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Added on: 11/17/2018

Depok to Issue anti-LGBT Regulation

11/16/2018

The administration of Depok in West Java says it is committed to preparing a regulation to curb a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement that the…

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Added on: 11/17/2018

South Africa Needs to Oppose Tanzania’s anti-Gay Crackdown

11/15/2018

Tanzania’s anti-gay crackdown has run into opposition far and wide, but not yet from South Africa, although equal rights for its LGBT citizens are enshrined in the…

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Added on: 11/16/2018

Tanzania Loses $300 Million World Bank Loan Amid Crackdown Concerns

11/13/2018

The World Bank has pulled a planned $300 million educational loan to Tanzania amid concerns about the country’s policy of banning pregnant girls from going to school….

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Added on: 11/16/2018

Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’ Often Begins at Home, With Devastating Consequences

11/15/2018

The new movie “Boy Erased”—about a gay teen’s ordeal when forced to attend a “conversion therapy” program—is shining a spotlight on a treatment deemed bogus and harmful…

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Added on: 11/16/2018

What Is it Like Living in Regional Australia as a Part of the LGBTIQA Community?

11/15/2018

When Hugo Weaving dances along the red dirt of Broken Hill in evening gloves and an array of sequins, the world watches with affection. However, if a group…

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Added on: 11/15/2018

Activists Take Aim at anti-LGBTQ ‘Hate Group,’ Alliance Defending Freedom

11/14/2018

Surrounded by the skyscrapers that tower over Times Square, a new billboard went up this week that in large black letters reads: “NO GAYS ALLOWED.” Just below,…

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Added on: 11/15/2018

Taiwan’s Pro-LGBTI Lawmaker Explains Why Equal Marriage Has Been ‘Derailed’ in Taiwan

11/13/2018

Taiwan’s bid to become the first country in Asia to recognize same-sex unions has been a rocky road. One woman, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Yu Mei-Nu,…

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Added on: 11/14/2018

Shedding the Last Layer: Gay India Awakens to New Freedom

11/14/2018

In a country where nudity is neither commonplace nor commodity, the act of stripping publicly is often a political one — the same way the act of…

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Added on: 11/14/2018

LGBT Veterans Honored at D.C. Wreath Laying Ceremony

11/13/2018

Close to 100 people, including LGBT veterans and active duty LGBT service members, assembled at the grave site of gay Air Force Sgt. Leonard Matlovich in D.C.’s…

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Added on: 11/13/2018

Doncaster ‘Gay Pride’ Poppy Divides Opinion on Remembrance Sunday

11/12/2018

A ‘gay pride’ poppy decorated with LGBT rainbow colours has divided opinion after being shared by Doncaster Pride on Remembrance Sunday. The organisation shared the image –…

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Added on: 11/12/2018

Closing Arguments in Same-Sex Marriage Appeal

11/10/2018

Same-sex marriage gives gay couples a “stamp of approval” not provided by domestic partnerships, a lawyer argued yesterday. Mark Pettingill, who argued against a government appeal to…

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Added on: 11/12/2018

Let’s Do the Math on Gays in Malaysia

11/12/2018

On Oct 29, an officer of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim), Mohd Izwan Mohd Yusof, claimed that the number of gay men in the country had…

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Added on: 11/12/2018

Thousands Attend Anti-LGBT Rally in W. Sumatra, Authorities Promise Harsh Laws to Stop Spread of ‘Virus’

11/08/2018

Anti-LGBT hysteria seems to have once again taken hold in some parts of Indonesia, with near daily stories of authorities fanning the flames of hatred with discriminatory acts…

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Added on: 11/11/2018

The Hidden Gay History of the Yukon, Home to One of the Most Remote Prides

11/09/2018

Driving into Whitehorse, Canada, the only city in the Yukon, you’d be forgiven for tucking away your rainbow flag. With the Sacred Heart church on the right…

