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Added on: 04/18/2020

Gay men in Morocco say they are ‘living in constant fright’ after an influencer’s video sparked a trend

04/17/2020

An Instagram influencer’s video has started a dangerous trend where women are outing gay men in Morocco — where homosexuality is illegal — after encouraging her followers…

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Added on: 04/17/2020

Pandemic closures are hurting gay bars, and those serving vulnerable populations may be the hardest hit

04/16/2020

Gay bars have been shuttered by public-place closure orders during the coronavirus pandemic. In March, more than half of US states issued statewide closure orders for bars…

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Added on: 04/17/2020

Arrests, Evictions & Scapegoating: Coronavirus Takes a Toll On LGBT+ Africans

04/16/2020

Just before breakfast on a Sunday morning, Ugandan security forces stormed an LGBT+ shelter outside the capital Kampala, accusing more than 20 gay, bisexual and transgender people…

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Added on: 04/17/2020

Tanzania is still arresting and persecuting LGBTQ people

04/16/2020

When James Wandera Ouma is asked what gives him hope as a gay man living in the east African nation of Tanzania, he can’t think of anything….

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Added on: 04/16/2020

Turks call for Netflix boycott after rumours of gay character in new show

04/15/2020

Rumours of a gay character in a new Turkish Netflix series, “Love 101”, have ignited calls for a boycott of the streaming service and sharp criticism from…

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Added on: 04/16/2020

Poland mulls law denouncing sex educators as paedophiles and gay activists

04/15/2020

Poland is set to vote on Thursday on a law that would jail people who promote underage sex for up to three years, in a move which…

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Added on: 04/16/2020

Amnesty Slams ‘Offensive’ Against Human Rights In Eastern Europe, Central Asia

04/15/2020

Many governments across Eastern Europe and Central Asia have pursued an “extensive offensive” against human rights, deploying draconian tactics and tools of the state to suppress protests,…

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Added on: 04/16/2020

Erased from utopia: the hidden history of LA’s black and brown resistance

04/15/2020

In August 1965, thousands of young Black people in Watts set fire to the illusion that Los Angeles was a youth paradise. Since the debut of the…

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Added on: 04/15/2020

Pandemic Hits Sexual and Reproductive Health Efforts Worldwide

04/14/2020

Children may be less vulnerable to COVID-19, but the pandemic is disrupting their access to sexual and reproductive health worldwide. Schools are closed, community clinics are shut…

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Added on: 04/15/2020

Bosnia Takes First Step to Regulate Same-Sex Partnerships

04/15/2020

The government of one of Bosnia’s two entities – the Federation – has appointed a working group to draft legislation that would regulate the rights of same-sex…

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Added on: 04/15/2020

The Activists: How ACT UP forever changed patients’ rights, protests and political organizing

04/14/2020

SUBMICROSCOPIC INFECTIOUS agents have a way of revealing the worst in us, and the best. That is the story of the AIDS epidemic generally, and in particular…

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Added on: 04/15/2020

Gay man forced to flee Turkmenistan after police assaulted him for being HIV-positive

04/14/2020

A gay man from Turkmenistan was forced to flee his home country after he was arrested and assaulted for being HIV-positive. Speaking to RadioFreeEurope, the 23-year-old was…

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Added on: 04/14/2020

Michigan anti-LGBT discrimination ballot drive moves to e-signatures

04/13/2020

A group spearheading a ballot drive to add LGBT anti-discrimination protections to Michigan’s civil rights law is moving to collect voter signatures online because of the coronavirus…

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Added on: 04/14/2020

Poland: Reject New Curbs on Abortion, Sex Ed

04/13/2020

Poland’s Parliament will consider regressive legislation this week that would restrict sexual and reproductive health and rights and put the lives and well-being of women and adolescents…

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Added on: 04/14/2020

Investigation after gay refugee found dead at U.N. refugee office in Kenya

04/13/2020

A gay refugee in Kenya was found dead outside the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) office in Nairobi on Monday in an apparent suicide, Kenyan police and…

