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Added on: 11/10/2024

Young Namibian voters push for LGBTQ+ equality

11/09/2024

As Namibia heads to Nov. 27 presidential and parliamentary elections, young LGBTQ+ voters say political parties are out of touch, failing to evolve with the times and…

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Added on: 11/10/2024

On Martinique, an LGBT association campaigns in the midst of a social crisis

11/09/2024

Martinique is called the Island of Flowers, but it is currently undergoing an intense social crisis that combines LGBTphobic violence and painful inflation. Martinique is part of…

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PN committed to strengthen LGBTIQ+ rights, inclusivity

11/09/2024

The Nationalist Party is committed to continue strengthening the rights of LGBTIQ+ individuals, Bernard Grech has told European centre-right LGBTIQ+ activists. Grech said a PN government will…

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Added on: 11/10/2024

What Trump’s Win Means for LGBTQ+ Rights

11/09/2024

As the reality of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory begins to settle, LGBTQ+ rights groups and individuals are grappling with the realities of what that means—especially now that…

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Added on: 11/09/2024

Turkish authorities ban screening of LGBTQI-themed film ‘Queer’

11/08/2024

Local authorities in Turkey’s metropolitan Istanbul province banned a screening of the LGBTQI-themed movie “Queer” on Thursday because of concerns that it would endanger public peace and…

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Added on: 11/09/2024

Meet the transgender lawyer leading a bold fight to show Supreme Court justices that trans lives matter

11/08/2024

On December 4, Chase Strangio will step into the U.S. Supreme Court to argue a case that could fundamentally reshape the future of transgender rights in America….

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Added on: 11/09/2024

Queer and Fighting for Climate Justice in Southeast Asia

11/08/2024

In September 2023, Aidil Iman Aidid, a Malaysian youth activist, was invited by a group of students at a university in Kuala Lumpur to give a speech…

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Added on: 11/09/2024

Readers’ donations set free two imprisoned lesbians in Cameroon

11/08/2024

After six months without a trial, the young imprisoned lesbian couple Yane and Hage were set free through the intervention of Project Not Alone. That initiative, supported…

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Added on: 11/08/2024

LGBT voters, a larger share of the electorate than ever, shift away from Trump

11/06/2024

Former President Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to become the next U.S. president, NBC News projected, but he didn’t do so with the help of lesbian,…

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Added on: 11/08/2024

U.S. anti-LGBTQ+ groups’ spending in Africa soars, report finds

11/06/2024

U.S. conservative groups have significantly increased spending in Africa amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the continent. The revelations were published by the Amsterdam-based Institute for Journalism…

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Added on: 11/08/2024

PM claims domestic law on protection of family values only concerns prohibition of LGBT propaganda

11/05/2024

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday said the domestic law on the protection of family values, adopted earlier this year, only concerned the prohibition of LGBT…

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Added on: 11/08/2024

New Mali Law Disastrous for LGBT People

11/06/2024

Mali’s Transitional National Council passed a law on October 31 that makes homosexuality a criminal offense. The new legislation will intensify risks of stigma, discrimination, and violence…

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Added on: 11/06/2024

Democrat Sarah McBride becomes first openly transgender member of US Congress

11/05/2024

Democrat Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender person elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, winning election to Delaware’s at-large seat….

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Added on: 11/06/2024

Violent gang leader threatens Haiti’s lesbians

11/05/2024

Lesbians and queer women in Haiti are living in fear after notorious gang leader Krisla, who is believed to be behind numerous heinous kidnappings, expressly threatened to…

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Added on: 11/06/2024

Transgender men meet with Pope to discuss LGBTQ+ inclusion in Catholic church

11/05/2024

George White, a 31-year-old transgender man and Religious Education teacher at St. Paul’s Catholic School in Leicester, recently took part in a historic meeting with Pope Francis….

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Added on: 11/05/2024

“Vatican: controversy over Jubilee mascot; designer has worked for gay pride

11/04/2024

The Vatican has introduced a bold new mascot, Luce, to engage with younger generations in the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025, a special period of pilgrimage and grace…

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The story of India’s 1st gay prince and his husband proves love can break barriers—and change minds

11/04/2024

Many of us, as children, often imagined royals as living happily ever after in a faraway castle. For those of us who enjoyed shows and movies like…

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Bangladesh school principal fired for being gay

11/04/2024

In August, a principal in the Bangladeshi city of Kurigram was suspended from his job after allegations surfaced that he is gay, part of a growing fundamentalist…

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Added on: 11/05/2024

Transgender voters voice safety concerns ahead of Election Day

11/04/2024

As anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and hate crimes continue to rise, GLAAD CEO and president Sarah Kate Ellis talks with NBC News’ Savannah Sellers about the importance and impact…

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Added on: 11/04/2024

Anti-LGBT surge in West Africa as Mali’s ruling council votes to make gay sex illegal

11/03/2024

The West African nation of Mali, which has been ruled by a military junta for more than three years, has voted for a new penal code that…

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Added on: 11/04/2024

‘Western infiltration’ or social progress? LGBT rights caught in US-China crossfire

11/03/2024

On 22 October, Chinese host and dancer Jin Xing sparked an online uproar with a lengthy post on Weibo charging that her performance application was rejected, naming…

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Added on: 11/04/2024

Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage ruled unconstitutional

11/03/2024

Japan’s Tokyo High Court ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional during a hearing on Wednesday. The Tokyo court ruled that the section of the…

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Added on: 11/04/2024

After their son came out, this conservative Christian couple went into a closet of their own

11/03/2024

As soon as Greg McDonald Jr. saw his parents, he knew he was in trouble. His father stood waiting for him with his arms folded and his…

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Added on: 11/03/2024

Korea’s first lesbian parents on fighting for same-sex marriage, and why it’s long overdue

11/02/2024

Kim Kyu-jin, 33, and Kim Sae-yeon, 36, first met each other in January 2019 and wed that year, twice – once in New York where tourists can…

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Added on: 11/03/2024

Argentine LGBTQ march targets Milei’s ‘discriminatory’ laws

11/02/2024

Members of Argentina’s LGBTQ community hold their annual Pride march Saturday afternoon, with speeches, banners and floats targeting what the group sees as discriminatory policies by President…

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Added on: 11/03/2024

Road to EuroPride Torremolinos 2027

11/02/2024

There is only one more day left to find out if Torremolinos will finally host EuroPride 2027, the biggest LGBT event in Europe, which would bring together…

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Added on: 11/03/2024

‘Take these attacks seriously’: journalist Imara Jones on the dangerous rise of anti-trans political ads

11/02/2024

Imara Jones was filming a documentary on a road trip in California when she took a break to scroll the news. A story about state lawmakers in…

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Added on: 11/02/2024

Mali Transition Council Passes Anti-gay Law

11/01/2024

Mali’s de facto parliament has passed a law criminalising same-sex acts in the junta-led country, the latest in Africa to adopt legislation targeting LGBTQ rights. Until now…

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Added on: 11/02/2024

Botswana election results solidify LGBTQ rights in southern Africa

11/01/2024

A landslide election victory has set the stage for LGBTQ rights supporter Duma Boko to become the next president of Botswana, where homosexuality was decriminalized in 2019….

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Added on: 11/02/2024

Georgian ruling party stands firm against LGBT propaganda law

11/01/2024

The ruling “Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia” party has reiterated its commitment to maintaining the law prohibiting LGBT propaganda, despite acknowledging that it may hinder the country’s…