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Added on: 12/19/2024

Ghana Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to anti-LGBT bill

Reuters
12/18/2024
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa’s most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBT legislation, paving the way for the…
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Added on: 12/18/2024

Tennis’ first openly-gay ATP player Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva shares his feelings about coming out of the closet and how it impacts the sport

Sportskeeda
12/18/2024
Brazilian tennis player Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva spoke about coming out as gay and as others around him responded to it. The 24-year-old is the first…
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Added on: 12/18/2024

Doctors cannot sue over Biden admin’s transgender health discrimination policy, court rules

Reuters
12/17/2024
Two Texas doctors did not have standing to sue the Biden administration over a 2021 policy statement that federal law bans discrimination in healthcare against transgender people,…
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Added on: 12/18/2024

Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Lesbian Couples Right to Cohabit

The Times of India
12/18/2024
Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday upheld the freedom of a lesbian couple and directed their parents to not interfere with their lives. Observing that the petitioner…
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Added on: 12/18/2024

Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies

Associated Press
12/17/2024
A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, according to United…
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Added on: 12/17/2024

Kenyan gets 50 years for murder of LGBTQ+ activist

BBC
12/16/2024
Kenyan photographer Jacktone Odhiambo has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering his housemate, LGBTQ+ activist Edwin Kiprotich Kipruto, popularly known as Edwin Chiloba, nearly…
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Added on: 12/17/2024

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future.

The Big Issue
12/16/2024
As a queer Syrian man, Khaled Alesmael remains “cautious” about the rebel leadership who have taken over his home country. Having watched LGBTQ+ people jailed for their…
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Added on: 12/17/2024

Trump appoints gay former Obama and Clinton donor to be ambassador to Belgium

Advocate
12/16/2024
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Bill White, a gay businessman and philanthropist, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Belgium. White will represent the United States in Belgium,…
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Added on: 12/17/2024

The hidden struggle of gay men in urban areas across India

Thred
12/16/2024
In bustling metropolitan centres throughout India, a disturbing narrative of violence against gay and bisexual men is unfolding, challenging the nation’s progressive legal stance on LGBTQIA+ rights…
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Added on: 12/16/2024

Georgia’s New President Opposes EU, LGBTQ Rights

NDTV
12/16/2024
Pro-EU protesters took to the streets in Georgia as an electoral college dominated by the ruling party chose a new president known for his vehement anti-West views…
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Added on: 12/16/2024

Jackton Odhiambo to be sentenced for murder of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba

Citizen Digital
12/16/2024
The High Court in Eldoret is on Monday set to sentence Jacktone Odhiambo, a freelance photographer over the murder of his alleged lover and LGBTQ rights activist…
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Added on: 12/16/2024

Taskforce Atlas: Detective Team Doubled To Reexamine Hundreds of NSW Gay Hate Crimes

Star Observer
12/16/2024
NSW Police are currently reexamining hundreds of cold cases in response to the recommendations handed down by the The Special Commission of Inquiry into historic gay hate crimes…
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Added on: 12/16/2024

Why Polish author Jacek Dehnel feels he can return home

Deutsche Welle
12/15/2024
Five years ago, Dehnel reached the conclusion that Poland was “not a safe place for LGBT people.” The PiS government was constantly stirring up animosity toward LGBT communities. Polish…
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Added on: 12/15/2024

Government inaugurates Dar il-Qawsalla, to provide shelter for homeless LGBTIQ+ individuals

Independent
12/14/2024
Prime Minister Robert Abela, together with Minister for Social and Affordable Accommodation Roderick Galdes have inaugurated Dar il-Qawsalla, a residence dedicated to members of the LGBTIQ+ community…
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Added on: 12/15/2024

Anti-Trans Hate Crimes In Los Angeles At All-Time High

Star Observer
12/14/2024
A new report from Los Angeles County has shown that the number of hate crimes in 2023 was up 45% from 2022 with 1,350 reported incidents, and…
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Added on: 12/15/2024

