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ADDED ON: 03/23/2023

Christian activist charged after violent attack on LGBTQ protesters outside St Michael’s Church in Belfield

Three men have been charged over a violent ambush on LGTBQ protesters who were picketing outside a Sydney church where One Nation's Mark Latham was set to speak. New South Wales Police…

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ADDED ON: 03/23/2023

Why are Kenya and Uganda cracking down on LGBTQ rights?

Kenya and Uganda are moving to further curtail the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people, whose relationships are already deemed illegal in the conservative East African nations. After a…

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ADDED ON: 03/23/2023

Uganda’s LGBT activists fight law making it illegal to be gay: ‘I’m not scared of going to prison’

Herman Shasha’s shop is not far from one of the shrines dedicated to some of the male martyrs, publicly executed in the late 1800s for refusing to have sex with a Ugandan king,…

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ADDED ON: 03/23/2023

GetEqual app helps Southeast Asia LGBTQ+ gig workers find new jobs

A mobile app for job listings for freelance LGBTQ+ workers in Southeast Asia can help tackle workplace discrimination and provide more economic opportunities for the growing number of people in the informal…

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ADDED ON: 03/22/2023

Austria to Join LGBTQ Lawsuit Against Hungary While Facing Homophobic Crime Epidemic at Home

Austria will join the Commission’s infringement case against Hungary over the so-called “anti-LGBT propaganda law,” EU and Constitutional Affairs Minister Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP) said Monday evening in Brussels at an event organized…

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ADDED ON: 03/22/2023

Uganda parliament passes law criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ

Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making some crimes punishable by death and imposing up to 20 years in prison for people identifying as LGBTQ+. The…

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ADDED ON: 03/22/2023

Namibia Supreme Court Rules Against Same-Sex Couple in Citizenship Case

Gay rights activists in Namibia are decrying a Supreme Court decision that will effectively deny citizenship to a child born through surrogacy to a same-sex couple in South Africa. The case has…

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ADDED ON: 03/22/2023

FAR-RIGHT CHRISTIAN MEN ATTACK LGBT ACTIVISTS IN SOUTH-WEST SYDNEY

Far-right Christian men, some wearing Christian Lives Matter T-shirts, set upon and attacked LGBTQI activists outside a church in the southwest Sydney suburb of Belfield, where One Nation MLC Mark Latham was…

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ADDED ON: 03/21/2023

Italy orders cities to stop recognizing children of same-sex couples

A move by Italy’s new right-wing government to restrict the rights of same-sex parents led hundreds to take to the streets over the weekend. Protesters gathered in Milan’s Piazza della Scala Saturday…

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ADDED ON: 03/21/2023

Kiwi transgender woman considers surgery overseas as local demand soars

A Kiwi transgender woman is considering getting her gender affirmation surgery done overseas as demand in New Zealand for the service soars. Ella Jenkins, 23, was put on the list for surgery…

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ADDED ON: 03/21/2023

Finding safe spaces for queer people in Alberta’s bar and restaurant scene

A number of restaurants, clubs and bars in the Prairies have benefited from the entertainment and pop-culture appeal of drag performers in recent years. But while some protesters have set their targets…

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ADDED ON: 03/21/2023

Victoria to ban Nazi salute after ‘disgusting’ scenes at anti-trans protest

The Andrews government will move to ban the Nazi salute within months after the gesture was used at a protest attended by neo-Nazis at the weekend. Victoria’s attorney general, Jaclyn Symes, says…

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