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Added on: 08/20/2018

Protesters Vs. Petitioners: Dispute over Tunisia’s Anti-gay Law

08/18/2018

Thousands of Muslim fundamentalists protested Saturday in front of the nation’s parliament to decry proposals in a government report on gender equality that they claim are contrary…

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Added on: 08/20/2018

Legendary Alleged Gay Club in Kuala Lumpur Raided for First Time in 30 Years

08/18/2018

A local club operating on Jalan Sultan Ismail for about 30 years has finally been raided earlier this morning (August 18). It is believed that the club…

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Added on: 08/20/2018

Russian LGBT Pride Parade Finally Approved and Immediately Banned in Village of Seven People

08/18/2018

Russian activists announced the first government-permitted Gay Pride march, but less than 24-hours later, local officials said they would not let the event go ahead, even in a town…

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Added on: 08/19/2018

Growing up Gay in China: As Chinese Come Out of the Closet, Companies Cash In

08/17/2018

A group of girls sit cross-legged in front of a wall-to-ceiling mirror concentrating intensely as they apply make-up. They talk quietly, exchanging tips on which brush to…

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Added on: 08/17/2018

Republicans Pick ‘anti-LGBT Extremist’ to Challenge out Senator Tammy Baldwin

08/15/2018

Republican voters have picked an anti-LGBT candidate to challenge the only out US Senator, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. The Democratic firebrand, who co-chairs the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus,…

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Added on: 08/16/2018

Germany has Approved Plans to Legally Recognise a Third Gender

08/15/2018

Germany’s government has approved plans to introduce a third gender on official forms. In November, the highest court in the country ruled in favour of an intersex person and…

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Added on: 08/16/2018

Tunisia: Gay Rights, Inheritance Reforms Put Country on Edge

08/15/2018

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has backed equal inheritance rights for men and women and is also pushing for other reforms such as decriminalizing homosexuality. Religious conservatives…

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Added on: 08/16/2018

Baker Who Refused to Make a Gay Wedding Cake Back in Court

08/16/2018

A baker who won a US Supreme Court battle over his refusal to bake a gay wedding-themed cake is again in the headlines, this time for turning…

World Voices

Added on: 08/02/2018

‘Evening Shadows’ Give Way to Light

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

‘Evening Shadows’ is currently on the international festival circuit including a recent screening at Outfest in Los Angeles. In addition to a glowing audience reception, Sridhar took the…

World Voices

Added on: 07/18/2018

Háttér Society Seizes Opportunity as Hungary Closes

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

“The government’s threats against civil society are also possibilities to make our work more well known. That is what we are doing.” –Bea Sándor Háttér Society Executive…

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Added on: 07/09/2018

Spain Offers Free Fertility Treatment for Lesbians and Single Women

07/08/2018

Spain’s new Socialist government has agreed to offer free reproductive treatment to lesbians and single women on Friday, restoring a benefit cancelled by the conservative administration it…

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Added on: 07/09/2018

Gay Marriage Does Not Fit in a Communist Country, Cuban Evangelicals Say

07/08/2018

Five Evangelical churches in Cuba say they oppose same-sex marriage because the ideology of gender is totally foreign to Cuban culture or “the historic leaders of the…

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Added on: 07/09/2018

A Ray of Hope for LGBTI Community

07/09/2018

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear petitions for scrapping Section 377 of the penal code, a 149-year-old archaic law which criminalizes…

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Added on: 07/09/2018

LGBT Issues Are of Huge Interest to People Not Just from Those Communities – the Data Proves It

07/08/2018

When the prototype version of Pride London took place in 1972, it was sneered at by a media that was “universally hostile”, according to veteran LGBT activist…

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Added on: 07/09/2018

Malaysia: Numan Afifi, More than just gay

07/09/2018

I will openly admit that I have been gay since 2008 when I came out right in front of a crowd of people. Thus, when I was…

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Added on: 07/09/2018

Ecuador Judges Rule Against Same-Sex Marriage Ban

07/08/2018

Two judges of an Ecuadorian court have ruled against that nation’s ban on same-sex marriage. The pair of judges sit on the Family, Women, Children and Adolescents…