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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: 09/24/2024

Hong Kong’s first transgender singer-songwriter seeks voice through music

09/23/2024

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 story through music….

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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

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: 09/21/2024

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: 09/20/2024

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…

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Added on: 09/20/2024

Taiwan recognises same-sex marriages between Chinese, Taiwanese

09/19/2024

Same-sex Taiwanese-Chinese couples are now legally able to register their marriages in Taiwan, Taipei said Thursday, recognising cross-strait unions for the first time. Taiwan has long been at…

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Added on: 09/20/2024

Georgian trans model murdered after parliament passes ‘anti-LGBTQ+’ law

09/19/2024

A well-known Georgian transgender model has been murdered, local officials said, a day after the government passed legislation that will impose sweeping curbs on LGBTQ+ rights in…

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Added on: 09/19/2024

EU’s Borrell Urges Georgia To Scrap Bill Curbing LGBTQ Rights

09/18/2024

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell on Wednesday urged Georgia to withdraw a “family values” bill denounced as curbing LGBTQ rights, warning that it further harmed the country’s…

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Added on: 09/19/2024

Georgian parliament passes anti-LGBTQ legislation

09/18/2024

Georgia’s parliament passed a package of anti-LGBTQ laws on Sept. 17 in its third reading. The bills will still need to be signed by pro-Western President Salome…

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Added on: 09/19/2024

Republicans pour money into attacking Texas Democrats on LGBTQ+ issues ahead of Election Day

09/18/2024

Congressional Republicans will spend millions on television ads this fall targeting Texas Democrats for supporting pro-LGBTQ+ legislation — a bet that issue will resonate more than the…

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Added on: 09/18/2024

Georgian parliament approves anti-LGBTQ legislation, echoing measures in Russia

09/17/2024

Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday approved sweeping legislation that curtails LGBTQ+ rights, a measure that echoes laws adopted in neighboring Russia. The bill, introduced by the ruling party…

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Added on: 09/18/2024

Biden makes history with 12th Senate-confirmed LGBTQ judge

09/17/2024

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

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Added on: 09/18/2024

Kenyan Mercy Kamanja Calls for LGBTQ Awareness in Parenting

09/17/2024

Mercy Kamanja, a fervent advocate for Scotland’s independence and a champion against various forms of discrimination, has shared her insights on the challenges of raising children in…

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Added on: 09/18/2024

EU to Pursue Ban on Conversion Therapy in New LGBTQ Strategy

09/17/2024

The EU committed for the first time to seek a ban on conversion therapy as part of a new LGBTQ equality strategy European Commission President Ursula von…

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Added on: 09/17/2024

This Neo-Nazi was planning an anti-LGBTQ+ shooting. Now he’s paying the price.

09/16/2024

A neo-Nazi is facing years in prison after he was found guilty of intending to commit a terrorist act on an LGBTQ+ group in a nearby town….

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Added on: 09/17/2024

SheDrives: Pakistan’s first ride-share service exclusively for women and the transgender community

09/16/2024

A new service by the name of SheDrives was launched in Lahore, Pakistan recently and the most interesting thing about it is that it exclusively serves transgender…

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Added on: 09/17/2024

Canada expels Uganda’s homophobic envoy

09/16/2024

Canada has expelled Uganda’s High Commissioner Joy Ruth Acheng, accusing her of breaching the diplomatic code of conduct. Acheng has served as Uganda’s High Commissioner to Canada…

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Added on: 09/17/2024

LGBTQ ally Democrat announces run for Texas House Speaker

09/16/2024

Texas state Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, a Democrat from Richardson, announced Sunday night, Sept. 15, that she is running for Speaker of the House. “When it comes…