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Added on: 08/04/2023

Milan to resume registering children from male couples

08/03/2023

MILAN, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The city of Milan will resume registering children born abroad from male couples, its mayor said on Thursday, after challenging curbs imposed…

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Added on: 08/04/2023

Panama decriminalized homosexuality 15 years ago: persecution continues

08/03/2023

After the cancellation of the decree law criminalizing sodomy, Panama decriminalized homosexuality 15 years ago, becoming the latest Latin American country to do so. Shortly before, activist Juan…

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Added on: 08/04/2023

Guadalajara says they will host a successful Gay Games despite low registration numbers

08/03/2023

Gay Games organizers in Guadalajara say that the games will go on in the Mexican city this November, regardless of historic-low registration numbers. It is, for the…

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High Court hears petition on adoption by LGBTQ couples: ‘Decision cannot be avoided’

08/02/2023

The High Court heard a petition Thursday against discrimination toward LGBTQ couples who wish to adopt, and indicated it might move to resolve the issue in the…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

USAID Releases Historic LGBTQ-Inclusive Development Policy

08/02/2023

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Wednesday its first-ever LGBTQI+ inclusive development policy, which will guide the agency’s inclusion of LGBTQ+ rights support in…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

Dyan Tai’s Mission To Showcase Queer Asian Excellence

08/02/2023

Dyan Tai, the self-described “Gaysian Empress of Sydney,” is a trilingual Malaysian-born classically trained musician, singer, performer, cabaret artist, DJ, and fixture of the Sydney Queer arts…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

Negros Occidental town declares drag queen Pura Luka Vega persona non grata

08/02/2023

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A municipal government in Negros Occidental declared drag queen Pura Luka Vega unwelcome in its town on Tuesday, August 1. The persona non grata…

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Added on: 08/02/2023

Mike Pence says he’ll ban transgender people from the military if he wins

08/01/2023

Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said that if he wins the White House he would ban transgender people from the military again. Pence was speaking to reporters…

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Added on: 08/02/2023

NHS: Transgender Court of Appeal case for gender dysphoria waiting times is dismissed

08/01/2023

Two transgender people have lost a Court of Appeal challenge against NHS England over waiting times for gender dysphoria treatment. Eva Echo and Alex Harvey took legal…

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Added on: 08/02/2023

Anti-LGBT Rhetoric Undermines Rights in Lebanon

08/01/2023

Anti-gay remarks made on Saturday by a Hezbollah leader in Lebanon who has recently called for anti-gay violence sparked panic and terror among lesbian, gay, bisexual and…

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Added on: 08/02/2023

Iraqi Kurdistan human rights group shuttered over rainbow logo

08/01/2023

A court in the Kurdistan region of Iraq dealt independent civil society a blow on May 31, 2023, by ordering the closure of Rasan Organization over “its…

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Added on: 08/01/2023

Fear and frustration escalate after antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ graffiti found in London park

07/31/2023

Members of London’s LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities say they’re disappointed and fearful after “alarming” graffiti was found scrawled in a park in London’s SoHo neighbourhood over the…

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Added on: 08/01/2023

Iran official in charge of ‘promoting Islamic values’ suspended over alleged gay sex video

07/31/2023

An official in Iran in charge of “promoting Islamic values” has reportedly been suspended over an alleged gay sex video. Reza Tsaghati, head of culture and Islamic…

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Added on: 08/01/2023

Gay dads win case against rightwingers who used their son’s photo on an anti-surrogacy flyer

07/31/2023

An Italian anti-LGBTQ+ political party has been ordered to pay the equivalent of $10,000 U.S. to a gay Canadian couple after it used a photo of their…

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Added on: 07/31/2023

`Belgium’s trans-friendly reputation faces far-right rise

07/30/2023

BRUSSELS — Belgium has built a reputation as among the most progressive EU countries on trans rights. For the past five years, people there can legally change their…

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Added on: 07/31/2023

Hong Kong public broadcaster cancels LGBTQ radio show

07/30/2023

A radio show promoting LGBTQ equality will end its 17-year run at Hong Kong’s public broadcaster on Sunday, with station management citing “changes in programme” as the…

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Added on: 07/31/2023

India’s first openly gay prince says his parents tried to subject him to the ‘torture’ of conversion therapy to make him straight

07/30/2023

India’s first openly gay prince said his parents tried to make him undergo conversion therapy in a interview with Sky News. Speaking from Jaipur, India, on Friday, Prince Manvendra…

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Added on: 07/31/2023

Texas church firebombed after ‘anti-LGBT’ YouTuber video

07/28/2023

(NewsNation) — A Texas church was firebombed Sunday, weeks after it was the subject of an anti-LGBTQ Christian YouTuber’s video, according to multiple news reports. Community Unitarian Universalist Church in…

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Added on: 07/30/2023

Mission Africa Inc. honours Bagbin, Sam George, others for championing Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill

07/30/2023

The Executive Board of Mission Africa Incorporated USA/Ghana, in collaboration with the Parliamentary Christian Fellowship, the Worldwide Miracle Outreach UK led by Dr Lawrence Tetteh, Inland Empire…

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Added on: 07/30/2023

Saudi football ‘sportswashing’ and using multi-million-pound deals to distract from human rights issues

07/29/2023

Players from across the game have taken eye-watering amounts of money to join the Saudi Pro League, moves which have been criticised as supporting “sportswashing”. In December,…

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Added on: 07/30/2023

Can states’ bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

07/28/2023

Of the 20 states restricting gender-affirming hormone therapy, nearly half are being challenged in federal court. At the heart of these lawsuits is this question: Do bans…

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Added on: 07/30/2023

Iran sex tape scandal: Government says no prior knowledge of alleged behaviour

07/29/2023

A video posted online allegedly shows the head of culture and Islamic guidance in Gilan province, Reza Tsaghati, having sex with another man. Their identities and the…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

1st PH gay summit eyes ‘inclusivity’ in tourism

07/28/2023

THE Department of Tourism (DoT) will be holding a first-ever Pride Summit as part of the government’s initiatives focusing on “inclusive tourism development and establishing the Philippines…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

In Nepal, the LGBTQ Community’s Fight for Marriage Equality is Far From Over

07/28/2023

“We are going to fight until the very end!” said Surendra Pandey, the husband of Maya Gurung, when we met at a restaurant in Nepal’s busy capital…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

‘I can make you straight in three months’: Inside India’s gay conversion industry

07/28/2023

Widely discredited around the world, conversion therapy – which aims to change someone’s sexual orientation – is still legal in India but the practice of it by…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

From state houses to Congress, anti-trans fights arrive in Washington

07/28/2023

When AJ DePre, a trans rights organizer, heard that a House subcommittee was holding a hearing about “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’” on…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

India could soon become the second country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage

07/27/2023

India could soon become only the second nation in Asia to legalise gay marriage. As the world’s fast-growing democracy, it is a hugely significant moment for LGBTQIA+…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

How will Russia’s tough new law affect trans people?

07/25/2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that bans transgender people from changing their gender on ID documents or undergoing transition-related medical care such as…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

Ghana set to pass anti-homosexuality law after legal challenge fails in Supreme Court

07/27/2023

Same-sex intercourse is already illegal in the West African nation, and is punishable by up to three years in jail. The Ghanaian parliament has been debating the…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

Malaysia’s LGBTQ community fears backlash after concert kiss

07/27/2023

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur — where he criticized Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…