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Added on: 08/24/2019

All Out: The campaign against homophobia in Poland

Emerging Europe
08/24/2019
A global LGBT+ rights group, All Out, has launched a campaign in Poland in response to the recent wave of attacks against the country’s LGBT+ community. Mathias…
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Added on: 08/24/2019

Bosnian party asks activists to cancel Gay Pride march

Capital FM
08/24/2019
A Bosnian political party on Friday urged LGBT activists to scrap plans for Sarajevo’s first ever pride parade next month, warning it could “escalate” political tensions and…
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Added on: 08/24/2019

‘I-95’ serial killer who murdered six gay men in 1994 executed in Florida

Pink News
23/08/2019
Serial killer Gary Ray Bowles also known as the “I-95” killer was pronounced dead on Thursday, August 22 at age 57, after receiving a lethal injection, according to…
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Added on: 08/23/2019

Lesbian PM Or Not, Serbia Blocks Gays’ Path To Parenthood

Radio Free Europe
08/22/2019
When the gay partner of Serbia’s prime minister gave birth to a son in February, reportedly via artificial insemination, it was seen by LGBT rights activists everywhere…
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Added on: 08/23/2019

New school transgender rules fire debate in Portugal

Boston 25 News
08/22/2019
New rules on gender identity at schools are causing a stir in Portugal, where some parents are expressing alarm that transgender children will be able to choose…
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Added on: 08/23/2019

US fundamentalists deliver homophobic leaflets across Birmingham

Metro UK
08/22/2019
A US Christian fundamentalist group have been dropping ‘homophobic and transphobic’ leaflets into homes across Birmingham. Singer Janique James, 23, was shocked to receive the Tradition, Family,…
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Added on: 08/23/2019

‘Hunted for my sexuality’: How social media is fuelling homophobic attacks in Mali

Telegraph
08/22/2019
The film is grainy but the viewer can make out shadows looming over a woman cowering in fear. Men are shouting, hitting and demanding that their victim…
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Added on: 08/22/2019

Duterte expressed full support for LGBTQ community in Palace meet Monday

Manila Bulletin
08/20/2019
President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed his full support to the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning) community, neophyte Senator Christopher Lawrence ‘’Bong’’ T. Go said on…
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Added on: 08/22/2019

Palestinian Authority Bans Activities by Gay Rights Group

New York Times
08/19/2019
A Palestinian gay and transgender rights group vowed on Monday to continue its activities after the Palestinian Authority police barred the group from holding events in the…
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Added on: 08/22/2019

American-Georgian lawyer seeks prosecution of anti-gay hate leader

EurasiaNet
08/20/2019
The bullying of Georgia’s gay community has at times taken on a medieval air: A local “knight” and his loyal legion of thugs have for years sought…
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Added on: 08/22/2019

How American Evangelicals Helped Stop Same-Sex Marriage in Cuba

VICE
08/20/2019
Earlier this year, Cuban psychologist Dachelys Valdés Moreno and her American-born wife, Hope, welcomed their baby boy into the world. Although they live in Havana, they opted…
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Added on: 08/21/2019

Homophobia seen rising in European countries without gay marriage

Reuters
08/20/2019
Homophobia has risen in European countries that do not legally recognize same-sex relationships, while acceptance of gay and lesbian people has jumped in states where they can…
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Added on: 08/21/2019

In a first for Africa, Kenya census to count intersex people

Reuters
08/20/2019
Kenya will become the first African country to recognize its intersex population in a census on Saturday that counts people born with a sexual anatomy that does…
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Added on: 08/21/2019

From Lil Nas X to Frank Ocean, the gay rappers changing hip hop’s homophobic culture

South China Morning Post
08/20/2019
On June 30, the final day of Pride Month, the young country-rap sensation Lil Nas X came out to his 2.2. million Twitter followers “Some of y’all…
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Added on: 08/21/2019

China’s parliament rules out allowing same-sex marriage

The Guardian Canada
08/21/2019
Limiting marriage to a relationship between a man and a woman will remain China’s legal position, a parliament spokesman said on Wednesday, ruling out following neighboring Taiwan…
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Added on: 08/20/2019

