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Added on: 07/16/2024

The Struggle to Reclaim Autonomy in the Two-Spirit Movement

07/15/2024

For centuries, two-spirit individuals have been subjected to violence and assimilation. Today, two-spirit activists across the United States are coming together to reclaim their autonomy and preserve…

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Added on: 06/23/2024

Hungary’s Anti-LGBT Crusade Apparently Includes Trolling the U.S. Ambassador

06/22/2024

The U.S. Ambassador to Hungary hasn’t exactly been embraced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government. But now, it seems, things are getting petty. David Pressman, a gay…

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Added on: 06/22/2024

Continued progress leaves homosexuality illegal in 64 nations

06/21/2024

The number of nations with laws against gay sex has fallen to 64, continuing the slow, decades-long progress toward recognition of the human rights of LGBTQ+ people….

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Added on: 06/19/2024

LGBTQ migrants face ‘triple vulnerability’ as a group in Mexico aims to help them

06/19/2024

Dayling Ramírez says that each day that passes is a challenge to overcome because, despite having survived the persecution of the Mara Salvatrucha gang and the abuses…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

West won’t accept polygamy so shouldn’t force LGBTQ+ acceptance on us, says Ghana’s vice-president

06/06/2024

Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate, has said he will not tolerate LGBTQ+ activities if elected, because they conflict with the Ghana’s values. Ghana’s presidential elections on 7…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

Discrimination persists against LGBTQ+ refugees – both at home and in host countries

06/06/2024

As countries around the globe mark Pride month, the plight of members of the LGBTQ+ community around the world continues to worsen. Gay, lesbian and trans people…

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Added on: 06/06/2024

Every LGBTQ+ flag you might see at Pride and what they all mean

06/05/2024

Pride month is a time for protest and celebration, one when the LGBTQ+ community unite under the rainbow banner or their chosen Pride flag. From the bisexual Pride…

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Added on: 05/31/2024

Decriminalizing Gay Sex: A Universal Human Rights Imperative

05/30/2024

In April, Dominica became the latest country to decriminalize consensual same-sex conduct. A local court ruled that provisions banning “buggery” and “serious indecency,” understood to criminalize gay sex, were unconstitutional. The…

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Added on: 05/31/2024

One-third of world still criminalises consensual same-sex acts: report

05/30/2024

The LGBTQ community faces “relentless opposition” across the globe despite some progress, said a report published on Thursday by an international advocacy group, with one-third of the…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa

05/30/2024

A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 05/29/2024

STRENGTH IN SOLIDARITY: CELEBRATING THE INTERSECTION OF QUEER AND DISABLED PEOPLE

James Hunt

Alturi Contributor

Many studies carried out in the past several years have begun to note the correlation between disability and those who identify as queer. Whether this is a…

Global News

Added on: 05/26/2024

Users Report Google’s AI Overview Thinks Tons of Fictional Characters Are Gay

05/25/2024

Listen, we’re big fans of underrated and lesser-known LGBTQ+ fictional characters here at Them, but we have to be the bearer of bad news: despite what Google’s…

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Added on: 05/25/2024

Out in the World: LGBTQ protectors most targeted, human rights report says

05/24/2024

LGBTQ human rights protectors were the most targeted groups of those fighting for equality, according to a new report from Front Line Defenders. Advocates for LGBTQ rights…

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Added on: 05/19/2024

South Africa’s Queer Community Marks IDAHOBIT 2024

05/18/2024

Several events were held across South Africa this week to commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT), under the 2024 theme of “No one…

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Added on: 05/19/2024

US State Dept issues worldwide alert amid threat of violence against LGBTQ+ community

05/18/2024

The U.S. State Department on Friday issued a worldwide caution security alert, saying it is aware of increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQ+ people…

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Added on: 05/17/2024

Global Day Against LGBTQ+ Phobias Marked

05/16/2024

GENEVA (16 May 2024) – Systemic discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity are still affecting many people across the world, a group of…

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Added on: 05/05/2024

LGBT organisations ask UN to revoke status of British rights watchdog

05/04/2024

A group of 20 LGBT organisations have asked the UN to revoke the status of Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). A 19-page submission to the…

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Added on: 04/26/2024

European Union confident Ghana’s Anti-gay bill will not become a law

04/26/2024

In August of 2005 when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi, the combination of torrential rain and flawed infrastructure proved deadly. More than 1,800 people…

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Added on: 04/12/2024

Transgender inclusion? World’s major religions take varying stances

04/11/2024

The Vatican has issued a new document rejecting the concept of changing one’s biological sex — a setback for transgender people who had hoped Pope Francis might be…

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Added on: 04/05/2024

United Nations Passes Groundbreaking Intersex Rights Resolution

04/04/2024

The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed its first ever resolution affirming the rights of intersex people, signaling growing international resolve to address rights violations experienced…

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Added on: 03/28/2024

National Security Council meets with Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist

03/27/2024

WASHINGTON | The U.S. National Security Council met with Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist Frank Mugisha on Monday, according to a spokesperson who reaffirmed America’s opposition to civil…

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Added on: 03/22/2024

Lawmakers fume over ban on pride flags included in spending bill to avert shutdown

03/21/2024

A niche policy rider that House Republicans tucked into text for the final appropriations legislation has fanned culture war flames heading into a critical vote on Friday. Among the provisions included…

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Added on: 03/17/2024

She should have left Ghana over anti-LGBT+ Bill threats

03/16/2024

Former Ghanaian Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, has accused the Ambassador of the United States of America to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, of interfering in…

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Added on: 03/10/2024

U.S. expands crackdown on Ugandan homophobes seeking visas

03/09/2024

The United States has expanded the number of Ugandan officials who are denied visas because of their anti-LGBTQ stance. The Guardian reported: US denies visa to Ugandan…

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Added on: 03/07/2024

US denies visa to Ugandan MP who called for homosexual castration

03/06/2024

The Ugandan MP Sarah Achieng Opendi, who called for homosexuals to be castrated during a parliamentary debate on the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws has been denied a visa to attend…

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Added on: 02/18/2024

This map shows you where same-sex marriage is legal around the world

02/17/2024

After Greece voted to legalise same-sex marriage this week, you may be wondering which countries across the world also have marriage equality. Luckily, the Human Rights Campaign…

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Added on: 01/30/2024

Pope says Africans are ‘special case’ when it comes to LGBT blessings

01/29/2024

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent…

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Added on: 01/28/2024

Pope says LGBT blessings are for individuals, not approval of unions

01/27/2024

Pope Francis on Friday defended a Vatican document on blessings for same-sex couples but said they were not an approval of a lifestyle the Church sees as…

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Added on: 01/26/2024

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas taking legal action against World Aquatics

01/25/2024

The US swimmer Lia Thomas, who rose to global prominence by becoming the first transgender athlete to win a NCAA college title, is taking legal action in…

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Added on: 01/26/2024

Amid global disputes over LGBT rights, Uganda takes Non-Aligned Movement chair

01/25/2024

Facing stiff criticism from Western countries for its harsh new anti-gay law, Uganda has taken on a three-year chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), a global body of…