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Added on: 12/31/2018

Fun and interesting things LGBT+ science taught us in 2018

12/30/2018

Among various topics worth intellectual consideration, LGBT+ science and research in 2018 gave us a better understanding of gender identity, sexual desire and same-sex reproduction. In the…

Global News

Added on: 12/27/2018

I survived conversion therapy as a child. Now, I’m part of the movement to ban it for good.

12/27/2018

As a child undergoing conversion therapy in Florida in the early 2000s, I could never have imagined how different this nation would be nearly 20 years later. I could…

Global News

Added on: 12/27/2018

Activists replace 200 Tube adverts with instructions on how to stop deportations

12/18/2018

Campaign asks members of the public to protest deportations on commercial flights by refusing to take seat. Campaigners have “hacked” hundreds of adverts on the London Underground, replacing them…

Global News

Added on: 12/23/2018

Apple Removes App Accused of Promoting Conversion Therapy

12/22/2018

Truth Wins Out has won its battle to remove an app accused of promoting conversion therapy from the Apple Store. The national LGBTQ group had launched a petition…

Global News

Added on: 12/23/2018

Formerly Antigay Mom Tells Parents: Don’t ‘Repeat My Mistake’

12/21/2018

When Ukrainian mother Olena Globa discovered her teenage son’s love poems about a man, she confronted him and demanded, “Are you a faggot?” When her son Bogdan…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2018

Fleeing persecution, LGBT+ migrants seek refuge in South America

12/19/2018

Growing up in Jamaica’s Montego Bay, Glenroy enjoyed an idyllic childhood – until his family discovered he was gay. They physically attacked him and threw him out…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2018

Lesbian magazines unite to issue statement of support for trans women

12/18/2018

Six leading publications aimed at lesbian and bisexual women have issued a joint statement in support of trans people. Representatives of DIVA, Curve, Autostraddle, LOTL, Tagg and Lez Spread The…

Global News

Added on: 12/18/2018

Reports: Russians targeted LGBT community with disinformation

12/17/2018

A Russian social media operation aimed at helping Republican nominee Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election included efforts to polarize voters around LGBT issues and, in…

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2018

She didn’t win the crown, but Spain’s Angela Ponce captivates netizens

12/17/2018

After the announcement of the top 20 semi-finalists, in which she failed to advance, Ponce walked the stage one last time while a tribute video was playing….

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2018

The Role of US Christian Conservatives in Taiwan’s LGBT Referendum Defeats

12/14/2018

Like in Australia, the debate about foreign interference in Taiwan usually centers on the shadowy intentions of China. But a very different source of overseas influence is…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2018

Study Finds High Levels of Depression Among LGB Teenagers

12/11/2018

Young lesbian, gay and bisexual people start becoming depressed and self-harming from the age of 10 because they feel different from their heterosexual peers, research has found….

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2018

Miss Universe’s First Transgender Contestant Revels in Being Role Model

12/12/2018

Like many other contestants at the Miss Universe beauty pageant, Angela Ponce grew up watching the glitzy spectacle on television, dreaming of representing her country one day….

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2018

Advocacy Groups Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of International Human Rights Day

12/11/2018

LGBTI advocacy groups and public figures celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights on Monday (10 December). 10 December is also commemorated annually as…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2018

Strongmen Like Putin Threaten LGBTQ People Across the Globe

12/11/2018

The worldwide struggle for LGBT equality has dramatically changed in the past few years. From our movement’s inception, our great challenge has been to shed our invisibility…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2018

There’s No Easy Path to Asylum, But It’s Even More Difficult for Queer People

12/11/2018

Making asylum claims more difficult for members of the LGBTQ community, caravans of refugees — as with those that have traveled up through Central America hoping to…

Global News

Added on: 12/11/2018

Argentina, UK to co-chair LGBT rights organisation for two years

12/11/2018

Argentina and the United Kingdom have been chosen Monday to co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition for two years starting next June, to succeed Chile and Canada at…

Global News

Added on: 12/10/2018

International Human Rights Day: Progress of LGBTIAQ rights across the world

12/10/2018

From South Africa to India, Costa Rica to Trinidad and Tobago, here is some of the progress made in terms of LGBTIAQ rights across the world in…

Global News

Added on: 12/05/2018

Trump Strips LGBTI Rights From USMCA Trade Deal with Mexico and Canada

12/03/2018

The Trump administration has exempted the United States from provisions in the new USMCA trade deal with Mexico and Canada that require LGBT+ rights protections to be put…

Global News

Added on: 12/04/2018

This Pope Francis Interview About Gay Priests Speaks Volumes About The Church’s Stance

12/02/2018

In an excerpt of a new book released on Saturday in Italy, Pope Francis made the church’s stance on gay priests clear: they should not, in his…

Global News

Added on: 12/01/2018

Transgender Members Of The Caravan Are Having A Hard Time Finding Sponsors In The US

11/30/2018

Attorneys for transgender members of the caravan are rushing to find people willing to house them in the United States while their asylum cases play out 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: 11/25/2018

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…

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…

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: 11/16/2018

Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Often Begins at Home, With Devastating Consequences

11/15/2018

The new movie “Boy Erased”—about a gay teen’s ordeal when forced to attend a “conversion therapy” program—is shining a spotlight on a treatment deemed bogus and harmful…

Global News

Added on: 07/07/2018

Britain Cannot Stay Silent as LGBT Rights Are Rolled Back Across the World

07/06/2018

From Poland to Egypt to Trump’s USA, independent judges are the last bulwark against governments who threaten gay rights. When I was starting out as a barrister…

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Added on: 01/31/2018

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OutRight staff work alongside LGBTIQ activists to help identify solutions and guide policymakers toward lasting change. We respond to emergencies. When someone is arrested, attacked, expelled or…