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Added on: 11/12/2019

Uganda Police Confirm Arrest of 120 LGBT People

11/11/2019

Ugandan police said Monday that in an operation around Kampala’s city center, they arrested 120 people suspected to have been using narcotics. However, members of the LGBT…

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Added on: 11/12/2019

The West’s left-right battle lines run through Brazil

11/10/2019

“They did not jail a man,” declared the released prisoner. “They tried to kill an idea, and ideas don’t disappear.” The freed man was Luiz Inácio Lula…

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Added on: 11/12/2019

Ireland: Majority of gay teenagers feel unsafe in school

11/11/2019

Almost three-quarters of gay or transgender teenagers feel unsafe in schools, according to the largest survey of LGBT young people in the Irish education system. A large…

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Added on: 11/11/2019

Anti-LGBTQ and Anti-Choice World Congress of Families and Its Russian Backers Seek to Expand Influence in Africa

11/08/2019

The World Congress of Families, an international network of anti-LGBTQ and anti-choice activists, sponsored a regional conference in Accra, Ghana, last week. Organizers pitched it as an…

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Added on: 11/11/2019

The Australian media’s portrayal of trans people is a betrayal of their human rights

11/10/2019

As the United Nations independent expert on preventing violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, I have the privilege of working alongside…

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Added on: 11/11/2019

Same-Sex Relationships No Longer a Crime in Botswana

11/10/2019

Botswana becomes yet another African country to repeal its colonial laws against homosexuality, and recognise gay people as humans deserving of love and respect. Several decades ago,…

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Added on: 11/11/2019

Gay sex: is time finally up for Singapore’s Section 377A?

11/11/2019

It is a law famously and stubbornly resistant to change. One that has outlived not only the British colonialists who drafted it, but the British empire itself….

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Added on: 11/10/2019

Myanmar’s law and justice system perpetuates anti-LGBTQ stigma

11/08/2019

Myanmar’s criminal laws are outdated and fail to respect and protect human rights, especially the rights of LGBTQ people and rights enshrined in binding international human rights…

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Added on: 11/10/2019

Trump’s Takeover of America’s Courts Just Hit a Terrifying New Milestone

11/08/2019

Thursday, November 7 was a fateful day for the courts in America. By an 86-2 margin, the U.S. Senate approved William Nardini to a lifetime appointment on…

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Added on: 11/10/2019

Georgian police arrest more than 25 in clashes at gay movie premiere

11/09/2019

Police in Georgia said on Saturday they had arrested more than 25 people after ultra-nationalist protesters attempting to derail the premiere of an award-winning movie about gay…

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Added on: 11/10/2019

Same-sex marriage ruling overturned in Cayman Islands

11/07/2019

The Cayman Islands Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government, overturning Chief Justice Anthony Smellie’s previous ruling that legalised same-sex marriage in the Cayman…

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Added on: 11/08/2019

Lucy Liu’s secret side hustle is painting lesbian portraits and she’s actually amazing at it

11/07/2019

It’s no surprise to anyone that Lucy Liu is an amazing actor but fans are only just finding out about another hidden talent – she also paints…

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Added on: 11/08/2019

Colombia court upends old Latin America naming tradition

11/07/2019

Tradition has long had it that children born to families in Latin America receive two last names: That of their father, followed by that of their mother….

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Added on: 11/08/2019

Malaysia sentences five men to jail, caning and fines for gay sex

11/07/2019

A Malaysian religious court sentenced five men on Thursday to jail, caning and fines for attempting gay sex, media and a rights group said. Sodomy and same-sex…

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Added on: 11/08/2019

Brazilians March Against Bolsonaro and his Ties to Murder of Activist

11/07/2019

Brazilians marched in dozens of cities across the country against the far-right government of president Jair Bolsonaro. The marches come amid extremely concerning revelations, which allegedly tie…

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Added on: 11/07/2019

Demand For Rights and anti-LGBT Violence Marks Chile’s Political Crisis

11/05/2019

In less than three days a protest organized by students against the increase in subway fares turned into an imposing and unexpected national protest over years of…

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Added on: 11/07/2019

Panamanians Protest Proposed Ban on Marriage Equality

11/06/2019

“They are gay and they cannot enter,” said legislator Jairo “Bolota” Salazar on October 29 about a group of protesters outside the Panamanian National Assembly, as he…

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Added on: 11/07/2019

‘Stigma follows us’: Cape Town’s homeless, transgender women fight for recognition

11/06/2019

Beneath a bridge in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock, a strung-together network of blankets serves as a refuge for a group of women fighting stigma on…

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Added on: 11/07/2019

Georgian far right threatens home premiere of hit gay movie

11/06/2019

After winning accolades abroad, a Georgian movie about gay love is drawing threats at home, with far-right groups threatening to block Friday’s premiere in the conservative Caucasian…

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Added on: 11/07/2019

Vile bill would force HIV tests slammed by LGBT activists and lawmakers

11/06/2019

Plans for forced HIV tests for people whose bodily fluids come into contact with police – despite there being no record of this ever happening – has…

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Added on: 11/06/2019

Woman divides people with angry rant about rainbow poppies for Remembrance Day

11/05/2019

Each year in the run up to November 11, you’ll see people pinning red poppies to their jackets. The little paper flowers or badges are worn for…

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Added on: 11/06/2019

Bombs and blasphemy: the risks of watching gay art in Russia

11/05/2019

Whenever the play “Out of the Closet” is performed, Russian drama company Teatr.Doc has to take extra precautions: the audiences’ passports are checked to ensure everyone is…

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Added on: 11/06/2019

Danica Roem, first transgender lawmaker, reelected in Virginia

11/05/2019

Danica Roem, the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in a state legislature, was reelected to her Virginia seat on Tuesday. Roem, a Democrat,…

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Added on: 11/05/2019

Voters split on whether country is ready for a gay president

10/30/2019

As the Democratic Party fields its first serious presidential contender who is openly gay, half of American voters say that they personally are ready for a gay…

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Added on: 11/05/2019

Germany plans to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’

11/04/2019

German Health Minister Jens Spahn unveiled a draft law on Monday that largely bans “conversion therapy” for LGBT+ people. The practice will be completely banned for all…

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Added on: 11/05/2019

Kenyan census results a ‘big win’ for intersex people

11/04/2019

The results of Kenya’s first census to recognize intersex people are a “big win” for their rights, campaigners said as the data was released on Monday, expressing…

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Added on: 11/05/2019

Poll reveals majority of eastern Europeans ‘fearful for democracy’

11/03/2019

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, today’s eastern Europeans are fearful for the future of democracy, sceptical of government and the main political parties,…

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Added on: 11/04/2019

A Conservative Push to Make Trans Kids and School Sports the Next Battleground in the Culture War

11/03/2019

From the 12th floor of a glass office tower in the Washington suburbs, a campaign to sway the governor’s race in Kentucky on Tuesday is being waged…

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Added on: 11/04/2019

The Indian army wants to keep homosexuality a punishable offence

11/03/2019

Officials in the Indian Army want to keep punishing officers for being gay despite the fact that homosexuality was decriminalised in the country last year. Officials have…

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Added on: 11/04/2019

Proud lesbian Kenyan pastor opens up about her attraction to women in emotional interview

11/03/2019

Jacinta Nzilani spoke to a local radio station about her 25-year marriage to a man despite knowing since she was 16 that she was attracted women. She…