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Added on: 10/10/2021
10/8/21
British Olympic diver Tom Daley said that he will make it his “mission” to stop countries where homosexuality is punishable by death from competing in the Olympics….

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Added on: 09/11/2021
By the time I have my last day at the end of this week, I will have served as executive director of OutRight Action International for nine…

Global News

Added on: 08/08/2021
8/8/21
As the torch goes out at Japan National Stadium in Meiji-Jingu Park, the end has arrived for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games— dubbed “the rainbow Olympics” by…

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Added on: 08/08/2021
The US says children born abroad using assisted reproductive technology can now qualify for citizenship, in a move seen as a win for same-sex couples. To be…

Global News

Added on: 08/01/2021
7/31/21
Tom Waddell knew what to expect from an Olympics opening ceremony. He’d experienced one before as a decathlete at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He remembered the…

Global News

Added on: 07/29/2021
TOKYO (AP) — When Olympic diver Tom Daley announced in 2013 that he was dating a man and “couldn’t be happier,” his coming out was an act…

Global News

Added on: 07/22/2021
07/21/2021
The United Kingdom (UK), through its High Commission in Guyana, intends to engage the Irfaan Ali led government on major human rights issues in the coming months….

Global News

Added on: 07/21/2021
07/21/2021
Ahead of Budapest Pride, 30 embassies from across the world have demanded “freedom from violence” for queer people in Hungary. The open letter, published Monday (19 July)…

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Added on: 07/14/2021
Reacting to the news that the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia is in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights by not…

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Added on: 06/14/2021
06/13/2021
Franc Rugby has gone against the guidance of World Rugby who recommends that transgender female athletes should not play in any women’s elite tournaments for safety reasons….

Global News

Added on: 06/13/2021
It took Dzoe Ahmad weeks of introspection and agonising over whether or not she was ready to share her story with the world. Ahmad, a young Zimbabwean…

Global News

Added on: 06/11/2021
06/09/2021
An increasing number of young adults identify as nonheterosexual and noncisgender, according to a new global survey from Ipsos. The results, released Wednesday, are based on internet…

Global News

Added on: 06/07/2021
06/06/2021
The Pentagon confirmed Friday it will not allow rainbow pride flags to fly at military facilities in celebration of Pride Month. That fell in line with the…

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Added on: 06/06/2021
Hundreds of Catholics stepped forward to bless LGBT+ people during a virtual service in response to the Vatican’s ban on blessings for same-sex couples. The live-streamed event…

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Added on: 06/06/2021
6/5/21
The Pentagon said on Friday that it would not make an exception to allow U.S. military installations to fly rainbow pride flags in June, keeping a policy…

Global News

Added on: 05/30/2021
05/27/2021
Are you a he or a she? A they or a ze? If you’re on Instagram, you can now choose from a list of more than 10…

Global News

Added on: 05/27/2021
05/26/2021
The world’s largest game streaming service Twitch has said that players will be able to add a transgender label to their videos – a move the company…

Global News

Added on: 05/16/2021
5/15/21
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We’re going to stick with immigration for a few more minutes. The U.S.-Mexico border has been closed to most migrants during the pandemic, including…

Global News

Added on: 05/10/2021
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling on Uganda to amend a bill to ban same-sex relations that it says would…

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Added on: 03/06/2021
03/05/2021
THE Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the “unacceptable” language that the Archbishop of Nigeria, the Most Revd Henry Ndukuba, used to describe gay people (News, 2 March)….

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Added on: 02/28/2021
It’s impossible to evaluate what the year 2020 looked like from the perspective of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people’s rights without recognizing how Covid-19 put a…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 01/22/2021
Alexander Champeau
Alturi Contributor
Signed on the 4th of February, this Presidential Memorandum continues the trend of reversing Trump era policies and reinforcing or reinstating Obama era policies. Via the intro…

Global News

Added on: 01/06/2021
01/05/2021
In every country, LGBTQ+ people face discrimination, from economic inequality and housing discrimination to, in the most severe cases, state-sanctioned violence up to murder. The incoming Biden…

Global News

Added on: 01/03/2021
Pandemic, lockdowns, and unemployment dominated life almost everywhere in 2020. The LGBT community in Latin America and the Caribbean has been impacted by these crises disproportionately. And…

Global News

Added on: 01/01/2021
12/31/2020
While 2020 has been a rough year for just about everyone, 2020 has also been a year of many intersex victories and of the overall global advancement…

Global News

Added on: 12/31/2020
The year 2020 had more than its share of grim news for LGBTQ+ people. If you read this summary, you might want to dilute its impact by…

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Added on: 12/30/2020
LONDON, Dec 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Coronavirus dominated news around the world in 2020, creating particular challenges for the LGBT+ community in terms of mental health,…

Global News

Added on: 12/27/2020
12/27/2020
Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed an upcoming year dedicated to the family as he doubled down on one of his papal priorities and urged renewed attention to…

Global News

Added on: 12/23/2020
12/22/2020
If you can bring yourself to look back at 2020, it’s hard not to write it all off as a screaming trashfire ejected straight from the bowels…

Global News

Added on: 12/23/2020
12/22/2020
As the first COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out around the world, HIV/AIDS experts and advocates have sought to reassure those living with HIV that they can safely…