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Added on: 12/16/2020

LGBT-owned kilt maker denounces kilt-clad Proud Boys

12/15/2020

A Virginia kilt company is “disgusted” that their yellow kilts were worn by the far-right Proud Boys. Members of the group were seen sporting the bright garments…

Global News

Added on: 12/16/2020

Hong Kong trails other Asian countries in promoting LGBT diversity and inclusion in workplace, study suggests

12/26/2020

In a study reviewing the progress of LGBT equality in Asia, Hong Kong’s companies have a less LGBT-friendly environment compared to their counterparts in the region. A…

World Voices

Added on: 12/16/2020

Lilliya Ten – The Grace, Kyrgyzstan

Robert Blackmon

Project Director

How did you get involved in activism? To be lesbian in the homophobic and patriarchal Kyrgyz society means to be a second-class human being. It is a…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

Cameroon: With Israeli aid, drop-in center can now fight AIDS better

12/15/2020

Diagnostic equipment donated by Israel will allow members of the LGBTI community to rely on Camfaids for HIV-related health services rather than depending on clinics that stigmatize…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

Biden picks Buttigieg as 1st gay cabinet secretary

12/15/2020

President-elect Joe Biden finally announced a gay cabinet secretary pick Tuesday. Pete Buttigieg is set to become the first LGBTQ cabinet secretary after being nominated as the…

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Added on: 12/15/2020

Interfaith declaration seeks forgiveness for harm caused to LGBT people

12/15/2020

More than 370 religious leaders around the world have signed a new declaration which seeks forgiveness for religious teachings that have harmed LGBT people, calls for an…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

India has launched its first workplace equality index for the LGBTQ+ community

12/15/2020

India’s new workplace equality index has become a sign of how far the country is moving forward when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights. India’s groundbreaking equality index…

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Added on: 12/15/2020

An anti-LGBTQ extremist now heads the prestigious Voice of America

12/13/2020

The Voice of America has long been a bastion of serious journalism. As the U.S. government’s official outlet for news, the organization has long modeled the values…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

GAY INDONESIAN POLICE OFFICER SUING FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL

12/13/2020

A former Indonesian police officer is suing the force following his wrongful dismissal due to his sexuality, with the case a ‘first of its kind’ for the…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

Civil Rights News: Judge Rules Companies Don’t Have To Serve Gay Customers, Attorney General Appeals

12/13/2020

Michigan’s attorney general is appealing Monday’s ruling by a state judge that businesses can choose to not serve customers based on sexual orientation if on religious grounds….

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

New Zealand, Britain ease rules on blood donations by gay men

12/14/2020

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – New Zealand and Britain became on Monday the latest countries to ease rules on blood donations by gay and bisexual men, as…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

Hungary: Homophobic adoption bill is part of an ongoing attack on LGBTQ community

12/14/2020

Ahead of the vote on Tuesday in the Hungarian parliament on amendments that will strip non-married couples of the right to adoption and further restrict the rights…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2020

Egyptian pastor opens conversion therapy school to “treat” LGBTQ youth

12/14/2020

An evangelical pastor in Egypt intends to open up school in Heliopolis which will inflict conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth in the area. Pastor Tony George Rizk,…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2020

Banker-turned-priest leads ancient Buddhist sect to 21st century

12/13/2020

Located near the defunct Tsukiji Market, once one of the largest fish markets in the world, Tsukiji Hongwanji temple is the icon of the Jodo Shinshu sect…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2020

Firebrand Islamic Cleric Rizieq Shihab Arrested By Police For Holding Mass Gatherings In Violation Of Covid-19 Protocols

12/13/2020

Rizieq Shihab, the radical Islamic cleric and leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI)in Indonesia, was arrested by Jaon Saturday after undergoing questioning in a case pertaining…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2020

The hashtag that grew the most on Twitter this year is “#transrightsarehumanrights”

12/13/2020

J.K. Rowling recently said that she believes people agree with her transphobic opinions, but they’re just “afraid to speak up” on them. “Many are afraid to speak…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2020

‘Some people have two daddies’: The campaigners fighting for schoolkids to know it’s OK to grow up gay

12/12/2020

In September, it became compulsory for schools across England to teach LGBT-inclusive lessons as part of the curriculum. Pupils in secondary schools will now learn about sexual…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2020

Canada’s police chiefs apologize for opposition to decriminalize homosexuality

12/11/2020

The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) has apologized for its historical mistreatment of LGBTQ communities in Canada. In a video message CACP president Bryan Larkin,…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2020

Bolivia approves first same-sex union following legal battle

12/11/2020

Bolivia’s civil registry authorized for the first time a same sex civil union following a two-year legal battle, a decision activists in the Andean nation hope will…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2020

Mexico’s senior Catholic leader backs civil unions for gay couples

12/11/2020

The Mexican Catholic Church’s highest-ranking bishop agrees with recent comments by Pope Francis in support of legal protections offered by civil unions for gay couples, the prelate…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2020

Turkish court postpones trial of 19 Pride attendees, infringing their right to fair judicial process

12/10/2020

During the hearing, all the defendants gave testimonies explaining how this trial is a cloud over their heads which negatively impacts their everyday lives. The trial has…

Global News

Added on: 12/11/2020

FOCUS: Genderless uniforms spread in Japan as LGBT students gain notice

12/10/2020

A growing number of Japanese prefectural high schools are relaxing or scrapping gender codes for uniforms to meet the needs of transgender and other sexual-minority students, with…

Global News

Added on: 12/11/2020

“Kill Them, They Are Sodomites” – Police Violence Against LGBT People in Tunisia

12/10/2020

On October 6, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Tunisia raised their voices and banners in the street, amid the hundreds of demonstrators who were…

Global News

Added on: 12/11/2020

Still battles to be won, 50 years on from Highbury Fields gay rights demo

12/11/2020

THE first gay rights protest in the UK has been celebrated 50 years on at an event in Highbury Fields. The park in Islington was a popular…

Global News

Added on: 12/11/2020

FACTBOX – As Bhutan scraps gay sex ban, what pro-LGBT+ steps have others taken?

12/10/2020

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As countries around the world move to dismantle often centuries-old laws banning gay sex, Bhutan has become the latest…

Global News

Added on: 12/10/2020

In Indonesia, gay ex-cop takes work battle to court

12/10/2020

The first gay Indonesian policeman to sue the conservative country’s police force for wrongful dismissal due to sexual orientation was back in court this week, determined to…

Global News

Added on: 12/10/2020

Power Up: LGBTQ+ Caucus wants to see more representation in a Biden administration

12/08/2020

President-elect Joe Biden has pledged the “most diverse” Cabinet in U.S. history. But the congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus released a letter last night expressing concern that LGBTQ+…

Global News

Added on: 12/10/2020

North American companies pledge to mentor LGBT+ refugees

12/08/2020

Nearly two dozen North American companies have signed up to mentor LGBT+ refugees, preparing them to find jobs while overcoming obstacles like discrimination in their new homelands,…

Global News

Added on: 12/09/2020

Qatar to allow Pride flags during 2022 World Cup – but will still lock up gay men for having sex

12/09/2020

Qatar will allow Pride flags to be flown at the 2022 World Cup – but the starkly homophobic country will still expect visitors to respect its “culture”….

Global News

Added on: 12/09/2020

Surprise ‘Gold’ Rush Hurtles Right-Wing Party Into Thick Of Romanian Politics

12/08/2020

The support that propelled Romania’s little-known, right-wing AUR party into parliament in its inaugural national race may have shocked many, including the more established parties of an…