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Added on: 05/06/2023

Artists take aim at Italy’s attack on same-sex parents’ rights

05/05/2023

Street art in Italy championing LGBTQ+ rights has sparked controversy as the country’s hard-right government has appeared to clamp down on same-sex parents in recent months. Right-wing…

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Added on: 05/06/2023

More than 700 same-sex marriages celebrated in Cuba

05/05/2023

More than 700 same-sex marriages have been celebrated in Cuba since the new Family Code was approved in a referendum last year. The figure was confirmed this…

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Added on: 05/05/2023

Orbán again preaches against migrant and gay rights as CPAC returns to Hungary

05/05/2023

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s populist prime minister likened liberalism to a “virus” in an opening speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the Hungarian capital…

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Added on: 05/05/2023

The Caribbean is shaking off the monarchy – but ‘imported’ Christianity still fuelling homophobia

05/04/2023

As King Charles’ coronation approaches, many Caribbean countries are considering a future without the monarchy. Charles will be anointed king during his coronation on Saturday (8 May), not…

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Added on: 05/05/2023

Rainbow over Nepal

05/04/2023

Seeing how our politics has failed us time and again, it is easy to understand why people get carried away and look for saviours in anyone with…

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Added on: 05/05/2023

‘Impacting the Culture With Biblical Truth’: Christian Nationalist Anti-LGBT Group Launches New Church Network

05/04/2023

The Family Research Council has launched a new “Association of Churches and Ministries” dedicated to “impacting the culture with biblical truth.” According to FRC, “The Association of…

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Added on: 05/04/2023

Chicago Is About To Have The Gayest City Council In The Country

05/03/2023

The new City Council will soon have Chicago’s highest-ever representation of lesbian, gay and bisexual alderpeople, offering key opportunities to strengthen the city’s reputation as a beacon…

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Added on: 05/04/2023

Nepal Supreme Court delivers historic ruling in favour of same-sex marriage

05/03/2023

The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued a landmark ruling ordering authorities to recognise a gay foreign spouse of a Nepali citizen and instructing the government to…

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Added on: 05/04/2023

Greece Bans Convicted Neo-Nazi and His Party From May 21 Election

05/03/2023

Greece’s Supreme Court has barred a convicted neo-Nazi from competing in upcoming national elections. But despite that decision, the court has allowed another extreme-right, nationalist party to…

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Added on: 05/04/2023

With staunch religious and political opposition, will same-sex marriage be accepted in conservative India?

05/03/2023

Since at least 1980, there have been hundreds of stories of same-sex couples in India getting married unofficially by religious rites, according to gender studies expert and…

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Added on: 05/03/2023

Kansas will legally define gender as sex at birth. What that means for transgender rights

05/02/2023

Republican lawmakers in Kansas passed a sweeping law last week that will restrict the kinds of public spaces and services transgender and nonbinary Kansans will have access…

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Added on: 05/03/2023

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

05/02/2023

Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ bills mostly unchanged, including provision for long jail terms and the death penalty, after the president…

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Added on: 05/03/2023

Queerphobia in Kenya: a supreme court ruling on gay rights triggers a new wave of anger against the LGBTIQ+ community

05/02/2023

The Kenyan supreme court recently struck down a government decision to ban the registration of an LGBTIQ+ community rights organisation, sparking new homophobic rhetoric in the country….

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Added on: 05/03/2023

Trans people in Kashmir have long gained acceptance as matchmakers. Now their jobs are in danger.

