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Added on: 05/17/2020

LGBT families in Ireland still caught in legal loophole

05/16/2020

In the run-up to the marriage referendum, one of the key pieces of legislation that was on the table was the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015….

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Added on: 05/15/2020

Anti-LGBT violence and discrimination ‘remain high,’ EU report says

05/14/2020

Levels of “fear, violence and discrimination remain high” for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Europe, according to a survey published Thursday by the EU’s…

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Added on: 05/14/2020

These queer Muslims are finding ways to stay connected, focused and safe this Ramadan – even under lockdown

05/13/2020

Halfway through Ramadan, Sabah Choudrey, a “reluctant activist on most things trans, brown and hairy” and the co-founder of Trans Pride Brighton, says they’re still figuring things…

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Added on: 05/14/2020

LGBT+ asylum seekers are sharing bedrooms with strangers during coronavirus

05/13/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is revealing how our dysfunctional asylum and immigration system is failing to support people in need. The system prevents people from accessing health services…

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Added on: 05/12/2020

Germany becomes the fifth country in the world to ban conversion therapy

05/11/2020

Germany has become the fifth country in the world to ban ‘conversion therapy’ of LGBT+ minors. The new vote in the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, confirms a ban…

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Added on: 05/11/2020

Opinion: Little Richard’s Queer Triumph

05/10/2020

It was during a 1966 concert in Paris when Little Richard, drenched in sweat, told a mostly white audience, “I’m ready, ready, ready teddy, I’m ready, ready,…

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Added on: 05/10/2020

Radical Russian Imperial Movement Expanding Global Outreach

05/09/2020

The Russian Imperial Movement (RIM), a white supremacist group based in St. Petersburg, is increasingly expanding its outreach beyond Russia through the establishment of transnational networks with…

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Added on: 05/08/2020

Activists call on Tinley Park to show support for gay rights in Polish Sister City

05/07/2020

Activists in Europe are calling on Tinley Park residents and village officials to show support for gay rights in a Sister City community in Poland. European rights…

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Added on: 05/08/2020

Minister defends Germany’s limited gay therapy ban

05/07/2020

Germany’s ban on so-called gay conversion therapies needs to be robust enough to withstand court challenges, Health Minister Jens Spahn said in response to criticism that his…

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Added on: 05/06/2020

Turkey’s president Erdogan orders children to stop drawing rainbows in case they turn people gay

05/05/2020

Children in Turkey have reportedly been ordered to stop drawing rainbows as authorities believe it is part of a “plot” to turn them gay. Turkey has seen…

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Added on: 05/05/2020

Muslim LGBT ‘Allies’ Silent as Muslim Attacks on Gays Increase

05/04/2020

There’s a new slur trending in Turkey these days aimed at the LGBTQ population: “#YallahHollandaya” or “Go to Holland.” The expression reflects the Netherlands’ longstanding acceptance of…

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Added on: 05/04/2020

‘Fearless’ Scots lawyer who worked to decriminalise sex between men found dead in his home

05/03/2020

65-year-old Derek Ogg QC was found dead at his home in Langside, Glasgow on the evening of May 1. There are not thought to be any suspicious…

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Added on: 05/03/2020

Turkey: Criminal Case for Opposing Homophobic Speech

05/01/2020

The Ankara Prosecutor’s office in Turkey has opened a criminal investigation into the Ankara Bar Association after it filed a complaint against the head of Turkey’s Religious…

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Added on: 05/03/2020

Trans woman sets herself on fire in Georgia as virus lockdown cuts income

05/02/2020

A transgender woman set herself on fire in Georgia to highlight the plight of trans sex workers with no income during the coronavirus lockdown, LGBT+ groups said…

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Added on: 05/02/2020

Pope Francis just threw his support behind a small community of Italian transgender sex workers

05/01/2020

Sex workers, particularly those who are undocumented, have been badly hit by the pandemic as many are unable to work or claim benefits. This was the case…

