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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: 01/24/2024

World Health Organization Named Former Prostitute, ‘Genderf**king’ Theorist To Transgender Health Expert Board

01/23/2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) established an expert advisory group on transgender health, seeking guidance from a transgender former prostitute who called the line of work “empowering”…

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Added on: 01/21/2024

Social media platforms are banning content promoting conversion therapy

01/20/2024

Spoutible, an emerging social media platform launched last February as an alternative to X, has joined a growing number of platforms that have banned content promoting so-called…

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Added on: 01/14/2024

Blessing gay people not LGBT groups says pope

01/13/2024

The Vatican’s recent decision to start blessing gay couples is about blessing individual people and not LGBT groups, Pope Francis said Saturday amid a backlash against the…

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Added on: 01/11/2024

‘I faced choice to flee or die’: LGBT asylum seekers question safe state policy

01/10/2024

An asylum seeker forced into an exorcism for being gay has begged the Government to reconsider plans to designate India and Georgia as “safe states” as part…

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Added on: 01/05/2024

Celebration for gay community if Estonia brings same-sex marriage to Eastern Europe

01/04/2024

The Estonian parliament decided on a “gender-neutral” marriage legislation in June. The law no longer mentions “a man and a woman” but “two natural persons” who can…

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Added on: 01/05/2024

Out in the World: Democracy, LGBTQ rights were threatened around the world in 2023

01/04/2024

The year 2023 was marked by a severe global assault on LGBTQ rights and unexpected challenges and progress. Despite the hard shove backward, LGBTQ communities stood up…

Global News

Added on: 01/04/2024

What will the world do on LGBTQ+ rights in 2024?

01/04/2024

LONDON, Dec 21 (Openly) – There were huge milestones and setbacks for LGBTQ+ rights around the world during 2023. Same-sex marriage was legalised in nations including Slovenia and Andorra,…

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Added on: 01/04/2024

2023 World Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT Rights Progress – Part 4: Africa and Oceania

01/03/2024

It was an unusually busy year for LGBT news in Africa in 2023, with one country decriminalizing sodomy, one slowly opening the door to equal marriage, several…

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2023

Why LGBTQ+ Nigerians fear heading home for Christmas

12/14/2023

Christmas can be a fraught time for LGBTQ+ people, some of whom might be estranged from their families while others dread festive gatherings with intolerant relatives. But…

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Added on: 12/15/2023

Gay man set to be deported from Edmonton to Uganda: ‘I’m in a nightmare’

12/14/2023

A 25-year-old gay man who has been living and working in Edmonton since 2018 is concerned for his safety because he’s being deported back to Uganda. The man,…

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Added on: 12/03/2023

Countries that criminalise gay sex are impeding fight against Aids, UN warns

12/02/2023

Anti-homosexuality laws stop people from accessing lifesaving health services and seriously impede progress on eliminating HIV, a senior UN official has said. Sixty-seven countries have laws that…

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Added on: 12/02/2023

How the war in Gaza leaves SF LGBTQ community at odds

12/1/2023

A tight-knit community in San Francisco has suddenly found itself divided over the ongoing conflict in Gaza, leaving some feeling cut off from the support of their…

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Added on: 11/26/2023

Trans Vikings and lesbian pirates: What is ‘queering the past’?

11/24/2023

A museum in Britain identified Roman emperor Elagabalus this week as a transgender woman, saying it would start using she/her pronouns in written materials about the third-century…

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Added on: 11/16/2023

Uzbekistan: Take Action on Rights Abuses Raised at UN Review

11/15/2023

(Geneva) – The Uzbekistan government should urgently act on recommendations made on November 8, 2023, during its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights record at…

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Added on: 11/14/2023

The U.N. Human Rights Committee Is “Deeply Concerned” About Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination In the U.S.

11/13/2023

A United Nations committee says it is “deeply concerned” about numerous U.S. human and civil rights abuses in a new report, including the ongoing rise in state-level…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Controversial EU proposal on parenthood comes closer

11/08/2023

EU Member States should be forced to recognise LGBT parents, even if they forbid it in their own legislation, a committee in the European Parliament believes. Especially…

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Added on: 11/03/2023

Historic Gay Games Open in Hong Kong and Guadalajara Amid Criticisms

11/02/2023

The Gay Games XI 2023 open this weekend in Hong Kong and Guadalajara, Mexico. Hong Kong was scheduled for 2017 before the global pandemic, and Guadalajara was selected in…

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Added on: 10/26/2023

New Niger regime worries about citizens visiting Europe, learning about LGBT rights

10/24/2023

Officials in the West African nation of Niger are stirring up worries about citizens of Niger visiting Europe and learning about LGBT rights there. As leaders of…

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Added on: 10/20/2023

31 Commonwealth nations still have laws against gay sex

10/19/2023

The following 31 Commonwealth nations still have anti-homosexuality laws — roughly three-fifths of the group’s total of 56 nations. Worldwide,66 countries still cling to such anti-homosexuality laws. About half of the…

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Added on: 10/06/2023

Number of nations with laws against gay sex falls to 66

10/05/2023

The number of nations with laws against gay sex has fallen to 66, continuing the slow, decades-long progress toward recognition of the human rights of LGBTQ+ people. The…

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Added on: 10/05/2023

Pope Francis suggests blessings for gay unions possible in response to conservative cardinals

10/04/2023

Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead…

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Added on: 09/28/2023

UN refugee agency slams Braverman’s LGBTQ+ asylum comments

09/27/2023

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has hit back at UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s highly controversial comments on the international asylum system. Braverman faced heavy backlash this week…

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Added on: 09/28/2023

Uganda’s anti-gay law has turned camps into prisons for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

09/27/2023

Uganda is home to the largest refugee population in Africa – and the third largest in the world – and has been widely praised for its progressive…

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Added on: 09/22/2023

Turkey President Erdogan ‘bothered by LGBT colours’ at UN headquarters

09/22/2023

Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has complained about the display of what he described as as “LGBT colours” at the United Nations, which was brightly decorated to…

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Added on: 09/10/2023

Latin and Caribbean Catholic Groups Ask Pope to Include LGBTQ+ People in Synod

09/09/2023

Sixty groups forming an Ibero-American Catholic LGBTQ+ network have written to Pope Francis asking for LGBTQ+ people to be directly involved in the Synod assembly next month,…

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Added on: 08/23/2023

DON’T SAY GDP | THE FULL COST OF HATE

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Africa The World Population Review provides metrics for tracking laws impacting sexual orientation and gender identity globally. Our World in Data offers data on extreme poverty by…

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Added on: 08/18/2023

Transgender women banned from women’s chess events

08/17/2023

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) says it is temporarily banning transgender women from competing in its women’s events. The FIDE said individual cases would require “further analysis”…