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Added on: 11/14/2023

Gay Syrian refugees see intolerance rise in once-liberal Lebanon

11/09/2023

When Mahmoud’s father, a well-known sheikh in Aleppo city in Syria, found out his youngest son was gay, he was furious. “He pointed a rifle at my…

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Added on: 11/13/2023

Ayanna Pressley Denounces GOP for Trying to Gut LGBTQ+ Housing Funds

11/12/2023

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley took a firm stand on the House floor last Monday against a Republican-led housing appropriations bill that omitted critical support for The Pryde, an LGBTQ+…

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Added on: 11/13/2023

Transgender Congress workers disheartened by lack of acceptance from within Congress

11/12/2023

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Pradesh Transgender Congress (KPTC), which serves as the feeder organisation for the state Congress, underwent a recent overhaul. Despite the state’s pioneering efforts in 2015…

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Added on: 11/13/2023

NSW Gay Hate Crimes Inquiry Holds Last Public Hearing

11/12/2023

The Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes (the Inquiry) will hold its final public sitting tomorrow, Tuesday 14 November 2023, in Sydney. Led by the Honourable…

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Added on: 11/13/2023

Ireland’s gender Jesuits

11/12/2023

Being screamed at was my introduction to the Belong To crowd.” At seventeen Annaig stepped into a community hall to join what she had been told was…

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Added on: 11/12/2023

‘Russia put back years’: intersex people fear fallout from sex change curbs

11/12/2023

Born intersex and raised as a boy, Polina has known for years that she wanted to live as a woman. But Russia’s sweeping curbs on gender-affirming healthcare…

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Added on: 11/11/2023

Conservative Muslims protest Coldplay’s Indonesia show over band’s LGBTQ+ support

11/10/2023

Dozens of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday, calling for the cancellation of Coldplay’s upcoming concert over the British band’s support for the LGBTQ+ community….

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Added on: 11/11/2023

Nation’s first openly gay governor seeks second chance in politics after 20 years

11/10/2023

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, a Democrat who became the nation’s first openly gay governor when he admitted to having an extramarital affair with a male…

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Added on: 11/11/2023

Future heritage: Introducing the new South Asian queer vanguard

11/10/2023

South Asian queerness is a defiant celebration of who we are. It’s a combination of unapologetic self-expression and joyous representation. Here, in the UK, the LGBTQIA+ scene…

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Added on: 11/11/2023

Hong Kong equal opportunities watchdog told asking for legislative changes to protect LGBTQ people beyond its powers

11/10/2023

Hong Kong’s equality watchdog had spent more than a year researching possible legislative amendments to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, but was told by the government that…

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Added on: 11/10/2023

Intersex Russians fear fallout from curbs on gender-affirming care

11/10/2023

Nov 10 (Openly) – Born intersex and raised as a boy, Polina has known for years that she wanted to live as a woman. But Russia’s sweeping…

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Added on: 11/10/2023

UN Committee Criticizes US Record on LGBT Rights

11/09/2023

In its review of the United States’ record on civil and political rights, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) condemned a flood of discriminatory state legislation…

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Added on: 11/10/2023

Russian TV turns ‘LGBT’ rainbow into grey cloud in K-pop music video

11/09/2023

TNT Music, which runs a chart show dedicated to K-pop, aired the music video for boy band Seventeen’s hit song “God of Music” and replaced the rainbow featured…

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Added on: 11/10/2023

Anti-LGBTQ group Gerakan Nasional Anti LGBT to protest at several locations in Jakarta

11/09/2023

Anti-LGBTQ organization Gerakan Nasional Anti LGBT (Granati LGBT) will stage rallies at several locations in Jakarta from 12:00 Nov. 10. The purpose of the action is to…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Sex workers to rally for their rights in Sydney on Friday

11/08/2023

The event is being held in Newtown’s Pride Square outside The Hub theatre building and will run from 10.30am until midday. Supporters are encouraged to wear red…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Controversial EU proposal on parenthood comes closer

