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Added on: 04/17/2023

40 professional athletes ask Congress to abandon federal anti-trans sports bill

04/16/2023

Forty professional athletes have signed a letter opposing a piece of federal legislation seeking to ban trans women and girls from participating in women’s sports. H.R. 734 was introduced by Rep….

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Added on: 04/16/2023

EU warns against unilateral steps after Poland, Hungary ban Ukrainian grain

04/16/2023

Unilateral action on trade by European Union member states is unacceptable, a European Commission spokesperson said on Sunday, after Poland and Hungary announced bans on grain and…

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Added on: 04/16/2023

Ban conversion therapy in Norway delayed

04/15/2023

Last week Friday, the Minister of Culture and Equality announced that a new law banning conversion therapy was delayed. Trettebergstuen pointed out that the delay is not…

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Added on: 04/16/2023

Russia may deport Chinese man for ‘LGBT propaganda’

04/15/2023

The Supreme Court in the Russian region of Tatarstan has rejected an appeal against an order to deport Chinese citizen Haoyang Xu over “LGBT propaganda.” The 21-year-old,…

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Added on: 04/16/2023

Meet the activist taking on Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ laws

04/15/2023

Frank Mugisha, Uganda’s most prominent LGBTQ rights activist, could face jail time after a new the bill is signed into law that would criminalize even identifying as…

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Added on: 04/15/2023

Young Queer People Are Being Put on Trial For Fighting Hate

04/14/2023

A Polish activist who faces up to five years in jail for allegedly attacking a van covered with anti-LGBTQ phrases says the case has left them “deeply…

Global News

Added on: 04/15/2023

Are LGBT Rights Under Fire In Italy?

04/14/2023

At the beginning of March, the Municipality of Milan was forced to stop registering children born to homo-parental couples in Italy, also known as rainbow families. This…

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Added on: 04/15/2023

Colorado offers safe haven for abortion, transgender care

04/14/2023

A trio of health care bills enshrining access in Colorado to abortion and gender-affirming procedures and medications became law Friday as the Democrat-led state tries to make…

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Added on: 04/15/2023

Hungary passes law allowing citizens to report same-sex parents to law enforcement

04/14/2023

Hungary has just passed a law empowering citizens to report same-sex families with kids to local authorities for violating the “constitutionally recognized role of marriage and the…

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Added on: 04/14/2023

OPINION: Six months after the brutal terrorist attack on a gay bar, nothing has changed in the Czech Republic or Slovakia

04/12/2023

Krystof Stupka is a member of the Czech Government’s Committee on LGBTQ+ Rights – Every time I go back to that tragic night, my hands tremble with a…

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Added on: 04/14/2023

They’re calling for our extinction’: Uganda activists call on EU to cut aid over anti-gay law

04/13/2023

Uganda’s LGBT community are living “in total fear” after a new bill was passed last month making it illegal to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender….

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Added on: 04/14/2023

Presbyterian Church of Australia calls for right to ban LGBTQ+ and sexually active student leaders

04/13/2023

The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, says students’ leadership qualities shouldn’t be tied to their sexuality as a major church group calls for the right to exclude gay…

Global News

Added on: 04/14/2023

School districts to mark national Day of Silence in support of LGBT activism

04/13/2023

At least three school districts are poised to mark a national Day of Silence in support of LGBT activism, and the districts say the event is entirely student-organized despite posting it on…

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Added on: 04/13/2023

Pas seeks to strike out Mujahid’s defamation suit over its LGBT claim

04/12/2023

KUALA LUMPUR: Pas is seeking to strike out the defamation suit filed by Amanah vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof against the party over its allegation that…

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Added on: 04/13/2023

People spew hate at me for being an LGBT Muslim – but I know they don’t represent my community

04/12/2023

“I find the hate quite funny to be honest,” says Hafsa Qureshi. As a loud and proud queer person of faith, Hafsa has developed thick skin to…

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Added on: 04/13/2023

Ugandan LGBTQ activist readies for the fight of his life

04/12/2023

By Reuters – When Frank Mugisha came out two decades ago, being gay in Uganda could be lonely and uncomfortable, but it was rarely a matter of life…

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Added on: 04/13/2023

Italy’s Meloni turns to culture wars after muted debut

04/12/2023

(CN) — What country is talking about banning “fake” lab-grown meat and flour made from pulverized insects, blocking ChatGPT, not recognizing the children of gay couples and…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

Nonprofit Group Working to Help Transgender People Escape the U.S.

04/11/2023

A newly formed group launched two weeks ago seeks to help transgender Americans escape the United States. Nearly three dozen applicants have already sought assistance emigrating from…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

LGBTQ rights group wants Canada to ban Fox News Channel for anti-trans claims

04/11/2023

An LGBTQ rights organization wants Canada to ban Fox News from TV programming over anti-trans comments. In an open letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

In Senegal, justice for LGBTI people is a long way off

04/11/2023

Orlando (pseudonym) is a founding member of the Association for the Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality and the president of a support organization for vulnerable LGBTI people in…

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Added on: 04/11/2023

Vietnam to introduce landmark new bill making it easier for trans people to change gender

04/10/2023

In what would be a massive victory for trans rights, a gender identity law could be included in Vietnam’s parliamentary agenda next year. On Monday (10 April),…

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Added on: 04/11/2023

California bill requiring school staff to out transgender students to parents effectively dead

04/10/2023

A California bill that would require school employees to out transgender students to their parents will not get a committee hearing, meaning the legislation is effectively dead….

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Added on: 04/11/2023

Hands off our children, Hungary tells Czech FM amid anti-LGBT law dispute

04/10/2023

Keep your hands off the Hungarian children, Hungarian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Tamás Menczer told Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates, Greens/EFA) who expressed his regrets…

Global News

Added on: 04/11/2023

Uganda’s brutal anti-LGBTQ+ bill is making queer life there unbearable & it isn’t even law yet

04/10/2023

Earlier this month, the Ugandan parliament approved a bill that many believe to be the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in history. Knowledge of the bill has gained…

World Voices

Added on: 04/10/2023

Cabaret Against the Hate Speech

Alturi Contributor

Can you start by describing the work of Cabaret Against the Hate Speech? Cabaret Against the Hate Speech is an ally and LGBT+ organization that runs counter-protests…

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Added on: 04/10/2023

Politician becomes first ever female minister in France to come out as gay

04/09/2023

A politician in France has become the first female minister to come out as gay in the country after revealing her sexuality in an interview. Democratic Movement…

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Added on: 04/10/2023

HRW applauds Africa commission resolution recognizing rights of intersex individuals

04/09/2023

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday applauded the passage of an African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) resolution supporting the rights of intersex individuals. The resolution…

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Added on: 04/10/2023

A transgender teacher in Georgia runs a queer school. Most of her students are trans too, and activism is part of the curriculum.

04/09/2023

In March, Thea Canby, a 38-year-old trans woman who teaches at a queer-centered micro-school in Georgia, was watching a livestream of state lawmakers voting on Senate Bill…

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Added on: 04/09/2023

Six groups working to support and empower LGBTQ+ Muslims this Ramadan

04/09/2023

Ramadan can be a lonely time for LGBT Muslims. With family and community right at the heart of Ramadan , it can be a difficult month for…

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Added on: 04/09/2023

Here’s what American Christian fundamentalists are exporting to Africa | Column

04/08/2023

Uganda’s parliament recently week approved a law making it a crime for individuals to identify as LGBTQ+. The bill also provides the government with extensive powers to…