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Added on: 11/05/2019

Poll reveals majority of eastern Europeans ‘fearful for democracy’

11/03/2019

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, today’s eastern Europeans are fearful for the future of democracy, sceptical of government and the main political parties,…

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Added on: 11/02/2019

Popular LGBT club in Slovenia capital attacked, no injuries

11/01/2019

Police in Slovenia say unknown assailants have attacked a popular LGBT club in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana. Police say they are treating the incident as a hate crime….

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Added on: 11/02/2019

Gay man in Turkmenistan goes missing after posting heartbreaking video fearing he might be ‘forcibly taken away’

11/01/2019

A gay man in the central Asian country Turkmenistan has gone missing after claiming in a heartbreaking video that he might be “forcibly taken away”. Kasymberdy Garayev…

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Added on: 11/01/2019

HIV-positive rugby star Thomas’ UK magazine cover hailed for tackling stigma

10/31/2019

Former rugby international Gareth Thomas became one of the first openly HIV-positive people to appear on the cover of a mainstream British magazine on Thursday, a move…

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Added on: 10/30/2019

LGBTQ Muslims set to celebrate first Pride in London, after successful fundraising campaign

10/29/2019

London Muslims are getting ready to celebrate their very own LGBTQ Pride celebration next spring, after raising over 10,000 pounds (around $12,900) in a fund-raising campaign. The…

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Added on: 10/30/2019

Miss France contest opens to transgender contestants

10/29/2019

The rules of the Miss France contest no longer prevent transgender people from participating, the director of the Miss France pageant, Sylvie Tellier, said in a recent…

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Added on: 10/27/2019

Lawyer who announced the launch of the anti-trans LGB Alliance is thrown under the bus by her law firm

10/26/2019

Lawyer Allison Bailey of Garden Court Chambers, who describes herself as “gender critical”, wrote a tweet on Tuesday (October 22) announcing the launch of the group. She…

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Added on: 10/26/2019

LGBTQ+ Community Rallies Against Anti-Trans ‘LGB Alliance’

10/25/2019

A new lesbian, gay, and bisexual alliance group was blasted by on social media for excluding trans and nonbinary communities. The “LGB Alliance” group launched Tuesday evening…

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Added on: 10/25/2019

Anti-LGBT rhetoric stokes tensions in eastern Europe

10/25/2019

In a recent survey, Poles were asked to identify what they felt to be the biggest threats facing them in the 21st century, choosing from options such…

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Added on: 10/25/2019

‘Any day you can be taken’: Inside what it’s like to be gay in Chechnya

10/25/2019

Ricky was just 19 when he said the police came for him. He was at work and they took him to the local police station. From there…

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Added on: 10/24/2019

The Nations With the Highest Levels of LGBT Acceptance (and Lowest)

10/23/2019

An updated study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law ranked the world’s nations by levels of LGBT acceptance. The current report updates and expands…

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Added on: 10/23/2019

Polish Parliament Should Scrap Bill Against Sex Education

10/18/2019

Threatening sex educators with jail may seem extreme – but it seems Poland’s ruling Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) party is willing to go there to cement power…

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Added on: 10/23/2019

LGBT In Turkmenistan: Go To Jail Or Live A Lie

10/22/2019

To his friends and colleagues in Turkmenistan, Kamil is a successful cardiologist working at a prestigious clinic and an eligible bachelor from a well-connected family. Only a…

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Added on: 10/22/2019

Northern Ireland prepares for momentous gay marriage, abortion changes

10/21/2019

Campaigners who fought for decades to end Northern Ireland’s same-sex-marriage ban and restrictions on abortion prepared on Monday for a momentous change to the laws on both…

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Added on: 10/21/2019

Details of gay man’s electroshock treatment endured at Belfast university

10/20/2019

In a story for The Belfast Telegraph, the man, given the pseudonym “John,” says that while a student at QUB he was referred to the school’s Department…

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Added on: 10/19/2019

Council asks judge to ban LGBT lessons protesters from near school

10/18/2019

A high court judge has been asked to extend an exclusion zone permanently banning activists against LGBT equality lessons from demonstrating outside a Birmingham primary school. Protesters…

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Added on: 10/19/2019

Reading Chick-fil-A outlet to close in LGBT rights row

10/18/2019

A US fast-food chain will cease trading at its first UK outlet amid a row over donations to anti-LGBT groups. Gay rights campaigners called for a boycott…

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Added on: 10/18/2019

Scotland: The LGBT+ elderly dance club tackling isolation

10/17/2019

A project aimed at bringing older members of the LGBTI+ community together through dance clubs has launched in Scotland. Arts company All the Queen’s Men came up…

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Added on: 10/17/2019

School transgender support guidelines published

10/16/2019

The first detailed guidelines for schools in Northern Ireland on how to support transgender pupils have been published. The guidance is from the Education Authority (EA). It…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Scotland pardons gay men convicted under homophobic laws

10/14/2019

Gay and bisexual men in Scotland prosecuted for consensual same-sex activity will receive an automatic pardon under a law which came into effect on Tuesday aiming to…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Election results give hope to opposition in Poland and Hungary

10/14/2019

A narrower-than-expected win for Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) and a serious setback for Hungary’s governing Fidesz show eastern Europe’s illiberal nationalist parties are not…

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Added on: 10/14/2019

Trans community’s ability to vote threatened by Boris Johnson’s voter ID plans

10/13/2019

The UK prime minister Boris Johnson will tomorrow (October 14) unveil voter ID proposals to make showing photo ID compulsory in order to vote. The controversial voter…

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Added on: 10/13/2019

Man who hurled homophobic abuse at nine-year-old boy facing jail

10/12/2019

A Scottish man who assaulted a nine-year-old boy and shouted homophobic abuse at him is facing time in prison. Craig Stoddon appeared at a court in Scotland…

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Added on: 10/12/2019

Ukraine’s first-ever LGBT shelter forced to close after running out of money

10/10/2019

An LGBT+ shelter in Kyiv ran out of money and was forced to close its doors, severing off a pocket of protection in a war-tugged country where…

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Added on: 10/11/2019

The Horrifying Campaign Against LGBTQ People in Poland—and How the U.S. Has Made It Worse

10/10/2019

In a poll conducted last month in the lead-up to this Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Poland, Poles under 40 were asked to name what they considered the…

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Added on: 10/09/2019

Poland’s drift to right divides young male and female voters

10/08/2019

Out on the campaign trail before Poland’s parliamentary elections, Jolanta Banach, a leftwing candidate, has noticed a recurring pattern. “There’s a young couple out for a walk…

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Added on: 10/08/2019

HIV diagnosis for 15 men waiting for drug on NHS

10/04/2019

At least 15 people in England have tested HIV positive while waiting to get a place on a trial for a pill which prevents the disease. Pre-exposure…

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Added on: 10/08/2019

Islamist extremists exploited LGBT school teaching tensions to fuel hate – report claims

10/07/2019

Islamist extremists exploited tensions over equality teaching in Birmingham schools to amplify hate against LGBT+ people, a hard hitting report claims. Hizb ut-Tahir and other pro-Islamist organisations…

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Added on: 10/07/2019

UK Transgender law reforms ‘will happen’ insists government

10/06/2019

After reports that a public consultation on the matter had been abandoned, equalities minister Liz Truss is reportedly committed to completing the process in a way that…

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Added on: 10/07/2019

Poland’s election features a confident right-wing ruling party despite abortion, LGBT debates

10/06/2019

Poles will cast their ballots in the national parliamentary election next Sunday, and the world is watching to see if they will deliver another decisive victory for…