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Added on: 07/06/2020

Protesters take to the streets amid concerns over Tory government’s alleged rollback of trans rights

Pink News
07/05/2020
More than a thousand people gathered in London’s Parliament Square yesterday (July 4) to protest against the government’s alleged abandonment of reforms to the Gender Recognition Act….
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Added on: 07/06/2020

Woman mocked on Twitter for asking Malaysians to boycott Ikea for selling Pride Month bags in the US

Malay Mail
07/05/2020
A Malaysian’s vow to boycott furniture brand Ikea for selling Pride Month rainbow bags in its United States store has been met with criticism and ridicule. Last…
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Added on: 07/06/2020

Facebook Urged to Do More to Stop LGBT+ Hate Speech in Arab Countries

Ha Aretz
07/05/2020
LGBT+ rights groups urged Facebook on Tuesday to act on a rise in online hate speech after the death of an Egyptian activist jailed for waving the…
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Added on: 07/05/2020

LGBT Pride activists protest in Paris against racial injustice

Reuters
07/04/2020
A pared-down LGBT Pride march drew thousands of people to the streets of Paris on Saturday, without the colourful trucks blasting out techno music but with powerful…
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Added on: 07/05/2020

They Marched in America’s First Prides in 1970. They’re Still Out, Loud, and Proud.

Daily Beast
07/04/2020
The 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City was marked in June 2019. This year saw the 50th anniversary of the city’s first Pride…
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Added on: 07/05/2020

Farmer comes out as trans at 65, proving it’s never too late to be your true, authentic self

Pink News
07/04/2020
A farmer from rural Ireland has proven that it’s never too late to be your authentic self by coming out as trans at the age of 65….
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Added on: 07/04/2020

What Happened For Black Transgender People When Police Protests And Pride Converged

NPR
07/03/2020
June 2020 was a pride month that looked different from past years, and not just because people were socially distancing and wearing masks: Demonstrations for LGBTQ equality…
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Added on: 07/04/2020

Government slammed for asking people if ‘gay cure’ therapy should be made illegal

Metro UK
07/03/2020
The government has come under fire for a now-deleted tweet asking people to debate conversion therapy and the effect it has on the LGBTQ community. The House…
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Added on: 07/04/2020

Putin mocks U.S. embassy for flying rainbow flag

Reuters
07/03/2020
President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the U.S. embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights, suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of…
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Added on: 07/04/2020

‘Difficulties’ surrounding Indonesia sexual violence eradication bill

Jakarta Post
07/03/2020
On Thursday, the House of Representatives’ Legislation Body (Baleg) officially dropped the long-sought after sexual violence eradication bill from this year’s National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) priority list,…
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Global News

Added on: 07/03/2020

National Human Rights Commission recommends that Nepal legalise same-sex marriage

Kathmandu Post
07/01/2020
The National Human Rights Commission has said that it is unfortunate that same-sex marriage has not been legalised in the country even though it has been five…
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Added on: 07/02/2020

Pride celebrations stir tensions in Turkey

Reuters
07/01/2020
This year’s LGBT Pride celebrations have exposed fault lines in Turkey as authorities called for caution against what they call LGBT propaganda, while companies who adopted rainbow…
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Added on: 07/02/2020

Trump administration wants to end another Obama-era protection for transgender people

CNN
07/01/2020
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that it plans to roll back an Obama-era rule that barred federally funded homeless shelters from discriminating against…
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Added on: 07/01/2020

Iraqi news media ‘promoting hate speech’ against LGBT people

Middle East eye
06/30/2020
Iraqi media outlets have become key promoters of “hate speech” against LGBT people, according to a new report by Iraqi LGBT rights organisation IraQueer published on Tuesday….
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Added on: 07/01/2020

‘Work to do’ as coronavirus hits LGBT+ Jamaicans hard

Reuters
06/30/2020
Paris Lewinsky has been taking hormones for almost a year and is starting to grow breasts. But the transgender Jamaican’s long-held dream of physically transitioning is now…
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Added on: 07/01/2020