05/02/2023

Shabnum Subhan’s house is tucked in the bylanes of Srinagar’s downtown, the most densely populated area of Kashmir’s capital city. In the three-story house, 44-year-old Subhan, who…

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Added on: 05/02/2023

Turkey’s president Erdoğan claims ‘LGBT will not emerge in this country’ at re-election rally

05/01/2023

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has continued his re-election campaign by giving an anti-LGBTQ+ speech. Erdoğan returned to campaigning on Saturday (29 April) after stepping back for…

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Added on: 05/02/2023

Copenhagen mayor to California’s ‘Danish Capital’: Stop acting homophobic

05/01/2023

This little tourist town in the Santa Ynez Valley is best known for its Danish windmills, aebleskivers and Viking-themed tchotchkes. In the self-described Danish Capital of America,…

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Added on: 05/02/2023

How Project Almirah offers a safe space for queer people to share their stories

05/01/2023

During the initial part of the pandemic, when the world went into sudden lockdown, Angel, who identifies as a non-binary bisexual person, found themselves all alone in…

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Added on: 05/02/2023

In a shift, Saudi Arabia to ‘welcome’ LGBTQ tourists

05/01/2023

LGBTQ tourists can now visit Saudi Arabia, according to the kingdom’s official tourism site. The shift follows a series of social and economic changes that the kingdom…

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Added on: 05/01/2023

Trans and nonbinary students have long had a place at women’s colleges. Here’s what they want you to know

04/30/2023

Just weeks before stepping foot on Smith College’s campus, Avery finally came to understand something that cast doubt on whether the small women’s college in Northampton, Massachusetts,…

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Added on: 05/01/2023

‘LGBTQ+ people would have originated from Africa’, says Davis Mac-Iyalla: ‘We are everywhere’

04/30/2023

In January 2023, LGBTQ+ activist Davis Mac-Iyalla was installed as a chief of the Yamonransa Nkusukum area in central Ghana. With the title of Amankorehen, the Nigerian-born activist’s…

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Added on: 05/01/2023

Anti-LGBT Bill: Withdrawal of investment threats will not deter Africa – Speaker Bagbin

04/30/2023

Africa is not deterred by the veiled threats of withdrawal of investments and international aid, Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has said. He noted that those threats and…

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Added on: 05/01/2023

Garima Grehs in Dire Straits: Transgender Communities Struggle to Survive Without Government Funding

04/30/2023

For many transgender individuals, the very spaces that are meant to provide safety and refuge – their own homes and private spaces – can be hotbeds of…

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Added on: 04/30/2023

LGBTQ+ rights lag in Pacific despite Cook Islands’ gay sex move

04/22/2023

A move to decriminalise gay sex in the Cook Islands is a welcome step but LGBTQ+ people in the Pacific Islands region still lack basic rights and…

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Added on: 04/30/2023

Inside the Ugandan church offering sanctuary to the LGBTQ+ community

04/29/2023

In a quiet pocket of Kampala, Uganda, the sound of singing cuts through the Sunday morning silence. The harmonising voices are part of the Adonai Inclusive Christian…

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Added on: 04/30/2023

Behind the Backlash Against Bud Light’s Transgender Influencer

04/29/2023

Some conservative commentators and celebrities began calling for a boycott of Bud Light after the beer was featured in a social media promotion by a transgender influencer,…

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Added on: 04/29/2023

Hate speech spikes in Kenya after LGBT rights group given green light

04/28/2023

Kenyan LGBT campaigners have been fielding a surge in hate speech since a rights group supporting their cause was given the green light to register as an…

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Added on: 04/29/2023

Japan’s LDP Promises to Push Forward LBGTQ Bill

04/28/2023

On Thursday in Tokyo, Endo Toshiaki – head of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)’s council on general affairs – told reporters that the ruling coalition would…

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Added on: 04/29/2023

Peoria school board votes to allow transgender students to use preferred bathroom

04/28/2023

Issues surrounding the rights of transgender students continue to make national headlines, and they’re hitting home in the Valley. One West Valley school district was considering changes…

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Added on: 04/29/2023

Supreme Court: India same-sex marriage case tests judges

4/28/2023

As the Indian Supreme Court continues to hear petitions seeking to legalise same-sex marriage, it’s becoming evident just how complex the issue is. Earlier, lawyers for the…

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Added on: 04/27/2023

Uganda’s president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

04/26/2023

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has asked lawmakers to make clear in a proposed anti-homosexuality law that it is not criminal to merely identify as gay, as part…