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Added on: 04/16/2019

Baby boomers ‘de-gay’ to survive life in Scottish care homes

04/14/2019

Baby boomer LGBTQI people in care homes are “de-gaying” themselves to hide their sexual or gender identity for fear of bullying and discrimination from staff and other…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

Gay hunters: How criminal gangs lure men on dating apps before extorting cash and beating them

04/14/2019

It was supposed to be a harmless liaison, starting as it sometimes did: an attractive profile on a gay site, a few messages about nothing much at…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

OutSaskatoon gets $1.1M to help LGBT survivors of gender violence

04/12/2019

OutSaskatoon says $1.1 million in new federal funding to provide support for LGBT people, particularly youth, who are survivors of gender-based violence will help the organization make…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

PM: I cannot tell why LGBT Forum was canceled in Yerevan

04/11/2019

The rule of law operates in Armenia, and all citizens have the same rights and obligations, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during PACE spring session. His…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

Brunei once held off on strict Islamic law to stay in a U.S.-backed trade pact. Then Trump pulled out.

04/12/2019

When more than 100 members of Congress raised worries in 2014 over plans to include Brunei in a sweeping Pacific trade deal, envoys from the tiny sultanate…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

Navy will allow off-duty sailors to ‘live socially’ according to their preferred gender, but not do so on duty

04/11/2019

For transgender people in the U.S. military, April is shaping up to be a bittersweet month. But mostly bitter. Just a few days before the implementation of…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

Barbados: No jail time for violent attack on trans activist

04/09/2019

Brandon Coward, who attacked Barbadian trans woman Alexa Hoffmann with a meat cleaver on February 18, 2018, was today convicted in the Oistins Magistrates Court by Magistrate…

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Added on: 04/14/2019

Turkish professor calls homosexuality a ‘secret service conspiracy’

04/12/2019

A Turkish professor has said homosexuality is a “secret service plot” employed by unnamed actors against countries that are seen as a threat, news website T24 reported…

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Added on: 04/14/2019

Lesbian conference in Ukraine targeted by anti-LGBT protesters

04/12/2019

Anti LGBT+ protesters descended on a hotel yesterday (April 11) in Kiev, Ukraine where the European Lesbian Conference (ELC) was due to kick off. Dozens of protesters…

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Added on: 04/14/2019

Rugby Australia will sack Israel Folau over ‘disrespectful’ anti-gay posts

04/10/2019

The NRL has slammed the door shut on offering a career lifeline to under-fire cross-code star Israel Folau. Folau is set to be sacked by the Australian…

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Added on: 04/14/2019

Controversy as Tasmania makes gender optional on birth certificates

04/10/2019

Tasmania made it optional to list gender on birth certificates on Wednesday, a move criticised by the Australian island’s leader and Christian activists who fear it would…

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Added on: 04/14/2019

Why I’m angry about Edmonton Pride’s cancellation in Canada

04/11/2019

The cancellation of an LGBT Pride festival in Edmonton, Canada is both shocking and cause for concern. It comes in the same year that Pride festivals around…

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Added on: 04/13/2019

New Knesset sets record for most LGBT members

04/13/2019

Israel’s elections on Tuesday resulted in what will likely be a fifth term for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – but there were a number of firsts as…

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Added on: 04/13/2019

Women’s group: LGBT community faces sex, gender taunts

04/13/2019

Folade Mutota, executive director for the Women’s Institute for Alternative Development today said taunting about sex and gender was the most prevalent form of sexual harassment reported…

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Added on: 04/13/2019

The LGBT Equality Act began life in 1974. It’s still waiting to be passed.

04/12/2019

When the news broke that Rep. Bella Abzug had introduced a bill to protect lesbian and gay people from discrimination to Congress, David Mixner cut out the…

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Added on: 04/13/2019

One Man Is Allegedly Targeting Gay German Teenagers In A Sweeping Harassment Campaign

04/12/20219

On April 18, 2016, Max walked down the hall at his high school in Bremen, a midsize city in Northern Germany. He opened the glass door of…

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Added on: 04/13/2019

Israel Folau’s Rugby Australia contract to be terminated following anti-LGBT posts

04/12/2019

Rugby Australia have announced they plan to terminate Israel Folau’s contract following his anti-LGBT comments on social media. The devout Christian posted a message on his Instagram…

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Added on: 04/12/2019

Alarm bells sound over ‘outings’ in Japan’s LGBT community

04/12/2019

People having their sexual orientation or gender identity revealed without their consent has become a deepening problem in Japan, a country known for its culture in which…

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Added on: 04/12/2019

UN, EU Express Concerns About Threats Against Armenia’s LGBT Community

04/10/2019

The United Nations, European Union, and local rights groups have expressed concerns about “hate speech” directed toward Armenia’s LGBT community following reports of death threats against a…

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Added on: 04/12/2019

Renowned LGBTI activist wants to become the Pete Buttigieg of India

04/11/2019

LGBTI rights activist Harish Iyer announced this week he would be joining one of India’s major political parties, the Indian National Congress (INC). Iyer was looking forward…

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Added on: 04/12/2019

Same-sex marriage will never happen in Fiji: PM

04/08/2019

“As long as we are in government – Fiji will not allow same-sex marriage.” This is the statement from Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama while opening the Raralevu…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Japan’s first transgender prefectural assembly member elected in Hokkaido

04/09/2019

Japan’s first transgender prefectural assembly member has been elected in local elections here on April 7. The new member, Ayako Fuchigami, was designated male at birth and…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Calls for pastor who celebrated Orlando massacre to be banned from Ireland

04/09/2019

A petition has been signed almost 5,000 times calling for anti-LGBT+ pastor Steven Anderson to be banned from entering Ireland. Anderson—a preacher with the Faithful Word Baptist…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Buggery remains a crime, but UK hopes Guyana Govt. will soon facilitate gay rights

04/09/2019

While Guyana and the United Kingdom (UK) continue to enjoy a healthy and fruitful relationship, and rarely butt heads when it comes to policies and laws, High…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Luxembourg’s gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress, sees more work ahead

04/09/2019

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel addressed the Mexican Senate on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to advance LGBT rights in the country of some 120 million people. On…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

LGBT protesters storm Dorchester Hotel over Brunei’s gay sex laws

04/06/2019

Gay rights activists storm and block the entrance of the Sultan-owned Dorchester hotel in central London in a protest against Brunei imposing a death by stoning penalty…

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Added on: 04/09/2019

More than half of banned books challenged for LGBTQ content

04/08/2019

More than half of the top 11 most frequently challenged and banned books of 2018 include LGBTQ content, according to a report released Monday by the American…

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Added on: 04/09/2019

LGBT activist Harish Iyer joins Congress, says queer people need to get into politics

04/09/2019

LGBT activist Harish Iyer on Tuesday announced he is joining the Congress party. “I have officially joined the Congress and look forward to working with the Mumbai…

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Added on: 04/09/2019

Peru Court Recognizes Legal Marriage of Lesbian Couple

04/05/2019

A Peruvian court has ruled in favor of a lesbian couple who sued the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status for refusing to register their marriage,…

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Added on: 04/09/2019

Poland’s Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People

04/07/2019

Growing up in a small city in southern Poland, part of a religious family and conservative community, Maciej Gosniowski was told again and again that something was…