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Added on: 09/28/2024

At historic Belgian Catholic university, pope hears pleas for women’s ordination, LGBTQ acceptance

09/27/2024

During a Sept. 27 visit to one of the Catholic Church’s most storied universities, Pope Francis heard pleas for the church to reconsider its stance against the…

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Added on: 09/28/2024

More transgender teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws

09/27/2024

Half of all states, including Texas, have passed some kind of law impacting transgender youth, from outlawing minors from accessing gender-affirming health care to banning transgender athletes…

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Added on: 09/27/2024

Russian parliament backs ban on adoptions from countries that allow gender change

09/25/2024

MOSCOW, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The Russian parliament on Wednesday gave its initial backing to legislation that would ban nationals from countries that allow people to change…

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Added on: 09/27/2024

Wave Of Arrests Targets LGBT Community In Belarus

09/26/2024

At least eight transgender people have been arrested and around a dozen others were detained in Belarus since August, the transgender support organization TG House Belarus told…

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Added on: 09/27/2024

World Bank Imposes Measures to Counter Uganda’s Anti-Gay Legislation Impact

09/27/2024

The World Bank announced on Thursday new measures to ensure that recipients of fresh loans to Uganda will not face discrimination due to the country’s stringent anti-gay…

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Added on: 09/27/2024

More trans teens attempted suicide after states passed anti-trans laws

09/26/2024

States that passed anti-transgender laws aimed at minors saw suicide attempts by transgender and gender nonconforming teenagers increase by as much as 72% in the following years,…

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Added on: 09/26/2024

‘Monumental step’: Thai king signs same-sex marriage into law, a first in Southeast Asia

09/25/2024

Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex union after King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a historic marriage equality law. Thai activists have…

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Added on: 09/26/2024

Namibia marks HIV/AIDS wins but stigma puts LGBTQ+ people at risk

09/25/2024

When Friedel Dausab tested positive for HIV in 1999, treatment was both scarce and expensive in his home country of Namibia. He found medical care a decade…

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Added on: 09/26/2024

Guyana urged to repeal laws against same sex couples to capitalise on LGBT tourism

09/25/2024

Guyana has been told that the tourism industry could bring US$1 billion in revenue annually if it repeals some of the “colonial” era laws that could be…

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Added on: 09/26/2024

Russian lawmakers back adoption ban on ‘sick’ countries allowing gender reassignment

09/25/2024

Russia’s parliament on Wednesday voted to back a bill banning the adoption of Russian children in countries that allow gender reassignment, the latest in a series of…

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Added on: 09/25/2024

South Australian Parliament Passes Ban On Conversion Practices

09/25/2024

South Australia has officially passed legislation in Parliament that bans harmful conversion practices, following in the steps of Victoria, ACT and NSW. The bill, passed with 13…

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Added on: 09/25/2024

Hate crimes, particularly against LGBTQ community, on the rise: FBI data

09/24/2024

Hate crimes motivated by gender-identity and sexual orientation rose from 2022 to 2023, according to FBI data, sparking concern among LGBTQ advocates about the potential impact of…

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Added on: 09/25/2024

Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law

09/24/2024

Thailand’s king has signed a marriage equality bill into law, making the country the first in South East Asia to recognise same-sex unions. The bill cleared the…

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Added on: 09/25/2024

LGBTQI+ people face increasing violence in Bangladesh

09/24/2024

Anti-LGBTQI+ violence is rising in Bangladesh as conservative Islamists gain power, according to human rights organization Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF). After the fall of the…

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Added on: 09/24/2024

Outwords brings LGBTQ preservation initiative to New York City

09/23/2024

Outwords, a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing stories of LGBTQ elders across America, made its first foray into New York City with a…

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Added on: 09/24/2024

Alberta premier blasts Trudeau’s ‘radical, extreme’ Senate appointments

09/23/2024

Alberta’s premier criticized a newly appointed Alberta senator at a speech on Saturday, calling Kristopher Wells a “radical, extreme LGBT activist.” In a video from the Canada…

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Added on: 09/24/2024

Taiwan will now recognize same-sex marriages of Taiwanese-Chinese couples

09/23/2024

Taiwan officials have announced same-sex marriages between citizens of Taiwan and China will now be recognized in the breakaway republic. Taiwan was the first Asian country to…

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Added on: 09/23/2024

Religious freedom, LGBTQ rights collide in lawsuit over Colorado’s universal preschool program

09/22/2024

At a time when the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door to greater public funding for private religious schools, a lower court ruling in Colorado could…

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Added on: 09/23/2024

Painful experience of being an intersex in Kenya

09/22/2024

Imagine growing up in a body that does not fit the standard norm of a girl or a boy. You were born with ambiguous genitalia – neither…

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Added on: 09/23/2024

Transgender traffic police get the green light in India’s Telangana state

09/22/2024

HONG KONG – Xavian Wu, Hong Kong’s first high-profile transgender singer-songwriter, sought to use the city’s annual LGBTQ Pink Dot HK carnival on Sunday to share his…

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Added on: 09/22/2024

Michigan must face religious employers’ challenges to anti-bias laws, US court rules

09/21/2024

A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived lawsuits by a Christian medical ministry and a Catholic school in Michigan seeking to block the state from enforcing anti-discrimination…

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Added on: 09/22/2024

Town’s Pride event returns for ‘amazing’ fourth year

09/21/2024

Organisers of a town’s Pride event said it meant “an awful lot” to have been able to share it with the local community. Alsager Pride marked its…

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Added on: 09/22/2024

Georgia LGBTQI+ refugees say Europe safe lists put them at risk

09/21/2024

LGBTQI+ people who fled from Georgia because their sexual orientation or gender identity exposed them to death threats, abuse or curbs under new laws are at risk…

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Added on: 09/22/2024

Seychelles passes Penal Code Amendment Bill providing vital protection from violence for marginalised groups

09/21/2024

The Seychelles National Assembly yesterday passed the groundbreaking Penal Code (Amendment) Bill – the first time in the country’s history that a law has been adopted to…

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Added on: 09/21/2024

Nelson Mandela Bay Murders Reflect National Crisis of Deadly Anti-LGBTIQ+ Violence

09/20/2024

The murders of five queer individuals in less than a month in the Nelson Mandela Bay area represents a shocking surge in anti-LGBTIQ+ violence in South Africa…

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Added on: 09/21/2024

The False Idea Behind Project 2025’s Plans for LGBTQ Rights

09/20/2024

On Aug. 8, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) launched a new push against Project 2025, the 900-plus-page conservative wish-list for a second Trump Administration. The HRC warned…

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Added on: 09/21/2024

Greece’s bet on queer tourism

09/20/2024

Greece is welcoming queer tourists with open arms, marketing itself as a summer hotspot and wedding destination. The government even signed a contract with a specialized travel…

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Added on: 09/21/2024

UK study examines stigmas against LGBTQ and people with mental health problems

09/20/2024

A study of stigma against LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) people in British Society has shown that there is less stigma against these groups that…

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Added on: 09/20/2024

LGBT Resource Center closure due to new state law spurs U. students to launch their own space

09/19/2024

SALT LAKE CITY — University of Utah student Ien Zielinski’s response on learning last June that the LGBT Resource Center would be closed was strong and immediate. “I…

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Added on: 09/20/2024

Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ judge

09/19/2024

President Joe Biden secured the record for the highest number of openly LGBTQ judges appointed to the bench by any president when the Senate on Tuesday voted…