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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…

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Added on: 04/27/2023

Sri Lankans campaign to decriminalize same-sex relationships

04/26/2023

When Jude Rameshkanth, 28, a hospitality employee working overseas, returned home to his family in eastern Sri Lanka this January, his father organized an arranged marriagefor him…

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Added on: 04/27/2023

UK government funded anti-LGBTQ+ organisation in Uganda, says report

04/26/2023

The UK government has been helping to fund the work of a virulently homophobic religious organisation in Uganda, whose leaders have backed a proposed law that would…

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Added on: 04/26/2023

The Status of LGBTI Rights in Barbados and Neighboring Regions

Margerita Afom

Alturi Contributor

The Caribbean has thirteen sovereign states, each with distinct rights and protections for the LGBTI community. However, like many nations with a history of colonization, the views…

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Added on: 04/26/2023

LGBT charter adopted in 60% of Scotland secondary schools. Why is it important?

04/25/2023

In Scotland, about 60 per cent of the secondary schools have adopted the ‘LGBT charter’ which aims to promote acceptance among teachers and students The Herald reported….

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Added on: 04/26/2023

‘Traumatizing’: The Transgender Chinese Struggling to Access Health Care

04/25/2023

Threatening notes. Physical assaults. False accusations. In his years dealing with the families of young transgender people in Beijing, Doctor Poon has seen it all. Since 2016,…

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Added on: 04/26/2023

The LGBTQ rights debate is testing Ukraine’s commitment to Europe

04/25/2023

When Russian troops swarmed Kyiv in early 2022, Andrii Kravchuk was summoned to serve. As he approached the military office to enlist, his heart raced. He wasn’t…

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Added on: 04/26/2023

Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again, backers protest

04/25/2023

Montana Republicans persisted in forbidding Democratic transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from participating in debate for a second week and her supporters brought the House session to a…

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Added on: 04/25/2023

Hungarian president vetoes controversial anti-LGBT law

04/24/2023

In a surprising move, Hungarian President Katalin Novak rejected the new law that restricts the rights of homosexual and transsexual people on April 21. It marks the…

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Added on: 04/25/2023

DC Group to Offer Self-Defense Lessons for Transgender, Nonbinary Residents

04/24/2023

Lessons in self-defense and how to stay safe in the face of harassment will soon be offered to D.C. residents who are transgender and nonbinary. The group…

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Added on: 04/25/2023

Russia Wants to Ban Transgender People Changing Gender on Passport

04/24/2023

Russia’s Justice Ministry is gearing up to make it tougher for transgender people to change their gender markers in their passports, which will make gender transition tougher…

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Added on: 04/25/2023

Ugandans flee as Kill the Gays gains momentum across Africa

04/24/2023

Gay Ugandans are fleeing the country as the government’s Anti-Homosexuality Act moves closer to becoming law. “The government and the people of Uganda are against our existence,”…