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Added on: 12/31/2022
12/30/2022
Protests by Western activists at the FIFA World Cup may have backfired and sparked a backlash against gay. lesbian and queer communities in Qatar, critics say. Early…

Global News

Added on: 12/30/2022
12/29/2022
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, during a direct line broadcast for the first time in English and Arabic, addressed the Arab world and all Muslims with…

Global News

Added on: 12/28/2022
During the past year, the world has witnessed slow progress toward full recognition of the human rights of LGBTQ people, though many nations remain obstinate in their…

Global News

Added on: 12/24/2022
The LGBTQ rights group ADHEOS is seeking to block a sportscaster and former Tunisian official from traveling in Europe because of his violently homophobic comments on a…

Global News

Added on: 12/23/2022
12/22/2022
Travel brought Rachel Davey and Martina Sebova together. Almost 15 years ago, the two women met on a 49-day overland tour of Europe. Rachel, from Victoria, was…

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2022
12/16/2022
One of the UN’s leading voices on gender identity and LGBTQ+ rights has endorsed Scotland’s Gender Recognition Act reforms, which will be voted on next week. Victor…

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Added on: 12/16/2022
12/15/2022
We’re well into a new decade, but equality for LGBTQ people around the world continues to not be a given. In fact, being part of the LGBTQ…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2022
12/11/2022
United States Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer has advised Ghanaians and their representatives in Parliament to respect international obligations and Domestic laws which centre on the need…

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Added on: 12/11/2022
12/10/2022
Friction has been simmering within the global Anglican Communion for many years over its 42 provinces’ sharp differences on whether to recognise same-sex marriage and ordain LGBTQ…

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Added on: 12/03/2022
12/02/2022
Having been referred to as Qatar’s first person to come out publicly as gay, Dr. Nasser Mohamed thought having the World Cup on his home soil was…

Global News

Added on: 12/01/2022
11/30/2022
A man ran onto the pitch during Monday’s World Cup group-stage match between Portugal and Uruguay, holding up a rainbow flag to protest Qatar’s anti-LGBT laws. The…

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2022
Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues in the tournament in Qatar is over rainbow colors. In the…

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Added on: 11/20/2022
11/19/2022
The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has accused critics of Qatar’s human rights record of staggering hypocrisy and racism in a bizarre and incendiary attack on the eve…

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Added on: 11/13/2022
11/12/2022
Hate speech surged during the first week of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, according to a new report released by the Center for Countering Digital…

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Added on: 11/12/2022
11/11/2022
A major fight broke out in the UN General Assembly Third Committee this week that pitted traditional countries over against powerful Western governments on the questions of…

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Added on: 11/10/2022
11/09/2022
Pressure on French football. A group of associations and personalities have called on the France team and national authorities to denounce the violations of the rights of…

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Added on: 11/10/2022
11/09/2022
Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has sent a shockwave through social media and the LGBTQ+ community. Bloomberg reports the world’s richest man has ordered a review of the…

Global News

Added on: 10/28/2022
10/28/2022
The United Nations said on Friday that it was “deeply concerened” by moves of Russian legislature to toughen up the notorious ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ law. The UN has…

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Added on: 09/30/2022
09/28/2022
UN experts are demanding a stay of execution for two women LGBT rights activists in Iran, Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Choubdar, who have been sentenced to death…

Global News

Added on: 09/29/2022
09/29/2022
It’s not hard to understand why Nikolai Shushpan, who is gay, made the decision to become one of the thousands of Russians to flee to Georgia after…

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Added on: 09/29/2022
09/29/2022
Qatar’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has deleted her Twitter account after it was revealed she had published numerous homophobic and antisemitic comments online. Hend Al-Muftah…

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Added on: 09/17/2022
San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society Museum welcomed Taiga Ishikawa, Japan’s first gay member of parliament, during his recent visit to San Francisco. Ishikawa, 48, is Japan’s highest-ranking…

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Added on: 09/17/2022
09/16/2022
Organizers of European LGBTQ events in Belgrade this week said Friday they will hold a planned Pride march on the streets of the Serbian capital despite a…

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Added on: 09/15/2022
09/15/2022
The EuroPride was launched on September 12. Its opening passed without incidents, RFERL reports. However, on Tuesday, the Serbian authorities officially banned the event. The Pride Parade,…

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Added on: 09/09/2022
LONDON, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign saw a wave Commonwealth countries remove laws criminalising gay sex, most of which were introduced when…

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Added on: 09/08/2022
In the last three decades, protections for LGBT people’s rights have advanced rapidly in many countries and regions. However, rising populist authoritarianism poses a significant threat to…

World Voices

Added on: 08/29/2022
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Pasado Creo que el arte puede ser la respuesta del artista a la realidad y al tiempo que nos rodea. Creo que mi trabajo surgió como una…

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Added on: 08/13/2022
A White House adviser and his partner have called on the United Nations to move a key climate change summit from Egypt due to the country’s treatment…

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Added on: 08/12/2022
08/12/2022
An international LGBT gathering in Taiwan was cancelled Friday after global organisers demanded the self-ruling island’s name be removed from the 2025 event — a move slammed…

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Added on: 08/12/2022
08/10/2022
Jessica Stern, a special envoy of the US, will embark on a 8-day trip to India and Nepal in order to promote the human rights of the…