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Added on: 07/31/2020

El Salvador police sentenced in nation’s first trans murder convictions

07/30/2020

A court in El Salvador has sentenced three police officers to 20-year prison sentences for the murder of a transgender woman, the nation’s first convictions in a…

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Added on: 07/31/2020

‘Don’t come back, they’ll kill you for being gay’

07/30/2020

For years Mohamed’s family tried to make him more like other boys – tougher, more “masculine”. They even sent him to have a female spirit driven out…

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Added on: 07/31/2020

Sri Lankan poll candidate under fire for homophobic remarks

07/30/2020

Rights activists have condemned a former Catholic parliamentarian and candidate for Sri Lanka’s Aug. 5 parliamentary election for his comments on the LGBT community. In an online…

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Added on: 07/30/2020

‘I wish they killed you’: trauma of Syrian LGBT+ rape survivors

07/29/2020

Stigmatised gay, bisexual and transgender Syrian refugees who survived sexual violence in war are struggling to get medical or mental health care, human rights groups said on…

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Added on: 07/30/2020

Thai students rally over gender rights, uniforms and haircut rules

07/29/2020

Dozens of students rallied in Thailand on Wednesday to demand from the government greater gender rights and an end to what they called outdated curriculum and discriminatory…

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Added on: 07/30/2020

Pro-Trump preacher unleashes homophobic rant at Chicago’s lesbian mayor Lori Lightfoot

07/29/2020

Pro-Trump preacher Dave Daubenmire has taken aim at the mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, for being a married lesbian. Daubenmire, more commonly known as right-wing internet persona…

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Added on: 07/30/2020

Ugandan LGBT advocate wins HIV/AIDS global award

07/29/2020

Susan Atuhura was honored for her study of the successes of community-based adherence clubs in reducing HIV levels and increasing the levels of self-care among for men…

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Added on: 07/29/2020

Police launch investigation after homophobic comic books pushed through letterboxes

07/28/2020

Officials are investigating after extreme anti-LGBT+ cartoons listing homosexuality alongside incest, bestiality and child sacrifice were pushed through letterboxes in the suburb of Redland and possibly other…

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Added on: 07/29/2020

Nigeria’s queer history told by those who lived through it

07/28/2020

When Goodluck Jonathan, the former president of Nigeria, passed a bill into law that criminalised any active part of gayness in January 2014, he was lauded by…

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Added on: 07/29/2020

Grocery store’s coronavirus sign sparks Pride event and Trump-supporting counter protest

07/28/2020

The small Pennsylvania town of Mifflinburg witnessed a face-off between LGBT+ protestors and Trump supporters on Sunday (26 July). It started as a response to a bizarre…

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Added on: 07/29/2020

LGBT youths’ suicidal thoughts decline with community supports: study

07/28/2020

Supportive communities and a progressive political climate can help combat LGBT teen suicides, especially among girls, new UBC school of nursing research shows. “Consistent evidence has indicated…

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Added on: 07/28/2020

Moroccan women break through in rap scene dominated by men

07/27/2020

In a rap scene dominated my men, women’s voices are starting to make waves in Morocco. Houda Abouz, a 24-year-old who majors in film studies at a…

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Added on: 07/28/2020

Italy opens historic debate on long-awaited bill to outlaw LGBT+ hate crime

07/27/2020

Italy has been divided by debate over the country’s first law that would punish discrimination and hate crimes against LGBT+ people. The proposed legislation would bring Italy…

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Added on: 07/28/2020

Saudi Arabia: Yemeni Blogger Convicted for Supporting LGBT Rights

07/27/2020

A Saudi court sentenced a Yemeni blogger to jail and then deportation to Yemen for a social media post supporting equal rights for all in Saudi Arabia,…

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Added on: 07/28/2020

On Screen, Normalizing Queer Love in the Philippines

07/27/2020

Known primarily for his poetry and acting, Juan Miguel Severo announced his latest show this month, produced by Globe Studios, about same-sex love between two adolescent boys….

