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Added on: 01/03/2023

UK’s first non-binary priest reveals God guided them to come out after an epiphany

01/02/2023

A non-binary priest says God guided them to come out after an epiphany. Bingo Allison, 36, is to their knowledge the first openly non-binary priest to be…

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Added on: 01/03/2023

What challenges will LGBTQ+ people around the world face in 2023?

12/29/2022

Progress for the world’s LGBTQ+ people has not been evenly spread in 2022, with some countries marking new milestones and others rolling back rights. In wins, Singapore,…

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Added on: 01/02/2023

Sanjana Tiwari, dost tumhari: Transwoman who works to uplift lives of others like her

01/01/2023

Sanjana Tiwari, who was forced into the sex trade because of poverty, is now an autorickshaw driver and economically independent. As a volunteer activist, she is now…

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Added on: 01/02/2023

LGBTQ Group Pushes For Workplace ‘Protection’ In Mauritius

01/01/2023

Collectif Arc-en-Ciel, an LGBTQ Group in Mauritius is aggressively pushing for protection for its members. It is also fighting for similar rights as its heterosexual counterparts in…

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Added on: 01/02/2023

How new Title IX rules could affect California’s transgender and nonbinary students

01/01/2023

It took Xander nearly a decade to try community college again. The incoming American River College student first attempted higher education in North Carolina in 2013. But…

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Added on: 01/01/2023

Archbishop Hezekiah warns world leaders against promoting LGBT, abortion

12/31/2022

The Founder and Archbishop of Living Christ Mission Inc Church, Prof Daddy Hezekiah, has warned the international community to desist from the promotion of abominable, immoral and…

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Added on: 01/01/2023

Mamba’s 21 most-read queer stories of 2022

12/31/2022

The year that was 2022, thankfully, saw a decline in the number of reported LGBTIQ+ hate crimes in South Africa, compared to 2021. There were nonetheless still…

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Added on: 01/01/2023

OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY ADDED OVER A DOZEN LGBT WORDS IN 2022

12/31/2022

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) adds new words into the dictionary that were used in order to keep up with the ever-evolving English language. For 2022, they…

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Added on: 12/31/2022

Did LGBTQ rights campaigns in Qatar help or hinder?

12/30/2022

Protests by Western activists at the FIFA World Cup may have backfired and sparked a backlash against gay. lesbian and queer communities in Qatar, critics say. Early…

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Added on: 12/31/2022

Israel names first gay speaker – but new government includes anti-LGBTQ+ ministers

12/30/2022

The Israeli legislature has elected Amir Ohana as its first out gay speaker as a number of anti-LGBTQ+ politicians are made cabinet members. Ohana, a close ally…

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Added on: 12/31/2022

U.S. appeals court upholds Florida high school’s transgender bathroom ban

12/30/2022

A sharply divided federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Florida high school’s policy forbidding transgender students from using bathrooms that accord with their chosen identities. In…

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Added on: 12/30/2022

2021 was supposed to be the ‘worst year’ for LGBTQ rights — then came 2022

12/29/2022

Last year, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization, the Human Rights Campaign, labeled 2021 the “worst year” for LGBTQ rights in modern U.S. history, citing a record…

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Added on: 12/30/2022

Mauritius LGBT, Intersex Rights Group Pushes for Workplace Protections

12/29/2022

An LGBT and intersex rights group in Mauritius continues to work to protect LGBT and intersex people in the workplace. Although there is an LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination law…

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Added on: 12/30/2022

Kadyrov to the Arab world: Who does not want to live under the LGBT flags – to join “special military operation” in Ukraine

12/29/2022

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, during a direct line broadcast for the first time in English and Arabic, addressed the Arab world and all Muslims with…

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Added on: 12/29/2022

3 Major LGBT Developments Of 2022 You Need To Know

12/28/2022

As the year 2022 comes into an end, the LGBTQ community has found itself in upheaval in the United States and in the world as many continue…

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Added on: 12/29/2022

Russia’s Media Regulator Granted Powers to Block all LGBT Sites

12/28/2022

The Russian government has granted its media regulator the authority to block websites containing “LGBT propaganda” without a court order, according to a decree published on Monday….

