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Added on: 10/16/2020

Demos planned as Italy mulls LGBT+ hate crime law for the sixth time

Reuters
10/15/2020
When Marlon Landolfo kissed his date on a night out, onlookers started heckling, a fight broke out and his friend ended up in hospital – the latest…
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Global News

Added on: 10/15/2020

LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law

Beloit Daily News
10/14/2020
Sexual minority groups and human rights activists launched a petition on Thursday calling for an LGBT equality law in Japan in hopes that it can be enacted…
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Added on: 10/15/2020

French government unveils national plan to combat hatred against LGBT people

RFI
10/14/2020
The French government has unveiled a national plan to combat hatred and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT), which emphasises the importance of inclusive…
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Added on: 10/15/2020

Algeria: Mass Convictions for Homosexuality

Human Rights Watch
10/14/2020
An Algerian court on September 3, 2020 sentenced 2 men to prison terms and 42 others to suspended terms after mass arrests at what the police alleged…
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Global News

Added on: 10/15/2020

Texas Social Workers Can Refuse LGBT and Disabled Clients Under New Rule

Newsweek
10/14/2020
Texas officials have changed rules for social workers to allow them to refuse service for clients who are LGBTQ or disabled. The Texas State Board of Social…
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World Voices

Added on: 10/14/2020

Sarita KC – Mitini Nepal, Kathmandu

Sarah Leistico
Alturi Contributor
How did you become involved with LGBTIQ activism? I have experience in several professions such as teaching and fashion design. I never thought I would call myself…
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Global News

Added on: 10/13/2020

Queer Nigerians Are Being Beaten by SARS — I’m Trying to End That

Out
10/13/2020
Matthew Blaise is an LGBTQ+ activist in Nigeria who has been on the front lines of the #End SARS protests and has suffered abuse by SARS officers…
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Global News

Added on: 10/13/2020

Co Cork town ends twinning arrangement with Polish “LGBT-Free zone”

Irish Central
10/13/2020
Saoirse Mackin, the chairperson of the Cork East branch of the Social Democrats, welcomed the news in a statement on Monday: “Poland, one of just six European…
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Added on: 10/13/2020

Israel to Form Government Committee to Assist Transgender Community

Haaretz
10/12/2020
Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn and Welfare Minister Itzik Shmuli announced an inter-ministerial team to consider ways to ease hardships for transgender people on Monday. The team is…
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Added on: 10/13/2020

Anti-gay violence continues in Senegal’s ‘holy city’

Rights Africa
10/13/2020
That assault came less than three weeks after 10 young homosexual men in Touba were arrested by the city’s Safiyatoul Amal religious militia. The assault came three…
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Added on: 10/12/2020

Israeli Orthodox leader: Judaism does not forbid same-sex couples from building a family

Jewish Telegraph Agency
10/12/2020
(JTA) — A prominent Israeli Orthodox rabbi said that Jewish law does not forbid LGBTQ people from building a family. Rabbi Benny Lau made the statement as…
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Added on: 10/12/2020

For Georgia’s LGBT rights campaigners, a victory

Emerging Europe
10/12/2020
In December 2009, plainclothes police raided the offices of the Inclusive Foundation in Tbilisi, an organisation that campaigns for LGBT rights in Georgia. Two members of the…
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Added on: 10/12/2020

LGBT Pride Parade Rolls Through Kosovo’s Capital

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
10/12/2020
Kosovo’s LGBT Pride Parade took place in the capital, Pristina. To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, activists paraded in their brightly colored cars at the event…
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Global News

Added on: 10/12/2020

How young, queer Nigerians use Twitter to shape identity and fight homophobia

The Conversation
10/12/2020
Nigeria continues to be largely homophobic, mainly as a result of cultural and religious conventions. Negative perceptions of homosexuality led to the criminalisation of same-sex relations in…
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Global News

Added on: 10/12/2020

At home and abroad, LGBT Syrians fight to have their voices heard

Syria Direct
10/11/2020
AMMAN/BEIRUT — In Damascus, Amira al-Tabbaa lived her life in murmurs. Officially, homosexuality and offenses against “public decency” are illegal in Syria. That is why when Amira…
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Global News

