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Added on: 08/17/2020

Poland: LGBT+ activists and nationalists face off

Deutsche Welle
08/17/2020
Hundreds of Polish nationalists and defenders of gay rights faced off in central Warsaw on Sunday, amid a deteriorating situation for the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
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Added on: 08/17/2020

An inclusive move: Reserved seats for transgenders in Kolkata

Times of India
08/16/2020
Kolkata’s transgender commuters will now have designated seats in some of the city’s public buses. The movement to reserve at least one bus seat for the third…
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Added on: 08/17/2020

UK Black Pride ‘celebrates black queer voices’ as coronavirus forces 15th anniversary event online

iNews
08/16/2020
UK Black Pride – Europe’s largest celebration for LGBTQ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent – didn’t let a little thing like…
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Added on: 08/17/2020

Lebanon’s oldest queer advocacy group is already back to work helping the community in the wake of the deadly Beirut blast

Pink News
08/16/2020
The offices of Lebanon’s oldest LGBT+ advocacy group were almost destroyed in the devastating Beirut blast, but staff are already back providing vital support to the queer…
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Added on: 08/16/2020

World Rugby’s proposed ban on transgender women sparks outcry

Windy City Times
08/15/2020
Citing recent research, a 38-page World Rugby transgender working group draft document is proposing a ban on transgender women from playing women’s rugby. An anonymous leaked the…
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Added on: 08/16/2020

Small Lithuania has outsized role as EU faces Belarus crisis

Minneapolis Star Tribune
08/15/2020
Lithuania is relatively small by European Union measures, but it is playing an outsized role as protesters in neighboring Belarus face a brutal law enforcement crackdown following…
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Added on: 08/16/2020

‘The Watermelon Woman’ and other lesbian movies you need to see

Film Daily
08/15/2020
Looking for some choice lesbian movies to watch in the lazy, hazy days of quarantine summer 2020? Well, good news is that there are plenty of choice…
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Added on: 08/16/2020

‘Be You’ Video Beautifully Captures the Essence of LGBTQ Community

Latestly
08/15/2020
“The words independence and freedom mean different things to different people. On August 15, 2020, India celebrated its 74th Independence Day. However, the free expression of love…
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Added on: 08/15/2020

First pan-African virtual Pride event takes place to share LGBT+ stories

Reuters
08/14/2020
The first pan-African virtual Pride event takes place on Friday aimed at bringing together LGBT+ Africans to share their stories of challenge and success from a continent…
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Added on: 08/15/2020

Qatari official claims queer Snapchat content is a ‘deviation from Allah’

Pink News
08/14/2020
Qatari journalist Na’ima ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Mutawa’a, who serves as media advisor to the staunchly anti-LGBT+ country’s foreign ministry, made the claims in an article for Al Sharq,…
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Added on: 08/15/2020

Fears of LGBTQ repression as Shanghai Pride is cancelled

Mamba Online
08/14/2020
The organisers of Shanghai Pride have unexpectedly announced that the event is suspending its work after 11 years, fueling concerns about a growing LGBTQ crackdown in China….
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Added on: 08/14/2020

Queensland becomes first Australian state to outlaw gay conversion therapy

Reuters
08/13/2020
Queensland has become the first state in Australia to criminalise so-called gay conversion therapy after regional lawmakers voted on Thursday to make the practice illegal. Under the…
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Added on: 08/13/2020

MASS ARREST OF LGBT PEOPLE MARKS TURNING POINT FOR POLAND

Balkan Insight
08/12/2020
As BIRN reveals harrowing testimony about the mass arrests in Warsaw on Friday and amid subsequent actions by the police, LGBT activists warn that Poland is at…
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Added on: 08/13/2020

University that bans gay students on ‘morality’ grounds replaces boss with another homophobe

Pink News
08/12/2020
Jerry Falwell Jr, a key evangelical Trump ally, agreed to step aside from his position at the private Virginia Christian university this month after long-running concerns about…
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Added on: 08/13/2020

A short history of Kamala Harris’ support for the LGBTQ+ community

Gay Times
08/12/2020
Presidential candidate Joe Biden has named senator Kamala Harris as his Vice President running mate. Harris has made history, becoming the first black South Asian American woman…
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Added on: 08/13/2020