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Added on: 04/14/2020

LGBT+ group sues Ukraine religious figure linking coronavirus to gay marriage

04/13/2020

A Ukrainian LGBT+ group said on Monday it has sued one of the country’s most prominent religious figures over comments blaming the spread of the coronavirus on…

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Added on: 04/13/2020

Leftover fabric from AIDS Quilt will become coronavirus masks for community workers

04/13/2020

Unused fabric from the AIDS Memorial Quilt, a landmark memorial to and celebration of those lost to AIDS, will be repurposed to produce face masks for medical…

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Added on: 04/13/2020

NGO DISTRIBUTES FOOD TO TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY IN DELHI AMID LOCKDOWN

04/12/2020

The members of Mitr Trust NGO on Saturday distributed food among the transgender community in Delhi amid COVID-19 lockdown. Rudrani Chettri, NGO Director said, “Many people are…

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Added on: 04/12/2020

Virginia Enacts LGBT Worker Protections, Standing Out in South

04/11/2020

Virginians are now protected from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed a bill (S.B. 868) that prohibits biased treatment…

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Added on: 04/12/2020

‘Father’ of modern Iraqi architecture dies after contracting coronavirus

04/11/2020

Rifat Chadirji, a man often referred to as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, has died after contracting coronavirus. The 93-year-old architect and photographer was living in…

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Added on: 04/12/2020

Year after trans military ban, legal battle rages on

04/11/2020

In the year since the Trump administration banned transgender individuals from serving in the military, a number of advocacy groups have challenged the policy and many active…

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Added on: 04/11/2020

Frida Kahlo: The surrealist artist and feminist who owned her adverse life story

04/10/2020

A coil of dark braids, usually decorated with a flower crown, a vibrant dress and her signature unibrow, were some of the distinct features that set one…

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Added on: 04/11/2020

Coronavirus pandemic highlights barriers to health care for transgender community

04/10/2020

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life for billions of people, forcing the world to deal with a sudden loss of jobs, security, and regular health care. But…

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Added on: 04/11/2020

Could Lessons From The Early Fight Against AIDS Inform The Coronavirus Response?

04/10/2020

AIDS began as a frightening medical mystery, with clustered outbreaks in California and New York City. Dr. Paul Volberding, who later helped San Francisco General Hospital open…

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Added on: 04/11/2020

Across Africa, Pandemic Lockdowns Risk Violating Human Rights

04/10/2020

More than half of Africa’s 54 countries are restricting people’s movements in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus, with regulations ranging from evening curfews to…

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Added on: 04/10/2020

UNAIDS condemns misuse and abuse of emergency powers to target marginalized and vulnerable populations

04/09/2020

UNAIDS is deeply concerned by reports that the COVID-19 epidemic is being used as an excuse to target marginalized and vulnerable populations, restrict civil society space and…

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Added on: 04/10/2020

They Were Warriors

04/09/2020

Thirty years ago this month, activists — many fighting for their lives — took to the streets of downtown Chicago in one of the biggest AIDS demonstrations…

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Added on: 04/10/2020

Evangelical field hospital requires health workers to take anti-gay pledge

04/09/2020

Staff must agree to a statement of faith that says ‘marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female.’ An evangelical Christian organization…

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Added on: 04/10/2020

Phyllis Lyon, LGBTQ rights pioneer, dies at age 95

04/09/2020

Phyllis Lyon, an LGBTQ rights pioneer who, with her longtime partner, was among the first same-sex couples to marry in California when it became legal to do…

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Added on: 04/09/2020

Rights monitor blasts humiliation of 3 LGBT curfew violators

04/08/2020

Authorities north of the Philippine capital “publicly humiliated” 3 members of the LGBT community who violated a curfew aimed at halting the coronavirus pandemic, a researcher for…