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Added on: 09/21/2020

Transgender activist Akkai Padmashali joins Congress

New Indian Express
09/20/2020
In a historic event of sorts, transgender activist Dr Akkai Padmashali joined the Karnataka unit of the Congress party on Sunday. Akkai is the first from the…
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Added on: 09/21/2020

Inside Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’

BBC
09/20/2020
In Poland, dozens of small towns have declared themselves free of “LGBT ideology”. Politicians’ hostility to gay rights has become a flashpoint, pitting the religious right against…
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Added on: 09/20/2020

Tens of thousands of protesters partake in Thailand pro-democracy rally

Daily Sabah
09/19/2020
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed close to Thailand’s royal palace Saturday, in a huge rally calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to step down and…
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Added on: 09/20/2020

‘Vote like your life depends on it’: Pete Buttigieg’s message to LGBTQ youth

The Guardian
09/19/2020
For Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay candidate to win a presidential primary or caucus, the threat of a second Trump term is both political and deeply…
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Added on: 09/20/2020

‘Love Falls on Us’ explores the intersection of African LGBT rights and American activism

The Washington Post
09/19/2020
The book in this installment of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular — “Love Falls on Us: A Story of American Ideas and African LGBT Lives” —…
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Added on: 09/20/2020

Big Read: The Irish far right is on the rise

The Independent
09/19/2020
Bloodied and bashed, an image of LGBT campaigner Izzy Kamikaze being attacked for voicing her opposition to anti-face mask demonstrators last weekend in the capital went viral….
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Added on: 09/19/2020

60% of queer Iranians have been assaulted by homophobic family members

Pink News
09/18/2020
More than six in 10 queer people from Iran have been assaulted by anti-LGBT+ family members, and almost half have been sexually assaulted in public, according to…
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Added on: 09/19/2020

Gay children are ‘children of God’, Pope tells parents

The Tablet
09/18/2020
Pope Francis has told the parents of gay children that God loves them “as they are” because they are “the children of God”. His remarks came following…
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Added on: 09/19/2020

Proposed ‘comprehensive anti-discrimination bill’ called oxymoronic, removes need to protect LGBTQIA Filipinos

Outrage Magazine
09/17/2020
A proposed “Comprehensive (sic) Anti-Discrimination Act” is being considered in the House of Representatives (HOR), though the bill eliminates LGBTQIA people among those in need of protection….
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Added on: 09/18/2020

China Court Rules on LGBT Couple’s Landmark Child Custody Case

Sixth Tone
09/17/2020
A court in eastern China’s Fujian province has ruled against a woman who sued her ex-partner for custody of their 1-year-old daughter in a landmark legal case…
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Added on: 09/18/2020

Fiji: A long way to go for LGBTQ equality

Fiji Times
09/17/2020
Fiji’s growth in achieving transgender rights and freedom is less than 1 per cent, says founder of Transgender Fiji Network, Dr Isireli Biumaitotoya. Dr Biumaitotoya said Fiji…
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Added on: 09/18/2020

Could the parents of LGBTQ kids decide the presidential election? Advocates say yes.

USA Today
09/17/2020
LGBTQ voters are becoming an increasingly key constituency for presidential candidates. On Super Tuesday, 10% of voters identified as queer, a marked jump from the 6% recorded…
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Added on: 09/18/2020

Belize Gets Cold Feet, Withdraws Equal Opportunity Bill

7 News Belize
09/16/2020
It seems all the blowback gave the government cold feet. In a late evening press release the Government of Belize confirmed that the Equal Opportunity bill will…
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World Voices

Added on: 09/17/2020

Kalki Subramaniam – Sahodari Foundation, India

Ari Weinstein
Alturi Contributor
I’m wondering if you can tell me a little bit about what inspired the Sahodari Foundation. Since childhood, I’ve had difficult experiences because of my transgender identity….
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Added on: 09/17/2020

Barbados Government proposes civil unions and hints it will make gay sex legal

Gay Star News
09/16/2020
Barbados has hinted it will make homosexuality legal and proposed civil unions so no citizen faces discrimination because of who they love. The announcements came in a…
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Added on: 09/17/2020