Despite racial marginalization, Black transgender women “at the front” of the LGBT movement

Hawk News
06/30/220
The 51st annual Pride Month was commemorated amidst the coronavirus pandemic and a national and international uprising against anti-Black racism and police brutality sparked by the killing…
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Added on: 06/30/2020

Gabon votes to reverse ban on homosexuality

Reuters
06/29/2020
Gabon’s Senate voted on Monday to decriminalise homosexuality, a landmark result that makes the country one of the few in Africa to reverse a ban on same-sex…
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Added on: 06/30/2020

Turkey defends anti-gay tweet by head of Turkish Red Crescent

Reuters
06/29/2020
Turkey defended an anti-gay tweet by the head of the Turkish Red Crescent, describing him as a victim of “LGBT propaganda” after his comments were condemned by…
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Added on: 06/30/2020

China’s LGBT couples ‘wed’ online as gay marriage push stalls

Yahoo News
06/29/2020
Engaged for over three years, Guo and Zhu are fed up waiting for Chinese lawmakers to approve same-sex marriage — instead, they have turned online to gain…
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Added on: 06/30/2020

Philippines Police Crack Down on LGBT Protest

Human Rights Watch
06/29/2020
On June 26, police in Manila arrested at least 20 people at an LGBT Pride event protesting an anti-terrorism bill that threatens rule of law in the…
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Added on: 06/29/2020

Gay, trans Brazilians pummeled by coronavirus economic crisis

Reuters
06/28/2020
One in four unemployed gay and trans Brazilians has lost their job recently during the coronavirus outbreak, a survey released on Sunday found, showing the joblessness among…
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Added on: 06/29/2020

Berlin holds substitute Pride parade

Deutsche Welle
06/28/2020
Despite the pandemic, over 3,500 protesters took to the streets of the German capital to support freedom for LGBT+ people. Activists said they wanted to bring attention…
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Added on: 06/29/2020

Poland election: Duda forced into second round against liberal challenger

The Guardian
06/28/2020
The incumbent Andrzej Duda won the most votes in Sunday’s Polish presidential election, but fell short of the 50% he needed to win without a second round…
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Added on: 06/29/2020

Fighting for the right to recognize same-sex marriage in Japan

Japan Times
06/27/2020
Ikuo Sato knows he will be in trouble if he becomes infected with COVID-19. “I’m over 60, I’ve got diabetes, I’m HIV-positive and I’m on artificial dialysis,”…
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Added on: 06/28/2020

Vietnam lotto shows just the ticket for marginalised LGBT community

Yahoo News
06/27/2020
Each night that Nha Vy steps proudly on stage in her traditional Vietnamese ao dai, or sometimes mini dress and heels, memories grow fainter of the taunts…
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Added on: 06/28/2020

Police detains over 30 protesting LGBT activists in Moscow – monitoring group

Reuters
06/27/2020
Russian police on Saturday detained more than 30 people, most of them women, who were staging separate one-person protests in central Moscow against charges of spreading pornography…
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Added on: 06/28/2020

LGBT+ Marches From London to New York Call for End to Racism

Voice of America
06/27/2020
As thousands of people marched in support of Pride and racial justice globally this weekend, many demonstrators called for an end to often-overlooked racism within the LGBT+…
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Added on: 06/28/2020

Survey on acceptance in Indonesia gives hopes to LGBT community

Jakarta Post
06/27/2020
A recent survey about homosexuality acceptance in Indonesia has given gay and human rights activists some hope for a future where the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
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Added on: 06/27/2020

Dahlgren Division LGBT Pride Month Profile – Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley

NAVSEA
06/26/2020
Yeoman 2nd Class (AW) Joshua Kelley joined the Navy in 2016 and is currently stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex. His accomplishments at Naval…
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Added on: 06/27/2020

Poland casts its vote as a nation divided. But can the election deliver true change?

The Guardian
06/25/2020
It’s been Poland’s strangest presidential election campaign in living memory. Granted, it’s the first that’s taken place during a pandemic, but in the last three months the…
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