11/08/2023

EU Member States should be forced to recognise LGBT parents, even if they forbid it in their own legislation, a committee in the European Parliament believes. Especially…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Senegal probes homophobic mob that dug up and burned a gay man’s body

11/08/2023

Footage said to show a gay man’s body being dug up from a grave and burned has shocked Senegal, triggering an investigation in the conservative country where…

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Added on: 11/09/2023

Transgender people can be baptized Catholic, serve as godparents, Vatican says

11/08/2023

VATICAN CITY, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Transgender people can be godparents at Roman Catholic baptisms, witnesses at religious weddings and receive baptism themselves, the Vatican’s doctrinal office…

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Added on: 11/08/2023

Bronx SAGE Center Sparks More Visibility for LGBTQ Older People across the Nation

11/07/2023

SAGE, the largest advocacy organization for LGBTQ older people since 1978, has celebrated the launch of a new community center for LGBTQ seniors in the Bronx. SAGE…

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Added on: 11/08/2023

Japan hospital denies LGBTQ woman support for IVF pregnancy

11/07/2023

An LGBT advocacy group urged the Japanese government on Tuesday to ensure that all pregnant women have access to the same level of medical support after a…

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Added on: 11/08/2023

Knesset amends law recognizing LGBTQ partners of fallen soldiers

11/07/2023

The Knesset on Monday passed an amendment recognizing LGBTQ partners of fallen IDF service members as widows and widowers, similar to heterosexual counterparts. The amendment followed the…

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Added on: 11/08/2023

Uganda’s President Finds Discrimination Has a Cost: Next Africa

11/07/2023

Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, is learning that populist politics has a price. Anti-LGBTQ legislation that he approved in May, which includes the death sentence…

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Added on: 11/07/2023

Pastor Dorcas: No Amount of Money will Influence us to Legalize LGBTQ

11/06/2023

Pastor Dorcas Rigathi has reaffirmed her stance against legalizing LGBTQ, claiming that no amount of money can influence her to change her stance. Addressing the audience in…

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Added on: 11/07/2023

LGBTQ conversion therapy ban will not be included in King’s Speech

11/06/2023

It is looking less and less likely that the abhorrent practice of so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will be banned before the next general election, as proposals have not…

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Added on: 11/07/2023

Romania’s reformist party USR fires leading EP candidate for LGBTQ-related remarks

11/06/2023

Romanian reformist party USR asked its flagship candidate for the European Parliament, the mayor of Campulung Muscel, Elena Lasconi, to step down after her comments about the…

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Added on: 11/07/2023

Fort Lauderdale Police Name LGBTQ Chief

11/06/2023

William “Bill” Schultz has more than 23 years experience in law enforcement, has led innovations in the Fort Lauderdale Police Department (FLPD), and is a proud member…

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Added on: 11/06/2023

Admiral Rachel Levine calls hate a public health threat

11/05/2023

As the White House implements a new strategy (first announced in June) to address anti-LGBTQ+ violence and discriminatory laws, Admiral Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at…

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Added on: 11/06/2023

Conversion therapy is still thriving in Brazil

11/05/2023

For a third of his life — from the age of 14 to 27 — Héder Bello, now 37, lived in purgatory. He was engaged in a fierce…

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Added on: 11/06/2023

Argentina’s LGBT+ Community Comes Together for Diversity Parade

11/05/2023

Thousands marched through Buenos Aires on Saturday in celebration of LGBTQ+ equality and diversity at a colorful pride parade. Buenos Aires dedicated a week to celebrating diversity, a…

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Added on: 11/06/2023

Switzerland lifts extra restrictions against gay men giving blood

11/05/2023

Gabriel Delabays sat calmly, his feet elevated on a reclining chair, as a nurse drew blood from his left arm at a Swiss transfusion center last Wednesday,…