global News

Added on: 04/04/2021

Albanian Police Receive Guidance on How to Investigate LGBTI Hate Crimes

4/3/21

Albanian police are being trained on how to identify and investigate hate crimes against LGBTI people, through a joint EU and Council of European action called “Promotion…

Global News

Added on: 04/02/2021

20,000 couples have tied the knot in 20 years of gay marriage in NL

03/30/2021

Twenty years after gay marriage became legal in the Netherlands, 19,000 men and 21,000 women have tied the knot with someone of the same sex, national statistics…

Global News

Added on: 04/02/2021

Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBT flags

03/26/2021

Police in Turkey detained dozens of people who assembled outside a courthouse Friday in a show of solidarity with 12 students who were taken into custody for…