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Added on: 04/20/2021

‘It’s not safe’: Parents of transgender kids plan to flee their states as GOP bills loom

04/19/2021

George and Emily Spurrier are leaving their home of 16 years in central Arkansas due to a new law that will ban the health care that they…

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Added on: 04/20/2021

We cannot turn this country into a satanic one – Chieftaincy Minister rallies support from Chief Imam

04/19/2021

The Chieftaincy and Religious Minister, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has asked for support from leaders of the Muslim community as measures are being put in place to prevent…

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Added on: 04/20/2021

‘End housing bias against gay couples’

04/19/2021

Housing Authority should amend Home Ownership Scheme rules to rectify discrimination against gay couples, the high court heard yesterday. But the Housing Authority told high court judge…

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Added on: 04/19/2021

Halt Proposed Shariah Amendment Criminalising LGBTQ People

04/18/2021

Malaysia is facing a serious threat to human rights and the HIV response with the announcement by a cabinet minister of the government’s plans to expand the…

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Added on: 04/19/2021

German NGO files legal case against Chechen officials over anti-gay purges

04/18/2021

Five officials from the inner circle of Chechnya’s autocratic leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, are the subject of a criminal complaint in Germany for crimes against humanity, in a…

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Added on: 04/19/2021

Gay former extremist Caolan Robertson says leaving the far-right was like escaping ‘a cult’

04/18/2021

A gay former extremist Caolan Robertson has said that leaving the far-right was like leaving “a cult”, and explained how homophobia contributed to his radicalisation. Robertson grew…

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Added on: 04/18/2021

Mormon sex therapist faces excommunication for supporting LGBT+ community

04/18/2021

Natasha Helfer is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist, who is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day…

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Added on: 04/18/2021

Nicola Sturgeon pledges action against gay conversion therapy and reaffirms commitment on gender recognition reform

04/18/2021

Last week Boris Johnson disbanded an LGBT advisory panel, which had been appointed by Theresa May when she was prime minister, shortly after three members quit accusing…

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Added on: 04/18/2021

Turkey’s women’s treaty exit legitimises crimes against women

04/17/2021

Turkey’s withdrawal from a European treaty aimed at protecting women against violence is a major setback with catastrophic consequences for women, Turkish writer Elif Şafak told actress…

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Added on: 04/17/2021

Gay couple fights Namibian government over surrogate-born twins

4/16/21

On a calm autumn afternoon, newborn twins Maya and Paula lay peacefully on a mattress at a Johannesburg house, blissfully taking turns to bottle-feed and nap, oblivious…

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Added on: 04/17/2021

LGBT People Fleeing Harassment in Iran Find Life No Easier in Turkey

4/16/21

For hundreds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Iranians who fled their homeland because of persecution for who they are, moving to Turkey was not a significant…

World Voices

Added on: 04/17/2021

Ali Bousselmi — Mawjoudin, Tunisia

Alturi Contributor

How did you become involved in activism? I think after the revolution, a lot of associations were founded, and when I saw my friends take part in…

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Added on: 04/16/2021

Cameroon: Abuses of LGBTQ People Increasing in Cameroon

04/15/2021

Human Rights Watch said in a report this week that LGBTQ people are suffering a fresh wave of persecution in Cameroon, where same-sex relations are illegal. The…

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Added on: 04/16/2021

Kyrgyzstan: National-patriots attack women’s rights rally

04/15/2021

Women’s rights campaigners in Kyrgyzstan’s capital were assaulted by dozens of self-styled traditionalists on April 14 while holding a rally to call on the government to do…

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Added on: 04/16/2021

Thai LGBT couple speak out against Indonesia’s online bullying

04/15/2021

Twenty-nine-year-old Jasmine, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect her privacy, moved to northern Thailand last year to be with her boyfriend, a 60-year-old American. As…

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Added on: 04/16/2021

Women, Girls and LGBT Fight for Rights in Myanmar: “We Have to Win This Time”

