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Added on: 05/30/2021

Why Twitter and Instagram are inviting people to share their pronouns

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

World’s largest gaming service Twitch adds ‘transgender’ tag

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

In Juarez, Transgender Women In Limbo Await U.S. Asylum Exception

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…

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Added on: 05/10/2021

UN Condemns Ugandan Bill to Criminalize Same-Sex Relations

05/09/2021

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…

Global News

Added on: 03/06/2021

Archbishop Welby condemns Nigerian Primate’s anti-gay language

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

Global Trends in LGBT Rights During the Covid-19 Pandemic

02/24/21

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

Biden and LGBTQI Policy: A New Administration, A New Memo, A New Path

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

For LGBTQ+ People Around the World, Here’s What Biden Can Do to Build Back Better

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

The 2020 Top Ten LGBT Stories from Latin America and the Caribbean

12/29/2020

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

A Year of Intersex Victories

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

LGBTQ+ year in review: 47 troubling events of 2020

12/30/2020

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…

Global News

Added on: 12/27/2020

Pope proclaims year of families, offers advice to keep peace

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

10 major LGBT+ victories that prove 2020 wasn’t a total write-off

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

Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for people living with HIV?

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…

Global News

Added on: 12/18/2020

Over 370 international spiritual leaders call for ban on LGBT ‘conversion’ therapy

12/18/2020

Over 370 international spiritual leaders have urged a global ban on LBGT+ “conversion” therapy that claims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. “We can…

Global News

Added on: 12/18/2020

Love killer: How the Covid-19 pandemic has left the world a more violent place for the LGBTQ community

12/17/2020

The organization (The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) found that while there had been considerable progress providing legal protection for lesbian, gay and bisexual…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

Interfaith declaration seeks forgiveness for harm caused to LGBT people

12/15/2020

More than 370 religious leaders around the world have signed a new declaration which seeks forgiveness for religious teachings that have harmed LGBT people, calls for an…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2020

The hashtag that grew the most on Twitter this year is “#transrightsarehumanrights”

12/13/2020

J.K. Rowling recently said that she believes people agree with her transphobic opinions, but they’re just “afraid to speak up” on them. “Many are afraid to speak…

Global News

Added on: 11/24/2020

Pride celebrations were held together on the North & South Poles for the first time

11/22/2020

Two years after Pride officially reached all seven continents on the globe, the first-ever Polar Pride Day was celebrated last week. People working at both poles of…

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Added on: 11/05/2020

Are the Olympics ‘dangerous’ for LGBTQ people? One group says they are

11/04/2020

Are the Olympic Games a net-positive or net-negative for the LGBTQ community? On the one hand, no sports event regularly features more out LGBTQ athletes, elevating their…

Global News

Added on: 10/22/2020

Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions

10/21/2020

Pope Francis has given his most explicit support to same-sex civil unions in a move that is likely to further enrage his conservative opponents in the Catholic…

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Added on: 10/16/2020

Rugby latest battleground for trans women as England breaks ranks

10/15/2020

A ban on transgender women competing in international rugby matches will not stop them playing the women’s game in England, the sport’s governing body said on Wednesday…

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Added on: 10/09/2020

There’s $20trillion of global LGBT+ wealth we could be leveraging to build a better world

10/08/2020

Many people talk about the ‘power of the pink dollar’ but few realize there’s $20trillion of LGBT+ wealth we could be using to build a better future….

Global News

Added on: 10/03/2020

When politicians use hate speech, political violence increases

10/02/2020

Politicians deepen existing divides when they use inflammatory language, such as hate speech, and this makes their societies more likely to experience political violence and terrorism. That’s…

Global News

Added on: 09/12/2020

I’m a Muslim Iranian-American With a 9/11 Birthday. Here’s How I’ve Come to Terms With My Identity

09/11/2020

My ninth birthday fell on a school day, a bright and clear-skied Tuesday in September. I expected my mom to bring cupcakes to school during lunch, a…

Global News

Added on: 09/10/2020

The conversation surrounding the word ‘queer’ is evolving

09/09/2020

Reclamation is an immensely powerful tool as communities and individuals have been reclaiming hate speech to take the power of these words back. Recently, a large part…

Global News

Added on: 09/04/2020

Family of transgender woman slain by U.S. Marine in Philippines contests killer’s early release

09/03/2020

A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines will remain behind bars while a court considers an appeal against a decision to release…

Global News

Added on: 08/28/2020

Is ‘gay TikTok’ safe from Trump? LGBTQ users on edge over ban threat

08/27/2020

Steven King, a popular content creator on the social media platform TikTok, said he stumbled across the video-sharing app by accident early last year. “I saw an…

Global News

Added on: 08/23/2020

Erased From the Trump Administration’s Draft of Key Foreign Aid Policy: Any Mention of LGBT People

08/22/2020

The lead U.S. foreign aid agency has proposed a new policy on gender and women’s empowerment that eliminates any mention of transgender people or contraceptives, running counter…

Global News

Added on: 08/22/2020

A London court has set a date to finally decide on same-sex marriage in Bermuda

08/21/2020

The final fate of same-sex marriage in Bermuda will be decided by a court in London – which has now set a date for the hearing. The…