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Added on: 03/28/2021

LGBT groups seeking equality law in Japan before Olympics

3/23/21

Activists submitted a petition with over 106,000 signatures to Japan’s ruling party Thursday, calling for an LGBT equality law to be enacted before the Tokyo Games, saying…

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Added on: 03/26/2021

Double isolation of LGBT migrants

03/25/2021

LGBTIQ activists and asylum seekers are starring in a documentary which for the first time gives LGBTIQ migrants a voice to tell their stories. “These migrants not…

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Added on: 03/26/2021

Gay Egyptian Man Describes Plight Of Egyptian LGBT Community Through His Own Personal Story

03/25/2021

“It was an ordinary Thursday, and I was taking to him on a dating app. I became slightly suspicious when he insisted we meet at his house…

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Added on: 03/26/2021

Israel Elections: What is the Religious Zionist Party’s agenda?

03/25/2021

The Knesset debut of the ultra-nationalist Religious Zionist Party (RZP), which includes the far-right Kahanist Otzma Yehudit Party and the anti-LGBT Noam Party, has caused not a…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

New £50 note featuring Alan Turing to enter circulation in June

02/25/2021

A new £50 note featuring Alan Turing, the scientist best known for his codebreaking work during the second world war, has been unveiled by the Bank of…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

UK: Trans community will be included in so-called conversion therapy ban

03/24/2021

The transgender community will be protected under plans to outlaw so-called conversion therapy, the equalities minister has told ITV News. Calls for the Tory government to implement…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

Bill Would Allow Students to Opt Out of LGBT Curriculum

03/25/2021

A Tennessee Senate panel on Wednesday advanced legislation requiring school districts to alert parents of any instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity, allowing them to opt…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

Transgender women facing homosexuality charges in Cameroon denied bail

03/25/2021

Two transgender women facing charges of “attempted homosexuality” in Cameroon were denied bail on Wednesday after a judge adjourned their case and sent them back to jail,…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

‘Lockdown isolation helped me come out as LGBT’

03/23/2021

“I’ll be coming out of this pandemic as a completely different person,” says 19-year-old Nathan. “If I was to look at who I was a year ago,…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

‘The light of hope’: Japanese same-sex couple overjoyed by marriage ruling

03/22/2021

Jenny and Narumi wept for happiness last week when a Japanese court ruled that barring same-sex marriages was unconstitutional, a decision that allowed them to move a…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Turkey’s withdrawal from women’s rights treaty sparks domestic backlash

03/23/2021

Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on the prevention of violence against women came as a shock to many, despite several years of agitation by…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Chechnya Detains Kidnapped Gay Men’s Relatives – Rights Group

03/23/2021

Chechen authorities have detained dozens of relatives of two gay men who were forcibly returned to the southern Russian region to face terrorism charges, a rights group…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

LGBTQ+ people in Kenya urgently need mental health support

03/23/2021

There’s an urgent need for culturally appropriate mental and physical health services for sexual and gender minorities in Kenya, says a University of Michigan researcher. “There’s still…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Ghanaian MPs form ‘Believers Against LGBT+’ alliance ahead of draconian bill attacking queer rights

03/23/2021

Lawmakers in Ghana have formed a “Believers Against LGBTQI+” alliance to push a brutally anti-LGBT+ bill through parliament, activists on the ground have said. The cross-party group…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison

03/23/2021

(Berlin) – Men in Uzbekistan who engage in consensual same-sex sexual conduct face arbitrary detention, prosecution, and imprisonment as well as homophobia, threats, and extortion, Human Rights…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Germany: Theology professors blast Vatican gay union stance

03/22/20201

More than 230 professors of Catholic theology in Germany and other countries where German is spoken have signed a statement protesting the Vatican’s recent pronouncement that priests…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Kenya: Victims of Kakuma arson attack airlifted to Nairobi hospital

03/22/2021

In a rare change of heart, the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has airlifted the victims of a March 15 homophobic fire attack…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Nigerian influencer ends hunger strike for LGBTQ rights after days without eating

03/22/2021

After three days, a YouTuber and LGBTQ activist in Nigeria, one of the world’s most anti-LGBTQ countries, has ended a hunger strike he started and swore to…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Turkey quits landmark Istanbul Convention because it ‘normalises homosexuality’

03/22/2021

Turkey severed ties from the landmark Istanbul Convention, which intended to tackle violence against women, midnight Saturday (20 March) because it “normalises homosexuality”. The pact was signed…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

Same-sex parenthood draws unexpected support in Hungary

03/21/2021

Firms from Ikea to a Michelin star restaurant have signed up for a campaign in defence of same-sex parenthood in Hungary, bringing unexpected resistance to Prime Minister…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

Attack on kissing men fuels push for Italy hate crime law

03/21/2021

A recent attack in a Rome train station on two men who were kissing fueled calls by Italian political leaders Sunday for quick passage of a hate…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

Wave Of Bills To Block Trans Athletes Has No Basis In Science, Researcher Says

03/21/2021

Legislation in several states — Including Kansas and Missouri — would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s athletics. An expert on sex differences in…

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Added on: 03/21/2021

3 transexual women attacked in one week as violence against LGBT+ community increases in Turkey

3/18/21

The LGBT+ community in Turkey witnessed multiple acts of violence against its members last week with at least three transexual women suffering injuries or death, Deutsche Welle…

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Added on: 03/20/2021

Uzbekistan’s law reforms still criminalize homosexuality

3/19/21

On March 14, Rasul Kusherbayev — a young member of Uzbekistan’s parliament who considers himself an advocate for “positive change in the country” — posted on Telegram…

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Added on: 03/19/2021

Court releases 2 Boğaziçi students from pre-trial detention in case involving Kaaba poster

03/18/2021

An İstanbul court has released two Boğaziçi University students from pre-trial detention in the first hearing of a case in which they, along with five other defendants,…

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Added on: 03/19/2021

After international protest, Tunisian court releases LGBT rights activist

03/18/2021

Following an international protest, a Tunisia court ordered the release Wednesday of Rania Amdouni, the women’s rights defender and LGBTI activist who had been jailed for shouting…

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Added on: 03/19/2021

A Boost to Same-Sex Marriage in Japan

03/18/2021

It was quite something to see a district court judge break into tears as she read her verdict declaring the denial of marriage registration to same-sex couples…

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Added on: 03/19/2021

Poll Shows 70 Percent Of Voters Support LGBT Protections Bill Equality Act

03/18/2021

A new poll released Tuesday found overwhelming support for the Equality Act. The legislation cleared the House last month and is currently being considered in the Senate….

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Added on: 03/19/2021

‘Deal with it’, school in China tells gay high school student bullied and sexually assaulted for months

03/18/2021

A gay teenager was subjected to months of emotional and physical bullying, including repeated instances of sexual assault, at a school in China. In the most severe…

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Added on: 03/18/2021

In landmark ruling, Japan court says it is ‘unconstitutional’ to bar same-sex marriage

03/16/2021

A Japanese court ruled on Wednesday that not allowing same-sex couples to get married is “unconstitutional,” setting a precedent in the only G7 nation not to fully…