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Added on: 07/12/2020

Facebook & Instagram Ban All Content Promoting So-Called “Ex-Gay” Conversion Therapy

07/11/2020

On Friday, Facebook and Instagram announced a ban on all videos, images, and written content promoting so-called “ex-gay” conversion therapy or reparative therapy, a widely disavowed and…

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Added on: 07/12/2020

Duda vs Trzaskowski: The fight for Poland’s future

07/11/2020

Poland’s presidential election on Sunday will be crucial in shaping the country’s future and its strained relations with the EU for at least the next three years…

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Added on: 07/12/2020

Supreme Court’s religious employer ruling could weaken LGBTQ protections

07/11/2020

The Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, which strengthened the legal protections that shield religious institutions from job discrimination lawsuits, could…

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Added on: 07/11/2020

UN Rights Expert Describes ‘Dire’ Situation In Belarus Ahead Of Presidential Vote

07/10/2020

The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus says the country’s “already dire” human rights situation has deteriorated further over the last year, amid…

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Added on: 07/11/2020

Russian LGBT activist fined for ‘gay propaganda’ family drawings

07/10/2020

A Russian LGBT activist said she was fined 75,000 roubles ($1,000) on Friday on charges of spreading “gay propaganda” among minors by publishing drawings of same-sex couples…

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Added on: 07/11/2020

Mexico City lawmakers vote to outlaw LGBT+ conversion therapy

07/10/2020

Lawmakers in Mexico City on Friday voted to ban conversion therapy, part of a small but growing movement to end the practice of trying to change a…

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Added on: 07/11/2020

US Scrabble bans racist and LGBTQ slurs from tournaments

07/10/2020

North American Scrabble competitors will no longer be able to play racist and homophobic slurs from the “N-word” to “bumboy” and “poofs”, the head of the players’…

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Added on: 07/10/2020

Northern Ireland to get religious same-sex marriage

07/09/2020

Same-sex religious marriages will be allowed in Northern Ireland, the British government said on Thursday, bowing to pressure from LGBT+ campaigners after the first secular lesbian wedding…

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Added on: 07/10/2020

Kosovo LGBTI groups criticise civil partnership plans

07/09/2020

Groups supporting LGBTI rights have labeled a special law allowing for the registration of same-sex civil partnerships in Kosovo that is set to be put before the…

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Added on: 07/10/2020

Baja California legislators push to codify same-sex marriage protections in law

07/09/2020

Baja California state legislators on Tuesday approved a draft initiative that seeks to eliminate the costly and lengthy legal obstacles that gay and lesbian couples face when…

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Added on: 07/10/2020

Norway will prioritise lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender refugees

07/09/2020

Norway is to prioritise refugees who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, the government has confirmed. LGBT+ refugees will, for the first time, be given priority both…

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Added on: 07/09/2020

Gay rights: the taboo subject in Singapore’s election

07/08/2020

Among a record eleven parties set to contest Singapore’s election on Friday, there has been virtual silence on one of the conservative city-state’s most controversial issues, gay…

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Added on: 07/09/2020

The Dutch are putting LGBT+ rights in Article 1 of their constitution

07/08/2020

The Netherlands is planning a way to guarantee LGBT+ rights for generations to come by including them in Article 1 of its constitution. The 150-member House of…

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Added on: 07/09/2020

Brazil: Bolsonaro reportedly uses homophobic slur to mock masks

07/08/2020

One day after announcing he had tested positive for coronavirus Jair Bolsonaro has come under fire for allegedly using homophobic language to mock the use of face…

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Added on: 07/09/2020

Thai cabinet backs bill allowing same-sex unions

07/08/2020

Thailand’s cabinet approved a civil partnership bill on Wednesday that would recognise same-sex unions with almost the same legal rights as married couples, in one of the…