Comoros Women Released After Jail Term for Homosexuality

News Central Africa
12/13/2024
Two women in Comoros have been released after serving prison sentences for homosexuality, their lawyer confirmed on Thursday. The women, aged 20 and 25, were detained in…
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Added on: 12/15/2024

Targeted by the far right, Bulgaria’s LGBTQI+ community are in deep distress

Equal Times
12/14/2024
On one of the main boulevards in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, the building housing LGBTQI+ advocacy organisation Bilitis shows no outward signs of the group’s presence….
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Added on: 12/14/2024

Third High Court In Japan Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban As Unconstitutional

Star Observer
12/14/2024
Following similar rulings in Sapporo and Tokyo earlier this year, the Fukuoka High Court has ruled that the continued ban against same-sex marriage in Japan is unconstitutional….
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Added on: 12/14/2024

Canadian mayor fined for LGBT thought crime of refusing to bend over

RT
12/13/2024
The mayor of the Canadian township of Emo (pop: 1,204), which borders the US state of Minnesota, has to personally pay an LGBTQ group $5,000 for injury…
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Added on: 12/14/2024

Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on transgender surgeries, prompting outcry from GOP lawmaker, supporters

Fox News
12/13/2024
A Montana law banning transgender surgeries for minors will remain temporarily blocked following a state Supreme Court ruling that a Republican lawmaker is calling an “egregious example…
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Added on: 12/14/2024

Saudi Arabia kills its gay citizens. It will host the FIFA World Cup in 2034

LGBTQ Nation
12/13/2024
On Wednesday, FIFA, the international soccer federation responsible for organizing the quadrennial men’s World Cup, formally awarded the 2034 tournament to Saudi Arabia, the lone nation to…
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Added on: 12/13/2024

House Passes Defense Bill Including Attack on Military Families’ Transgender Youth

ACLU
12/12/2024
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender youth…
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Added on: 12/13/2024

Slovakia protests against minister who tests culture, LGBT limits

Central Virginian
12/12/2024
Thousands of people took to the streets of the Slovakia capital Thursday to protest against  Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova who has dismissed several heads of major cultural…
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Added on: 12/13/2024

The U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Trans Minors

US News and World Report
12/12/2024
The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the latest European country to restrict some form of health care access for transgender youth after indefinitely banning the sale and supply of puberty blockers to…
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Added on: 12/12/2024

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense pick, says allowing gay troops to serve openly reflects a Marxist agenda

CNN
12/12/2024
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military, calling them part…
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Added on: 12/12/2024

Kenya blocks LGBTQ+ refugees from resettling in Canada

Erasing 76 Crimes
12/11/2024
In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas…
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Added on: 12/12/2024

Banned LGBT veterans to get up to £70,000 in compensation

BBC
12/11/2024
LGBT veterans who were dismissed from the armed forces for being gay will be eligible to receive up to £70,000 in compensation, the government will announce on…
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Added on: 12/11/2024

Donald Trump appoints anti-trans lawyer to lead Civil Rights Division at DOJ

LGBTQ Nation
12/10/2024
Donald Trump added another strident supporter to his list of nominees for his incoming administration on Monday, announcing attorney Harmeet Dhillon, an avowed election denier and anti-woke…
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Added on: 12/11/2024

Claims against PinkNews bosses of sexual misconduct ‘very concerning’, says No 10

The Guardian
12/10/2024
Downing Street has described as “very concerning” multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against the couple who run PinkNews, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ website. The BBC reported…
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Added on: 12/11/2024

India’s first queer film is a thirsty love triangle drama from 1971 & was once thought to be lost forever

Queerty
12/10/2024
Gay characters have long existed in Indian cinema, though Bollywood—not unlike its American counterpart— often made them the butt of the joke. The country didn’t overturn its…
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