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Added on: 06/19/2020

Study links opposition to ‘LGBT rights’ to desire for Christian dominance

Christian Post
06/18/2020
A study led by a University of Illinois professor suggests that Americans who oppose same-sex marriage or adding LGBT classifications to discrimination laws want to maintain a…
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Added on: 06/19/2020

TV exposé from Iran targets LGBTQ safe houses in Iraq

Erasing 76 Crimes
06/18/2020
The Iranian state-run news channel Al-Alam released a 22-minute television program labeling the Iraqi organization IraQueer and its network of LGBTQ safe houses as agents of a…
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Added on: 06/18/2020

Poland’s Jewish leaders deplore stigmatization of LGBTQ people

NBC News
06/17/2020
Jewish community leaders in Warsaw on Tuesday voiced their opposition to the “dehumanizing” language they say is being used against LGBTQ (lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender and queer)…
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Added on: 06/18/2020

How one Egyptian lesbian stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price

CNN
06/17/2020
In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year-old…
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Added on: 06/18/2020

Romanian rights groups condemn ban on gender identity studies

Reuters
06/17/2020
Romanian human rights groups and universities on Wednesday condemned a blanket ban on gender identity studies voted through by lawmakers, which they said would legitimise discrimination against…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

LGBTQI+ youth still have a long way to go to be truly free in South Africa

IOL
06/16/2020
This Youth Day, as much as we look back on that iconic moment in South Africa’s history that was the 1976 Soweto Uprising, where young men and…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

Supreme Court LGBT Ruling Leaves Out 1 in 6 American Workers

Washington Post
06/17/2020
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision holding that employers can’t discriminate against workers based on their sexual orientation or gender identity has a glaring loophole: It doesn’t…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

How globalisation has transformed the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian
06/16/2020
Much progress has been made in attitudes towards sexual equality and gender identity – but in many places a dramatic backlash by conservative forces has followed. On…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

Birdwatcher Christian Cooper was an LGBT pioneer at Marvel Comics

Daily Mail
06/16/2020
Birdwatcher Christian Cooper was thrust into the media spotlight last month following a racially-charged encounter he shared with a hysterical dog walker in Central Park, but years…
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Added on: 06/16/2020

LGBT activists protest at Polish president’s campaign rally

Reuters
06/15/2020
About a hundred protesters held up banners at an election rally for the Polish president on Monday, after he said over the weekend that LGBT “ideology” was…
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Added on: 06/16/2020

Is SpongeBob SquarePants gay? Tweet creates rainbow of speculation

The Guardian
06/15/2020
Clearly, most people will know about SpongeBob, but do you think you should give a bit of basic info for the odd reader who has, say, been…
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Added on: 06/16/2020

Swiss women stage a mass scream to protest gender pay gap, domestic and anti-LGBT violence

Australian Broadcasting
06/15/2020
Women across Switzerland have staged a mass screaming protest as part of demands for equal treatment and an end to violence at the hands of men. On…
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Added on: 06/16/2020

In landmark ruling, Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBT workers

Reuters
05/15/2020
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a watershed victory for LGBT rights and a defeat for President Donald Trump’s administration by ruling that a longstanding federal…
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Added on: 06/15/2020

Lesbian mothers recognized by Chilean court in historic verdict

Santiago Times
06/14/2020
This week, the Second Family Court of Chile ordered the Civil Registry Service to register a child on his birth certificate as the son of two women….
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Added on: 06/15/2020

Pride events kick off in Shanghai with city run

Reuters
06/14/2020
More than 100 people took part in the Shanghai’s eighth annual Pride Run on Sunday, one of a series of events over nine days in China’s financial…
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Added on: 06/15/2020

Health Care Advocates Push Back Against Trump’s Erasure of Transgender Rights

New York Times
06/14/2020
Health advocates representing American hospitals, medical groups, insurers and civil rights associations condemned the Trump administration on Saturday for rolling back protections for transgender patients, and for…
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Added on: 06/14/2020

Some of the Best Movies About Racism in America

Goomba Stomp
06/13/2020
We’ve been asked by friends, family, and readers to recommend movies about systemic racism, police brutality, and civic unrest that can help contextualize the current Black Lives…
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Added on: 06/14/2020

Boris Johnson Scraps Plans To Make Changing Gender Easier In Blow For Trans Rights

Forbes
06/13/2020
Boris Johnson has reportedly scrapped plans to make changing your gender easier, in a blow for trans rights. On the first day, Boris Johnson came to power…
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Added on: 06/14/2020

Polish election: Andrzej Duda says LGBT ‘ideology’ worse than communism

BBC
06/13/2020
Polish President Andrzej Duda has called the promotion of LGBT rights an “ideology” more destructive than communism, in a campaign speech. He is an ally of the…
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Added on: 06/14/2020

Dutch government uncovers holiday camps for ‘conversion therapy’

Reuters
06/13/2020
In the Netherlands, 15 organisations and individuals offer so-called “conversion therapy” aiming to make gay people straight, the health ministry said, as it mulls a ban on…
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Added on: 06/12/2020

For gay stars of banned condom ad, no let-up in Poland’s LGBT rights clampdown

Reuters
06/11/2020
For Jakub Kwiecinski, a ban by Poland’s public broadcaster on a condom advert featuring him and his husband has come as no surprise, but it does make…
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Added on: 06/12/2020

Feminist publications Magdalene.co, Konde.co suffer cyberattacks

Jakarta Post
06/11/2020
Online feminist publication Magdalene.co has suffered a series of cyberattacks over the past month, which has made it difficult for readers to access the website. “Hi friends,…
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Added on: 06/12/2020

Neymar Jr to Face Homophobia Charges in Brazil

Morocco World News
06/11/2020
As French teams await for the resumption of the French Football league (Ligue 1), a Brazilian LGBT activist has filed a lawsuit against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward…
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Added on: 06/12/2020

Gay Pride embraces its roots by teaming up with U.S. black activists

AM NY
06/11/2020
Floats, all-night parties and parades may be out, but the LGBTQ community is returning to its roots by teaming up with black activists for Pride month celebrations…
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Added on: 06/11/2020

The best online LGBT exhibitions for pride month

The Guardian
06/10/2020
With the Covid-19 pandemic still ongoing, hundreds of pride events have been cancelled across America. But the celebrations will continue online. There will be digital parties but…
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Added on: 06/11/2020

Sex Work is Real Work, and it’s Time to Treat it That Way

ACLU
06/10/2020
Sex workers aren’t always a part of the conversation about police brutality, but they should be. Police regularly target, harass, and assault sex workers or people they…
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Added on: 06/11/2020

India: They’re putting the B in LGBT

Times of India
06/10/2020
Natasha was in her first year of college when she made a new female friend that she liked — a lot. “Up until that point, I was…
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Added on: 06/11/2020

Polish leader casts gays as the enemy in bid to revive campaign

The Hour
06/10/2020
Poland’s president stepped up a political attack against the LGBT community, portraying gay people as enemies in a bid to jump-start his stalled campaign for a second…
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Added on: 06/10/2020

Hong Kong LGBT charter in planning stages

The Standard
06/09/2020
Plans to introduce a voluntary charter on discrimination against sexual minorities in Hong Kong are under way as officials look into existing policies adopted by neighboring governments….
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Added on: 06/10/2020

JAPANESE REGION ANNOUNCES BAN ON OUTING LGBTQ PEOPLE AGAINST THEIR WILL

Attitude Magazine
06/09/2020
Japan is beginning to lag noticeably behind when it comes to LGBTQ rights such as adoption and marriage equality, but one region has taken a groundbreaking step…
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