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Added on: 10/31/2020

True colours: the dating app giving gay men in China a new sense of freedom

10/30/2020

Like many gay Chinese growing up at the turn of the millennium, Duan Shuai began his long, deliberate process of coming out online. After school, he would…

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Added on: 10/31/2020

UK government finally admits it trained and equipped Nigeria’s homophobic SARS unit

10/30/2020

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has a long record of horrifying abuses, including the routine intimidation, harassment and attacks of peaceful protesters. It has also been accused…

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Added on: 10/31/2020

Estonia’s Parliament Likely to Debate Same Sex Marriage by Public Demand

10/29/2020

The Estonian Green Party is celebrating after its petition calling for same-sex marriage broke all records.The party posted the petition on the official parliamentary site. Petitions on…

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Added on: 10/30/2020

Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’ energize some activists, prompt others to leave

10/29/2020

When he took up a yearlong writing residency in Berlin earlier this year, novelist Jacek Dehnel judged the chances he’d return to Poland afterward as 50-50. His…

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Added on: 10/30/2020

National prayer breakfast canceled following spat over LGBT remark

10/29/2020

The annual National Prayer Breakfast in Taiwan will be canceled this year, the first time in 20 years, following controversy over a recent social media post by…

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Added on: 10/30/2020

A mother told Biden about her transgender child. Then came the attacks.

10/29/2020

In Joe Biden’s town hall earlier this month, one of the questions came from a woman named Mieke Haeck, a 42-year-old physical therapist from State College, Pa….

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Added on: 10/30/2020

Queer Japan Shows the Asian Nation’s ‘LGBT Boom’ in New Trailer

10/29/2020

A new documentary, directed by Graham Kolbeins, explores the LGBTQ+ culture in Tokyo and other regions through the eyes of its leading out figures. Kolbeins, along with…

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Added on: 10/29/2020

CHRISTIAN GROUP SUING UK VENUES FOR AXING ANTI-LGBTQ PREACHER FRANKLIN GRAHAM’S EVENTS

10/28/2020

An evangelical Christian group is reportedly suing a string of UK entertainment venues and city councils after they axed public appearances by anti-LGBTQ preacher Franklin Graham. The…

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Added on: 10/29/2020

Advocates fear Barrett will strip away gay rights. It could begin next week.

10/29/2020

Amy Coney Barrett has been fueling the fears of LGBTQ advocacy groups since President Donald Trump first nominated her to the federal bench in 2017. Now, with…

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Added on: 10/29/2020

Greens’ same-sex marriage petition most signed in portal’s history

10/28/2020

The Estonian Greens’ petition in support of same-sex marriage hosted on the Citizen Initiative Portal rahvaalgatus.ee is the most-signed in the website’s history. As of noon on…

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Added on: 10/28/2020

Nigerian judge throws out case against 47 men facing homosexuality charge

10/27/2020

A judge in a Nigerian court on Tuesday threw out a case against 47 men charged with public displays of affection with members of same sex, ending…

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Added on: 10/28/2020

In conservative Mexico, ‘Muxes’ soccer team tackles outdated LGBT stereotypes

10/27/2020

A soccer team in Mexico’s capital is shooting for greater inclusion for the LGBT community by relying on the widespread love of Latin America’s most popular sport….

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Added on: 10/28/2020

Trump-linked groups spending millions campaigning against LGBT and women’s rights in Europe

10/27/2020

Right-wing US groups, some with links to Donald Trump, are spending millions of pounds campaigning against LGBT and women’s rights in Europe, it has been revealed An…

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Added on: 10/28/2020

Taiwanese military mass wedding to feature its first same-sex couples

10/27/2020

Two same-sex couples are to be married in the Taiwanese army’s annual mass wedding ceremony this week, in a first after the island’s government legalised marriage equality…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Prince Azim, Son of Sultan of Brunei, Dies