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Added on: 07/27/2020

Rideshare Profiles With LGBTQ Symbols Canceled More Often by Drivers

07/26/2020

Racial and anti-LGBTQ+ bias persists in ridesharing services even though companies have taken steps to reduce it, according to a new study from Indiana University Bloomington’s Kelley…

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Added on: 07/27/2020

Haitian Christians protest new law providing protections for LGBT community

07/27/2020

Several thousand members of Protestant churches demonstrated Sunday in Port-au-Prince against the country’s new criminal code, which they consider “immoral” because it penalizes discrimination based on sexual…

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Added on: 07/27/2020

Poland to withdraw from European treaty aimed at preventing violence towards women

07/26/2020

Poland’s right-wing government says it will withdraw from a European treaty aimed at preventing violence against women. The Istanbul Convention is the world’s first binding instrument to…

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Added on: 07/27/2020

Malaysia: Ignore criticisms by LGBT activists, says PAS MP

07/26/2020

A PAS MP today said most of the criticisms levelled against the government’s policies on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community were “biased” and urged…

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Added on: 07/26/2020

‘We’re living in fear’: LGBT people in Italy pin hopes on new law

07/25/2020

For 15 years, Marco and his boyfriend had lived together fairly peacefully in a town outside Rome. Then, in early June, a neighbour started harassing them. “It…

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Added on: 07/26/2020

Why the struggle for same-sex marriage in China will continue, despite civil code setback

07/25/2020

The Chinese government has rejected the LGBT community’s demand for the legalisation of same-sex marriage when the country’s parliament adopted China’s first civil code in May. This…

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Added on: 07/26/2020

Thai LGBT activists raise pride flag in anti-government rally

07/25/2020

Hundreds of Thai LGBT activists and allies raised rainbow flags on Saturday evening as they called for democracy and equal rights, the latest in a series of…

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Added on: 07/26/2020

Mexico City just outlawed traumatising conversion therapy

07/25/2020

Mexico City has become the first jurisdiction in Mexico to outlaw the damaging practice of conversion therapy, in a historic victory for the country’s LGBT+ community. According…

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Added on: 07/25/2020

Germany reveals details of compensation plan for gay soldiers

07/24/2020

German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is working on a bill that would compensate soldiers in Germany’s Bundeswehr military who have been discriminated against because of their homosexuality,…

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Added on: 07/25/2020

Israeli diplomats buy 600 pounds of tahini to help Arab firm hit by LGBT boycott

07/24/2020

The Arab-Israeli owner of a popular tahini brand facing a boycott for donating to an Israeli LGBTQ rights group has some friends in the Israeli diplomatic community….

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Added on: 07/25/2020

Pennsylvania governor blasts ‘vile acts’ against transgender official leading pandemic response

07/24/2020

The man sitting in a Pennsylvania carnival’s dunk tank at a fundraiser last weekend was going for a Marilyn Monroe look, he said, styling himself in a…

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Added on: 07/25/2020

Republican platform condemned for claim LGBT+ people ‘recruit children’ and ‘prey’ on cis women

07/24/2020

The Republican Party in North Dakota has been condemned by a raft of party officials after it published vile and offensive remarks about the LGBT+ community. In…

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Added on: 07/24/2020

Her husband kicked out their teenage son for being gay, but this ‘Country Mama’ fought back

07/23/2020

There has been a drastic change in public opinion over homosexuality in the past thirty years, especially when it comes to parents accepting their gay children. According…

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Added on: 07/24/2020

Japan: Pass Equality Act Before Olympics

07/23/2020

Japan’s government should pass the Equality Act ahead of next year’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Human Rights Watch, Athlete Ally, and Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislation (J-ALL)…

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Added on: 07/24/2020

In Haiti, More LGBT-friendly Penal Code Prompts Outcry from Pulpit

07/23/2020

An overhaul of Haiti’s penal code that punishes marriage officiants who refuse to perform same-sex weddings is provoking outcry among religious leaders in the socially conservative Caribbean…