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Added on: 08/05/2024

Finding empowerment through drag after cancer

08/04/2024

After enduring years of gruelling treatment for cancer as a child, Teifi Rowley was left self-conscious about their appearance and uncomfortable in their own skin. But performing as…

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Trump-appointed judge bars 4 red states from unraveling LGBTQ+ student protections

08/04/2024

Four Republican states have failed in their effort to dismantle protections for LGBTQ+ students. A federal judge broke with six others to uphold court precedent and continue…

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Added on: 08/05/2024

Uganda: Man Charged with Aggravated Homosexuality Released on Bail After a Year

08/04/2024

Michael Opolot, one of the first men to face the death penalty under Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), has been released on bail after a year awaiting trial. Opolot,…

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Thousands join Budapest Pride in protest at state’s anti-LGBT moves

08/03/2024

Thousands of Hungarians braved scorching heat for the annual Pride march in Budapest on Saturday, protesting against government controls over public displays by the LGBT community. Prime…

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Thailand’s historic marriage equality laws may spark a ‘pink baht’ boom

08/03/2024

Niar Ibrahim Rose came to Thailand in search of knowledge; instead, she found her identity. While living in Thailand, the Indonesian scientist came out as trans and…

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Malawi LGBTQ communities struggle to access health care

08/03/2024

More than 700,000 people — the estimated 3.5% of Malawi’s nearly 21 million people who identify as LGBTQ — face discrimination when seeking health care, even though…

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Pope Francis acknowledges conference for ‘LGBT Catholics’

08/03/2024

Pope Francis this week said he is “united in prayer” with those participating in a conference for Catholics who identify as LGBT taking place this weekend in…

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Added on: 08/03/2024

Ageing in the shadows: Nepal’s LGBTQIA+ seniors face a silent crisis

08/03/2024

In mainstream media, movies, and celebratory events like pride parades, the focus is often on young LGBTQIA+ individuals, leaving the elderly community in the shadows. This invisibility…

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Added on: 08/03/2024

Supreme Court notice on plea to allow blood donation by gay

08/03/2024

Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the central government and others on a plea challenging rules that prevent blood donation by gay men, transgender persons…

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Added on: 08/03/2024

A right-wing influencer accused a gay dad of raping his own kids. Now he’ll face the music

08/02/2024

Gay dad José Rolón, a widower raising three kids on his own, faced a choice. The social media influencer, who covers gay family life and is known…

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Added on: 08/03/2024

Mozambique’s transgender history is on display in a powerful photo exhibition

08/02/2024

A pioneering queer photo exhibition that was staged 20 years ago in Mozambique and South Africa has found new life and a new audience. Manas 2000-2024, by…

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Added on: 08/02/2024

Thailand’s tolerance questioned as LGBT+ people fight for recognition in workplace

08/01/2024

Natthineethiti “Nikki” Phinyapincha dreamed of landing a job with an international hotel chain in Thailand, when she returned from Switzerland with a master’s degree in tourism about…

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Added on: 08/02/2024

Ghana’s traditional leaders urge President to act on Anti-LGBTQI bill or face God’s wrath

08/01/2024

The bill, officially known as “The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021,” has been a subject of intense debate and controversy…

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Added on: 08/02/2024

Biden administration rule protecting LGBT students blocked in 26 states

08/01/2024

Aug 1 (Reuters) – A new federal rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on gender identity that took effect on Thursday remained…

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Added on: 08/02/2024

Both Russia and homophobia are in the crosshairs of Ukraine’s gay soldiers

08/01/2024

One corner of Kyiv’s symbolic central square is now carpeted in thousands of tiny blue and yellow flags, in tribute to Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. Earlier this month,…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Erdogan to get Pope on line over Paris Olympics’ “disgusting” LGBT attack on sacred values

07/31/2024

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony was a “disgusting” attack on humanity’s sacred values and requires a call to Pope Francis “at the first opportunity” to discuss the…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Nepal Supreme Court Rules Trans Woman Is a Woman

07/31/2024

The Supreme Court of Nepal has ruled that Rukshana Kapali, a transgender woman, should be legally recognized on all documents as a woman without having to submit to…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Kazakhstan: Reject rights-violating petition, say UN experts

07/31/2024

GENEVA – The Government of Kazakhstan should reject a petition it is considering that calls for legislation that would violate freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

German colonialism in Africa has a chilling history – new book explores how it lives on

07/31/2024

Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often as that of other imperialist…

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Added on: 07/31/2024

For trans youth, working in corporate India is a losing battle

07/30/2024

It was a smoggy November morning in 2023. At the Gurugram shelter run by the Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust, Ajay*, a trans man in his…

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Added on: 07/31/2024

Cardinal Zuppi reportedly praises ‘queer’ families at Italian film festival

07/30/2024

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi reportedly praised “queer” families at an Italian film festival last week, saying that “the point is to love each other.” The Daily Compass, an…

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Added on: 07/31/2024

US judge upholds protections for LGBTQ students in first win for Biden administration

07/30/2024

A federal judge in Alabama on Tuesday refused to block the Biden administration from enforcing new anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ students in four Republican-led states, breaking with…

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Added on: 07/31/2024

Killers of trans people face 70 years in jail under reformed Mexico City law

07/30/2024

Following years of campaigns, the changes, promoted by the ruling Morena Party, were passed by 45 votes to one, making make Mexico City the second of the…

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Added on: 07/30/2024

How do LGBTQ+ groups feel about Kamala Harris’ campaign? ‘Re-energized’

07/29/2024

LGBTQ+ rights groups are praising Vice President Kamala Harris’ “historic” presidential campaign, and what it means for the queer community. Democrats and human rights groups celebrated Harris’…

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Added on: 07/30/2024

Puberty blockers ban imposed by Tory government is lawful, high court rules

07/29/2024

A ban on prescribing puberty blockers in England, Wales and Scotland has been considered lawful by a high court judge. An emergency order implemented by former health…

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Added on: 07/30/2024

I’m so scared that I’ll be arrested’: France clamps down on sex workers during Olympics

07/29/2024

As Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, undocumented Chinese sex worker Hua says increased police patrols are threatening her livelihood. “I really feel under pressure, I’m constantly scared….

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Added on: 07/30/2024

The glitter and the grit: Inside Nigeria’s queer ballroom subculture

07/29/2024

When Countess Sasha Seduction, a Nigerian non-binary drag queen, got to attend their first ballroom experience, a 2022 Halloween ball in Lagos, Nigeria, it felt like a…

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Added on: 07/29/2024

Italy rightist ruling party pulls support from LGBT event, sparking anger

07/28/2024

ROME (Reuters) – The right-wing government of Italy’s Lazio region around Rome said on Monday it was withdrawing its backing from the capital’s annual LGBT parade, drawing…

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Added on: 07/29/2024

Pride organisers call for laws to protect LGBTQIA

07/28/2024

Organisers of Sunday’s PrideTT parade emphasised the need for legislation to protect members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) community from discrimination. Almost…

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Added on: 07/29/2024

‘Gayest Olympics ever’: Paris Games will spotlight growing LGBTQIA+ athletic community

07/28/2024

PHOENIX — The LGBTQIA+ community will be a focal point during the Paris Olympics, which officially kick off with Friday’s opening ceremony. “This will be the gayest…