Added on: 10/12/2020

NSW protesters defy ban to march against Latham’s anti-trans Bill

Out in Perth
10/11/2020
LGBTQIA+ advocates and allies in New South Wales took to the streets over the weekend to march against a transphobic Bill currently before the state’s parliament. The…
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Global News

Added on: 10/12/2020

RELLA LAUNCHES THE KWAN HEBWA ACADEMY: A HANDS-ON TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LBQ WOMEN

Kuchu Times
10/11/2020
Rella Rights 4 Women’s Foundation officially launched the Kwan Hebwa Academy in Kampala on Wednesday 7th October 2020. Following the set SOPs, the brunch affair was attended…
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Added on: 10/12/2020

Saving Indigenous Trans Women

The Advocate
10/11/2020
The New Mexico Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women task force held a public meeting on Thursday on the topic of violence against queer and trans people in…
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Added on: 10/11/2020

Sexual minorities still struggling five years after LGBT ordinance

Asahi Shimbun
10/10/2020
Miho Okada experienced the frustrating limits of measures introduced to protect the rights of same-sex couples when her lesbian partner was hospitalized with advanced rectal cancer in…
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Added on: 10/11/2020

Record number of LGBT+ candidates set to run in U.S. election

Reuters
10/10/2020
A record number of LGBT+ people will run for office in next month’s U.S. election, reflecting stronger support for LGBT+ rights among Americans that is eroding concerns…
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Added on: 10/11/2020

The Buddhist monk and make-up artist seeking LGBT+ equality in Japan

Reuters
10/10/2020
During a sheltered upbringing in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, gay Japanese monk Kodo Nishimura kept his sexuality a closely guarded secret, and also concealed his burgeoning…
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Global News

Added on: 10/11/2020

At home and abroad, LGBT Syrians fight to have their voices heard

Syria Direct
10/10/2020
In Damascus, Amira al-Tabbaa lived her life in murmurs. Officially, homosexuality and offenses against “public decency” are illegal in Syria. That is why when Amira met with…
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Global News

Added on: 10/10/2020

Anarcho-queer-feminist housing project forcibly evicted after three decades

Pink News
10/09/2020
Liebig34, an “anarcho-queer-feminist” housing project in Berlin, has been cleared of residents following a contentious eviction involving around 1,500 police officers. Officers from eight German states, including…
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Added on: 10/10/2020

Ukraine Wraps Skyscraper in Rainbow for Pride to Fight Homophobia

Out Magazine
10/09/2020
The owners of the second-tallest building in Ukraine are taking a stand against a rising tide of homophobia in the region. The colors of the Pride flag…
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Added on: 10/10/2020

Largest-ever US study on intersex adult health finds disparities

East Bay Reporter
10/09/2020
The largest-ever American study on the social and mental health of intersex adults was released October 9, revealing that the population experiences major health disparities. “A national…
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Added on: 10/10/2020

Thailand: Kingdom still divided over LGBT rights

Bangkok Post
10/09/2020
The passage of pro-rights bills pertaining to civil partnerships of same-sex couples has promoted greater rights for those in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) community…
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Added on: 10/09/2020

Pussy Riot members arrested after LGBT+ flag protest

The Independent
19/08/2020
Russian police detained two leading members of the Pussy Riot art collective on Thursday. The news follows the radical group’s LGBT+ protest that saw them raising pride…
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Added on: 10/09/2020

Nigeria is getting its first LGBT job fair

Erasing 76 Crimes
10/08/2020
The event, scheduled for Nov. 28, is being organized by the Bisi Alimi Foundation, a diaspora LGBTIQ+ organization working to accelerate social acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people in…
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Added on: 10/09/2020

There’s $20trillion of global LGBT+ wealth we could be leveraging to build a better world

Gay Star News
10/08/2020
Many people talk about the ‘power of the pink dollar’ but few realize there’s $20trillion of LGBT+ wealth we could be using to build a better future….
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Added on: 10/09/2020

Rights group denounces Central America anti-LGBTQ violence

NBC News
10/08/2020
Human Rights Watch criticized Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala for failing to stop violence against LGBTQ people in a new report published on Wednesday, which also denounced…
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