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Added on: 11/30/2023

INDIGENOUS TRANSILIENCE | ADRIA JAWORT | TRANSGENDER, TWO-SPIRIT ACTIVIST

Ian Lundy

Alturi Contributor

The Event I was due to give a history lecture about Indigenous LGBTQ and Two-Spirit history on June 2, 2023. I was excited to do it, despite…

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Added on: 11/29/2023

LGBTQ+ Rights Group Sues Over Iowa Law Banning School Library Books, Gender Identity Discussion

11/28/2023

Several families are suing to stop Iowa’s new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases…

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Added on: 11/29/2023

Gay activists in Russia fear arrest as top court weighs ‘extremist’ listing

11/28/2023

Members of Russia’s LGBTQ community fear a court ruling due on Thursday will label them “extremists” and pave the way for arrests and prosecutions of those who…

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Added on: 11/29/2023

We belong’: Muslim Kosovo’s first LGBTQ bar is booming

11/28/2023

As the sun rises over Pristina, the call to prayer echoes through the Kosovo capital just as the patrons of its only LGBTQ bar wrap up a…

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Added on: 11/29/2023

Qatar Deports Gay Flight Attendant for Wearing Tinted Moisturizer

11/28/2023

Qatari security services reportedly detained and interrogated a former Qatar Airways flight attendant for wearing “tinted moisturizer,” which is perceived by authorities as a sign of possible…

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Added on: 11/28/2023

Madagascar’s LGBT people struggle to build community amid apathy and hostility

11/27/2023

Although homosexuality and trans identity have never been criminalized in Madagascar, a large island home to 29 million people off the east coast of Africa, the queer…

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Added on: 11/28/2023

Exiled Iranian crown prince awarded US LGBTQ+ award for speaking up for Iran’s queer community

11/27/2023

The Iranian LGBTQ+ community has long been kept invisible by mainstream overseas Iranian opposition, but a US LGBTQ+ award to exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi seems to…

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Added on: 11/28/2023

Republicans Introduce Bill Mandating Misgendering of Trans Federal Employees

11/27/2023

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn) have introduced bicameral legislation that would ban all federal government employees and federally funded entities from using anything…

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Added on: 11/28/2023

Ghana Cardinal Peter Turkson: It’s time to understand homosexuality

11/27/2023

Homosexuality should not be a criminal offence and people should be helped to understand the issue better, a top cardinal from Ghana has told the BBC. Cardinal…

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Added on: 11/27/2023

‘Stand up, fight back’: Trans Day of Resistance Rally and March

11/26/2023

Despite the looming threat of rain, a large crowd gathered in Newtown’s Pride Square for the Trans Day of Resistance rally and march. The event was organised…

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Added on: 11/27/2023

Man paints apartment building rainbow colors to get back at anti-gay neighbor

11/26/2023

The owner of an Omaha, Nebraska apartment complex has painted the building rainbow at the request of his three daughters, ages five, seven, and nine. While his daughters…

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Added on: 11/27/2023

Madras high court order offers LGBTs a ray of hope on gay marriage

11/26/2023

NEW DLEHI: The Madras high court order aimed at providing minimum protection from harassment and discrimination to LGBTQIA+ couples by suggesting to the Tamil Nadu government to consider adopting a “deed…

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Added on: 11/27/2023

Bangladesh beauty queen brings ‘dawn of hope’ for trans women

11/26/2023

DHAKA (TIP): Bangladeshi trans woman Yasin Ahmed Sokal always wanted the freedom to dress like her sisters, but never in her wildest dreams did she imagine being…

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Added on: 11/26/2023

Could Namibia decriminalise same-sex relations?

11/21/2023

Namibia’s High Court is set to deliver a judgment in May in a case that could see the decriminalisation of gay sex in the southern African country….

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Added on: 11/26/2023

Trans Vikings and lesbian pirates: What is ‘queering the past’?

