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Added on: 01/22/2022

Israel’s LGBT+ community faces up to its ‘Me Too’ moment as sexual abuse survivors break silence

1/21/22

In June 2021, gay rights activist Omri Feinstein from Israel asked queer people on Instagram to share their stories of sexual harassment and assault – and he…

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Added on: 01/22/2022

We Can No Longer Ignore the Murders of LGBTQ+ People in Jamaica

1/21/22

Jasmyne Cannick, the journalist who brought national attention to the killings committed by Ed Buck in West Hollywood, is releasing a new podcast series exploring the many…

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Added on: 01/22/2022

House committee in Florida passes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

1/21/22

A Florida House committee on Thursday passed a bill seeking to ban discussions of sexuality and gender identity in school classrooms, which LGBTQ+ advocates say will effectively…

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Added on: 01/21/2022

Lesbian couple’s killing, dismemberment sparks protest in Juarez

01/20/2022

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Women’s rights and LGBT activists took to the streets of Juarez on Thursday, demanding answers in the murder and dismemberment of a lesbian…

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Added on: 01/21/2022

A Brotherhood of Bears Flourishes Despite Russia’s Anti-LGBT Agenda

01/20/2022

ST. PETERSBURG — If you didn’t know Club Malevich existed you would never find it. There are no signs, windows, grand entrances or bouncers at the back…

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Added on: 01/21/2022

Second-class citizens’? Namibia rules against gay couples

01/20/2022

WINDHOEK, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Namibia’s High Court ruled on Thursday against two gay couples fighting for recognition of their marriages, with the judge saying she agreed…

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Added on: 01/21/2022

NCAA adopts new policy for transgender athletes

01/20/2022

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. Under the new…

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Added on: 01/20/2022

Queer women win West African writing contest

01/19/2022

The Brittle Paper literary magazine has announced the winners of its writing competition for queer women from West Africa. The winning authors came from Nigeria, Ghana and…

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Added on: 01/20/2022

LGBT veterans who served during ban on gay troops to share experiences in government review

01/19/2022

LGBT veterans will be asked about how they were treated when serving in the British military while there was a ban on gay personnel. About 5,000 ex-service…

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Added on: 01/20/2022

Hearing on Polish judges could deepen standoff with Europe

01/19/2022

A top Polish court adjourned on Wednesday a sitting on whether a continent-wide human rights court had the power to question local judges’ legitimacy in a case…

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Added on: 01/20/2022

LGBTQ athletes in China: Tolerated at best

01/19/2022

Li Ying is back with the Steel Roses. New national team coach Shui Qingxia, the first woman at the helm of the Chinese women’s national footall team,…

World Voices

Added on: 01/19/2022

Dorottya Redai — A Fairy Tale for Everyone, Hungary

Sarah Leistico

Alturi Contributor

How did you initially become involved in activism? In 2004 I began to make connections to the Labrisz Lesbian Association. It was an intensive year when I…

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Added on: 01/19/2022

American L.G.B.T.Q.+ Museum Names First Executive Director

01/18/2022

Almost five years exactly after its conception, the American L.G.B.T.Q.+ Museum — which aims to open its doors in 2024 — has found its first executive director….

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Added on: 01/19/2022

We are your sons and daughters

01/18/2022

TART accepting that transgender people are your daughters and sons, says Namibia’s first Miss Trans Ambassador 2021, Penelope Tatiana Delapoirto (24). “What we can do is to…

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Added on: 01/19/2022

Peter Tatchell at 70: why the fight goes on – after Netflix stardom and 30 years of gay rights victories

01/18/2022

On a gloweringly grey January afternoon, Peter Tatchell arrives on time, bearing gifts. “Happy New Year!” he says, and hands me the latest issue of the New…

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Added on: 01/19/2022

Mexico threatens fans with 5-year bans for homophobic chant

01/18/2022

The Mexican Football Federation says any fan caught screaming a homophobic chant at its matches will face a five-year ban from national team games. Federation President Yon…

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Added on: 01/18/2022

‘They are literally murdering us’: poet Joelle Taylor on bringing the LGBTQ+ community together

01/17/2022

Since winning the TS Eliot award for poetry last week, Joelle Taylor has been referred to on more than one occasion as a “slam poet”. Which, she…

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Added on: 01/18/2022

Gay couple become first in Taiwan to adopt after legal battle – but victory is bittersweet

01/17/2022

A married gay couple has become the first in Taiwan to adopt a child together – but their legal victory hasn’t been extended to other couples like…

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Added on: 01/18/2022

LGBT ACTIVIST DETAINED IN LEBANON, FINALLY ARRIVES IN AUSTRALIA

01/17/2022

After fleeing to Turkey from their home country of Jordan in July 2020, LGBTQI activist Alshaima Omama Alzubi has finally arrived in Australia. The 25-year-old Jordanian refugee…

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Added on: 01/18/2022

LGBTQ Groups Push for Voting Rights, Gun Control on MLK Day

01/17/2022

On what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 93rd birthday, national LGBTQ groups echoed growing calls for federal voting rights legislation and queer activists held a…

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Added on: 01/17/2022

Tom Cotton Senate bill would separate prison inmates by birth gender, not identity

01/16/2022

A prisoner’s gender at birth, not their gender identity, would determine where they would be housed, under a U.S. Senate bill proposed last week by Republican Tom Cotton of Arkansas. The…

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Added on: 01/17/2022

BCers Now Able to Change Gender on Provincial IDs Without Surgery

01/16/2022

Those looking to change their gender on their BC Identification cards will no longer need confirmation from a physician to do so. This means that BCers will no…

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Added on: 01/17/2022

Man finally admits to killing gay American college student nearly 35 years ago

01/16/2022

A man has pled guilty — against his lawyers’ wishes — to charges stemming from the death of a gay American man in 1988, which was initially…

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Added on: 01/16/2022

Historic blood shortage fuels calls for FDA to ease restrictions on gay men donating blood

1/15/22

Pressure is mounting on the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate longstanding restrictions on gay or bisexual men donating blood in the United States as the blood…

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Added on: 01/16/2022

Two-Spirit activists explain why the LGBT+ community needs to unite against the climate emergency

1/15/22

Two-Spirit environmental activists have shared how LGBT+ people can use their power to fight climate change and better the planet for future generations. Weather and climate disasters…

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Added on: 01/16/2022

Moroccan ministry worker fired for mentioning ‘sexual orientation’

1/15/22

The head of literacy at Morocco’s ministry of endowments and Islamic affairs has been fired for simply mentioning sexual orientation in adult learning materials. According to The…

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Added on: 01/16/2022

Tunisian LGBT activists fight back after alleged police assault

1/15/22

On October 21, 2021, prominent LGBTQ activist Badr Baabou was brutally assaulted in downtown Tunis by two men, one wearing a police uniform, who left him bruised…

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Added on: 01/15/2022

Bi culture beyond the cliches & stereotypes

1/14/22

Defining bisexuality is easy. But bi culture? That may be harder to distill in a single sentence. Many have tried, with listicles on things that are “definitely…

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Added on: 01/15/2022

Veterans can now identify as trans and nonbinary in VA health records

1/14/22

Veterans in the U.S. are now able to identify as transgender and and nonbinary in official medical records, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week. “All…

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Added on: 01/15/2022

Tripura Cops Deny Allegations Of Transgender Harassment

1/14/22

The Tripura Police have refuted the allegations made by atleast four transgender persons, who asserted that personnel from Tripura Police stripped them on Saturday in a bid…