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Added on: 03/09/2023

Anti-LGBTQ bills filed in states this year rapidly approaching 400 – already more than in all of 2022: ACLU

03/08/2023

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is tracking 385 anti-LGBTQ bills filed by lawmakers across 38 states targeting the vulnerable community on at least seven broad issues including schools…

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Added on: 03/08/2023

Queerarchy, a store celebrating queer community, opens in north downtown Omaha

03/07/2023

A group of kids, some with lime green and red balloons bobbing up and down, sat on a rug in front of Rowena Bennett for story time….

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Added on: 03/08/2023

Indonesian media cautioned against anti-LGBT progaganda

03/07/2023

Activists and an independent journalists’ body in Indonesia have warned the media against giving undue importance to politicians’ efforts to exploit Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)…

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Added on: 03/08/2023

Dreams Of ‘Normal Life’ Fuel Hong Kong Trans Activist’s Fight

03/07/2023

Identified as “female” on his Hong Kong ID, trans activist Henry Tse waged an arduous legal battle to have his real gender recognised. Six years later, he…

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Added on: 03/08/2023

Russia won’t play ‘dangerous gender games’ – parliamentary head

03/07/2023

Russia will not play “dangerous gender games”, the head of its upper house of parliament said in a vehement attack on sexual minorities in a message marking…

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Added on: 03/07/2023

How a rabbit god became an icon for Taiwan’s gay community

03/06/2023

During a quiet mid-week afternoon on the eighth floor of an office building, A-wei is meditatively separating flower petals to make an offering to Tu’er Shen the…

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Added on: 03/07/2023

Gay people ‘abandoning’ Japan for legal marriage, joy

03/06/2023

An aide to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida who was sacked over a homophobic tirade said some Japanese people would “abandon” their country if same-sex marriage was legalized….

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Added on: 03/07/2023

The Nation’s First Transgender State Senator Stands Out by Fitting In

03/06/2023

Sarah McBride rises to speak on the Senate floor in the state capitol in Dover, Del. Late in the afternoon on this winter’s day, the Democratic legislator…

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Added on: 03/07/2023

Uganda mulls new anti-LGBTQ bill

03/06/2023

Ugandan lawmakers are hopeful that a new law designed to tighten restrictions on gay rights and activities will soon become a reality. A controversial anti-gay bill has…

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Added on: 03/06/2023

First Lady to lead prayers against LGBTQ ‘onslaught’ on family

03/05/2023

The LGBT community continues to be condemned countrywide as First Lady Rachel Ruto on Sunday declared it a threat to the institution of the family. Mama Rachel…

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Added on: 03/06/2023

Publishing house for trans writers opens in India

03/05/2023

A transgender activist has founded a publishing house for trans writers in India. Earlier this month, transgender activist and writer Grace Banu founded Queer Publishing House exclusively for…

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Added on: 03/06/2023

Israel: First summit of LGBTQ+ professionals, students next week in Tel Aviv

03/05/2023

An international summit organized by Israel’s LGBT Tech and Madrid’s IE University will allow students and professionals in the LGBTQ+ community to “inspire and support” each other…

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Added on: 03/06/2023

Islamic schools trust praised for promoting British values ‘described gay people as evil’

03/05/2023

An Islamic schools trust that was praised for promoting British values is allegedly facing watchdog questions after describing gay people as ‘evil’. The Charity Commission has launched a…

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Added on: 03/05/2023

The Republican War On LGBTQ People Reaches A Fever Pitch

03/01/2023

Gwendolyn Herzig, a transgender pharmacist, went to the Arkansas statehouse last month to testify in support of providing transgender youth with gender-affirming health care. Herzig hoped lawmakers…

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Added on: 03/05/2023

Serbia’s LGBTQ groups rally after spate of attacks on gays

03/03/2023

Serbia’s beleaguered LGBTQ activists on Friday rallied to demand state action following a spate of violence against gays, including a stabbing that injured a young man. The…