LGBTQ church vandalized six times in two weeks

KOB TV
08/19/2019
An LGBTQ church has been vandalized six times in the past two weeks and churchgoers are worried their community is the target. “Really the first time, I…
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Added on: 08/20/2019

Poland’s Kaczynski condemns gay pride marches as election nears

Openly
08/18/2019
Poland must resist the “travelling theatre” of gay pride marches, the leader of its conservative ruling party said on Sunday, as the staunchly Roman Catholic country gears…
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Added on: 08/20/2019

PA BANS LGBTQ ACTIVITIES IN WEST BANK

Jerusalem Post
08/19/2019
The Palestinian Authority banned members of the Palestinian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community from carrying out any activities in the West Bank. The ban…
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Added on: 08/20/2019

After legal win for LGBT residents, Hong Kong Marriage Equality hopes city can follow in Taiwan’s footsteps

South China Morning Post
08/17/2019
Hong Kong’s LGBT rights activists have renewed their push for marriage equality by launching the city’s first pressure group dedicated to putting same-sex unions on the statute…
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Added on: 08/19/2019

Butuan students reminded on anti-discrimination ordinance

Sierra Leone Times
08/19/2019
With the implementation of the Anti-Discrimination Ordinance here, the students of various schools were reminded on the provisions of said ordinance during a symposium conducted by the…
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Added on: 08/19/2019

Greek bishop convicted of hate speech steps down

Deccan Herald
08/19/2019
A controversial Greek Orthodox bishop who was convicted of inciting violence against homosexuals has announced his resignation after four decades at the post. “Today is my last…
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Added on: 08/19/2019

Law needed to stop abuses vs LGBTQ

Manila Times
08/18/2019
A law is needed to discourage and prevent abuses against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community, Laguna Third District Rep. Sol Aragones…
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Added on: 08/19/2019

Two conversion therapy survivors want protections for LGBTQ youth

CBC
08/18/2019
For Thomas Argue, growing up in Victoria County in the 1990s was idyllic in some ways, humiliating and painful in others. Argue, who is gay, was raised…
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Added on: 08/18/2019

New survey finds a decrease in homophobic attitudes in Nigeria

Gay Times
08/18/2019
A survey from The Initiative for Equality Rights has found that homophobic attitudes in Nigeria are decreasing. The survey was last conducted in 2017, and this time…
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Added on: 08/18/2019

A gay couple in Russia was forced to flee the country simply because they told their adopted children they are married

Business Insider
08/17/2019
A Russian couple was forced to flee the country because they told their two adopted sons that they are married. As far-fetched as that may sound, the…
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Added on: 08/18/2019

America Moved On From Its Gay-Rights Moment—And Left a Legal Mess Behind

The Atlantic
08/17/2019
Roughly half of americans think federal law bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Despite four years of nationwide same-sex marriage, despite rapidly growing cultural acceptance…
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Added on: 08/17/2019

Watch: Nepal pride rally calls for better LGBT rights

EuroNews
08/16/2019
Hundreds of people gathered in Nepal’s capital on Friday for the annual gay pride parade. The participants used the event in Kathmandu to call for better rights….
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Added on: 08/17/2019

Union quits Pride Glasgow event over ‘commercialisation’

BBC
08/17/2019
A major trade union has pulled out of the Glasgow Pride march after criticising the “commercialisation” of the event. Unite will not be taking part in Saturday’s…
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Added on: 08/17/2019

The Trump Administration Asked The Supreme Court To Legalize Firing Workers Just For Being Transgender

BuzzFeed
08/16/2019
The Trump administration on Friday took one of its most aggressive steps yet to legalize anti-transgender discrimination by telling the Supreme Court that federal law allows firing…
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Added on: 08/17/2019

Native American Tribes Are Wrestling With Decision To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

NPR
08/16/2019
While across the U.S. same-sex marriage has been legal for four years, some Native American tribes still fail to recognize it. Tribes are empowered to make their…
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