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Added on: 09/04/2024

Cameroon: Church choir member suspended for a same-sex embrace

09/03/2024

Esau is a young effeminate member of the choir Chant du Salut at an evangelical revival church in the Ahala district of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon….

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Added on: 09/04/2024

Murder of Lesbian Couple in KZN Highlights Persistent LGBTIQ+ Hate Crimes

09/03/2024

A young lesbian couple were brutally murdered in KwaZulu-Natal, allegedly by the former male partner of one of the victims. According to media reports, on 27 August,…

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Added on: 09/03/2024

New ‘gay’ chief justice sworn in after king refused to sign CEDAW in fear it would allow ‘same-sex marriages’

09/03/2024

Malcolm Leslie Bishop KC has been sworn in for a four-year term as Tonga’s new Chief Justice. He is now the Lord Chief Justice of the Supreme…

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Added on: 09/03/2024

Australian Embassy Defies Iran’s Anti-LGBTQIA+ Laws, Celebrates Inclusion

09/02/2024

In a bold move, the Australian embassy in Tehran has celebrated “Wear it Purple Day”, a stark contrast to Iran’s strict anti-LGBTQIA+ laws where homosexuality is punishable…

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Added on: 09/03/2024

Enoch Burke: Irish teacher in transgender row jailed for third time

09/02/2024

A teacher at the centre of a row over a transgender student has been sent to prison for a third time by a Dublin court. Enoch Burke…

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Added on: 09/03/2024

LGBTI protections expand as public acceptance grows, Williams Institute finds

09/02/2024

Social acceptance correlates strongly with legal protections for LGBTI individuals, according to a new report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. Researchers analyzed…

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Added on: 09/02/2024

LGBTQ people at risk: Will Bangladesh be a safe haven for Islamist militancy?

09/01/2024

Human rights activists in Bangladesh fear that the nation’s current transitional government is opening the door to a return to the days when Islamic terrorists were murdering…

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Added on: 09/02/2024

Jeff Younger: Fighting For Kids

09/01/2024

Flower Mound resident Jeff Younger recently spoke with The Dallas Express about his ongoing custody battle with his ex-wife, Anne Georgulas. Georgulas refers to one of their fraternal twin sons as…

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Added on: 09/02/2024

Hong Kong NGOs for sexual minorities suffer government funding cuts and pressure

09/01/2024

The party was in full swing at 11 pm. Carrying a large bag of leaflets, Kit entered a gay bar in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan, manoeuvred through…

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Added on: 09/02/2024

Football match postponed after disquiet expressed over signing of transgender goalkeeper

09/01/2024

Sutton United’s women’s team abruptly postponed their scheduled match at Ebbsfleet United on Sunday amid mounting anger over their signing of goalkeeper Blair Hamilton, a biological male. The…

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Added on: 09/01/2024

Dominican Court Reviews Anti-Gay Sex Laws

08/30/2024

The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court will hear a challenge on August 30, 2024, to laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct by officers in the police and armed…

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Added on: 09/01/2024

Anti-trans laws may complicate access to the ballot for trans voters

08/31/2024

In Kansas, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union have drafted a letter reminding election workers that a gender marker on a person’s identification does not need…

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Added on: 09/01/2024

Parliament of Georgia returns to the discussion of the package of legislative amendments prepared against the so-called LGBT propaganda

09/01/2024

Parliament of Georgia returns to the discussion of the package of legislative amendments prepared against the so-called LGBT propaganda. On September 2, the legal issues committee will…

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Added on: 09/01/2024

Behind the limbo of Viktor Orbán’s queer censorship

08/31/2024

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz government are seen as outliers in the European Union because of their gender-phobic and homophobic ideology. The European Commission…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

Still No Trial Date for Johannesburg Grindr Gang Case

08/30/2024

The seven men accused of kidnapping and severely assaulting a Johannesburg student last year still do not have a trial date, leaving the victim no closer to…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

A gay man was the only applicant for a town council seat. He lost anyway — because of his sexuality

08/30/2024

After being the only applicant for a vacant seat on his village’s council, an Ohio man was still denied the position — and the council president’s reasoning…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

Dominican Republic: Court Reviews Laws Against Gay Sex

08/30/2024

The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court will hear a challenge on August 30, 2024, to laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct by officers in the police and armed…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

SARITA KC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MITINI NEPAL

Annie Clark

Alturi Contributor

You gave an interview to Alturi in 2020 in which you spoke about recent progress in constitutional protections for LGBTI people but also noted that many in…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

Move from rhetoric to action on #PutPeopleFirst

08/30/2024

Transformative empowerment is mostly not given by ‘experts from the outside,’ but happens when the most affected people themselves rise to take back power to transform their…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Albanese backs down on decision to exclude LGBT question from next census after Labor MPs revolt

08/29/2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a new question on sexuality will be tested for the next census, overturning a decision earlier this week not to add a…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Uganda LGBTI activist honored by Canadian refugee organization

08/29/2024

Steven Kabuye, a Ugandan LGBTQI+ rights activist who survived a deadly homophobic attack in January, has been honored with the Rev. Troy Perry Medal of Pride from…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Among other things, Georgia follows in Moscow’s footsteps on LGBT+ rights

08/29/2024

Georgia’s path to European Union membership seems to be going downhill: the country’s aspirations to finally free itself from Russian influence, and anchor itself to the West,…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Gay Paralympic athlete and musician Már Gunnarsson is making waves both in and out of the pool

08/29/2024

Már Gunnarsson is one of the LGBTQ+ competitors to keep your eye on at the Paris Paralympic Games, in and out of the pool. The world-record-breaking Icelandic swimmer is one of…

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Added on: 08/29/2024

São Sebastião prepares for the 5th LGBT Pride Parade: what to expect from an event?

08/28/2024

São Sebastião, in Brazil, is preparing to host the 5th LGBT Pride Parade, an event that promises to be a milestone in celebrating the diversity and rights…

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Added on: 08/29/2024

Gay men prefer cities whereas lesbians prefer the country, census (finally) proves

08/28/2024

The 2020 United States census has proven what many in the LGBTQ+ community have long joked about. The data reveals that gay men in couples are drawn…

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Added on: 08/29/2024

Questions on sexuality and gender have been cut from the 2026 census. Why are LGBTQIA+ people saying it’s an omission?

08/28/2024

It comes around every five years and gives the nation an idea of who we are — but next year, the census won’t ask about who we…

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Added on: 08/29/2024

Ultra-conservative advocacy group pushing right-wing ideologies in Kenya

08/28/2024

A Supreme Court of Kenya ruling meant to reaffirm the rights of queer Kenyans as guaranteed in the Constitution was ironically used to unleash unbalanced, politically-motivated homophobia,…

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Added on: 08/28/2024

Who are they? Hijra, third gender, transgender?

08/27/2024

People once referred to them in softer tones as the third gender. Subsequently, the government recognized them as Hijra, a traditional term prevalent in this subcontinent. In…

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Added on: 08/28/2024

Ryan and Righ want to get married in Taiwan – they can’t because of China’s same-sex marriage ban

08/27/2024

Ryan and Righ like to compare their relationship to a Shakespearean drama. The two met when Righ, originally from China, visited Ryan’s Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung in…

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Added on: 08/28/2024

Providers halt services after court allows Florida to enforce ban on transgender care for minors

08/27/2024

Advocates say transgender patients are facing barriers to “potentially life-saving health care” after a federal appeals court ruled that a Florida law banning gender-affirming care can be…