04/14/2021

In early February, women, girls and members of the LGBT community hit the streets of Yangon, Mandalay and other cities throughout Myanmar to protest the country’s military…

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Added on: 04/15/2021

Sex ed rules passed in Arizona would require parents to sign off on LGBT discussions

04/14/2021

Arizona has passed new sex education rules that would require parents to sign off on their children learning about LGBT issues. It “requires the school governing board…

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Added on: 04/15/2021

Tunisian LGBT rights group provides vital services during pandemic

04/14/2021

The Tunisian LGBT rights group Mawjoudin (Arabic for “We Exist”) has been providing vital services to vulnerable community members through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its just-released…

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Added on: 04/15/2021

LGBT persecution on the rise in Cameroon, Human Rights Watch says

04/15/2021

Cameroon security forces have arrested, threatened or assaulted at least 24 people since February in a ramped-up crackdown on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) people, Human…

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Added on: 04/14/2021

Fury at UNHCR as burned Kakuma LGBTQIA+ refugee dies

04/13/2021

Activists slam the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) after Kakuma Camp LGBTQIA+ refugee and human rights defender Chriton ‘Trinidad’ Atuhwera dies from burns sustained in a homophobic attack….

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Added on: 04/14/2021

Judge to decide if gay couple who tied the knot in 1974 will have marriage validated

04/12/2021

Nearly five decades after they tied the knot, a gay Winnipeg couple is still fighting to have their marriage registered by the Manitoba government. “We’re dealing with…

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Added on: 04/14/2021

The Man on a Mission to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in China

04/13/2021

The wedding in the spring of 2016 was unlike any China had ever witnessed — two men stood shoulder to shoulder in matching purple tuxedos, professing love…

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Added on: 04/14/2021

Mexican Netflix street vendor star ‘Lady Tacos’ eyes jump to political stage

04/13/2021

After Mexico City’s ‘Lady Tacos de Canasta,’ a street vendor featured in a Netflix series, stood up to police who she said harassed her on the street,…

World Voices

Added on: 04/13/2021

Sayan Bhattacharya: Memory, Invisibility, and Trans and Hijra Persons in India

Nicolette Gullickson and Alexander Champeau

Alturi Contributors

Definitions and Word Usage, According to Sayan’s Accounts Transgender: Started circulating in India in the mid-2000s in official documents. Even though it attempts to subsume various…

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Added on: 04/12/2021

Anti-LGBT+ groups are now pushing voter suppression and anti-vax conspiracy theories

04/11/2021

In an unsurprising development, a cluster of right-wing groups that actively campaign for anti-trans bills are also backing voter suppression and anti-vaccine conspiracies. New restrictions that could…

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Added on: 04/12/2021

Putin Officially Bans Same-Sex Marriage In Russia And Stops Transgender People Adopting

04/11/2021

Russian president Vladimir Putin has put a ban on same-sex marriage and transgender adoptions, in a huge blow for LGBTQ+ rights. Putin officially changed the country’s constitution…

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Added on: 04/12/2021

Backlash in Iran after academic calls for ‘removing gays’ from Tehran

04/11/2021

Activists launched a petition against an Iranian academic and theatre director who was slammed for making homophobic remarks in an outrageous rant against the Iran’s LGBTQ+ community….

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Added on: 04/11/2021

After Going ‘Free of L.G.B.T.,’ a Polish Town Pays a Price

4/10/21

When local councilors adopted a resolution two years ago declaring their small town in southeastern Poland “free of L.G.B.T.,” the mayor didn’t see much harm in what…

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Added on: 04/09/2021

Panel of Japan’s ruling LDP to seek early passage of law on LGBT understanding

04/08/2021

A ruling party committee said Thursday that it will aim to enact a law to promote understanding of sexual minorities during the ongoing session of the Diet,…

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Added on: 04/09/2021

Malaysia pushes for Sharia law to be tougher on LGBT+ Muslims

04/08/2021

On Tuesday (6 April) the Malaysian government announced plans to move forward with an amendment to the Sharia Courts Act that would allow heavier punishments to be…