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Added on: 12/20/2024

Lithuania’s top court declares anti-LGBT law unconstitutional

12/19/2024

The former government asked the top court to assess the constitutionality of the Law on the Protection of Minors from Negative Effects of Public Information. The law states that…

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Added on: 12/20/2024

Is history’s first recorded gay couple in this ancient Egyptian tomb?

12/19/2024

Did you know that what appears to be the first depicted gay couple in history can be found in an Ancient Egyptian tomb? The depiction shows Khnumhotep…

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Added on: 12/20/2024

First trans political candidates in Nepal’s history celebrate the work they did for visibility

12/19/2024

Two trans women have made history in Nepal for running in local elections. Despite neither one winning her race, the LGBTQ+ community is still celebrating the moment…

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Added on: 12/20/2024

‘Generational change’: why more young Australians are identifying as LGBTQ+

12/19/2024

Damien Nguyen is 22, out, loud and proud – in every sense. Nguyen, who uses he/they pronouns, sits on the Mardi Gras board and helps run the activist…

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Added on: 12/19/2024

Republicans to introduce more transgender-related bills

12/18/2024

Earlier this year, New Hampshire lawmakers banned transgender girls from competing on girls’ school sports teams and prohibited some gender-reassigment surgeries for minors. Those efforts will continue…

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Added on: 12/19/2024

These women lost their children because they were lesbians – why can’t the government say sorry?

12/18/2024

I am more than just aware of the faint outlines of queer history – it is something I see in Technicolour. I immerse myself in lesbian books,…

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Added on: 12/19/2024

Ghana Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to anti-LGBT bill

12/18/2024

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa’s most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBT legislation, paving the way for the…

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Added on: 12/18/2024

Tennis’ first openly-gay ATP player Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva shares his feelings about coming out of the closet and how it impacts the sport

12/18/2024

Brazilian tennis player Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva spoke about coming out as gay and as others around him responded to it. The 24-year-old is the first…

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Added on: 12/18/2024

Doctors cannot sue over Biden admin’s transgender health discrimination policy, court rules

12/17/2024

Two Texas doctors did not have standing to sue the Biden administration over a 2021 policy statement that federal law bans discrimination in healthcare against transgender people,…

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Added on: 12/18/2024

Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Lesbian Couples Right to Cohabit

12/18/2024

Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday upheld the freedom of a lesbian couple and directed their parents to not interfere with their lives. Observing that the petitioner…

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Added on: 12/18/2024

Deadly violence in Nigeria linked to breakup of United Methodist Church over LGBTQ policies

12/17/2024

A religious schism has turned deadly in Nigeria, with a church member fatally shot and two young children killed as homes were set ablaze, according to United…

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Added on: 12/17/2024

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future.

12/16/2024

As a queer Syrian man, Khaled Alesmael remains “cautious” about the rebel leadership who have taken over his home country. Having watched LGBTQ+ people jailed for their…

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Added on: 12/17/2024

Trump appoints gay former Obama and Clinton donor to be ambassador to Belgium

12/16/2024

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Bill White, a gay businessman and philanthropist, to serve as U.S. ambassador to Belgium. White will represent the United States in Belgium,…

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Added on: 12/17/2024

The hidden struggle of gay men in urban areas across India

12/16/2024

In bustling metropolitan centres throughout India, a disturbing narrative of violence against gay and bisexual men is unfolding, challenging the nation’s progressive legal stance on LGBTQIA+ rights…

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Added on: 12/16/2024

Georgia’s New President Opposes EU, LGBTQ Rights

12/16/2024

Pro-EU protesters took to the streets in Georgia as an electoral college dominated by the ruling party chose a new president known for his vehement anti-West views…

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Added on: 12/16/2024

Jackton Odhiambo to be sentenced for murder of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba

12/16/2024

The High Court in Eldoret is on Monday set to sentence Jacktone Odhiambo, a freelance photographer over the murder of his alleged lover and LGBTQ rights activist…

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Added on: 12/16/2024

Taskforce Atlas: Detective Team Doubled To Reexamine Hundreds of NSW Gay Hate Crimes

12/16/2024

NSW Police are currently reexamining hundreds of cold cases in response to the recommendations handed down by the The Special Commission of Inquiry into historic gay hate crimes…

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Added on: 12/16/2024

Why Polish author Jacek Dehnel feels he can return home

12/15/2024

Five years ago, Dehnel reached the conclusion that Poland was “not a safe place for LGBT people.” The PiS government was constantly stirring up animosity toward LGBT communities. Polish…

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Added on: 12/15/2024

Anti-Trans Hate Crimes In Los Angeles At All-Time High

12/14/2024

A new report from Los Angeles County has shown that the number of hate crimes in 2023 was up 45% from 2022 with 1,350 reported incidents, and…

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Added on: 12/15/2024

Comoros Women Released After Jail Term for Homosexuality

12/13/2024

Two women in Comoros have been released after serving prison sentences for homosexuality, their lawyer confirmed on Thursday. The women, aged 20 and 25, were detained in…

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Added on: 12/15/2024

Targeted by the far right, Bulgaria’s LGBTQI+ community are in deep distress

12/14/2024

On one of the main boulevards in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, the building housing LGBTQI+ advocacy organisation Bilitis shows no outward signs of the group’s presence….

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Added on: 12/14/2024

Third High Court In Japan Rules Same-Sex Marriage Ban As Unconstitutional

12/14/2024

Following similar rulings in Sapporo and Tokyo earlier this year, the Fukuoka High Court has ruled that the continued ban against same-sex marriage in Japan is unconstitutional….

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Added on: 12/14/2024

Canadian mayor fined for LGBT thought crime of refusing to bend over

12/13/2024

The mayor of the Canadian township of Emo (pop: 1,204), which borders the US state of Minnesota, has to personally pay an LGBTQ group $5,000 for injury…

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Added on: 12/14/2024

Saudi Arabia kills its gay citizens. It will host the FIFA World Cup in 2034

12/13/2024

On Wednesday, FIFA, the international soccer federation responsible for organizing the quadrennial men’s World Cup, formally awarded the 2034 tournament to Saudi Arabia, the lone nation to…

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Added on: 12/13/2024

House Passes Defense Bill Including Attack on Military Families’ Transgender Youth

12/12/2024

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would ban coverage for gender-affirming care for transgender youth…

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Added on: 12/13/2024

Slovakia protests against minister who tests culture, LGBT limits

12/12/2024

Thousands of people took to the streets of the Slovakia capital Thursday to protest against Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova who has dismissed several heads of major cultural…

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Added on: 12/13/2024

The U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Trans Minors

12/12/2024

The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the latest European country to restrict some form of health care access for transgender youth after indefinitely banning the sale and supply of puberty blockers to…

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Added on: 12/12/2024

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense pick, says allowing gay troops to serve openly reflects a Marxist agenda

12/12/2024

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has repeatedly criticized policies allowing gay people to serve openly in the US military, calling them part…

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Added on: 12/12/2024

Kenya blocks LGBTQ+ refugees from resettling in Canada

12/11/2024

In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas…

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Added on: 12/12/2024

Banned LGBT veterans to get up to £70,000 in compensation

12/11/2024

LGBT veterans who were dismissed from the armed forces for being gay will be eligible to receive up to £70,000 in compensation, the government will announce on…