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Added on: 12/01/2018

Bulgarian Choreographer Captures Chechnya Refugee Experience

11/30/2018

Kosta Karakashyan is a talented artist devoted to social justice and LGBT rights. The New York choreographer is fighting for the vulnerable in the hostile region of…

Global News

Added on: 11/29/2018

How the Supreme Court Could Change LGBTI People’s Lives for Good — or Bad

11/28/2018

Over the past 20 years, the Supreme Court has established basic rights for gays and lesbians — the right to marry the person you love regardless of sex…

Global News

Added on: 11/28/2018

Meet The World’s First LGBTQ Synagogue

11/27/2018

Since opening its doors in 1972 in Los Angeles, Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC), which means “house of new life,” has offered a Reform, progressive space for LGBT…

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2018

The Third Gender of Southern Mexico

11/26/2018

“Which form should I use when I talk to you: feminine or masculine?” I asked Lukas Avendaño, who I had seen in trousers earlier in the day…

Global News

Added on: 11/26/2018

Trump trans troops move pulls supreme court further into political mire

11/24/2018

After the Trump administration asked the supreme court to issue an unusually quick ruling on the Pentagon’s policy of restricting military service by transgender people, critics said the request…

Global News

Added on: 11/25/2018

Rugby stars support Gareth Thomas with rainbow laces

11/24/2018

Rugby players from across the globe rallied behind hate-crime victim Gareth Thomas as part of the Rainbow Laces campaign. World champions New Zealand and USA followed the…

Global News

Added on: 11/22/2018

LGBT Couples With Migrant Caravan Hold Mass Symbolic Wedding at Mexico-U.S. Border Town

11/19/2018

After making the arduous journey to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a caravan of thousands of Central American asylum seekers, at least seven LGBT couples were…

Global News

Added on: 11/22/2018

Justin Trudeau Resists GOP Push to Gut LGBT Rights From Trade Deal

11/19/2018

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has said that a trade deal with the US should represent “shared values,” as Republicans attempt to strip LGBT+ rights protections from the…

Global News

Added on: 11/20/2018

Trump’s Mexico-Canada deal hits trouble in Congress over LGBT Language

11/18/2018

President Donald Trump may be touting his trade deal with Canada and Mexico as a victory, but emerging complaints from liberals and conservatives are threatening to sink…

Global News

Added on: 11/20/2018

Tijuana shelters reaching capacity as migrant caravan continues to stream into border city

11/17/2018

Central American migrants continue to make their way toward Tijuana, even as the border city south of San Diego struggles to accommodate the more than 2,000 caravaners…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2018

How the Catholic ‘Alt-Right’ Aims to Purge LGBTQ Members from the Church

11/18/2018

Websites like Church Militant, LifeSite News and the Lepanto Institute are ratcheting up the rhetoric with personal attacks on supporters of gay Catholics. The call for action against…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2018

Gay Couple from LGBT Migrant Caravan Marry in Tijuana

11/18/2018

A gay couple from an LGBT+ migrant caravan from central America married in an emotional ceremony in Tijuana. Pedro and Erick tied the knot in front of…

Global News

Added on: 11/17/2018

LGBT Migrants Fled Persecution Back Home. Then They Fled the Caravan

11/15/2018

For most of the people traveling as part of a thousand-person migrant caravan in the hope of reaching safety at the U.S. border, the group represents their best chance…

Global News

Added on: 11/16/2018

Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Often Begins at Home, With Devastating Consequences

11/15/2018

The new movie “Boy Erased”—about a gay teen’s ordeal when forced to attend a “conversion therapy” program—is shining a spotlight on a treatment deemed bogus and harmful…

Global News

Added on: 11/15/2018

Activists Take Aim at anti-LGBTQ ‘Hate Group,’ Alliance Defending Freedom

11/14/2018

Surrounded by the skyscrapers that tower over Times Square, a new billboard went up this week that in large black letters reads: “NO GAYS ALLOWED.” Just below,…

Global News

Added on: 11/14/2018

LGBT Veterans Honored at D.C. Wreath Laying Ceremony

11/13/2018

Close to 100 people, including LGBT veterans and active duty LGBT service members, assembled at the grave site of gay Air Force Sgt. Leonard Matlovich in D.C.’s…

Global News

Added on: 11/13/2018

LGBT Migrants Leave Caravan over ‘Discrimination,’ Reach California Border

11/12/2018

LGBT members of a caravan of Central American migrants heading toward the U.S. border appear to have reached the California border after leaving the main group behind…

Global News

Added on: 11/12/2018

LGBT+ Rights Take Center Stage in Mexico’s New Congress

11/08/2018

A bill passed this week in Mexico’s Senate granting same-sex couples equal social security benefits as heterosexuals now moves to the Chamber of Deputies, where advocates expect…

Global News

Added on: 11/11/2018

The Hidden Gay History of the Yukon, Home to One of the Most Remote Prides

11/09/2018

Driving into Whitehorse, Canada, the only city in the Yukon, you’d be forgiven for tucking away your rainbow flag. With the Sacred Heart church on the right…

Global News

Added on: 11/11/2018

Tanzania’s Anti-homosexuality Purge Is Making Ottawa Anxious

11/10/2018

Official anti-gay prejudice in Tanzania is causing Canadian officials to reassess this country’s relationship with one of Canada’s biggest aid recipients. Arrests of gay men in Zanzibar…

Global News

Added on: 08/20/2018

‘I Am Me Now’: Syrian Refugee to Lead Kelowna Pride March after Life of Secrecy

08/19/2018

Anas Qartoumeh says he wants Canada to keep fighting for human rights abroad. The Grand Marshal of the 2018 Kelowna Pride March is proud to lead the parade,…

Global News

Added on: 08/17/2018

Republicans Pick ‘anti-LGBT Extremist’ to Challenge out Senator Tammy Baldwin

08/15/2018

Republican voters have picked an anti-LGBT candidate to challenge the only out US Senator, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. The Democratic firebrand, who co-chairs the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus,…

Global News

Added on: 08/16/2018

Baker Who Refused to Make a Gay Wedding Cake Back in Court

08/16/2018

A baker who won a US Supreme Court battle over his refusal to bake a gay wedding-themed cake is again in the headlines, this time for turning…

Global News

Added on: 07/08/2018

By Day, He Runs for President of South Sudan. By Night, He Unloads Trucks at Lowe’s.

07/07/2018

Just minutes into the night shift at Lowe’s, beads of sweat sparkle on Bol Gai Deng’s forehead. He’s at the back of the suburban Richmond store, unloading…

Global News

Added on: 07/08/2018

These Five Court Cases Could Change the Future of LGBT Rights

07/07/2018

The Supreme Court nominee President Trump is expected to announce on Monday could play as large a role in unraveling LGBT rights as retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

Fund for Global Human Rights

Securing the most basic freedoms for people worldwide requires front-line organizations challenging abuse wherever it occurs. The Fund for Global Human Rights finds the best human rights…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

OutRight Action International

OutRight staff work alongside LGBTIQ activists to help identify solutions and guide policymakers toward lasting change. We respond to emergencies. When someone is arrested, attacked, expelled or…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice is a multi-gendered, multi-racial, multi-identity organization that prioritizes and supports the leadership of women, transgender people, youth, and people of color….

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/20/2018

Amnesty International

With more than 7 million supporters, activists and volunteers in more than 150 countries, and complete independence from government, corporate or ideological interests, we work to protect…

World Voices

Added on: 09/14/2017

The Circuitous Route to Marriage Equality

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

“I came out as bisexual to my younger brother when I started college and he was very supportive. I was living at home at the time and…