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Added on: 06/27/2024

Pride Month is a secret celebration in Bangladesh

06/26/2024

DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Pride Month, the monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, is not publicly celebrated in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority country where same-sex relationships are illegal under…

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Added on: 06/27/2024

Russia’s first transgender politician reveals she was forced to announce her detransition

06/26/2024

The first openly transgender politician in Russia has described how the Russian authorities threatened to commit her to a psychiatric hospital unless she detransitioned, Novaya Gazeta Baltic…

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Added on: 06/27/2024

Census reveals Scotland’s LGBT numbers for first time

06/26/2024

Almost 184,000 people in Scotland identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, census data has revealed for the first time. The census, conducted in 2022, found that 80,100…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

A US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat

06/26/2024

Ten same-sex couples got married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that does not formally recognize such unions…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

LGBT Afghans Subjected To Growing Taliban Threats, Discrimination, Watchdogs Say

06/26/2024

Rights groups say LGBT Afghans are in an increasingly desperate situation after the Taliban takeover as they face serious threats to their safety. Human Rights Watch and…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

Peru to stop labeling transgender people as mentally ill

06/25/2024

Peru will stop listing individuals who identify as transgender, among others, as suffering from mental disorders, the country’s health ministry announced on Tuesday, following a backlash to…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

Sarah McBride poised to become the first transgender member of Congress

06/25/2024

Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride, who is poised to become the first openly transgender member of Congress, thinks she can help garner respect for transgender people by…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

LGBT troops on Ukraine’s front line fight homophobia at home

06/25/2024

One corner of Kyiv’s symbolic central square is now carpeted in thousands of tiny blue and yellow flags, in tribute to Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. Earlier this month,…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

President Biden to pardon veterans convicted under regulation used to keep LGBT members from serving

06/26/2024

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will pardon U.S. veterans who were convicted by the military under a regulation that allowed people to be kicked out…

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Added on: 06/25/2024

You won’t believe what happened at the first-ever Pride Run at SM Mall of Asia!

06/25/2024

The SM by the Bay at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Complex was transformed into a thrilling, inclusive celebration as SM Supermalls, in collaboration with RunRio,…

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Added on: 06/25/2024

Taiwan’s gay politicians have broken ground – but their battle isn’t over

06/24/2024

Even in the exuberant world of Taiwanese politics, Huang Jie stands out – and not just because of the pink highlights in her hair and love for…

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Added on: 06/25/2024

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban on transgender care for minors

06/24/2024

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide the legality of a Republican-backed ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, as the justices…

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Added on: 06/25/2024

What are the legal challenges to Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill?

06/24/2024

Courts in Ghana are considering multiple legal challenges to the West African country’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill with its top court due to deliver its first decision on July…

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Added on: 06/24/2024

Camille Villar Stands Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination: ‘Tayo Po Ay Pare-Pareho, Pantay-Pantay’

06/23/2024

House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has called for a stop to the continuing discrimination against members of the LGBTQIA+ community. During the Pride Month…

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Added on: 06/24/2024

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is using her voice to ensure more Black, queer stories get told

06/23/2024

We always knew Oscar-nominated actress, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, was a queen. But it wasn’t until 2022 that we learned Ellis-Taylor was a bisexual queen. Two years ago in an…

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Added on: 06/24/2024

US ambassador accuses Hungary’s PM of using anti-LGBTQ ‘machinery of fear’

06/23/2024

The US ambassador in Budapest has accused the government of Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, of using a “machinery of fear” to launch legal and rhetorical…

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Added on: 06/24/2024

How Chengdu became China’s unofficial ‘gay capital’ despite uncertain LGBTQ rights

06/23/2024

The Chinese city of Chengdu is known by many Chinese millennials as the country’s unofficial “gay capital”, even sometimes dubbed “Gaydu”. Although probably more famous for pandas, Chengdu…

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Added on: 06/23/2024

In Brazil’s election, the gay vote counts

06/22/2024

When nearly 2.5 million people converged on Sao Paulo this year for the world’s biggest gay pride parade, the celebration emphatically reminded Brazil’s presidential candidates of the…

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Added on: 06/23/2024

“Let’s love a little more”. Sofia Pride is taking place for the 17th year

06/22/2024

Thousands of people gathered at the 17th Sofia Pride protest march on Saturday night. It is held every summer in defense of the rights of people from…

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Added on: 06/23/2024

Supreme Court Just Countered Landmark Gay Marriage Ruling, Sotomayor Warns

06/22/2024

Liberal-leaning Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor argued that the Court countered a landmark gay marriage ruling, Obergefell v. Hodges, in a recent case, Department of State v….

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Added on: 06/22/2024

SHANGHAI PRIDE: REMEMBERING A DECADE OF RESILIENCE AND RESISTANCE

Ziggy Tang

Alturi Contributor

In the complex tapestry of China’s socio-political landscape, Shanghai Pride emerged in 2009 as a crucial beacon of LGBTQ+ visibility and advocacy. From small volunteer gatherings to…

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Added on: 06/22/2024

UK’s first Muslim Pride set to take place this weekend

06/21/2024

A first-of-its-kind Pride event for LGBTQ+ Muslims is happening this weekend. Organised by charity Imaan LGBTQI+, Muslim Pride 2024 is set to take place at Queen Mary,…

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Added on: 06/22/2024

Continued progress leaves homosexuality illegal in 64 nations

06/21/2024

The number of nations with laws against gay sex has fallen to 64, continuing the slow, decades-long progress toward recognition of the human rights of LGBTQ+ people….

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Added on: 06/22/2024

US military must face lawsuit over discharge of LGBTQ veterans

06/21/2024

A federal magistrate judge in San Francisco has refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the U.S. military violated the constitutional rights of more than 35,000 LGBTQ veterans…

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Added on: 06/22/2024

From a stage in a lorry to party of 50,000

06/21/2024

It’s 1999 – teaching children about being gay is banned and same sex marriage is 15 years away, but one corner of Cardiff stages a celebration of…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center set to open honoring historic LGBTQ uprising

06/20/2024

Fifty-five years after an uprising gridlocked the streets of downtown Manhattan and catapulted the modern gay rights movement, a visitor center dedicated to the now-historic riots will…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

Namibian court declares laws banning gay sex unconstitutional

06/20/2024

WINDHOEK, June 21 (Reuters) – A high court in Namibia declared two colonial-era laws that criminalised same-sex acts between men unconstitutional on Friday, in a landmark win…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

Fascinating 1970s Pride footage shows queer activism half a century ago

06/20/2024

Pride in the 1970s was an incredibly different landscape – with the wounds of the Stonewall Riots in New York, which gave way to Pride, still fresh…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

France’s Macron faces transphobia accusations after criticising left-wing coalition manifesto

06/20/2024

The emergence of the New Popular Front, which groups left-wingers from Socialists to Communists, has been an unwelcome development for Macron since he called the snap elections in response…

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Added on: 06/20/2024

Singapore gay-rights rally draws record crowd: organisers

06/19/2024

Organisers of Pink Dot 2015 said the estimated turnout of 28,000 was a record for the event, surpassing the crowd count of 26,000 they gave last year. No…