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Added on: 02/20/2024

Landmark Victory for LGBTQ Rights: Hong Kong’s Highest Court Mandates Legal Framework for Same-Sex Unions

02/19/2024

In a historic decision that reverberates through the corridors of justice and rights advocacy, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal has decisively ruled in favor of LGBTQ…

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Added on: 02/20/2024

Russian security services drag ‘gay night’ party-goers out into snow and beat them

02/18/2024

Russian police raided a party they accused of spreading LGBT propaganda and beat its attendees in the snow, as part of a crackdown sweeping the country. The…

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Added on: 02/20/2024

Cameroon: A merciful principal confronts two lesbian students

02/18/2024

Youth Day is a festival held on Feb. 11 each year in Cameroon to celebrate the potential of the nation’s young citizens. But for two LGBT youths,…

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Added on: 02/20/2024

Supreme Court Could Kill College Transgender Sports

02/18/2024

Riley Gaines, a former NCAA athlete turned political campaigner, has expressed confidence the Supreme Court will end up ruling against transgender women being allowed to compete in…

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Added on: 02/20/2024

‘We’re Going to Stand Up’: Queer Literature is Booming in Africa

02/18/2024

As a queer teenager growing up in northern Nigeria, Arinze Ifeakandu often found himself searching for books that reflected what he felt. He combed through the books…

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Added on: 02/18/2024

Christopher Luxon leaves Big Gay Out after heated protest

02/18/2024

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has abruptly left the Big Gay Out festival in Auckland’s Point Chevalier after being confronted by Gaza protesters. The annual Pride event is…

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Added on: 02/18/2024

Zimbabwe: Government Launches Scathing Anti-LGBTIQ+ Attack

02/17/2024

In an extraordinary diatribe, the government of Zimbabwe has launched a scathing attack against a scholarship programme for LGBTIQ+ students, labelling LGBTIQ+ individuals deviants and aberrations who…

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Added on: 02/18/2024

Deep disappointment as St Vincent High Court fails to overturn discriminatory anti-LGBT laws

02/17/2024

The Human Dignity Trust is deeply disappointed by today’s decision from the High Court in St Vincent and the Grenadines, that upholds the criminalisation of consensual, same-sex…

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Added on: 02/18/2024

This map shows you where same-sex marriage is legal around the world

02/17/2024

After Greece voted to legalise same-sex marriage this week, you may be wondering which countries across the world also have marriage equality. Luckily, the Human Rights Campaign…

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Added on: 02/17/2024

Gay Conversion Therapy Roadshow Sparks Outrage in Albany, Western Australia

02/16/2024

In the quiet streets of Albany, Western Australia, a storm brews, not of nature but of ideology. A recent event, dubbed the ‘Gay Conversion Therapy Roadshow,’ has…

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Added on: 02/17/2024

Ghana lawmaker says jailing LGBT offenders would encourage sodomy in prison

02/16/2024

A Ghanaian legislator has asked parliament to replace jail terms for gay sex with non-custodial sentences including counselling, saying the anti-LGBT bill currently making its way through…

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Added on: 02/17/2024

Teachers Sue Gavin Newsom Over Policy Forcing Them to Lie About Student’s Transgender Status to Parents

02/16/2024

Two teachers have added the governor and attorney general of California to a lawsuit. The suit claims that state policies have forced educators to lie to parents…

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Added on: 02/17/2024

St. Vincent upholds laws criminalizing gay sex in Caribbean island nation in setback for activists

02/16/2024

A top court in St. Vincent and the Grenadines upheld laws on Friday that criminalize gay sex, a blow to activists who have long decried the violence…

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Added on: 02/16/2024

Zimbabwe Government Rejects LGBT Scholarship Offer as ‘Unlawful and Unchristian’

02/15/2024

The Zimbabwean government has issued a stern rejection to what it labels as ‘so-called’ LGBT scholarships, branding them as unlawful and unchristian. In a recent press statement,…

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Added on: 02/16/2024

How Latin Americans Are Learning To Embrace The “Coming Out” Of LGBTQ+ Loved Ones