UNDER OLYMPIAN PRESSURE: LGBT RIGHTS IN JAPAN

Asia Media
08/12/2020
The long-awaited Japan 2020 Olympics is finally in full swing— or it would be if the COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t forced the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone…
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Added on: 08/12/2020

At Pride Exhibit, Shanghai’s LGBT Artists Vie to Be Seen, Not Silenced

Sixth Tone
08/11/2020
Many of Yang Yiliang’s works are similar to Chinese folk art: Traditional motifs including flowers and animals are intricately cut from red paper, symbolizing happiness, fortune, and…
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Added on: 08/12/2020

Gay Russian shares terrifying ordeal of being hospitalised by his own family, drugged and tortured

Pink News
08/11/2020
Speaking to Open Democracy, Egor Panin recalled being outed by his mother at the age of 17 when she read his conversations on the social media platform…
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Added on: 08/12/2020

Black LGBT Group Wins Award to Combat Voter Suppression

Pride Source
08/11/2020
LGBT Detroit, the city’s Black LGBTQ+ service provider, has been awarded new grant funding by the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan to help eliminate a range…
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Added on: 08/11/2020

Bosnian Grand Mufti’s Office Distances Itself From Anti-Gay Remarks By Sarajevo Imam

Radio Free Europe
08/10/2020
The office of the grand mufti of Bosnia-Herzegovina has distanced itself from controversial remarks made by the imam of a mosque in Sarajevo that sparked outrage on…
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Added on: 08/11/2020

Trans women pose no threat to cis women, but we pose a threat to them if we make them outcasts

The Guardian
08/10/2020
Dear ladies who are fearful and hostile to trans women, That I grew up and spent most of my life in San Francisco I consider one of…
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Added on: 08/11/2020

Franklin Graham Calls for ‘Prayer March’ on National Mall on Same Day as Religious-Right ‘Return’ Rally

Right Wing Watch
08/10/2020
Evangelist and right-wing political activist Franklin Graham announced Saturday that he will host a “prayer march” from the Lincoln Memorial to the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 26,…
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Added on: 08/10/2020

JAKIM SAYS THEIR TRANSGENDER CONVERSION CAMP IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

Cilisos
08/09/2020
If you’ve spent enough time online, you may have come across several posts about things you can change in Malaysia. One of such posts that you may…
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Added on: 08/10/2020

Prague protesters express support for LGBTQ community in Poland

Expats CZ
08/09/2020
About 200 people met in the center of Prague on Sunday to express support for the community of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people (LGBT) in Poland…
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Added on: 08/10/2020

ZimbabweanLivesMatter Hashtag Inspires Gays and Lesbians

All Africa
08/09/2020
The #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign on social media has inspired gays and lesbians to pick up the momentum and also call for their own rights to be respected in…
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Added on: 08/10/2020

A gay Republican Trump supporter, reflects on actions at local protests and treatment from opposition

Frederick News Post
08/09/2020
The photo from last weekend’s protests in Frederick looks almost predictable at this point: A man clad in a red MAGA hat and an American flag t-shirt…
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Added on: 08/09/2020

Gay Russian influencer Egor Gromov found murdered in friend’s home

Gay Times
08/08/2020
Russian influencer Ali Zabirov, who went by the name of Egor Gromov, has been found murdered in a friend’s house, he was only 23 years old. Egor…
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Added on: 08/09/2020

Lesbian lovers and a boxer in a burqa: a new look for Pakistani TV

The Guardian
08/08/2020
A burqa-clad boxer, a high-society wedding planner and an ex-convict may sound more like the wish list for the next series of Big Brother, but they are…
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Added on: 08/09/2020

Thousands protest in Poland demanding release of LGBT activist

Reuters
08/08/2020
Several thousand people waving rainbow flags protested on Saturday in the centre of Warsaw to demand the release of an LGBT activist accused of hanging rainbow banners…
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Added on: 08/08/2020

ISLAMIC COMMUNITY PRAISE THE PRIDE MARCH CANCELLATION

Fair Planet
08/07/2020
The first-ever pride march in Bosnia and Herzegovina took place last September amidst heavy security. The second one was scheduled for August 23 2020, but was cancelled…
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