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Added on: 12/22/2018

India’s lower parliament house passes bill banning same-sex surrogacy

12/21/2018

India’s LGBTI community has denounced a new surrogacy bill that would ban same-sex couples from hiring surrogates. The bill limits the practice to infertile couples who have…

Global News

Added on: 12/22/2018

LGBTI Indonesians scared of government’s new app, report it to Google

12/21/2018

A new government ‘heresy’ app in Indonesia has troubled the LGBTI community. Smart Pakem, developed by the Jakarta prosecutor’s office, allows everyday Indonesians to report complaints of…

Global News

Added on: 12/22/2018

I was reborn here’: Gay Syrian refugee says Canada has welcomed him

12/21/2018

Khaled was born in Syria, but his life began anew when he arrived in Canada as a refugee in 2015. “I was born there, but I was reborn…

Global News

Added on: 12/22/2018

Inspirational LGBTI talk avoids China censors and goes viral

12/19/2018

More than one million people in China have watched an online inspirational talk about LGBTI rights despite a government ban on homosexual content.Ah Qiang of PFLAG China discussed ’the…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2018

This billboard message on LGBT rights in Delhi was lost in censorship

12/21/2018

It’s business as usual in the bustling lane of Connaught Place’s Block B. But something new catches one’s eye: three new billboards depicting the LGBTQ community in…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2018

CONIFA referee Raymond Mashamba, outed as gay in Zimbabwe, granted asylum in UK

12/21/2018

Raymond Mashamba was being blackmailed over his sexuality by a former friend in Bulawayo before and during the CONIFA World Football Cup, an international tournament for teams…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2018

LGBT parents challenge stereotypes in China

12/20/2018

Heads turn when An Hui and Ye Jianbin walk down a street in the Chinese city of Shenzhen with their triplets, who were conceived with help from…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2018

11 women arrested in Nigeria for planning lesbian wedding

12/20/2018

A lesbian couple and nine other women have been arrested in Nigeria for planning the pair’s wedding. The 11 women were detained on Monday (December 17) in the northern…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2018

Protests against transgender bill erupt in India

12/19/2018

Transgender Indians on Wednesday (19 December) protested against a bill claiming to protect their rights. India’s lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, passed the Transgender Persons (Protection…

Global News

Added on: 12/20/2018

Explainer: What is a ‘terf’ and what’s going on with the UK’s debate on transgender rights?

12/19/2018

IN 2015, IRELAND became the fourth country in the world to enshrine in law the right to gender recognition based on self-declaration. The historic move was a vital…

Global News

Added on: 12/20/2018

Bermuda Government Appeals Ruling Against Marriage Repeal Law

12/18/2018

The government of Bermuda has asked a British territories appellate court to overturn a ruling against a law that rescinded marriage rights for same-sex couples. The appeal…

Global News

Added on: 12/20/2018

Catholic schools in Ireland may have to include LGBTI topics in sex ed

12/19/2018

According to a new report on sex education in Ireland, Catholic schools in the country may have to start including LGBTI topics. The Oireachtas Education Committee released a draft of the report. It…

World Voices

Added on: 12/20/2018

Kakuma: From Celebration to Desperation

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

The camp is run by the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights and houses 200,000 refugees from 10 countries, most being from conservative Muslim backgrounds. UNHCR…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2018

Gay arrests in Malawi: More mixed signals on gay rights

12/19/2018

The southeast African country of Malawi remains torn about homosexuality — unwilling to repeal its anti-homosexuality law, but also unwilling to enforce it. This month’s arrest and…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2018

Fleeing persecution, LGBT+ migrants seek refuge in South America

12/19/2018

Growing up in Jamaica’s Montego Bay, Glenroy enjoyed an idyllic childhood – until his family discovered he was gay. They physically attacked him and threw him out…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2018

Will gay Nigerians ever be free to openly live their authentic lives?

12/18/2018

Since the Nigerian government passed into law the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act (SSMPA), LGBT Nigerians have continued to suffer many forms of discrimination as well as exclusion…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2018

Ugandan youth worker says being unemployed makes young men gay

12/18/2018

A youth worker in Uganda has suggested that being unemployed makes young men gay. Ishahak Mugema also said he wants the government to open more factories for…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2018

Anti-LGBT campaign in Israel brands same-sex love as ‘poison’

12/18/2018

A religious group in Israel has launched a new anti-LGBT+ campaign which brands same-sex love as “poison” and advocates for conversion therapy. The campaign – which has…

Global News

Added on: 12/18/2018

Reports: Russians targeted LGBT community with disinformation

12/17/2018

A Russian social media operation aimed at helping Republican nominee Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election included efforts to polarize voters around LGBT issues and, in…

Global News

Added on: 12/18/2018

Colombia hands down first conviction for murder of trans woman

12/18/2018

A court has handed down Colombia’s first conviction for the murder of a transsexual woman. In the sentence dated Dec 3 and published Monday (Dec 17), a…

Global News

Added on: 12/18/2018

Beautiful photos from Brazil’s mass same-sex wedding ceremony

12/17/2018

Dozens of same-sex couples tied the knot Saturday at a mass gay wedding ceremony in São Paulo, Brazil. Many LGBTI people in the South American country are fearful…

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2018

Transgender Indians blocked from temple take case to police chief

12/17/2018

Four transgender pilgrims stopped by police on their way to a sacred temple in southern India took their case to the district police chief on Monday (17…

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2018

Likho Awards honours LGBTQ representation in media

12/16/2018

The third edition of the Likho Awards for Excellence in Media were presented on Saturday, right after the second edition of the Likho Indian LGBTQ Media Summit….

Global News

Added on: 12/17/2018

Gay man in Singapore wins landmark child adoption case

12/17/2018

A gay man has won a legal battle in Singapore to be legally recognised as the parent of a child he fathered through surrogacy abroad. The Singapore…

Global News

Added on: 12/16/2018

Brazil’s gay couples exchange vows in collective ceremony

12/15/2018

About forty gay couples got married in downtown Sao Paulo on Saturday, tying the knot partly out of fear that the new administration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro…

Global News

Added on: 12/16/2018

Tanzania Says Tolerating LGBT Community Would Be ‘Intolerable,’ As Donors Pull Funding

12/16/2018

Tanzania said Friday that it would not comply with demands from donors to soften its opposition to LGBT rights. According to NBC News, Finance Minister Philip Mpango…

Global News

Added on: 12/16/2018

A welcome move: Bharati Vidyapeeth hospital in Pune to start health services for LGBT community

12/16/2018

Bharati Vidyapeeth Hospital and Research Centre has announced to start an all-inclusive medical service for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in the city which…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2018

UK: Questions about sexuality and gender identity will be included in 2021 census

12/14/2018

The ONS is recommending that the national census includes questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for those aged 16 and above. The next census, which will…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2018

Bulgaria: Billboards featuring LGBT couples vandalised

12/14/2018

Billboards featuring LGBT+ couples and the slogan “It’s not scary, it’s just love—Different People, Equal Rights” have sparked controversy in Bulgaria. The street posters were installed this…

Global News

Added on: 12/15/2018

The Role of US Christian Conservatives in Taiwan’s LGBT Referendum Defeats

12/14/2018

Like in Australia, the debate about foreign interference in Taiwan usually centers on the shadowy intentions of China. But a very different source of overseas influence is…