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Added on: 02/24/2021

Anti-gay uproar after Ghana opens its first LGBT+ community centre

02/23/2021

By Nita Bhalla NAIROBI, Feb 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Anti-gay outcry has forced Ghana’s first LGBT+ community centre to temporarily close to protect its staff and…

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Added on: 02/24/2021

Legalize prostitution instead of LGBT—Olumanba

02/23/2021

Young Political Activist Emmanuel Abankwah Kesse otherwise known as Olumanba has urged the government to legalize prostitution instead of gay and lesbianism. According to him, prostitutes also…

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Added on: 02/24/2021

Targeted by Erdogan, Turkey’s LGBT face ‘tsunami of hate’

02/23/2021

Rising homophobic discourse, a series censored for a gay character, boycotted pro-LGBT brands: this growing animosity has shaken a once vibrant community in Turkey and tarnished the…

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Added on: 02/24/2021

Ghanian Journalist Comes Out As Gay in Stunning Interview

02/23/2021

A journalist in Ghana revealed he was gay in a live Zoom interview. Ignatius Annor of Euronews English made the stunning revelation on a panel discussion with…

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Added on: 02/24/2021

Homophobia soared in Israel amid coronavirus lockdowns

02/23/2021

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Homophobia and transphobia surged by 27% in Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic, as lockdowns trapped gay and transgender people at home with…

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Added on: 02/24/2021

Tunisia: Police Arrest, Use Violence Against LGBTI Activists

02/23/2021

(Beirut) – Tunisian security forces have repeatedly targeted protesters, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) activists at protests, Human Rights Watch said today. The targeting…

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Added on: 02/24/2021

LGBT people face ‘tsunami of hate’ in Turkey, once a haven of tolerance in the Middle East

02/23/2021

Murat has watched for years as LGBT people who face persecution in the Middle East have found refuge in his cosmopolitan neighbourhood of Istanbul. Today, in the…

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Added on: 02/23/2021

Netanyahu, long a supporter of LGBTQ rights, courts homophobes and racists in bid to cling to power

02/22/2021

Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN)On the smorgasbord of Israeli politics there’s a democratic advantage in offering something for everyone. But when elections here are finely balanced, voters are…

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Added on: 02/23/2021

New LGBTQ society gets off the ground in Iqaluit

02/22/2021

Branching off from a high school club, Positive Space Nunavut aims to create inclusive spaces, culturally relevant resources and eventually jobs for sexually and gender-diverse Nunavummiut. The…

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Added on: 02/23/2021

What Seoul mayor candidates have to say on LGBTQ festival

02/22/2021

The issue of LGBTQ rights has come to the fore again in South Korea’s political circles, sparked by the recent remarks from one of the leading candidates…

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Added on: 02/23/2021

Empowering the transgender community to facilitate their access to justice in Armenia

02/22/2021

The RighT Side Human Rights Defender NGO in Armenia is implementing until July 2021 a national project aims at empowering the transgender community to facilitate their access…

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Added on: 02/23/2021

New LGBT+ center triggers holy war of words in Ghana

02/22/2021

Representatives of the European Union expressed their support for the new LGBTQ+ facilities, officially opened Jan. 31, which serve as the new headquarters for the advocacy group…

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Added on: 02/22/2021

Indonesia’s Controversial Conversion Therapy

02/21/2021

Just last month, Kristen Antoinette Gray, an American tourist, and her girlfriend were deported from the Indonesian resort island of Bali after her tweet that celebrated the…

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Added on: 02/22/2021

Housing for transgender, two-spirit people opens in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

02/21/2021

New housing for transgender, two-spirit and gender-diverse people is set to start accepting residents in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Ross-Aoki House, a century-old 24-room hotel, was purchased by…

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Added on: 02/22/2021

Annual LGBTI report: Estonia’s legislation stagnated, hate speech on a rise

02/21/2021

In its annual review of the human rights situation of LGBTI people in Europe and Central Asia, ILGA-Europe, an advocacy group, listed Estonia with the countries that…

