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Added on: 11/29/2018

Russian Police Reportedly Confiscated a Schoolkid’s Painting of Same-sex Couples Made for a UN International Day of Tolerance

11/28/2018

Police in Russia reportedly confiscated 17 pictures painted by school kids for a UN “International Day of Tolerance,” one of which showed people of the same sex together. Police…

Global News

Added on: 11/28/2018

UK: Asylum-seeking Zimbabwean referee publicly outed as gay retells blackmail story

11/27/2018

Zimbabwean referee Raymond Mashamba, 30, knew from the time he was 14-years-old that he was gay but managed to keep his sexuality a secret because of societal…

Global News

Added on: 11/28/2018

Theresa May faces equal marriage protesters on Northern Ireland trip

11/27/2018

The Prime Minister visited Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday as part of a UK-wide charm offensive in order to win support for her Brexit deal. However, her…

Global News

Added on: 11/28/2018

Gay man refused justice after torture in Chechnya concentration camp

11/27/2018

A gay man is speaking out after suffering torture in a Chechnya concentration camp. Maxim Lapunov was one of the first victims of the ‘gay purge‘ in…

Global News

Added on: 11/27/2018

European court: Russia’s ban on LGBT rallies violates rights

11/27/2018

The European Court of Human Rights issued a fresh rebuke to the Kremlin on Tuesday, ruling that Russia’s continued ban on LGBT rallies is discriminatory and represents…

Global News

Added on: 11/27/2018

Meet Russia’s gay priest: “The church should reach out”

11/27/2018

It’s a warm afternoon in St. Petersburg, a crowd of shoppers fills the streets of Nevskiy Prospekt, the city’s main shopping street. None of the passersby seem…

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Added on: 11/25/2018

Rugby stars support Gareth Thomas with rainbow laces

11/24/2018

Rugby players from across the globe rallied behind hate-crime victim Gareth Thomas as part of the Rainbow Laces campaign. World champions New Zealand and USA followed the…

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Added on: 11/25/2018

Why LGBT Catholics want to change attitudes in Italy

11/25/2018

Coming out can be challenging for young people across the globe – but in Italy many young Catholics are struggling with negative attitudes from both their communities…

Global News

Added on: 11/24/2018

LGBT+ people’s health ‘seen as less important to NHS’, equalities committee warns

11/23/2018

The NHS has been accused of treating the health needs of gay, transgender and other LGBT+ people as “less important” than the wider population by the head of parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee. After receiving evidence…

Global News

Added on: 11/23/2018

Turkey: Top religious body uses hate speech

11/22/2018

Turkish LGBT rights organisation Kaos GL said on Wednesday that Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs had used hate speech against LGBT people while answering questions on homosexuality on Turkey’s official…

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Added on: 11/23/2018

Activists Want Same-Sex Couples to Be Considered for LGBTI Foster Parenting

11/20/2018

The civil society association called “Rainbow Families”, which brings together LGBTIQ activists, called on Tuesday on member of the Croatian parliament to amend the final foster care…

Global News

Added on: 11/21/2018

Rugby team rallies against deportation of gay player to Kenya

11/20/2018

An English rugby team is fighting to save a gay teammate from being deported to Kenya, where they fear he will face persecution or imprisonment. Kenneth Macharia, who…

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Added on: 11/20/2018

Russia: LGBT Conference Attacked, Disrupted

11/20/2018

A prominent Russian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) support group had to cancel an annual Inclusive Family conference in Moscow after homophobic threats and an attack with pepper…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2018

How the Catholic ‘Alt-Right’ Aims to Purge LGBTQ Members from the Church

11/18/2018

Websites like Church Militant, LifeSite News and the Lepanto Institute are ratcheting up the rhetoric with personal attacks on supporters of gay Catholics. The call for action against…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2018

Ukraine Transgender Rally Disrupted by Far-Right Militants

11/18/2018

Far-right militants in Ukraine have disrupted a march by transgender activists in the capital Kiev. Reports say two young women were attacked and mocked as they received…

Global News

Added on: 11/16/2018

Denmark Withholds Aid to Tanzania after Anti-Gay Comments

11/15/2018

Denmark is withholding 65m krone (£7.5m; $9.8m) in aid to Tanzania after “unacceptable homophobic comments” from a senior politician, a minister says. Development Minister Ulla Tornaes did…