02/15/2024

Jorge Apolaya, a 45-year-old Peruvian, is pained to recall his mother’s disappointment in 2007, when she heard him admit he was gay and liked men. Activists like…

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Added on: 02/16/2024

Lesbian couple make history as first to have their marriage recognised in Nepal

02/15/2024

A lesbian couple has made history as the first to have their marriage recognised by the Nepalese government. In the capital city of Kathmandu, Anju Devi Shrestha…

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Added on: 02/16/2024

Greece legalises same sex marriage in landmark change

02/15/2024

Greece’s parliament approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday, a landmark victory for supporters of LGBT rights that was greeted with cheers by onlookers in…

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Added on: 02/14/2024

India’s queer youth find both hope and despair online

02/13/2024

In 2016, when Roshni Singh was in Class 9, Reliance Jio launched an offer wherein it provided customers with free SIM cards, along with 1 gigabyte of…

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Added on: 02/14/2024

State TV Host Apologizes for Homophobic Propaganda: A Turning Point for LGBTQ Rights in Poland

02/13/2024

In a groundbreaking move, Wojciech Szeląg, a host on Polish state-run television, has issued an apology for the homophobic propaganda that was promoted on the air for…

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Added on: 02/14/2024

Women’s Bill of Rights’ policies could impact daily lives of transgender community

02/13/2024

Several states are considering legislation that would create legal definitions for “man” and “woman” based on their reproductive system. This controversial proposed legislation — dubbed by Republican…

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Added on: 02/13/2024

‘Grindr 7 gang’ | LGBTQIA victims often unsupported – Yaya Mavundla

02/12/2024

It’s a sombre Monday morning when members and allies of the LGBTQIA community arrive at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court. “Why are you subscribing to a gay dating…

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Added on: 02/13/2024

Kansas AG says schools must out trans kids to their parents — even without a law requiring it

02/12/2024

Kansas’s far-right Republican attorney general, Kris Kobach, has ordered school districts to out transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming students to their parents, saying that failing to do so…

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Added on: 02/13/2024

Anti-LGBT bills led to more suicides in Poland, research finds

02/12/2024

Analysis led by Chad Meyerhoefer shows harmful effects regardless of whether laws passed, with potential parallels to current U.S. “bathroom bills.” A coordinated political effort against LGBT…

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Added on: 02/13/2024

No Longer Invisible, Greek Same-sex Couples Await Landmark Law

02/12/2024

For as long as he can remember, 16-year-old Yannis Belia has had a “second mother” invisible in the eyes of Greek family law. That’s about to change…

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Added on: 02/13/2024

How Wanlov the Kubolor reacted to the revised anti-LGBT bill penalties

02/11/2024

Ghanaian activist and musician, Wanlov the Kubolor, has reacted to the decision by the Parliament of Ghana to pass a bill that imposes severe sentences for anyone…

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Added on: 02/12/2024

The evolving support for queer people in regional SA

02/11/2024

Growing up in Leigh Creek, the Our Town Cummins peer support connector never saw much representation of the LGBTQIA+ community that he is now a part of. “You…

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Added on: 02/12/2024

Transgender and Non-Binary Identities Surge in University of California System

02/11/2024

A seismic shift is reverberating through the University of California (UC) system. According to data released in January 2024, the number of students who identify as transgender…

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Added on: 02/12/2024

Yemeni-Swedish journalist defies death threats, champions Jewish-gay rights

02/11/2024

“De-radicalization is a rough process, and I’m extremely pleased that I cleansed myself of the antisemitism I grew up with,” Yemeni-born content creator and journalist Luai Ahmed…

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Added on: 02/11/2024

What are Alberta’s proposed gender rules?

02/09/2024

The Canadian province of Alberta has proposed a range of gender policies restricting surgery and hormone treatment for minors – measures criticised by doctors, teachers and rights…

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Added on: 02/11/2024

Anti-LGBTQ+ bill currently in consideration stage

02/10/2024

The proposed Anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Ghana has caused debate, conversations, and controversy both in Ghana and beyond. At its core, the bill aims to address issues related…