Discrimination and Equality

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Added on: 08/09/2021

South Korea: Lawmakers must seize chance to pass landmark anti-discrimination act

08/09/2021

Responding to the introduction of yet another bill that seeks to forbid discrimination across South Korean society, including on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, Suki…

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Added on: 08/09/2021

Dozens Protest Against Planned LGBT Event In Kazakhstan’s Aqtobe

08/09/2021

AQTOBE, Kazakhstan — More than 100 people have protested in Kazakhstan’s northwestern city of Aqtobe against an event planned by LGBT activists. The protesters said at the…

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Added on: 08/09/2021

Indonesia’s trans women pushed to the brink during COVID pandemic

08/08/2021

After catching the coronavirus, Jenny Mikha was faced with a choice: go out on the streets to find food, and infect more people, or starve. Like many…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

US expands citizenship for children born abroad in win for same-sex couples

8/8/21

The US says children born abroad using assisted reproductive technology can now qualify for citizenship, in a move seen as a win for same-sex couples. To be…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

British diver Tom Daley says sports has ‘a lot further to go’ on LGBTQ acceptance

8/7/21

British diver Tom Daley says he is proud to be able to inspire other people as an openly gay athlete, but he is quick to add that…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

Along With COVID-19, EU Faces a More Fundamental Battle

8/8/21

Hungary’s growing list of European Union worries includes controversial LGBT legislation and potentially hacking the phones of journalists, rights activists and political opponents. Poland has rebuffed a…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

Mohamed Ali (Dali) Aguerbi – Documentarian, Malta

Savita Sukul

Alturi Contributor

Dali came to Malta by accident. He is originally from Tunisia where homosexuality is criminalized by three years of imprisonment since French colonialism in 1913. He came…

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Added on: 08/07/2021

LGBTQ Family Featured in Grocery Store Advertisement Forced to Leave Russia Due to Hate

8/6/21

In July, Alina and her girlfriend, Ksyusha ,wanted to show that, like any other family, they have favorite dishes and cooking habits. Joined by Alina’s mom and…

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Added on: 08/06/2021

IOC Investigates Anti-LGBT Slurs Against Olympic Athletes on Russian TV

08/06/2021

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is investigating two Russian state-run TV channels over talk shows that disparaged the lifestyles of a transgender and a gay athlete as…

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Added on: 08/06/2021

Why it matters that Tucker Carlson is broadcasting from Hungary this week

08/05/2021

This week, America’s most watched cable news host is broadcasting from an authoritarian state — not to criticize its leadership but to praise it. Fox’s Tucker Carlson…

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Added on: 08/05/2021

Chinese Social Media Nationalists Attack LGBTQ Film Festival Run By Foreign Consulates

07/29/2021

Nationalist users on Chinese social media platform Weibo have attacked foreign consulates in the southern capital of Guangzhou for seeking to “bring down China” with an LGBTQ…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

LGBTQ rights: Sri Lanka still undecided, says govt in response to homophobic police video

08/03/2021

The government of Sri Lanka is still undecided on LGBTQ rights, but the matter is under discussion and representations have been made by various quarters, a top…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

‘Constantly pursued’: Ukraine’s LGBT+ activists attacked online and in the street

08/03/2021

For days, death threats and homophobic insults have been pouring into Sofiia Lapina’s messaging inbox – a constant reminder of the hatred she often encounters as an…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

Ghana’s LGBTQ Community Calls for Global Help Over Anti-Gay Bill

08/03/2021

Ghanaian lawmakers are facing backlash over a bill before Ghana’s parliament that aims to make gay rights advocacy illegal. Eight lawmakers are sponsoring the bill, which was…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

How This Florida Woman’s Case Impacts LGBTQ+ Workplace Discrimination

8/2/21

Christie Leonard’s at Gospel Crusade seemed secure. But when her unfulfilling marriage to a man she didn’t desire fell apart amid rumors she had grown too close…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

HH PROMISES GAY MARRIAGES IN ZAMBIA – AMERICAN REPORTER

8/2/21

Lusaka ~ Mon, 2 Aug 2021 UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, also known as HH, aims to turn around the historically negative attitude toward the Zambian LGBT community….

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Added on: 08/04/2021

Hope that Qwelane judgement will pave way for Hate Crimes Bill

8/2/21

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola has welcomed the Jon Qwelane hate speech judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court. On Friday, the court found…

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Added on: 08/03/2021

Isaac Blake — Romani Cultural & Arts Company, Wales

Alturi Contributor

How did you become involved in activism? When you think of yourself as Roma, you automatically become an activist within your community because you see, you feel,…

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Added on: 08/03/2021

Joe Biden nominates lesbian rabbi for religious freedom position

08/01/2021

President Joe Biden has nominated lesbian rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum to serve on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Under her position as commissioner, she will help…

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Added on: 08/01/2021

Welcome to the ‘Gay Games,’ an alternative to the Olympics, where activism is encouraged and everyone’s an athlete

7/31/21

Tom Waddell knew what to expect from an Olympics opening ceremony. He’d experienced one before as a decathlete at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He remembered the…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Ivan Dimov – Single Step, Bulgaria

Dorian Coleman

Alturi Contributor

Ivan asked the young person, “what resources are available in the country to help with these situations?” At the time, there were none. Ivan was devastated at…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Predrag Azdejkovic – Optimist Magazine, Serbia

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How did you become involved in LGBTI activism? I started my journey as an LGBTI activist in 2000 as a member of Social Democratic Youth [the youth…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Lilly Dragoeva – Bilitis Foundation, Bulgaria

Dorian Coleman

Alturi Contributor

Lilly explained, “I grew up as a straight woman until I fell in love with a girl for the first time at 19. In the past, when…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Wales launches plan to become most LGBT-friendly country in Europe as Westminster slides backwards

7/30/21

The Welsh government has unveiled a new LGBT+ action plan and set out its hope to become the most LGBT-friendly country in Europe. Key actions will include…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Ukraine LGBTQ activists hold rave to demand govt punish attacks

7/30/21

Dozens of people took part in a rave party outside the Ukrainian president’s office Friday to demand the authorities protect LGBTQ rights, sparking scuffles between police and…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Con Court: Jon Qwelane guilty but hate speech definition amended

7/30/21

In a long-fought victory for SA’s LGBT+ community, the Constitutional Court has upheld the Jon Qwelane hate speech conviction but ordered that the Equality Act be amended….

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Added on: 07/30/2021

Kazakhstan: LGBT, women’s rights activists besieged by mob

07/29/2021

A training seminar held this week by feminists and LGBT activists in a mining city in central Kazakhstan might have ended in violence but for the intervention…

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Added on: 07/30/2021

Ghana poised to vote on ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever,’ advocates warn

07/29/2021

Draft legislation in Ghana would make identifying as gay or even an ally to the LGBTQ community a second-degree felony punishable by five years in prison —…

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Added on: 07/29/2021

LGBT Turks Take Stock After Disrupted Pride Celebrations

07/28/2021

ISTANBUL – More than a month after Turkish authorities crushed Pride-themed events in Istanbul, emotions still run raw for members of the country’s embattled LGBT community. “There…

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Added on: 07/29/2021

LGBT+ campaigners demand inclusion at first UK ‘Reclaim Pride’ march

07/24/2021

LONDON, July 24 (Openly) – Holding banners and shouting slogans of defiance, thousands of LGBT+ people took to the streets of London on Saturday to protest against…