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Added on: 04/30/2019

Bangladesh gives voting rights to hijra community

04/29/2019

Bangladesh will allow parts of the transgender community to vote under their proper gender identity. Officials have introduced hijra as a third gender option on voting forms…

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Bolsonaro Backlash: Event Honoring Brazilian President Calls into Question Corporate Support of LGBT Rights

04/30/2019

Marriott International, among many big corporations, has gone on record in support of the LGBT community. Its CEO, Arne Sorenson, has been one of the most vocal…

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Tunisia invokes sharia law in bid to shut down LGBT rights group

04/30/2019

One of the Arab world’s most visible advocacy groups defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people is facing closure following legal threats by…

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Spanish election: Anti-LGBT Vox party makes political breakthrough

04/29/2019

The far-right Vox party won just over 10 percent of the vote in Spain’s general election. Vox will take 24 of the Congress of Deputies’ 350 seats…

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Hopeful signs for LGBT people in the Caribbean

04/28/2019

In the Caribbean, homophobia remains a problem, but LGBT people are seeing increased signs of public acceptance, including politicians coming out in support of their LGBT constituents….

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Riyadh Khalaf: ‘Homophobia begins from a lack of education’

04/27/2019

Riyadh Khalaf is standing on St Stephen’s Green when he is approached by two young women. “Are you Riyadh K?” asks one, referring to his YouTube handle….

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Trans women march for their rights in conservative Indonesia

04/28/2019

Adhe Jengker marched among 4,000 others at the Women’s March in Jakarta Saturday. A tall trans woman in her late 20s, Jengker carried a poster that said…

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Taiwan set to get gay marriage despite Christian opposition

04/27/2019

MAINLY Buddhist Taiwan, with a population of around 24 million, would have become the first country in Asia to legalise gay marriage following a 2017 ruling by…

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Added on: 04/30/2019

A Gay Atheist Plots to Save His Catholic Country

04/29/2019

A dozen Virgin Mary figurines decorate Robert Biedron’s office in Warsaw, picked from about 400 or so he’s gathered from across the world. Some show her smiling…

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Added on: 04/27/2019

Maria Berenice Dias – “Homoaffectionate Law” and a Revolutionary Change in The Legal System

Nóra Blaskovits

Alturi Contributor

Shifting the paradigm Having the largest Catholic population in the world, Brazil is a country where culture, beliefs, and institutions are highly influenced by the Church. Catholicism…

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Added on: 04/27/2019

Report: Eight LGBTI Nicaraguans killed during anti-government protests

04/24/2019

A report from Nicaragua indicates eight LGBTI people have been killed during anti-government protests that began in the Central American country last April. The report notes a…

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Added on: 04/27/2019

Foreign Minister denies saying gay sex ban is a ‘silly’ issue in Singapore

04/24/2019

Singapore’s Foreign Minister has denied ever labelling a discussion around the country’s gay sex ban as ‘silly’. Queer man, YuZhou Lee attended a Singapore government forum in…

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Added on: 04/27/2019

William Lounsbury – Where Love is Illegal

Max Micallef

Alturi Contributor

Could you give me a brief summary of what the Where Love is Illegal project is about? The Where Love is Illegal project is a campaign to…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

How Poland’s attacks on LGBT rights strengthened the Polish LGBT movement

04/26/2019

In late February, the mayor of Warsaw issued a declaration combating discrimination against LGBT people by providing better sex education in schools and creating a city shelter…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

Armenian MPs call for transgender activist Lilit Martirosyan to be burned alive after high-profile speech

04/26/2019

Armenia’s first registered transgender woman has received death threats after making a speech in her country’s national assembly. Lilit Martirosyan became the first member of her country’s…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

Brazil must not become a ‘gay tourism paradise’, says Bolsonaro

04/25/2019

Brazil’s far-right president, the self-declared homophobe Jair Bolsonaro, has been accused of inciting hatred towards LGBT people after declaring the South American country should not become a…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

Multinationals see benefits in Taiwan same-sex marriage

04/24/2019

Some of the world’s largest companies said on Wednesday that plans to grant equal marriage to LGBT+ couples in Taiwan – the first place in Asia to…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

“Pride” Film Tells True Story of a 1984 LGBT Group

04/24/2019

On April 23, the film “Pride” showcased for an audience of approximately 100 people in Flex Theatre in the HUB-Robeson Center at 7 p.m. Directed by Matthew…

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Added on: 04/25/2019

Polish leader: LGBT rights an import that threatens nation

04/24/2019

The chairman of Poland’s conservative ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish nation. Kaczynski, Poland’s most important…

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Added on: 04/25/2019

New IRA claims responsibility Northern Ireland lesbian journalist’s death

04/24/2019

Members of the New IRA apologized for last week’s killing of prominent lesbian journalist Lyra McKee by one of its volunteer members in a statement to the…

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Added on: 04/25/2019

Trans voters use correct identity in Indian general election for first time

04/24/2019

Members of Delhi’s transgender and non-binary community have voted for the first time under their correct identity in India’s general election. The Indian election—which takes place from…

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Added on: 04/25/2019

ANTI-GAY KUWAITI ACADEMIC CLAIMS SUPPOSITORY “CURE” FOR HOMOSEXUALITY

04/24/2019

A homophobic Kuwaiti academic claimed on Scope TV in March that she invented a cure for homosexuality based on Islamic medicine. “I discovered therapeutic suppositories that curb…

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Added on: 04/25/2019

Exposed: How Malaysia fosters anti-LGBT bias, violence

04/23/2019

In Malaysia, a wide range of government-sponsored programs spread misinformation about LGBT people, which leads to anti-gay discrimination and violence. After human rights defender Numan Afifi described…

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Added on: 04/24/2019

Facebook has quietly removed three bogus far-right networks in Spain ahead of Sunday’s elections

04/23/2019

Facebook has quietly removed three far-right networks that were engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior intended to spread politically divisive content in Spain ahead of a general election…

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Added on: 04/24/2019

India opens health clinic run entirely for and by LGBT people

04/23/2019

India has opened the doors to its first health clinic run entirely for and by LGBT+ people. The healthcare centre, located in Mumbai, employs LGBT+ receptionists, pharmacists,…

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Added on: 04/24/2019

How a gay student’s suicide after being outed is helping Japan’s LGBT community speak up

04/22/2019

The name of a gay student who died after being outed may remain known to only a small number of people – his immediate family, friends, classmates,…

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Added on: 04/24/2019

Condoms: A controversial idea for fighting HIV in Jamaican prisons

04/23/2019

The doubling of HIV cases in Jamaica’s prisons has resurrected the debate on formally offering condoms to curb the spread of sexually transmitted infections, with a clergyman…

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Added on: 04/24/2019

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Landmark Civil Rights Law Applies to Gay and Transgender Workers

04/23/2019

The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would decide whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees protections from workplace discrimination to gay and transgender people…

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Added on: 04/23/2019

Malaysian police investigate LGBT activist over UN speech

04/22/2019

Malaysian Police are investigating LGBTI rights activist, Numan Afifi, after he reported on the LGBTI rights situation at a UN Human Rights Council session last month. Police…

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Added on: 04/23/2019

Soldier reveals how he faced the South Korean military’s gay witch hunt

04/21/2019

A soldier has detailed what happened to him after he was caught up in South Korea’s hunt for gay people in the military. While same-sex activity is…