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Added on: 04/30/2020

Erdogan throws support behind cleric accused of homophobia

04/29/2020

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended the homophobic remarks of the country’s top Muslim cleric, Ali Erbas. Erbas, who is the head of Turkey’s directorate of…

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Added on: 04/30/2020

Transgender man loses appeal court battle to be registered as father

04/29/2020

A transgender man who gave birth has lost his appeal court battle to be registered as a father in a case that wrestled with the legal definition…

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Added on: 04/28/2020

EU urged to act as Hungary’s far-right government moves to end legal recognition of trans people

04/27/2020

The European Union has been urged to take action against the Hungarian government as it moves to push through “discriminatory” legalisation that would end the legal recognition…

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Added on: 04/28/2020

POLAND IS AUSTRALIA’S ‘LOGICAL CONCLUSION’ OF EXCLUDING LGBTQI PEOPLE WITH RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION BILL

04/27/2020

The ‘LGBTQI exclusion zones’ throughout Poland are the logical extension of excluding LGBTIQ people from public life through ‘religious freedom’. According to national lobby group Just-Equal’s spokesperson…

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Added on: 04/24/2020

Finland’s first same-sex adoptions confirmed

04/23/2020

The Rainbow Families Association Sateenkaariperheet confirms that Finland’s first two same-sex adoptions have taken place. It comes three years after the Marriage Act was reformed to allow…

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Added on: 04/23/2020

Towards an “LGBT-Free” Poland?

04/22/2020

In the years following the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the Third Polish Republic quickly rose as one of the most promising democracies…

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Added on: 04/22/2020

Meet the artists driving Russia’s new wave of queer music

04/21/2020

The city of Norilsk is located above the Arctic Circle in Russia’s north. With just under 200,000 inhabitants, it’s known as a harsh, industrial place, its history…

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Added on: 04/22/2020

One of Turkmenistan’s top showmen and entertainers has been arrested for the crime of being gay

04/21/2020

A well-known actor has been arrested in Turkmenistan for the simple crime of being gay, local media reports claim. The man, who has not been named, was…

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Added on: 04/21/2020

1 in 5 Russians Advocate ‘Eliminating’ LGBT Community – Poll

04/20/2020

Almost one in five Russians believe that LGBT people should be “eliminated,” according to the results of a new independent Levada Center poll. The figures showed 18%…

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Added on: 04/21/2020

Third of UK lesbian mothers experience homophobia from other parents

04/20/2020

One in three lesbian mothers in Britain has experienced homophobia from other parents, while the same proportion have children who have been bullied for having two mums,…

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Added on: 04/20/2020

LGBT+ community pays tribute to Lyra McKee on first anniversary of her murder

04/20/2020

On Saturday, April 18, the LGBT+ community paid tribute to writer Lyra McKee marking the first anniversary of the journalist’s death. Under the hashtag #WeStandWithLyra, the digital…

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Added on: 04/20/2020

The Growing Threat of Accelorationists Worldwide

04/20/2020

As the world is paralyzed by the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), some violent non-state actors have welcomed the global pandemic as an opportunity to push their…

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Added on: 04/20/2020

Gay couple in Poland take on LGBT+ Free Zones with rainbow face masks

04/19/2020

Married YouTubers Jakub and Dawid Mycek-Kwiecinski handed out hundreds of rainbow face masks on the streets. It comes as Poland considers a new ‘Stop Pedophilia’ law. The…

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Added on: 04/18/2020

Polish lawmakers press on with anti-gay ‘Stop Pedophilia’ law

04/17/2020

Polish lawmakers have voted not to kill a law that compares LGBT+ people to pedophiles and which could end sex education. Poland’s anti-LGBT+ Law and Justice Party…

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Added on: 04/16/2020

Turks call for Netflix boycott after rumours of gay character in new show

04/15/2020

Rumours of a gay character in a new Turkish Netflix series, “Love 101”, have ignited calls for a boycott of the streaming service and sharp criticism from…