10/26/2020

Prince Haji ‘Abdul’ Azim, a Hollywood film producer and the son of the Sultan of Brunei, died on Saturday morning, CNN reports. As a Hollywood insider with…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Egyptian officials systemically abuse and torture gays, rights group says

10/26/2020

Malak el-Kashif, a political activist and transgender woman living in Egypt, was arrested at her Cairo home last March after participating in a protest and was then…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Kenya’s anti-LGBT+ ‘moral policeman’ is bending over backwards arguing against the Pope’s support of same-sex couples

10/26/2020

The CEO of the Kenya Film Classifications Board (KFCB), known as the country’s “moral policeman”, has insisted that Pope Francis must have been misquoted when spoke out…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Foreigners Living with HIV in Jordan Face an Impossible Choice

10/26/2020

In Jordan, medical professionals and health facilities are mandated to report an individual’s HIV status to the government. Foreign nationals found to be HIV-positive are summarily deported…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

The Supreme Court’s next major case starts the day after the election

10/26/2020

With Amy Coney Barrett poised to become the next Supreme Court justice, many Americans are wondering what — if anything — the outcome of the upcoming presidential…

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Added on: 10/26/2020

How intersex Latter-day Saints struggle to stay in a ‘two gender’ faith

10/25/2020

Courtney Skaggs always felt, well, different from other girls growing up, but she didn’t really know how different until she had the birds-and-the-bees talk with her parents…

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Added on: 10/26/2020

‘Marriage will protect our rights, affirm commitment’ — why same-sex couple moved Delhi HC

10/25/2020

After being together for over eight years, Kavita Arora and Ankita Khanna wanted legal recognition of their “committed relationship”, just like any other couple would. But for…

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Added on: 10/25/2020

Civil partnerships can now be converted to marriages in Northern Ireland

10/23/2020

The Northern Ireland Office has recently announced the ability to convert civil partnerships to marriage and vice versa. “Regulations were laid in Parliament today allowing conversion from…

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Added on: 10/25/2020

‘The LGBT Issue Is Slicing Israel’s religious-Zionist Community in Two’

10/25/2020

Rabbi Mordechai Vardi thought he already knew quite a bit about Orthodox LGBT people when he decided to direct the film “Marry Me However,” a documentary on…

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Added on: 10/25/2020

LGBT Chinese Australians face stigma and disbelief as they search for family acceptance

10/24/2020

Wei Zhang describes himself as a true romantic. The Melbourne resident dreams of a long-lasting marriage, just like the one his parents have. “I am a romantic…

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Added on: 10/25/2020

Right to love

10/25/2020

With the petition in the Delhi High Court asking that the Special Marriage Act be interpreted in a gender-neutral fashion allowing for the marriage of persons regardless…

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Added on: 10/24/2020

Venezuela President Urges Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage After Pope’s Comments

10/23/2020

Venezuela’s president has called on his country to take up the issue of same-sex marriage following the Pope’s comments endorsing civil unions. On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas…

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Added on: 10/24/2020

Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Dozen Anti-LGBT Candidates

10/23/2020

The Log Cabin Republicans, which describes itself as “the nation’s original and largest organisation representing LGBT conservatives and straight allies”, has endorsed 34 candidates from across the…

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Added on: 10/23/2020

Photos Capture Striking Moments of Nigeria’s #EndSARS Protests

10/22/2020

Over the past few weeks, Nigeria has been rocked by mass protests against continued police brutality in the country. Nigerian youth have called upon President Muhammadu Buhari…

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Added on: 10/23/2020

Olubiyi Sanders – ISHRAI, Nigeria

Ari Weinstein

Alturi Contributor

I want to hear a bit about you. How did you become involved in LGBTI activism? The things that pushed me to be an activist centered around…

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Added on: 10/22/2020

QAnon’s ‘SaveOurChildren’ Slogan Has Long Anti-LGBT History

10/21/2020

Model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen recently shared the devastating news with her social media followers: she and her husband, singer John Legend, had lost their child…