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Added on: 07/16/2023

Thousands join Budapest Pride in protest at state’s anti-LGBT moves

07/15/2023

Thousands of Hungarians braved scorching heat for the annual Pride march in Budapest on Saturday, protesting against government controls over public displays by the LGBT community. Prime…

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Added on: 07/16/2023

Drag queens compete for top prize in Nicaragua pageant

07/15/2023

In a packed bar in Nicaragua’s capital, Managua, on Friday night, more than 1,000 people gathered to see a group of drag queens battle it out to…

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Added on: 07/16/2023

Russia: Gender reassignment ban passes Duma

07/15/2023

Russian lawmakers on Friday voted in favor of a bill to make gender reassignment illegal. “The State Duma banned gender reassignment in Russia,” the lower house said…

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Added on: 07/15/2023

Anti-LGBTQ+ hate and extremism spiked during Pride Month 2023, report finds

07/14/2023

A recent report has revealed a shocking increase in hate and extremism during Pride Month 2023, compared to previous years. Research conducted for and published by GLAAD…

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Added on: 07/15/2023

Russian lawmakers move to further restrict transgender rights in new legislation

07/14/2023

Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved a toughened version of a bill that outlaws gender transitioning procedures, with added clauses that annul marriages in which one person has…

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Added on: 07/15/2023

Iran’s president: Homosexuality will end ‘generation of human beings’

07/14/2023

The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, criticized the LGBTQ+ community during his visit to Uganda on Wednesday, declaring homosexuality will end the “generation…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Texas judge who doesn’t want to perform gay marriage ceremonies hopes web designer’s Supreme Court case helps her fight

07/13/2023

Since Waco judge Dianne Hensley received a public warning from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for refusing to perform same-sex marriages in 2019, she’s waged a…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Kathmandu court rejects marriage registration application of gay couple

07/13/2023

The Kathmandu District Court on Thursday rejected a marriage registration application filed by a gay couple despite the Supreme Court legalising same-sex marriages in Nepal. Maya Gurung,…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

LGBT event in Indonesia scrapped after security threats

07/12/2023

The organisers did not disclose the new venue due to security concerns. The event has also drawn attention as Indonesia hosts a regional meeting of Southeast Asian…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

In Uganda, Iranian President Attacks West On LGBT Rights

07/12/023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on July 12 launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda, which has just introduced some of…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

07/12/2023

It’s a historic step for equality as Nepal’s supreme court has ruled for all same-sex marriages to be legally binding from 28 June 2023 forward. Nepal’s Supreme…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Video Shows How Contestants Reacted to Transgender Miss Netherlands Winner

07/11/2023

While there was quite a furor online after a transgender woman won Miss Netherlands for the first time, her fellow competitors seemed to be very happy for…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Toilet limits for transgender woman ‘unacceptable,’ Japan’s top court

07/11/2023

Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that restricting a transgender woman’s use of toilets at her workplace was “unacceptable”, a decision that may help promote LGBT rights…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Montana leaves American Library Association over ‘Marxist lesbian’ president

07/11/2023

The Montana State Library Commission voted to cut all ties with the American Library Association on Tuesday, citing an inability to continue associating with an organization led…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

LGBTQ activism: Seeking queer love in Middle Eastern history

07/11/2023

“When I’m trying to impress someone I’m into, I like to send them classical poems that celebrate male beauty,” Fouad, a 26-year-old gay man, explained during a…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Online Incitement Against LGBT People in Cameroon

07/10/2023

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Cameroon are all too aware of homophobic rhetoric and violent attacks against them. This has been highlighted once…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Sydney gender clinic not working for people: minister

07/10/2023

The provision of gender-affirming care in NSW is not working and has to improve, the state’s health minister says. The main gender-affirming clinic for adolescents in Sydney…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Officials to crack down on homophobic slurs in Dutch league

07/10/2023

League matches in the Netherlands will be stopped next season if fans repeatedly engage in homophobic chants, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said on Monday. From…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

The Trevor Project Slashed Its Crisis Line Staff During Pride Month

07/10/2023

A lot of Raelle Kaplan’s childhood consisted of acting. The plaid blouses and the white leather sandals at school, when all they wanted to wear were oversize…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Greece Prime Minister promises to legalize same-sex marriage

07/09/2023

The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, recently vowed to legalize same-sex marriage during an interview with Bloomberg. “Same-sex marriage will happen at some point and it’s…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Russia’s first transgender politician drops her run for governor due to anti-LGBTQ+ bill

07/10/2023

Russia’s first openly transgender politician has abandoned plans to run in a gubernatorial election, saying that the country’s latest anti-LGBTQ+ bill has eroded the support needed to…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world

07/09/2023

When the US evangelical preacher and anti-LGBTQ+ crusader Scott Lively landed in Uganda in 2009 to warn of the “gay agenda”, he was arriving after a series…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

Swapo backs Ekandjo’s anti-same sex bill

07/09/2023

Ekandjo’s bill seeks to explicitly define the term spouse invoking articles 81 and 4 of the Namibian Constitution to contradict a decision of the Supreme Court of…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

State laws targeting LGBTQ rights have a new foe: federal judges

07/09/2023

A record number of bills aimed at restricting the rights of LGBTQ people have become law in the past three years, but the majority of those that…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

Pride Association addresses homophobia in Tobago

07/09/2023

PRESIDENT of the Tobago Pride Association (TPA) Todd MJ Denoon believes homophobia is perhaps the biggest challenge confronting the island’s LGBTQI community. While combatting homophobia still remains…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Gay marriage case could bring gold rush to Indian wedding industry

07/08/2023

When the Indian Supreme Court earlier this year started hearing a case to legalize same-sex marriage, matchmaker Kamakshi Madan suddenly received an increase in enquiries from parents…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Latvia swears in Edgars Rinkevics as EU’s first openly gay president

07/08/2023

Latvia’s long-serving foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics has become the first openly gay head of state of a European Union nation. Mr Rinkevics, who had served as foreign…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Nepal Paves Way to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

07/08/2023

Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued a temporary order greenlighting the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time. LGBTQIA activists and couples across Nepal celebrated the decision….

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters

07/08/2023

Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters stormed a gay pride festival in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday, forcing its cancellation. The right-wing protesters, who included Orthodox Christian clergy,…

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Added on: 07/08/2023

Pleas for help as Montreal’s LGBTQ Village falls victim to addiction, homelessness

07/07/2023

The Village, Montreal’s historical LGBTQ neighbourhood, has become the scene of homelessness, addiction and crime, with locals suggesting that its social problems are being imported because of…