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Added on: 10/26/2021

Plight of transgender community in Kashmir appears to be going from bad to worse!

10/25/2021

As one walks through the lanes of the old city (Downtown) to meet the transgender people, the locals point at their homes in a very cynical way….

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Added on: 10/26/2021

Lithuanian president to meet with mother fighting for LGBTQ rights

10/25/2021

VILNIUS – Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is on Monday meeting with a mother who is fighting for the rights of her child and other LGBTQ people. Rasa…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Watch: Nigerian LGBTQ+ activists campaigning and demanding to be seen and heard

10/24/2021

Now despite the strides towards equality around the world, homosexuality remains a crime in some 69 countries, almost half of them in Africa. But in Nigeria, Africa’s cultural…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Western Sanctions: Is Zimbabwe being punished for its strong views against gay rights?

10/24/2021

WASHINGTON – The United States has defended its two-decades-old economic sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they only targeted those that undermine democratic processes or facilitate corruption. However, analysts believe…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Requiring trans people to have surgery to change their legal documents is ‘regressive’ says Quebec MNA

10/24/2021

As the father of a transgender child, Mike Lumsden says he’s worried a newly proposed Quebec law will open the door to further discrimination against the trans…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Second protest held in Birmingham after homophobic attacks

10/24/2021

Dozens of people have staged a second protest in Birmingham following a series of homophobic attacks. Crowds gathered close to the scene of an assault in the…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

SYDNEY COULD HAVE AN LGBT MUSEUM BY 2023

10/25/2021

A new plan for a queer memorial and museum on Oxford Street is in development. Unlike other major cities such as Melbourne, whose Victorian Pride Centre opened…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Transgender Pages Pulled From Russian Teen Health Book

10/25/2021

A Russian publishing house has removed a section on transgender people from the Russian-language edition of a health guide aimed at teenage girls to avoid running afoul…

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Added on: 10/23/2021

The 40th anniversary of a key European Court of Human Rights case that led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality – a turning point for LGBTI persons

10/22/21

The fight for LGBTI persons to enjoy their human rights has not been an easy one. 40 years ago today, Jeffrey Dudgeon found justice at the European…

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Added on: 10/23/2021

Gay Afghan Says the Taliban Burned Him, Lives ‘Like a Prisoner’ Now

10/22/21

A gay man from Afghanistan said he was burned by the Taliban. He now lives in hiding out of concern for his safety and said he’s been…

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Added on: 10/23/2021

MTV Europe Music Awards will ‘stand in solidarity’ with LGBTQ people in Hungary

10/22/21

The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) will once again broadcast from Hungary next month after a pandemic hiatus, despite the country’s recent crackdown on LGBTQ rights. According…

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Added on: 10/23/2021

Authoritarian thug Putin thinks transgender rights are a “crime against humanity”

10/22/21

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president who jailed his biggest political opponent and outlawed any public expressions of queerness, recently railed against “cancel culture” and called transgender-inclusive policies…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

NGOs scramble to dampen COVID-19’s impact on people living with HIV

10/18/2021

NEW YORK/PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa, Oct 18 (Openly) – South African domestic worker Mabuyi Dlamini always dreaded the bumpy, day-long minibus journey she had to make each month…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

Report Details Anti-LGBT Discrimination, Violence in Kenya Refugee Camp

10/21/2021

(WB) A new report released on Wednesday indicates nearly all of the LGBT people who live in a Kenya refugee camp have experienced discrimination and violence because…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

Ghana president calls for tolerance as parliament considers anti-LGBT+ law

10/22/2021

ACCRA, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday emphasised the need for civil debate and tolerance as parliament works towards a vote on a…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

LGBTQ History Month: Why we celebrate in October and Pride Month in June

10/21/2021

October is LGBTQ History Month, a 31-day celebration to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer achievement and influence on the world and a time to learn…

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Added on: 10/21/2021

Netflix employees protest ‘transphobic’ Dave Chappelle comedy show

10/20/2021

About 100 people have protested outside Netflix’s headquarters over the airing of a comedy special by Dave Chappelle, which they say was transphobic. Netflix staff and transgender…

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Added on: 10/21/2021

Across Africa, major churches strongly oppose LGBTQ rights

10/20/2021

In Ghana, home to a diverse array of religions, leaders of major churches have united in denouncing homosexuality as a “perversion” and endorsing legislation that would, if…

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Added on: 10/21/2021

Dr. Rachel Levine makes history as the nation’s first openly transgender four-star admiral

10/20/2021

Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine made United States history Tuesday as the first openly transgender four-star officer in any of the nation’s eight uniformed services,…

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Added on: 10/20/2021

The AP Interview: Hungary committed to contentious LGBT law

10/19/2021

The right-wing populist government in Hungary is attracting conservative thinkers from the United States who admire its approaches to migration, LGBT issues, and national sovereignty — all…

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Added on: 10/20/2021

‘I have accepted my fate’: the hidden abuse in Uganda’s LGBT community – in pictures

10/19/2021

In a country where gay sex is against the law, it can be almost impossible for the LGBT community to access services tackling domestic violence – and…

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Added on: 10/20/2021

Taiwan LGBT Pride parade to be held virtually on Oct. 30

10/19/2021

Taiwan’s LBGT Pride Parade, the largest in Asia, will be held online for the first time on Oct. 30, during which participants can “walk” a virtual route,…

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Added on: 10/20/2021

The Book Club That Helped Spark the Gay-Rights Movement

10/19/2021

In the late nineteen-thirties, Gonzálo Segura, known to his friends as Tony, enrolled at Emory University to study biochemistry. He graduated in 1942, and subsequently took a…

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Added on: 10/19/2021

MTV Vows To Use EMAs To Speak Out Against Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Laws

10/19/2021

The MTV Europe Music Awards will be held Nov. 14 in Hungary, the network said Tuesday, reaffirming and defending the location despite the country’s recent passage of…

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Added on: 10/19/2021

“Look into their eyes”: portrait exhibit presents real people behind the letters LGBTQ+

10/18/2021

Around 1979, Dr. Nancey Johnson Bookstein was outed by a fellow faculty member on the quad of the CU School of Medicine. The woman asked her “Well,…

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Added on: 10/19/2021

LGBT+: Indian medical institutions are asked to amend textbooks with unscientific content

Medical institutions in India should not teach from books that contain content that discriminates against LGBT+ people, the Indian National Medical Commission (NMC) has said. The NMC—India’s…

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Added on: 10/19/2021

Japanese TV Drama’s Gay Character Sign of LGBTQ Acceptance or Just Opportunism?

10/18/2021

The recent Tokyo Olympics offered hopes of Japan adopting more nuanced and inclusive views of LGBTQ lifestyles and challenges. As an example, 2018 saw the first-ever openly…

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Added on: 10/19/2021

Australia Moves Closer to Ending Harmful Intersex Surgeries

10/18/2021

The Australian Human Rights Commission issued a report today analyzing the persistent practice of medically unnecessary non-consensual surgeries on children born with variations in their sex characteristics….

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Added on: 10/18/2021

HRW calls on Kuwait to stop punitive acts towards transgender Kuwaitis

10/17/2021

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Kuwait to end its suppression of the LGBTQ community in a report published on Thursday, following the conviction and imprisonment of…

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Added on: 10/18/2021

Bullying and queerphobia literally change queer people’s genetics, affecting their offspring

10/17/2021

Numerous studies have shown how bullying and queerphobia affect LGBTQ people’s physical health, emotional well-being and social functioning. But scientific research on the effects of ongoing trauma…