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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…

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Added on: 07/24/2020

LGBT pride flag influenced by Satan? Artiste Joanna Theng receives backlash

07/23/2020

Sharing hot takes on the internet is not always rainbows and butterflies, as one local artiste found out after her opinions on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…

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Added on: 07/23/2020

Gay, black and fast: Olympic hopeful swims against tide of homophobia in Jamaica

07/22/2020

Early in his budding career as a professional swimmer, Olympic hopeful Michael Gunning faced a regular putdown in the pool from snide schoolmates: “Black people don’t swim.”…

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Added on: 07/23/2020

Brazilian football fans put aside rivalry to protest ‘homophobic, racist’ president Jair Bolsonaro

07/22/2020

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s “proudly” homophobic president, has been globally criticised for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, consistently playing down the virus despite recently contracting it himself….

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Added on: 07/23/2020

Barbados invites same-sex couples to live on the island for a year

07/22/2020

Barbados, one of the smallest but most-visited Caribbean islands, recently announced it would allow foreigners to live and work remotely on its shores for 12 months in…

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Added on: 07/23/2020

Guatemala: Rights Official at Risk of Dismissal

07/22/2020

Members of Guatemala’s Congress should act swiftly to block the attempt by a number of lawmakers to remove the ombudsperson, Jordán Rodas, for supporting the rights of…

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Added on: 07/22/2020

Netflix pulls show as Turkey objects to gay character

07/21/2020

Netflix axed a Turkish drama series after the government denied it a filming licence over a gay character, a spokesman for the streaming service confirmed on Tuesday….

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Added on: 07/22/2020

Rwandan church embraces LGBT+ community

07/21/2020

A new church in Rwanda has opened its doors to the country’s LGBT+ community, providing them with a safe space to worship on their own terms. The…

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Added on: 07/22/2020

First-ever pan-African Pride will celebrate the ‘bustling, multi-layered reservoir’ of queer Africans

07/21/2020

A first-of-its-kind pan-African LGBT+ Pride event, Pride Afrique, is set to take place virtually, celebrating the “bustling, multi-layered, chaotically explosive reservoir” of queer Africans. According to Star…

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Added on: 07/22/2020

Israel: Bill banning gay conversion therapy up for vote, could spark coalition crisis

07/21/2020

A bill outlawing controversial “gay conversion therapy” threatened to generate yet another coalition crisis, as Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party was expected to support the proposal…

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Added on: 07/21/2020

The first drag queen and LGBT rights pioneer was a former slave

07/20/2020

While some still argue that homosexuality is a western import brought to African shores through movies, books, and other means, history shows that one of our most…

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Added on: 07/21/2020

Madonna says Russia fined her $1M for gay rights speech but she didn’t pay

07/20/2020

Madonna said Sunday that the Russian government fined her for a speech she made supporting LGBTQ rights at a concert in St. Petersburg eight years ago. The…

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Added on: 07/21/2020

First Romanian trans woman to run for office vows to support women, sex workers and Roma

07/20/2020

Antonella Lerca, a Roma woman and sex worker, is campaigning to run as an independent candidate for District 2 in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. Launching her…

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Added on: 07/21/2020

Singapore broadcaster slammed for gay character’s portrayal in drama series

07/20/2020

Singapore’s national free-to-air broadcaster, MediaCorp, has come under fire after portraying a gay character in a manner that some have called “extremely harmful” to the LGBT community….

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Added on: 07/20/2020

Iranian aide who shared cartoon of same-sex parents faces prison for ‘homosexual propaganda’

07/19/2020

The former aide for women’s and family affairs in Iran has been charged with “spreading moral corruption” in the form of a cartoon depicting loving LGBT+ families….

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Added on: 07/20/2020

With Brazil’s Bolsonaro attacking the Supreme Court, are gay rights at risk?

07/19/2020

As a gay man growing up in Brazil, Afif Sarhan was banned from donating blood for most of his life. “I thought, ‘Why is my blood inferior…

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Added on: 07/20/2020

Tamil LGBTQ voices face even greater risk in Sri Lanka

07/19/2020

As the Sri Lankan state continues to ramp up its militarisation of the North-East, an already marginalised community has now found itself under greater threat. The Tamil…