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Added on: 06/07/2023

Human Rights Campaign declares a national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people

06/06/2023

For the first time in its four-decade history, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer civil rights organization has declared a national state of emergency for…

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Added on: 06/07/2023

Warning letter to religious teacher was over inflammatory language, not LGBT stance: Islamic regulatory bodies

06/06/2023

A warning letter was issued to a religious teacher who used inappropriate and inflammatory language to incite hatred and disrespect towards members of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay,…

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Added on: 06/07/2023

Historians are learning more about how the Nazis targeted trans people

06/06/2023

In the fall of 2022, a German court heard an unusual case. It was a civil lawsuit that grew out of a feud on Twitter about whether…

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Added on: 06/07/2023

Cruel Ugandan anti-gay law takes effect; legal challenges pending

06/06/2023

Uganda’s harsh new Anti-Homosexuality Act took effect on May 30, when it was published in the official Uganda Gazette. Human rights activists have filed two petitions challenging…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

War brings urgency to fight for LGBT rights in Ukraine

06/05/2023

The Ukrainian MP Andrii Kozhemiakin is a wiry, conservative ex-spy who likes to emphasise his Christian faith and large family. He is also an unlikely new recruit…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

Osaka transgender LGBTQ rights lawyer gets death threats online

06/05/2023

A transgender lawyer in Osaka working on LGBTQ rights has received death threats online, calling them a hate crime targeting a transgender person. Nakaoka Shun, a member…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

Bangkok Aims to Be Safe Space for LGBT Asians

06/05/2023

Tens of thousands of people in Thailand celebrated Bangkok Pride with a parade on Sunday. Some Thais say they hope laws will one day allow same-sex marriage…

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Added on: 06/06/2023

Italy rightist ruling party pulls support from LGBT event, sparking anger

06/05/2023

The right-wing government of Italy’s Lazio region around Rome said on Monday it was withdrawing its backing from the capital’s annual LGBT parade, drawing an angry response…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

Where it’s a crime to be gay: A visual guide to where LGBTQ+ rights are repressed

06/05/2023

Uganda enacted one of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world last week, a bill known as the Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2023. It imposes a life sentence…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

In Jerusalem, gay pride is conservative too

06/05/2023

A sigh of relief was released by Israeli Police’s top brass after the Gay Pride and Tolerance Parade in Jerusalem on June 1 ended without disturbances. Police…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

PM urged to take stand on LGBT as ‘Pride’ products enter Muslim Malaysia

06/03/2023

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been urged to explain the government’s stand on the LGBT movement, as multinational companies introduce products based on lifestyles considered taboo in…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

Global survey finds 9% of adults identify as LGBTQ

06/01/2023

Nearly 1 in 10 adults across 30 countries identify as LGBTQ, according to a new global survey, but that number tells only part of the story. Age…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

Charted: Growing global acceptance of gay and lesbian people

06/03/2023

The share of people worldwide who say their area is a good place for gay or lesbian people to live doubled from 25% to 50% over 10…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

Anti-LGBTQ disinformation surges online in East Africa

05/31/2023

Anti-LGBTQ bills in Kenya and Uganda have unleashed an unprecedented wave of online disinformation targeting the community, with experts accusing political leaders of spreading falsehoods that put…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

‘Time of new hope’: Optimism is high for Bangkok Pride after Thai elections

06/03/2023

When rainbow colours cover one of Bangkok’s main thoroughfares on Sunday, crowds joining the city’s pride celebrations may feel a little more optimistic about the future. In…

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Added on: 06/05/2023

Federal judge rejects Tennessee drag show ban as unconstitutional

06/05/2023

A federal judge has ruled that Tennessee’s law restricting drag performances in public or where children were present was unconstitutional, striking a blow to efforts in U.S….

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Added on: 06/02/2023

Being LGBTQ+ in Latin America: Four stories of bravery and resilience

06/01/2023

June is Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States and around the world. The month commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when LGBTQ+ people…

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Added on: 06/02/2023

Estonia considers moving towards same-sex marriage

06/01/2023

Estonia might become the first post-Soviet Union country that has same-sex marriage. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has tabled a bill to legislate marriage for gay couples. The…

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Added on: 06/01/2023

Every LGBTQ+ flag you might see at Pride and what they all mean

05/31/2023

Pride month is a time for protest and celebration, one when the LGBTQ+ community unite under the rainbow banner or their chosen Pride flag. From the bisexual Pride…

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Added on: 06/01/2023

Latvian Parliament elects first openly gay president of a Baltic nation

05/31/2023

HELSINKI — Latvian lawmakers on Wednesday picked the country’s long-serving popular foreign minister, a strong backer of Ukraine, as its new head of state in a tight…

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Added on: 06/01/2023

Uproar after Uganda enacts anti-gay law

05/31/2023

Uganda’s latest anti-Homosexuality law is one of the world’s most brutal legislations that seeks to restrict homosexual rights in Uganda and punish offenders. When lawmakers initially passed the bill in…

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Added on: 06/01/2023

Anti-LGBTQ disinformation surges online in East Africa

05/31/2023

Anti-LGBTQ bills in Kenya and Uganda have unleashed an unprecedented wave of online disinformation targeting the community, with experts accusing political leaders of spreading falsehoods that put…

World Voices

Added on: 06/01/2023

Ash Beckham — No Activism Is an Accident

Jacqui Bunch

Alturi Contributor

Ash is an unstoppable force in activism without ever trying to be. Her fearless, relatable, and hilarious approach has made her a sought-after speaker, regularly crushing it…

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Added on: 05/31/2023

The paradoxical queer history of Iran

05/30/2023

This past February, something special happened. For the first time in the 44-year history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the majority of trade unions and notable…

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Added on: 05/31/2023

Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law spurs bipartisan uproar in US

05/30/2023

Leaders in Congress are forcefully condemning a sweeping new anti-gay law in Uganda, calling on the Biden administration to reconsider assistance to the East African nation. “Uganda’s…

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Added on: 05/31/2023

Russian legislators are targeting transgender people. It’s the latest move that copies GOP talking points from the US

05/30/2023

A new Russian bill could ban transgender healthcare in the country, a move that mirrors legislation being proposed and enacted by Republican lawmakers across the United States….

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Added on: 05/31/2023

Japanese court rules against same-sex marriage ban in major win for LGBTQ+ equality

05/30/2023

On Tuesday (30 May), Nagoya District Court became the second to rule against Japan’s banning of same-sex marriage, despite the country’s prime minister Fumio Kishida claiming the…

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Added on: 05/30/2023

LGBTQ Russians flee to Argentina seeking refuge from discrimination, Ukraine war

05/29/2023

Anastasia Domini and her wife Anna Domini walked hand in hand on a recent sunny day in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires while their four restless children played…

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Added on: 05/30/2023

Bill: Intersex suspects, inmates to have special cells

05/29/2023

A police officer has told the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) of how he influenced a complaint to withdraw a case from court when a…

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Added on: 05/30/2023

‘I feel deeply afraid’: Turkey’s LGBTQ community dreads future under Erdogan

05/29/2023

Turkey’s LGBTQ community fear being exposed to more homophobic hate after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made them into his favorite target for his bitterly divisive re-election…