11/24/2023

A museum in Britain identified Roman emperor Elagabalus this week as a transgender woman, saying it would start using she/her pronouns in written materials about the third-century…

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Added on: 11/26/2023

India’s LGBTQ Community Holds Pride March, Raises Concerns Over Country’s Restrictive Laws

11/25/2023

More than 2,000 people took part in a gay pride event in New Delhi, waving rainbow flags and multicolored balloons as they celebrated sexual diversity in India…

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Added on: 11/26/2023

Most Americans Don’t Want States Able to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Kids

11/25/2023

A progressive poll found most voters don’t believe state legislatures have the right to ban abortion or gender-affirming care. The Data For Progress think tank surveyed more…

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Added on: 11/25/2023

A drag horror show in the quiet Goan village of Aldona gave me ultimate queer joy

11/24/2023

I’ll never forget my first drag show. After years of tuning into RuPaul’s Drag Race and reblogging gifs of Sasha Velour on Tumblr, I found myself surrounded…

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Added on: 11/25/2023

Lack of ‘Affirmation’ is Child Abuse: New Biden Rule Applies Transgender Standard to Foster Care

11/24/2023

Transgender orthodoxy may soon become a litmus test for parenthood, according to the logic of a new policy working its way through the Department of Health and…

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Added on: 11/25/2023

NSW Government To Delay Gay Conversion Ban Until 2024

11/24/2023

The NSW Government will delay the ban on gay conversion practices till next year, to allow more time for additional consultations with conversion survivors. First reported by…

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Added on: 11/25/2023

Tampon for Transgender Men Sparks Conservative Backlash

11/24/2023

A campaign to raise awareness of trans men’s issues in Finland has gone viral on social media, where it sparked a backlash from conservative users who questioned…

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Added on: 11/24/2023

Equality Court refuses to rule on LGBTIQ+ asylum discrimination

11/23/2023

Activists have expressed their disappointment over the Equality Court’s failure to address blatant discrimination against an LGBTIQ+ asylum seeker by the Department of Home Affairs. The case revolves…

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Added on: 11/24/2023

Mike Johnson Said He Wanted to Revisit Supreme Court Decision That Legalized Gay Sex

11/23/2023

(CNN) — Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, voiced support for revisiting Supreme Court decisions that struck down restrictions on the use of contraception, barred…

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Added on: 11/24/2023

Romania is not ready to uphold same-sex couples’ rights – PM

11/23/2023

BUCHAREST, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Romanian society is not ready to uphold the rights of same-sex couples in line with a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)…

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Added on: 11/24/2023

Government to permit children to change names and pronouns in schools, leaks suggest

11/23/2023

The UK government’s long-promised, and extremely controversial, trans guidance for schools could formally allow pupils to change their names and pronouns. New leaks suggest that the guidance…

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Added on: 11/23/2023

BRAZILIAN ADVENTISTS PROTEST EX-GAY MINISTRY

11/22/2023

On November 10-12, True Friendships Ministry (Portuguese: Ministério Amizades Verdadeiras) held its fifth national meeting, “Sexuality and the Church in the 21st Century,” at the Brooklin Seventh-day Adventist…

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Added on: 11/23/2023

French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology

11/22/2023

“It was catastrophic for me. It was shameful.” Bernard Bousset recounts the events which changed his life in a clear voice, but he is visibly still deeply…

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Added on: 11/23/2023

Russia Moves to Ban Adoptions to Countries Allowing “Gender Reassignment”

11/22/2023

While the left-wing establishment has already decided that transgenderism is a sacred social pillar that civilized nations cannot touch, the reality is that the tide increasingly appears…

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Added on: 11/23/2023

Thai Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Marriage Equality

11/22/2023

Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a draft law on marriage equality and that will be brought to parliament during a session starting next month, Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha…

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Added on: 11/22/2023

Kurdistan Region’s transgender sex workers: From hell at home to damnation on the streets

11/21/2023

As night falls, Bewar*, a transgender sex worker, puts on her makeup and hairpiece and starts roaming the streets of Sarchinar in Sulaimani, trying to escape the…