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Added on: 01/20/2024

NSW Government Orders Review Into Hate Speech Law

01/19/2024

The NSW government on Friday ordered a review into the state’s hate crime laws. Chairperson of the NSW Law Reform Commission and former Chief Justice of the…

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Added on: 01/20/2024

YouTuber Kommander Karl tells homophobes to ‘grow up’ IG News

01/20/2024

A YouTube star has told furious homophobes to “grow up” after receiving backlash for sharing his wife’s artwork. YouTuber and game developer Karl Schecht, better known as…

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Added on: 01/19/2024

First Russian prosecution of LGBT rainbow flag as “extremist symbol”

01/18/2024

A woman in Russia’s Saratov region faces charges for the first time ever of “demonstrating an extremist organisation’s symbols” after posting an image of the LGBT’s rainbow…

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Added on: 01/19/2024

Burundi President Stokes Fear Among LGBT People

01/18/2024

In an ever-worsening climate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in East Africa, Burundian president Évariste Ndayishimiye has added fuel to the fire. Speaking with journalists on…

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Added on: 01/19/2024

Long-sought IDs give trans Indonesians the right to vote

01/18/2024

JAKARTA, Jan 19 (Openly) – At 53, Mak Luké, a transgender woman, will go to the polls for the first time when Indonesia holds an election on…

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Added on: 01/19/2024

Indonesian trans women hold fashion show against plastic pollution

01/18/2024

In the heart of Jakarta’s slums, a vibrant transgender community is using fashion to shine a light on their lives and the challenges of living in a…

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Added on: 01/18/2024

Club Q shooter faces more than a century in prison for hate crime charges

01/17/2024

The mass shooter who killed five at a Colorado LGBT nightclub in 2022 now faces dozens of federal hate crime charges, court documents show. Anderson Aldrich is…

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Added on: 01/18/2024

Polish far-right MP who attacked Hanukkah candles stripped of immunity from prosecution

01/17/2024

Parliament has voted to remove the legal immunity of Grzegorz Braun, the far-right MP who last month attacked a Jewish religious celebration. Every main parliamentary group other…

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Added on: 01/18/2024

‘I will pretend not to be me’: Russia cracks down on LGBTQ+ community

01/17/2024

The ink was barely dry on Russia’s decision to outlaw what it called the “international LGBT public movement” as extremist when masked police raided a bar in central…

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Added on: 01/18/2024

The Supreme Court is running away from transgender rights cases

01/17/2024

For the third time in the last year, the Supreme Court unexpectedly turned away a case asking it to diminish the rights of young transgender Americans in much of the…

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Added on: 01/17/2024

Supreme Court stays out of fight over transgender student bathroom access

01/16/2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined for now to weigh in on the contentious issue of bathroom access for transgender students by rejecting an Indiana school district’s…

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Added on: 01/17/2024

Lives have been blocked by a wall separating Haiti and the Dominican Republic

01/16/2024

The lives of both gay and straight residents of the island of Santo Domingo / Hispaniola are being impacted by a new border wall — the second…

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Added on: 01/16/2024

Croatia watchdog criticises president over ‘gay minister’ remarks

01/15/2024

A Croatian watchdog on Monday criticised the country’s president over his remarks about a minister’s alleged sexual orientation, warning they violated the right to privacy. President Zoran…

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Added on: 01/16/2024

Brazil drag queen fights hate with children’s stories

01/15/2024

Wearing heavy makeup and a fuchsia wig, Brazilian drag queen Helena Black is acting out a story for a rapt group of children — but this is…

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Added on: 01/16/2024

Protest at Mexico’s National Palace after murder of trans activist

01/15/2024

LGBTI groups protested at Mexico’s National Palace on Monday, in response to the death of activist and politician Samantha Fonseca, the fourth trans woman murdered in the…

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Added on: 01/15/2024

Greeks divided on same-sex marriage: 50.4% are negative, 46.7% are positive

01/14/2024

Greeks appear divided regarding the institutionalisation of marriage for same-sex couples, as shown in a poll by Opinion Poll for The Toc as 50.4% appear negative or rather…

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Added on: 01/15/2024

Pope defends same-sex blessings declaration, says it is misunderstood

01/14/2024

ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday defended a landmark decision approving blessings for same-sex couples, suggesting that those in the Catholic Church who have…

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Added on: 01/15/2024

Ghana: Education authorities specify ban on same-sex conduct

01/14/2024

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is accused of encouraging anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and discrimination by unnecessarily singling out same-sex sexual conduct in schools as misconduct. Human rights group Rightify…

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Added on: 01/15/2024

Proposal to improve LGBTQ+ inclusion in care homes

01/14/2024

Brighton and Hove councillors are to discuss proposals to improve LGBTQ+ inclusion in care homes. The new measures aim “to support understanding and create learning programmes which will…

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Added on: 01/14/2024

Controversy erupts as Florida governor misfires on Bangladesh LGBT rights funding

01/13/2024

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has come under scrutiny for criticizing US President Joe Biden’s economic policies, specifically targeting federal spending on promoting transgender rights in Bangladesh. However,…

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Added on: 01/14/2024

Global Affairs Canada changing policy as gay diplomat wins surrogacy expenses case

01/13/2024

A gay employee of Global Affairs Canada posted in China, who travelled to the U.S. for the birth of his child through surrogacy, will have those expenses…

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Added on: 01/14/2024

Blessing gay people not LGBT groups says pope

01/13/2024

The Vatican’s recent decision to start blessing gay couples is about blessing individual people and not LGBT groups, Pope Francis said Saturday amid a backlash against the…

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Added on: 01/14/2024

Qatar’s ongoing abuse of LGBTQ people highlighted as soccer’s Asian Cup kicks off

01/13/2024

The continuing discrimination and risk of imprisonment or worse faced by LGBTQ people in Qatar is in focus as another major international soccer tournament begins in the…

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Added on: 01/13/2024

Gazprom-Owned TV Channel Fined for ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Over Music Video Kiss

01/12/2024

A music channel owned by the media arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom was fined $11,300 for spreading “LGBT propaganda among minors” in a 90s-era music video…

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Added on: 01/13/2024

West Virginia Conservatives Want to Legally Define Trans People as “Obscene”

01/12/2024

West Virginia State Sen. Michael Azinger (R) introduced a slew of anti-transgender bills on Wednesday, including one that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth and one…

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Added on: 01/13/2024

Macron appoints gay French PM’s ex-partner as foreign minister

01/12/2024

French president Emmanuel Macron has appointed Stéphane Séjourné, the ex-partner of new prime minister Gabriel Attal, to the role of foreign minister. On Tuesday (9 January) Macron…

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Added on: 01/13/2024

Greece to legalize same-sex marriage after opposition agrees to support it

1/12/2024

Greece’s government is slated to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption after the country’s left-wing political party withdrew its opposition. Stefanos Kasselakis, the out gay leader of Syriza,…

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Added on: 01/12/2024

Which European countries have LGBTQ+ leaders?

01/11/2024

BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Openly) – French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister, the first time an openly LGBTQ+ figure…

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Added on: 01/12/2024

Donors raise $5,000 for victim of anti-gay attack in Uganda

01/11/2024

Supporters have donated more than $5,000 to help Ugandan LGBTQ+ rights activist Steven Kabuye, who was hospitalized in critical condition after he was repeatedly stabbed by anti-gay…

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Added on: 01/12/2024

Greece to legalise same-sex marriage, adoption

01/11/2024

Greece will legalise marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, the prime minister said on Wednesday (10 January), but gave no timeframe on the sensitive issue in the…