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Added on: 02/04/2021

Erdogan says he will not let Turkish university protests swell

03/03/2021

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday his government would not allow month-long demonstrations at a Turkish university to grow into anti-government protests similar to those in 2013,…

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Added on: 02/04/2021

New York Repeals ‘Walking While Trans’ Law

02/03/2021

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday that repeals a state anti-loitering law, commonly called the “walking while trans” ban, that critics say police used…

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Added on: 02/04/2021

What’s next for these transgender asylum seekers stranded in Mexico?

02/03/2021

Kataleya Nativi Baca, 29, can see the yellow grasslands of San Ysidro, California, from the crests of Tijuana’s hills. The palm trees swaying less than a mile…

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Added on: 02/03/2021

Twitter says Turkish minister’s LGBT comments about protesters “hateful conduct”

02/02/2021

Turkey’s interior minister on Tuesday condemned protesters at a top Istanbul university as “LGBT deviants” in a statement which Twitter deemed as hateful conduct. Students and teachers…

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Added on: 02/02/2021

Singapore’s gay sex ban and the LGBTQ+ movement: The story so far

02/01/2021

It has been an important week for LGBTQ+ activists in Singapore, both in the courtroom and on the streets. While the affluent country has seen some moves…

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Added on: 02/02/2021

Scottish government withdraws amendment to exempt ‘criticism of transgender identity’ from hate crime law after backlash

02/01/2021

The Scottish government has pulled an amendment that sought to exempt “criticism of transgender identity” from hate crime laws. The country’s justice minister Humza Yousaf announced via…

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Added on: 02/02/2021

Uganda: Electoral defeat for 2 notoriously anti-gay officials

02/01/2021

The two defeated politicians are Haji Abdul Kiyimba, the former Mayor of Nsangi Town Council in Wakiso District in central Uganda, and the Rev. Simon Lokodo, the…

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Added on: 02/02/2021

Erdogan hits out at ‘LGBT youth’ as police break up fresh protest

02/01/2021

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday lashed out at Turkey’s LGBT movement, accusing it of “vandalism” following an outbreak of student protests. Four people were arrested over…

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Added on: 02/01/2021

UK Supreme Court to hear case for gender-neutral markings on passports in July

01/31/2021

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom have announced they will begin hearing a case for whether gender-neutral markings, like ‘X’, should be allowed on passports. The…

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Added on: 02/01/2021

Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico’s transgender women

01/31/2021

Mexico is the second most dangerous country in the world to be transgender, according to human rights groups. Only Brazil has higher rates of transphobia and violence…

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Added on: 01/31/2021

Central government to respond on pleas to recognise same-sex marriage

1/30/21

The Delhi High Court Friday granted a last opportunity to the Centre and the Delhi government to respond to three separate pleas, including by two couples, seeking…

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Added on: 01/31/2021

How China’s ‘gay capital’ is resisting closure

1/30/21

It’s Saturday night at the HUNK club in Chengdu and men in gold lycra shorts and black boots dance on stage. They wear kimonos, in an apparent…

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Added on: 01/31/2021

One of Poland’s LGBT-free zones becomes first in the country to strike down shameful homophobic ideology

1/30/21

As women’s rights advocates, LGBT+ activists, among other allies, poured onto the streets of Warsaw to battle the country’s near-total ban on abortion, a small town made…

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Added on: 01/30/2021

Should the President of Magdalen be forced out over a gay marriage case?

1/29/21

Dinah Rose QC is a human rights lawyer of great distinction. A former Barrister of the Year, she has appeared in several high profile cases, ranging from…

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Added on: 01/30/2021

Grieving gay widower devastated by Tanzania’s homophobic red tape

1/29/21

In August last year, Hannes Human, 55, was in Zanzibar relaxing for a few days after being stuck for five months in Burkina Faso – where he…

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Added on: 01/30/2021

Parents win landmark ruling for transgender Quebecers with right to change official documents

1/29/21

On their farm outside of Montreal, Eby and Jenna are just two parents raising a family. But it’s been a long process to get the courts to…

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Added on: 01/29/2021

Spanish minister under fire for suggesting LGBT people face discrimination from the working class

01/28/2021

A minister in Spain’s left-wing coalition government was at the centre of a row after suggesting that gay and transsexual people face homophobia from working class people….

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Added on: 01/29/2021

Belgium to expel Turkish imam over ‘hateful comments’ against LGBT community

01/28/2021

Belgium is ordering a Turkish imam to leave the country after he posted comments judged homophobic on social media, officials said Thursday. The imam, working in a…

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Added on: 01/29/2021

His School Expelled Him Over an LGBT Speech. Now He’s Speaking Out.

01/28/2021

A student has accused his former vocational school of expelling him over a speech he gave on gay rights more than a year ago, highlighting the challenges…

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Added on: 01/29/2021

Sturgeon trans rights support prompts calls for reform

01/29/2021

Nicola Sturgeon has been challenged to include meaningful reform of gender recognition legislation in her party’s spring manifesto, after she made her strongest statement yet in support…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

Human Rights Watch warns over Malaysian proposals to increase penalties against LGBT+ people

01/27/2021

The Malaysian government should condemn a cabinet minister’s proposal to crack down harder on LGBT+ communities, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, the deputy…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

Christian group can pursue challenge to EEOC enforcement of LGBT rights

01/28/2021

A federal judge in Texas has rejected the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a group representing Christian churches that is seeking to…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

Belize: The LGBT Community Remains Unrecognized

01/27/2021

The media was hosted this morning for a breakfast meeting to discuss the strengthening of LGBT families in Belize. There are over one hundred and sixty LGBT…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

2 men caned 77 times for having sex in Indonesia’s Aceh

01/28/2021

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned each 77 times Thursday after neighbors reported them to Islamic religious police for…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

‘I refused to let them intimidate me’: the untold stories of LGBT+ seniors

01/27/2021

At a new exhibition, Not Another Second, 12 LGBT+ seniors share stories of resilience, struggle and love. When Pearl Bennett, now 69, came out as a transgender…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

Singapore rights groups speak out over arrests for transphobia protest

01/27/2021

Singapore’s LGBT rights groups on Wednesday urged introspection from authorities after police arrested three people for staging a brief peaceful protest against transphobia in the education system….

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Added on: 01/28/2021

Malaysian Official Says Anti-LGBTQ Laws Aren’t Strict Enough

01/27/2021

Putrajaya, a Malaysian city located south of the capital Kuala Lumpur, is considering even harsher punishments for LGBTQ people than already-existing law, Gay Times reports. Ahmad Marzuk…

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Added on: 01/28/2021

He Compared Gay Marriage to Bestiality. Now He’s in Charge of His Country’s Schools.

01/27/2021

Poland’s conservative ruling party is under fire for promoting an MP with a far-right background as the country’s new deputy minister for education. Tomasz Rzymkowski is known…

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Added on: 01/27/2021

We live here’: fears tourist tweets on gay lifestyle may backfire on Bali’s LGBT community

01/26/2021

When American tourist Kristen Antoinette Gray began writing about her stay in Bali on Twitter, she apparently had little idea of the controversy she would cause. Gray…

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Added on: 01/27/2021

LGBT Ugandans: Our health depends on trans nominee in U.S.

01/26/2021

Activists hope that Dr Levine will play a crucial role in focusing attention on and increasing support for left-behind LGBT populations in Uganda, who need improved access…