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Added on: 12/29/2022

Uganda: Claims that LGBTQ+ people are “recruiting” schoolchildren

12/28/2022

Annet Kezaabu, is the chairperson of the Anti-Pornographic Control Committee at the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity. It has reportedly warned that members of the LGBTQ+ community…

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Added on: 12/29/2022

Moroccan director wants ‘healthy’ debate on gay rights

12/28/2022

Moroccan director Maryam Touzani hopes her latest film, shortlisted for an Oscar, will provoke “a healthy, much-needed debate” around LGBTQ rights and challenge taboos in the conservative…

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Added on: 12/28/2022

Niger Lawmakers want the criminalization of gay relationships

12/27/2022

As reported by the BBC, a group of lawmakers in Niger has supported a motion seeking to criminalize same-sex relationships in the country….

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Added on: 12/28/2022

Tally of nations with anti-gay laws dropped to 68 this year

12/27/2022

During the past year, the world has witnessed slow progress toward full recognition of the human rights of LGBTQ people, though many nations remain obstinate in their…

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Added on: 12/28/2022

Indonesian soldiers jailed for having gay sex as anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown continues

12/27/2022

Two Indonesian soldiers were kicked out of the army and have been sentenced to seven months in jail for having gay sex. Gay sex is currently legal…

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Added on: 12/28/2022

Israeli doctors, health care workers reject Netanyahu allies’ anti-LGBTQ remarks

12/27/2022

Israel’s largest medical center and health care workers from hospitals around the country have spoken out against remarks by allies of Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a law…

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Added on: 12/27/2022

‘We Were Verbally Abused’: How a Kerala Church’s LGBTQ-Themed Star Sparked Row

12/26/2022

A church in Kerala’s Ernakulam district is in the eye of a storm for spreading the message of ‘one love’ through an LGBTQIA+-themed decorative star that it…

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Added on: 12/27/2022

Sydney’s new LGBT museum Qtopia appoints queer curatorial team

12/26/2022

Sydney’s new LGBTQI museum, Qtopia has announced the appointment of its Queer curatorial team in the leadup to its February opening. Queer curators, artists, and archivists Jacqui…

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Added on: 12/27/2022

Queering the family farm: Despite obstacles, LGBTQ farmers find fertile ground in Midwest

12/26/2022

Shannon and Eve Mingalone avow that their farmers market booth is “very gay.” They hang strings of pride flags and sell rainbow stickers to help pay for…

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Added on: 12/27/2022

Remote same-sex marriage breaks international boundaries

12/26/2022

Same-sex couples in China are making their love official in the United States — all from the comfort of their own homes. Yi Yang and Johny Ni…

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Added on: 12/26/2022

Dani Oliva is 1st trans executive at major music company

12/25/2022

Music and technology company Venice Music has named Dani Oliva as their vice president of legal and business affairs. He is the first openly transgender person to become…

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Added on: 12/26/2022

Donnelly pressed over use of UK clinic for children with gender-identity issues

12/25/2022

Documents released under a Freedom of Information request show Mr Donnelly was contacted by a representative from Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) and an individual, whose name…

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Added on: 12/26/2022

Netanyahu rebukes far-right ally for anti-LGBTQ comments

12/25/2022

JERUSALEM — Designated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare rebuke of his new coalition allies on Sunday for saying they would advance laws allowing discrimination…

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Added on: 12/26/2022

Holocaust survivor and ‘proud gay man’ shares inspirational coming out story: ‘It was beyond liberating’

12/25/2022

A Jewish man who lived through the horrors of the Holocaust has shared his heart-warming story of finally feeling able to come out as gay in his…