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Added on: 03/05/2023

Australia’s Aboriginal LGBTQ community takes center stage at Sydney WorldPride

03/02/2023

At a temporary Aboriginal gathering space dubbed Marri Madung Butbut — or “Many Brave Hearts” in the language of Sydney’s original inhabitants, the Gadigal people — eight…

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Added on: 03/05/2023

LGBT Ugandans face backlash as parliament launches schools investigation

03/03/2023

Days after Uganda’s parliament ordered an investigation last month into the alleged promotion of homosexuality in schools, a video appeared online identifying Kampala resident Eric Ndawula as…

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Added on: 03/04/2023

Mob attacks two Tunis shelter for LGBTQ people from sub-Saharan Africa

03/03/2023

A group of men attacked a shelter for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa in Ariana, a northern suburb of Tunis during the night of…

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Added on: 03/04/2023

EU’s top court to rule on Romania’s refusal to accept transgender man’s identity

03/03/2023

The European Union’s top court will hear a case brought by a British-Romanian transgender man against Romanian authorities over their refusal to recognize his gender identity, Romanian…

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Added on: 03/03/2023

Kenya’s LGBTQ community wins bittersweet victory in battle for rights

03/02/2023

The supreme court of Kenya has criticised the government for failure to register an association for LGBTQ+ people, saying the decision discriminates against the rights of the community. Although…

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Added on: 03/03/2023

Uganda Pushes Hateful Bill Targeting LGBTQ Citizens and Supporters

03/02/2023

A Ugandan lawmaker has reintroduced an anti-LGBTQ bill that seeks harsher punishments for those who engage in same-sex relations and those who “promote” homosexuality or same-sex relations…

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Added on: 03/03/2023

Russia may be weaponising homophobia, but the war has strengthened Ukraine’s fight for LGBT rights

03/02/2023

In Kherson, two Russian occupiers used the same insult – “pinks” – when they burst into the hide-out of a lesbian couple. The men then violently raped the…

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Added on: 03/03/2023

The Gay Marriage Fight Gets a Lift From Japan’s Biggest Companies

03/02/2023

On a recent Congressional trip to Japan, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on the host country to do more for its LGBT population, noting that Japan is the lone…

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Added on: 03/02/2023

New collective to campaign for intersex rights in Southern Africa

03/01/2023

From 25 to 27 November 2022, intersex activists from Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe gathered for a Southern African Intersex Capacity Strengthening meeting, convened…

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Added on: 03/02/2023

Ban on same-sex marriage not discrimination: Japan PM’s remark sparks row

03/01/2023

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory, insisting that constitutional freedom of marriage only envisions heterosexual unions, a comment…

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Added on: 03/02/2023

Kenya: Senate, House Majority Leaders Contest Supreme Court LGBT Verdict

03/01/2023

Nairobi — Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot (Kericho) and his National Assembly counterpart Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu) have termed Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Kenya on…

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Added on: 03/02/2023

LGBT rights in the Balkans: Assessing two decades of change and nationalist challenges

03/01/2023

Some progress has been made on strengthening LGBT rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia over the last two decades, in part due to the requirements…

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Added on: 03/01/2023

Women behind the lens: ‘In the time I worked with Rhianna we counted 150 murders’

02/28/2023

Rhianna is an Afro-Colombian who lives in one of the most violent places in Colombia: Quibdó. In the past four years this city has been ranked one…

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Added on: 03/01/2023

Ugandan lawmaker introduces new anti-LGBTQ legislation

02/28/2023

A Ugandan lawmaker on Tuesday introduced draft legislation that he said seeks to prohibit homosexuality in the East African country, voicing widespread anti-gay sentiment that has peaked…

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Added on: 03/01/2023

Iowa students to leave class Wednesday in statewide protest over LGBTQ bills

02/28/2023

Students at 14 Iowa public school districts and one university are planning to walk out of class Wednesday to protest bills introduced in the Iowa Legislature that…