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Added on: 04/30/2019

A Gay Atheist Plots to Save His Catholic Country

04/29/2019

A dozen Virgin Mary figurines decorate Robert Biedron’s office in Warsaw, picked from about 400 or so he’s gathered from across the world. Some show her smiling…

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Added on: 04/27/2019

Gay club in central Ukraine raided by police

04/25/2019

A popular gay nightclub in central Ukraine has been raided by police, with eyewitnesses claiming officers “behaved in a homophobic way.” Potemkin club in the city of…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

How Poland’s attacks on LGBT rights strengthened the Polish LGBT movement

04/26/2019

In late February, the mayor of Warsaw issued a declaration combating discrimination against LGBT people by providing better sex education in schools and creating a city shelter…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

Armenian MPs call for transgender activist Lilit Martirosyan to be burned alive after high-profile speech

04/26/2019

Armenia’s first registered transgender woman has received death threats after making a speech in her country’s national assembly. Lilit Martirosyan became the first member of her country’s…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

“Pride” Film Tells True Story of a 1984 LGBT Group

04/24/2019

On April 23, the film “Pride” showcased for an audience of approximately 100 people in Flex Theatre in the HUB-Robeson Center at 7 p.m. Directed by Matthew…

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Added on: 04/25/2019

Polish leader: LGBT rights an import that threatens nation

04/24/2019

The chairman of Poland’s conservative ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish nation. Kaczynski, Poland’s most important…

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Added on: 04/25/2019

New IRA claims responsibility Northern Ireland lesbian journalist’s death

04/24/2019

Members of the New IRA apologized for last week’s killing of prominent lesbian journalist Lyra McKee by one of its volunteer members in a statement to the…

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Added on: 04/24/2019

Facebook has quietly removed three bogus far-right networks in Spain ahead of Sunday’s elections

04/23/2019

Facebook has quietly removed three far-right networks that were engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior intended to spread politically divisive content in Spain ahead of a general election…

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Added on: 04/23/2019

Chechnya: Islam + tribal honor = danger for gays

04/22/2019

In Chechnya, traditional leaders feel threatened by society’s free access to information online, by empowered and independent women, and by the very existence of queer people. The…

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Added on: 04/22/2019

More needs to be done’ to support North-East LGBT community

04/20/2019

A LEADING campaigner who believe life is improving for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community says that much more needs to be done to bring about…

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Added on: 04/22/2019

Court lifts ban on LGBT Pride events in Turkey’s capital city

04/20/2019

LGBT+ Pride events can now be held in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, as a court has lifted a ban that previously prohibited such celebrations. The…

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Added on: 04/22/2019

Lyra McKee: kindness defined her, we must fight for her memory

04/21/2019

Like a lot of gay people, Lyra McKee spent a long time hiding first. Of course she did. The Bible told her she was going to Hell….

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Added on: 04/21/2019

THOUSANDS TURN OUT TO SAY NO TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN CAYMAN

04/17/2019

An estimated 2,000 people filled Cayman’s capital on Saturday (13 April) to rally against same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands. It comes on the heels of the…

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Added on: 04/20/2019

Northern Ireland Mourns Lyra McKee, Journalist and LGBT Activist Shot at Nationalist Riot

04/19/2019

Lyra Mckee, a young journalist and activist for LGBT rights in Northern Ireland, was killed Thursday night by a bullet fired in the direction of police officers…

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Added on: 04/20/2019

Russian LGBT activists arrested in St.Petersburg Day of Silence protest

04/18/2019

A group of Russian LGBT+ activists have been arrested in St. Petersburg during an annual “Day of Silence” protest for sex and gender equality. Some 11 people…

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Added on: 04/19/2019

Amnesty to monitor Italian politicians’ social media for hate speech

04/18/2019

The Italian arm of Amnesty International said it would be tracking comments posted amid concerns verbal and physical violence is on the rise under Italy’s populist government….

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Added on: 04/18/2019

Russia transgender woman wins case in rare win for LGBT rights

04/15/2019

When Anastasia, a Russian transgender woman, took her employer to court for firing her after a gender reassignment operation, she did not expect to win. “I knew…

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Added on: 04/18/2019

‘DRAG STORY TIME’ CANCELLED AT IRISH LIBRARY AFTER ‘VIOLENT HOMOPHOBIC’ MESSAGES

04/15/2019

A drag collective have announced their event with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has been cancelled due to ‘age appropriateness’. Glitter Hole had arranged to read children’s…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

LGBT Syrian refugees launch legal challenge against UK Home Office ‘abandonment’

04/15/2019

Fifteen LGBT Syrian refugees, living in Turkey, launched a legal claim against the UK Home Office on Monday. The group claim the British government has abandoned them…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

Baby boomers ‘de-gay’ to survive life in Scottish care homes

04/14/2019

Baby boomer LGBTQI people in care homes are “de-gaying” themselves to hide their sexual or gender identity for fear of bullying and discrimination from staff and other…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

Gay hunters: How criminal gangs lure men on dating apps before extorting cash and beating them

04/14/2019

It was supposed to be a harmless liaison, starting as it sometimes did: an attractive profile on a gay site, a few messages about nothing much at…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

PM: I cannot tell why LGBT Forum was canceled in Yerevan

04/11/2019

The rule of law operates in Armenia, and all citizens have the same rights and obligations, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during PACE spring session. His…

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Added on: 04/14/2019

Turkish professor calls homosexuality a ‘secret service conspiracy’

04/12/2019

A Turkish professor has said homosexuality is a “secret service plot” employed by unnamed actors against countries that are seen as a threat, news website T24 reported…

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Added on: 04/14/2019

Lesbian conference in Ukraine targeted by anti-LGBT protesters

04/12/2019

Anti LGBT+ protesters descended on a hotel yesterday (April 11) in Kiev, Ukraine where the European Lesbian Conference (ELC) was due to kick off. Dozens of protesters…

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Added on: 04/13/2019

One Man Is Allegedly Targeting Gay German Teenagers In A Sweeping Harassment Campaign

04/12/20219

On April 18, 2016, Max walked down the hall at his high school in Bremen, a midsize city in Northern Germany. He opened the glass door of…

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Added on: 04/12/2019

UN, EU Express Concerns About Threats Against Armenia’s LGBT Community

04/10/2019

The United Nations, European Union, and local rights groups have expressed concerns about “hate speech” directed toward Armenia’s LGBT community following reports of death threats against a…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Calls for pastor who celebrated Orlando massacre to be banned from Ireland

04/09/2019

A petition has been signed almost 5,000 times calling for anti-LGBT+ pastor Steven Anderson to be banned from entering Ireland. Anderson—a preacher with the Faithful Word Baptist…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Buggery remains a crime, but UK hopes Guyana Govt. will soon facilitate gay rights

04/09/2019

While Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK) continue to enjoy a healthy and fruitful relationship, and rarely butt heads when it comes to policies and laws, High…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Luxembourg’s gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress, sees more work ahead

04/09/2019

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel addressed the Mexican Senate on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to advance LGBT rights in the country of some 120 million people. On…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

LGBT protesters storm Dorchester Hotel over Brunei’s gay sex laws

04/06/2019

Gay rights activists storm and block the entrance of the Sultan-owned Dorchester hotel in central London in a protest against Brunei imposing a death by stoning penalty…