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Added on: 07/08/2020

Nigerian’s First LGBTQ Movie, ‘Ife’, Set for Release

07/07/2020

A Nigerian LGBTQ right advocate, Pamela Adie, is set to release the first-ever pro-lesbian movie in Nigeria titled ‘Ife’. The story revolves around two lesbian partners, Ife…

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Added on: 07/08/2020

‘Another Marielle Franco Shouldn’t Die’: Film Memorializes Slain Brazilian LGBT Activist

07/07/2020

A few days before George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, sparking Black Lives Matter protests worldwide, a 14-year-old black teenager named João Pedro Matos Pinto was…

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Added on: 07/08/2020

First person ‘cured’ of HIV using medication alone, marking the most exciting breakthrough in years

07/07/2020

In a major leap forward in the search for a HIV/AIDS cure, a person has been “cured” of HIV using a cocktail of medicines in what activists…

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Added on: 07/08/2020

Meet Malaysia’s LGBTQ punk rockers

07/07/2020

Singing and playing guitar with her garage punk band TingTongKetz, trans musician Shika Corona is a striking mak nyah — Malay slang for a trans woman. Tall…

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Added on: 07/07/2020

57 Million Viewers Joined Virtual LGBT Pride Celebration Global Pride

07/06/2020

More than 57 million people tuned in to the first-ever Global Pride. Global Pride replaced the annual LGBT Pride parades and festivals canceled this year due to…

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Added on: 07/07/2020

Germany to rehabilitate discriminated gay soldiers

07/06/2020

Germany is planning to rehabilitate soldiers who were discriminated against in past years by being rejected for promotion or even fired from the army because of their…

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Added on: 07/07/2020

For Lesbians, TikTok Is ‘the Next Tinder’

06/29/2020

Young women feeling alienated by dating apps and bar culture are finding love on their For You pages. On Feb. 3, Lauren Vlach received $8 on Venmo,…

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Added on: 07/07/2020

Faltering AIDS battle risks 10-year setback from COVID-19, UN warns

07/06/2020

The global fight against AIDS was faltering even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this newly-emerged viral disease is now threatening to put progress against HIV back by…

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Added on: 07/06/2020

Knife-edge Polish presidential race could slow the march of populism

07/05/2020

As liberal Rafał Trzaskowski gains on rightwing Andrzej Duda, LGBT rights are among issues at stake in Poland and beyond. When Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, goes up…

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Added on: 07/06/2020

Protesters take to the streets amid concerns over Tory government’s alleged rollback of trans rights

07/05/2020

More than a thousand people gathered in London’s Parliament Square yesterday (July 4) to protest against the government’s alleged abandonment of reforms to the Gender Recognition Act….

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Added on: 07/06/2020

Woman mocked on Twitter for asking Malaysians to boycott Ikea for selling Pride Month bags in the US

07/05/2020

A Malaysian’s vow to boycott furniture brand Ikea for selling Pride Month rainbow bags in its United States store has been met with criticism and ridicule. Last…

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Added on: 07/06/2020

Facebook Urged to Do More to Stop LGBT+ Hate Speech in Arab Countries

07/05/2020

LGBT+ rights groups urged Facebook on Tuesday to act on a rise in online hate speech after the death of an Egyptian activist jailed for waving the…

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Added on: 07/05/2020

LGBT Pride activists protest in Paris against racial injustice

07/04/2020

A pared-down LGBT Pride march drew thousands of people to the streets of Paris on Saturday, without the colourful trucks blasting out techno music but with powerful…

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Added on: 07/05/2020

They Marched in America’s First Prides in 1970. They’re Still Out, Loud, and Proud.

07/04/2020

The 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City was marked in June 2019. This year saw the 50th anniversary of the city’s first Pride…

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Added on: 07/05/2020

Farmer comes out as trans at 65, proving it’s never too late to be your true, authentic self

07/04/2020

A farmer from rural Ireland has proven that it’s never too late to be your authentic self by coming out as trans at the age of 65….