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Added on: 07/15/2020

Poland’s LGBT community feels fear and anger after election

07/14/2020

Members of Poland’s LGBT community say they are angry and afraid after President Andrzej Duda won re-election in a divisive campaign that cast their movement for equal…

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Added on: 07/15/2020

Thailand Is Taking Steps to Recognize Same-Sex Couples. But What About the Rest of Southeast Asia?

07/14/2020

A year ago, Taiwan made history by becoming the first Asian country to permit same-sex marriage in a region where any form of legal recognition for same-sex…

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Added on: 07/15/2020

Her death sparked Transgender Day of Remembrance. 22 years later, still no answers

07/14/2020

Rita Hester fought like hell. The story was written in blood. The phone had been ripped from the wall. Half a shoe print — not Rita’s —…

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Added on: 07/14/2020

UK debates creation of gender-neutral passports

07/13/2020

Gender-neutral passports (where ‘X’ replaces M/F) will be debated again this week in the British Parliament after judges ruled in March that the Home Office has the…

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Added on: 07/14/2020

LGBTQ+ community sees spike in first-time depression in wake of coronavirus

07/13/2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety and depression rates are spiking in the LGBTQ+ community, especially in individuals who hadn’t struggled with those issues in…

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Added on: 07/14/2020

Brazil LGBTQ group avoids coronavirus in Copacabana’s Casa Nem building

07/13/2020

In a courtyard a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, a dozen people get settled on broken couches beneath a banner reading “Cure Your Prejudice.”…

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Added on: 07/14/2020

Russian constitution change ends hopes for gay marriage

07/13/2020

At the Lagutenko wedding in 2017, the couple exchanged vows, rings and kisses in front of friends and relatives, then took a traditional drive in a limousine,…

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Added on: 07/13/2020

Trump’s New Asylum Regulations Could Have Devastating Effects For LGBTQ People

07/12/2020

In June, the Trump administration released a 161-page draft rule that many say would essentially shut down the United States asylum system. The regulations would impose harsh…

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Added on: 07/13/2020

Netherlands plans to remove gender from ID cards entirely

07/12/2020

The Netherlands will stop including any gender marker at all on identification cards. Several countries – including India, Australia, and Canada, as well as the Netherlands –…

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Added on: 07/13/2020

Poland’s Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote

07/12/2020

Poland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda has narrowly beaten challenger Rafal Trzaskowski in Sunday’s presidential vote. The National Electoral Commission said Mr Duda had won 51.2% of the…

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Added on: 07/13/2020

Here’s Who Drives the Anti-LGBTQ Agenda in Poland Elections

07/12/2020

The final round of Poland’s presidential election held Sunday was dominated by incumbent President Andrzej Duda’s efforts to mobilize voters against the country’s LGBTQ people. It was…

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Added on: 07/12/2020

Turkish university student threatened with murder for LGBTQ+ rights lecture

07/11/2020

A political sciences student at Ankara University in Turkey, Nazli Ikra Öztay, has been threatened with murder for organising an event about LGBTQ+ rights. Nazli organised an…

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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…