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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…

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Added on: 11/04/2019

Vulnerable LGBTQ migrants left to wait in Mexico

11/03/2019

Migrants can still request asylum based on persecution because of their gender identity and/or their sexual orientation. Pedro Luis Perez arrived at the northern Mexico border in…

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Added on: 11/03/2019

‘Casa Nem’ on Copacabana is a Sanctuary for Rio’s Transgender and LGBT

11/03/2019

In Casa Nem a party is being prepared, so the house is bustling. Everybody is getting dressed or helping somebody else. But this is not your average…

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Added on: 11/03/2019

I have a transgender child in Texas. I know gender affirming parenting can save a child’s life.

11/03/2019

Politicians in my state are cruelly using a custody case to promote discrimination against transgender people and perhaps criminalize their loving parents. My son, Jeremy, is transgender….

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Added on: 11/03/2019

African HIV experts are calling on Uganda to legalise homosexuality

11/02/2019

Four leading African HIV experts are calling on the government in Uganda to decriminalise homosexuality in order to tackle the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. Serge Paul Eholié from…

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Added on: 11/03/2019

Canberra Is The Same-Sex Capital Of Australia

11/01/2019

Canberrans are 50 percent more likely to be in same-sex relationships than any other major city in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) does not ask…

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Added on: 11/02/2019

Popular LGBT club in Slovenia capital attacked, no injuries

11/01/2019

Police in Slovenia say unknown assailants have attacked a popular LGBT club in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana. Police say they are treating the incident as a hate crime….

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Added on: 11/02/2019

Gay man in Turkmenistan goes missing after posting heartbreaking video fearing he might be ‘forcibly taken away’

11/01/2019

A gay man in the central Asian country Turkmenistan has gone missing after claiming in a heartbreaking video that he might be “forcibly taken away”. Kasymberdy Garayev…

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Added on: 11/02/2019

Eastern Caribbean LGBT organisation launches five-country legal challenge to anti-gay laws

11/01/2019

The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE), today announced the launch of five legal challenges to the remnants of draconian laws of our colonial past….

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Added on: 11/02/2019

Lesbian Olympic weightlifting couple show off strength in stunning viral wedding photo

11/01/2019

There are many rituals lesbian couples can choose from to include in their wedding ceremony, but doing a tandem deadlift usually isn’t one of them. But this…

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Added on: 11/01/2019

Bisi Alimi Organises First-Ever LGBT Event In Lagos

10/30/2019

Nigerian gay rights activist Bisi Alimi has organised the first-ever LGBT event in Nigeria. The event tagged “Night of Diversity 2019” was organised by his foundation The…

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Added on: 11/01/2019

HIV-positive rugby star Thomas’ UK magazine cover hailed for tackling stigma

10/31/2019

Former rugby international Gareth Thomas became one of the first openly HIV-positive people to appear on the cover of a mainstream British magazine on Thursday, a move…

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Added on: 11/01/2019

ICE ALLEGEDLY DETAINING LGBT ASYLUM SEEKER IN DEFIANCE OF COURT RULING

10/31/2019

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have allegedly been detaining an LGBT asylum seeker in defiance of a federal judge’s ruling. Darwin Garcia Portillo and his partner…

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Added on: 11/01/2019

Ghana Should Resist World Congress of Families’ Anti-LGBT Message

10/31/2019

Emelia, a woman in her thirties living in Kumasi, Ghana, will never forget the day her father found out she was a lesbian. He beat her for…

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Added on: 10/30/2019

LGBTQ Muslims set to celebrate first Pride in London, after successful fundraising campaign

10/29/2019

London Muslims are getting ready to celebrate their very own LGBTQ Pride celebration next spring, after raising over 10,000 pounds (around $12,900) in a fund-raising campaign. The…

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Added on: 10/30/2019

How Alfred Kinsey armed the early gay rights movement with research

10/29/2019

There was a time when one out of every two Americans Gallup polled knew Alfred Kinsey’s name, and to gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals he was a…

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Added on: 10/30/2019

Miss France contest opens to transgender contestants

10/29/2019

The rules of the Miss France contest no longer prevent transgender people from participating, the director of the Miss France pageant, Sylvie Tellier, said in a recent…

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Added on: 10/30/2019

Rainbow Caribbean site focuses on LGBTQ rights

10/29/2019

Caribbean LGBTQ rights activists announce Rainbow Caribbean, a Facebook page devoted to news articles, videos, features and commentaries about Caribbean LGBTQ people’s struggle for respect and recognition…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

China’s Longest-Surviving — And Very Illegal — LGBT Magazine

10/28/2019

Beijing-based GS began as a listings and lifestyle magazine geared toward the gay community before evolving into a respected outlet for commentary and longform journalism, dedicated to…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

‘The Daughters’ Reveals the Lesbians Who Changed History

10/27/2019

“I hadn’t seen a play or history of my people,” says Patricia Cotter—so she wrote ‘The Daughters’ which evokes a grand sweep of lesbian history, including the…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

California poll workers to receive training on how to assist transgender, gender non-conforming voters

10/28/2019

California will train poll workers to better assist transgender and gender non-conforming voters in next year’s presidential elections. The state has partnered with Equality California, the nation’s…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

South Africa: Christians show pride in gay community

10/28/2019

The queer community at Joburg Pride on Saturday in Sandton were joined by an oddly unexpected group of individuals who have historically condemned their existence – Christians….

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Added on: 10/28/2019

Colombia’s capital city of Bogota elects first female, and lesbian, mayor

10/27/2019

Colombia’s capital city elected its first female mayor Sunday in what is being hailed as an important advancement for both women and LGBT rights. Claudia López won…