The Most Powerful Man in the World Thinks My Family Is ‘Less Than’

New York Times
09/16/2020
It was the worst of times; it was the worst of times. I’m an optimist at heart, but there were days this year when looking on the…
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Added on: 09/17/2020

Andrew Gillum comes back to public life, starting with coming out as bisexual

The Washington Post
09/16/2020
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum isn’t the first bisexual politician in the United States. But he is certainly the most prominent Black man to come out…
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Added on: 09/15/2020

Barbados to recognise same sex unions

Jamaica Observer
09/15/2020
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— The Barbados government has signalled its intention to recognise same sex relationships. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason, addressing the opening of a new term…
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Added on: 09/15/2020

Life getting better for Moroccan LGBTQ community

Youth Journalism International
09/15/2020
Fez, MOROCCO – Having a sexual orientation other than straight in Morocco is complicated at best, but seems to be slowly getting better. Members of the lesbian,…
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Added on: 09/15/2020

Polish MEP disgracefully denies the existence of ‘LGBT-free zones’. He claims they’re just a ‘joke told by left-wing activists’

Pink News
09/05/2020
A Polish member of the European Parliament said Monday (14 September) that “LGBT-free zones” do not exist in Poland and are just a “joke told by left-wing…
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Added on: 09/15/2020

Disney, Google, Microsoft back trans rights amid fierce British debate

Openly News
09/14/2020
Dozens of organisations including Disney, Google and Microsoft weighed into a fierce debate over transgender rights in Britain on Monday, writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to…
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Added on: 09/15/2020

Bulgaria once led the way on LGBT+ rights in emerging Europe. Not any more.

Emerging Europe
09/14/2020
LGBT+ people have once again become the scapegoat of the Bulgarian government, but the community keeps fighting for a normal existence in the country. Extreme demonisation of…
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Added on: 09/15/2020

UN condemns killing of LGBT activist in northern Mexico

Associated Press
09/14/2020
The U.N. human rights agency called on Mexican authorities Thursday to thoroughly investigate the killing of an LGBT rights activist in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua….
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Added on: 09/14/2020

Woman Opens 1st Mississippi Clinic Dedicated to Trans Healthcare

US News and World Report
09/13/2020
When Gulf Coast native Stacie Pace decided to open her own clinic, the nurse practitioner carefully considered one question: Whose healthcare needs were not being met? The…
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Added on: 09/14/2020

Delhi HC to hear Petition seeking Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage under Hindu Marriage Act

Gaylaxy Magazine
09/14/2020
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking recognition of same-sex marriage and couples under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petition has been…
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Added on: 09/14/2020

New Nigerian song promotes sexual diversity and human rights for all

No Strings Nigeria
09/13/2020
Nigerian singer and human rights activist Samuel Uchenna, popularly known as Samuch, has released an empowering new song that promotes respect for all persons regardless of their…
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Added on: 09/14/2020

There are a hundred parts of Poland where it’s not OK to be gay – this is why it matters in Manchester

Manchester Evening News
09/13/2020
Poland is in the middle of a crisis right now. Years of hostility towards LGBT+ people mean tempers are reaching breaking point and the country is now…
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Added on: 09/13/2020

Meet the South Dakota swimmer who pushed back against homophobia to become Homecoming King

Queerty
09/12/2020
Meet Josh Sorbe, the 23-year-old swimming champion for the University of South Dakota. Sorbe captained the school’s Division 1 swim team his senior year, leading the men’s…
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Added on: 09/13/2020

Transgender anarchist wins GOP nomination for sheriff in Cheshire County

Union Leader
09/12/2020
Keene’s Aria DiMezzo is the first transgender person to win the GOP’s nomination for Cheshire County sheriff after running unopposed in Tuesday’s primary. DiMezzo, associated with the…
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Added on: 09/13/2020

TikTok under fire after admitting it restricts some international LGBT hashtags

Newsday
09/12/2020
Social media and entertainment giant TikTok have acknowledged that it restricts LGBT-related hashtags following a report published by a research team in Australia. A report by the…
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