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Added on: 02/22/2021

Guam LGBTQ leaders target ‘systemic discrimination’

02/21/2021

More LGBTQ candidates for public office and more local policy reforms will be sought through Equality Guam, a new LGBTQ advocacy group supported by the island’s lieutenant…

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Added on: 02/21/2021

Abuse and hate speech against LGBTI people rises across Europe and Central Asia

2/21/21

There has been a “stark rise” in abuse and hate speech against LGBTI people in the Europe and Central Asia region, including from politicians, says a new…

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Added on: 02/21/2021

I escaped LGBT conversion therapy, but not everyone is so lucky – ban it now to stop more damage to lives

2/21/21

Whenever I mention conversion therapy, most people are surprised that such things still happen in the UK. There is a sense of bafflement about how and why…

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Added on: 02/21/2021

Conversion therapy survivors sent horrifying messages offering to ‘help make them normal’

2/21/21

LGBT+ activists in Indonesia have reportedly been harassed by an Instagram account offering conversion therapy for “individuals who are confused about their sexual identity”. The account, which…

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Added on: 02/21/2021

Yokkao Founder Philip Villa Supports Transgender Fighter Nong Rose in Fight for Inclusivity

2/21/21

Thai trans woman Muay Thai fighter, Nong Rose Baan Charoensuk is on a mission to strive for transgender rights in Thailand and around the world. She now…

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Added on: 02/20/2021

Why Jammu’s transgender community hit the streets in protest

2/19/21

Several groups of the community came together at Bikram Chowk on January 21, 2021 to take out a nude protest. Four transgender persons were allegedly abudcted and…

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Added on: 02/20/2021

UK’s MI6 apologises for past treatment of LGBT spies based on ‘misguided’ views

2/19/21

The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service apologized Friday to gay spies and aspiring agents who were fired or denied jobs because of their sexuality. Richard Moore…

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Added on: 02/20/2021

Myanmar LGBTQ protesters take to streets against military coup

2/19/21

A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) protesters rallied on Yangon’s streets against the military coup and ousting of elected leader Aung San Suu…

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Added on: 02/19/2021

Honduran LGBT+ advocates in legal bid to stop same-sex marriage ‘lock’

02/19/2021

Honduran LGBT+ advocates on Thursday mounted a legal challenge to changes made to the constitution by lawmakers that make it harder to reverse the existing ban on…

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Added on: 02/19/2021

Inter-American rights body finds Jamaica violated LGBT rights

02/19/2021

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) found in a landmark decision released Wednesday that the Jamaican government is responsible for violating the human rights of two…

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Added on: 02/19/2021

As a gay footballer I want to help LGBT people realise they’re not alone

02/19/2021

As a gay footballer, I am very aware of the status I have as a role model – even more so being a gay footballer with an…

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Added on: 02/19/2021

‘Big Witches’ survive eviction in Portugal to become trans music stars

02/19/2021

After winning several auditions, including for a Madonna video, Aquila Correia was close to realising her dreams in Portugal, after relying on sex work to survive as…

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Added on: 02/18/2021

State anti-transgender bills represent coordinated attack, advocates say

02/17/2021

Bills in at least 20 states are targeting the transgender community in what LGBTQ advocates say is an organized assault by conservative groups. On Thursday, the North…

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Added on: 02/18/2021

‘You can count on us’: German footballers join campaign to support gay colleagues

02/17/2021

Over 800 footballers have signed up to a campaign by a German football magazine aimed at offering support to LGBTQ players. But World Cup winner Philipp Lahm…

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Added on: 02/18/2021

Jamaica should repeal gay sex ban, says Americas top rights body

02/17/2021

KINGSTON, Feb 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Jamaica should repeal its colonial-era gay sex ban, the top rights body of the Americas said on Wednesday, in a…