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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: 03/24/2021

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

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…

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Added on: 03/18/2021

Mississippi governor signs bill banning trans athletes from school sports

03/11/2021

On Thursday, Gov. Tate Reeves signed “the Mississippi Fairness Act” into law, requiring the state’s schools to designate teams by sex assigned at birth and prohibiting transgender…

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Added on: 03/17/2021

Equality Act is creating a historic face-off between religious exemptions and LGBTQ rights

03/16/2021

In some ways, full LGBTQ rights has never seemed more within reach. First came the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage. Then its decision last year…

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Added on: 03/17/2021

Turkey’s LGBT+ endure brutal attacks amid Erdogan reign

03/16/2021

When Miras Günes body was found a few days ago, her face was disfigured beyond recognition. The preliminary autopsy report revealed she was beaten to death with…

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Added on: 03/17/2021

Marriage between two women — a longstanding Kenyan tradition

03/15/2021

Woman-to-woman marriage is one of the many forms of cultural practice recognised by some communities in Africa. Although this form of marriage is recognised by some communities…

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Added on: 03/17/2021

POLAND’S REPLACEMENT FOR ISTANBUL CONVENTION WOULD BAN ABORTION AND GAY MARRIAGE

03/15/2021

The Polish government’s alternative to the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, which it has asked other CEE governments to support, would…

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Added on: 03/16/2021

Israel Elections: Voters must take stock of LGBTQ-phobia in parties

03/14/2021

Fighting for its political survival, with the polls pointing to it precariously hovering around the 3.25% electoral threshold, the last thing Meretz needed last week was for…

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Added on: 03/16/2021

Indonesia’s LGBTQ community angry at rise of conversion therapies

03/14/2021

Kai Mata found herself at the center of a homophobic storm last year when she posted a video of herself online denouncing a draft of bill that…

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Added on: 03/16/2021

Polish MEP complains of ‘psychological warfare’ after Europe is declared an LGBT+ freedom zone

03/14/2021

Polish MEPs were up in arms after the European Union proclaimed itself an “LGBT+ freedom zone” in response to Poland‘s heinous “LGBT-free zones”. All 27 representatives from…