Global News

Added on: 11/15/2018

Birmingham University Warned of Risk to LGBT Rights at Dubai Campus

11/14/2018

Staff and students at the University of Birmingham have warned that LGBT rights are not adequately protected at its new campus in Dubai where being gay or transgender risks imprisonment, flogging…

Global News

Added on: 11/15/2018

Calls from LGBT Youth Groups for Increased Education in Schools

11/15/2018

New research has shown that more than three-quarters of LGBT+ young people have disclosed that anti-LGBT+ bullying is a major source of anxiety in their lives. The new…

Global News

Added on: 11/14/2018

Gay ‘cure’ Therapy Exposed in UK Churches, with Claim LGBTI Equality is ‘Like Nazi propaganda’

11/12/2018

An ITV News investigation has exposed gay conversion therapy taking place in UK churches, with one pastor comparing society’s acceptance of LGBT+ people to Nazi propaganda. The broadcaster also…

Global News

Added on: 11/14/2018

Is Poland About to Issue a Russian-style ‘gay propaganda’ Ban?

11/12/2018

Polish president Andrzej Duda has said he would consider issuing a Russian-style “gay propaganda” law that would ban LGBTQ media, literature, and gatherings like Pride. The authoritarian leader told…

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Added on: 11/13/2018

Doncaster ‘Gay Pride’ Poppy Divides Opinion on Remembrance Sunday

11/12/2018

A ‘gay pride’ poppy decorated with LGBT rainbow colours has divided opinion after being shared by Doncaster Pride on Remembrance Sunday. The organisation shared the image –…

Global News

Added on: 11/13/2018

Young Ukrainian Campers Learn Lessons in War, LGBT Hate

11/13/2018

The campers, some clad in combat fatigues, carefully aim their assault rifles. Their instructor offers advice: Don’t think of your target as a human being. So when…

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Added on: 08/20/2018

LGBTQ+ Germans Reveal Life of Insults with #MeQueer

08/19/2018

LGBTQ+ people in Germany are sweeping Twitter with the hashtag #MeQueer, exposing how difficult life can still be in the country. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, pansexual…

Global News

Added on: 08/20/2018

Ukraine: Police Called on to Guard Odessa Pride Marchers

08/18/2018

A small 100-people strong, mostly successful LGBT march, was held in the Ukraine under the watchful eyes of the police amid contrasting events elsewhere. Several anti-LGBT marchers…

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Added on: 08/20/2018

Russian LGBT Pride Parade Finally Approved and Immediately Banned in Village of Seven People

08/18/2018

Russian activists announced the first government-permitted Gay Pride march, but less than 24-hours later, local officials said they would not let the event go ahead, even in a town…

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Added on: 08/16/2018

Germany has Approved Plans to Legally Recognise a Third Gender

08/15/2018

Germany’s government has approved plans to introduce a third gender on official forms. In November, the highest court in the country ruled in favour of an intersex person and…

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Added on: 08/16/2018

Austria Rejects ‘gay Afghan’s’ Asylum Claim Telling Him he Doesn’t ‘walk, talk or dress like a homosexual’

08/15/2018

Austria has rejected the asylum application of an Afghan claiming to be gay because he did not ‘act’ or ‘dress’ like a homosexual, according to a media report. An official in…

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Added on: 08/16/2018

‘She Insulted My Manhood’: Murder Underlines Turkey’s LGBT Backlash

08/16/2018

In a country where anti-gay violence is often excused as unjust provocation, a fatal shooting has raised fresh fears. Simge Avcı loved practical jokes, says her roommate Bahar,…

World Voices

Added on: 07/18/2018

Háttér Society Seizes Opportunity as Hungary Closes

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

“The government’s threats against civil society are also possibilities to make our work more well known. That is what we are doing.” –Bea Sándor Háttér Society Executive…

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Added on: 07/09/2018

Pride in London Sorry After Anti-Trans Protest

07/08/2018

Pride in London organizers have apologized after anti-trans protesters “forced their way to the front of the parade”. Members of lesbian and feminist group Get The L…