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Added on: 01/20/2021

Romania Slammed for Violating Privacy Rights of Transgender Citizens

01/19/21

Europe’s top rights court held Tuesday that Romania violated the human rights of two transgender men by requiring sex reassignment surgery before recognizing their gender identity. The…

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Added on: 01/20/2021

Pakistan’s transgender people demand respect

01/19/21

Nadra Khan is campaigning for justice after a bank manager rejected her application to open an account. “People make us dance but enjoy bank accounts. The dancers…

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Added on: 01/19/2021

South Asia’s LGBT Muslims turn to social media for support

01/18/2021

Shahamat Uddin moved to the United States recently to look for a better future after living in fear for his life as a marginalized gay man in…

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Added on: 01/19/2021

Study Details Disparities Impacting Black Queer Americans

01/18/2021

Black LGBTQ adults face more health disparities, discrimination, economic woes, and violence than non-LGBTQ Black adults, according to a new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA….

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Added on: 01/19/2021

Bihar: Transgenders to be recruited into police either through direct appointment or competitive exam, reservations to be provided

01/18/2021

The Bihar Police will now recruit people from the transgender community into its ranks after the state home department notified the matter following high-level discussions. According to…

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Added on: 01/19/2021

N. Carolina cities begin passing historic LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws

01/18/2021

Three North Carolina municipalities passed discrimination protections for LGBTQ people this past week, shortly after the expiration of a yearslong moratorium on such measures. Hillsborough, Carrboro and…

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Added on: 01/19/2021

Being trans in a pandemic

01/18/2021

Growing up a trans woman in rural northeastern Thailand for the first 16 years of her life, Minty* was often ridiculed and physically abused by elders in…

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Added on: 01/17/2021

Improving the Lives and Rights of LGBTQ People in America

1/12/21

The Trump administration spent the majority of its four years in office launching a barrage of attacks infringing on the rights of LGBTQ people, promoting discriminatory policies,…

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Added on: 01/15/2021

Steelers: How anti-gay row inspired rugby film

01/14/2021

Conventional perceptions around sexuality, gender and manliness are challenged in a new documentary about Kings Cross Steelers – the world’s first gay rugby club. The film, called…

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Added on: 01/15/2021

Biden Admin. to Terminate Flawed Asylum Agreement with El Salvador

01/15/2021

President-elect Joe Biden said he will terminate a flawed asylum agreement with El Salvador, the Human Rights Watch reported. LGBT groups within the country experience violence and…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

Czech Republic rules against same-sex couples adopting as wave of homophobia continues sweeping across Europe

01/14/2021

The Czech Republic has ruled against adoptions from same-sex couples registered abroad as anti-LGBT+ rhetoric continues spreading across eastern Europe. On Monday (11 January) the Czech Constitutional…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

Hong Kong workplaces lag behind rest of Asia in LGBT acceptance, study finds

01/14/2021

Attention to workplace diversity and inclusion (D&I) has been on the rise in recent years. Among key areas of D&I, many are calling for advancing lesbian, gay,…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

Poland plans to make censoring of social media accounts illegal

01/14/2021

Polish government officials have denounced the deactivation of Donald Trump’s social media accounts, and said a draft law being readied in Poland will make it illegal for…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

Court blocks Trump’s sad assault on LGBT+ asylum seekers as administration’s death rattle rings out

01/13/2021

A court has shot down Donald Trump‘s sweeping new immigration rules that would make it significantly harder for LGBT+ people to claim asylum. The Department of Homeland…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

WOMAN WHO THREATENED TO BOMB SCHOOL PLEADS GUILTY TO HATE CRIMES

01/11/2021

After threating to kill students and teachers by bombing the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington DC in May 2019, a woman has plead guilty to hate…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

Popular rabbi warns followers COVID vaccine ‘could make you gay’

01/11/2021

A popular rabbi urged his followers not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, warning them that doing so, it might “turn them” into homosexuals. Rabbi Daniel Asor’s…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

Dept. of Ed Says Title IX Does Not Apply to LGBTQ Discrimination

01/12/2020

The United States Department of Education’s Office of the General Counsel published a memorandum on Friday that states that LGBTQ students are not expressly included in protections…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

UNAIDS calls for the LGBT community in Uganda to be treated with respect and dignity at all times

01/12/2020

UNAIDS calls for the LGBT community in Uganda to be treated with respect and dignity at all times. GENEVA, 12 January 2021—UNAIDS is concerned that the vilification…

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Added on: 01/12/2021

Senegal: Victims of homophobia find respect inside prison walls

01/09/2021

African prisons often are hotbeds of homophobic violence, but that hasn’t been the experience of seven Senegalese men convicted in November on homosexuality charges. Treated respectfully by…

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Added on: 01/12/2021

The ex-cop behind China’s largest gay dating app

01/10/2021

Browsing the internet as a young policeman in China, Ma Baoli recalls the sheer volume of web pages telling him he was a pervert, diseased and in…

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Added on: 01/10/2021

In Four Years, Trump Has Ushered In Federal Judicial Climate Unprecedented In Its Hostility

1/5/21

In just four years, President Trump has ushered in a judicial landscape that is significantly more hostile toward LGBTQ+ people, with nearly 40% of Trump’s confirmed federal…

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Added on: 01/10/2021

Court extends Centre last chance to reply to pleas seeking recognition for same-sex marriage

1/9/21

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: 01/09/2021

Our rules don’t permit it — NCC chief on enrolment of transgenders in the corps

1/8/21

Observing that the current rules did not permit enrollment of transgenders, National Cadet Corps (NCC) head Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich on Friday said NCC would need…

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Added on: 01/08/2021

LGBT Persecution in Senegal

01/08/2021

In Senegal, a young man was arrested for his suspected sexual orientation, the African Human Rights Media Network reported. Though persecution in the West African country is…

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Added on: 01/08/2021

Cracey Fernandes and Candacie McEwan – Guyana Trans United

Savita Sukul

Alturi Contributor

Guyana seems to have its ups and downs when appropriately handling the community of people that identify as LGBTI, according to Cracey and Candacie from Guyana Trans…

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Added on: 01/06/2021

Poland: Church cancels lease of liberal Catholic magazine

01/05/2021

WARSAW, Poland — A liberal Roman Catholic magazine in Poland that recently criticized some high-ranking church officials says local church authorities in Krakow have terminated the publication’s…

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Added on: 01/06/2021

For LGBTQ+ People Around the World, Here’s What Biden Can Do to Build Back Better

01/05/2021

In every country, LGBTQ+ people face discrimination, from economic inequality and housing discrimination to, in the most severe cases, state-sanctioned violence up to murder. The incoming Biden…

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Added on: 01/06/2021

Breaking the silence on gender identity in Asia Pacific

01/05/2021

For many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people, coming out and being accepted is still a long winding road to go. Rights activist Rukhshana…

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Added on: 01/06/2021

One of the most anti-gay countries is about to host a conference on LGBTQ rights

01/05/2021

Homosexuality is illegal in the United Arab Emirates and even cross-dressing is forbidden, but Dubai will host the International Conference on Gender Identity and LGBT Rights in…

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Added on: 01/06/2021

Uganda: Media bias leads to harassment of trans women

01/05/2021

Ms Melanie Anyu, a human rights activist based in Mbale City in eastern Uganda, made the point in a recent interview: Too many media houses in Uganda…