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Added on: 09/15/2020

Barbados to recognise same sex unions

09/15/2020

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— The Barbados government has signalled its intention to recognise same sex relationships. Governor General Dame Sandra Mason, addressing the opening of a new term…

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Added on: 09/15/2020

Russian teachers ordered to track, report LGBTQ students to gov’t – report

09/15/2020

Russian teachers were ordered to identify and monitor LGBTQ+ students and report them to the federation’s Interior Ministry, the Russian LGBT Network reported last Thursday. The Russian…

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Added on: 09/15/2020

Disney, Google, Microsoft back trans rights amid fierce British debate

09/14/2020

Dozens of organisations including Disney, Google and Microsoft weighed into a fierce debate over transgender rights in Britain on Monday, writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to…

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Added on: 09/15/2020

Bulgaria once led the way on LGBT+ rights in emerging Europe. Not any more.

09/14/2020

LGBT+ people have once again become the scapegoat of the Bulgarian government, but the community keeps fighting for a normal existence in the country. Extreme demonisation of…

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Added on: 09/15/2020

UN condemns killing of LGBT activist in northern Mexico

09/14/2020

The U.N. human rights agency called on Mexican authorities Thursday to thoroughly investigate the killing of an LGBT rights activist in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua….

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Added on: 09/14/2020

Delhi HC to hear Petition seeking Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage under Hindu Marriage Act

09/14/2020

A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking recognition of same-sex marriage and couples under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The petition has been…

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Added on: 09/14/2020

New Nigerian song promotes sexual diversity and human rights for all

09/13/2020

Nigerian singer and human rights activist Samuel Uchenna, popularly known as Samuch, has released an empowering new song that promotes respect for all persons regardless of their…

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Added on: 09/14/2020

There are a hundred parts of Poland where it’s not OK to be gay – this is why it matters in Manchester

09/13/2020

Poland is in the middle of a crisis right now. Years of hostility towards LGBT+ people mean tempers are reaching breaking point and the country is now…

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Added on: 09/13/2020

TikTok under fire after admitting it restricts some international LGBT hashtags

09/12/2020

Social media and entertainment giant TikTok have acknowledged that it restricts LGBT-related hashtags following a report published by a research team in Australia. A report by the…

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Added on: 09/12/2020

Christian group threatens to hang gay people ‘in a loving way’ in leaked WhatsApp messages

09/11/2020

The LGBT+ community in the Cayman Islands is on high alert after leaked messages revealed a Christian group threatening to “hang one or two” gay people. The…

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Added on: 09/12/2020

Covid-19 and LGBTQ women in southern Africa – a test for universal human rights

09/11/2020

Since March 2020, governments in southern Africa have imposed lockdown measures to control the spread of Covid-19 in the sub-region. The measures include the deployment of police…

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Added on: 09/12/2020

Uniformed Russian Cossacks Patrol Yekaterinburg Streets During Pride Week

09/11/2020

Groups of uniformed men have been patrolling the streets of Yekaterinburg during Ural Pride Week, a weeklong festival organized by the city’s LGBT Resource Center. Witnesses claimed…

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Added on: 09/12/2020

I’m a Muslim Iranian-American With a 9/11 Birthday. Here’s How I’ve Come to Terms With My Identity

09/11/2020

My ninth birthday fell on a school day, a bright and clear-skied Tuesday in September. I expected my mom to bring cupcakes to school during lunch, a…

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Added on: 09/11/2020

ANTISEMITISM CREEPS BACK AS HUNGARY AND POLAND FAIL TO DRAW RED LINES

09/10/2020

Few interviews have received such media attention in Hungary recently as that given by Germany’s Europe Minister Michael Roth. In the interview with t-online, published on August…

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Added on: 09/11/2020

St. Petersburg Schoolchildren Screened for LGBT ‘Propaganda’

09/10/2020

Teachers in Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg have been instructed to monitor their students’ social media profiles for the presence of “LGBT symbols,” the LGBT Network…

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Added on: 09/11/2020

Trump rally speaker calls for LGBT Democrats to be murdered. People cheered.

09/10/2020

A Labor Day rally for Trump supporters in Salem, Ore., took a dark turn when a speaker called for the murder of pro-LGBTQ Democratic lawmakers, prompting cheers…

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Added on: 09/10/2020

Controversial ‘King & King’ storybook draws protests on both sides

09/09/2020

Several civic groups gathered outside the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Wednesday in competing protests on the issue of a gay-themed children’s book that the government has…

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Added on: 09/10/2020

Council of churches says pardon on Pemberton an injustice to all Filipinos

09/09/2020

The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) said the granting of absolute pardon to US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton is an “injustice” not only to…

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Added on: 09/10/2020

Trump lists NC native as potential pick for Supreme Court

09/10/2020

A Duke University graduate with ties to an anti-LGBT group has been included in President Donald Trump’s list of nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Allison…

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Added on: 09/09/2020

Javaria Waseem – The Self-Assumed Artist, Pakistan

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Can you tell me about the image you made that circulated social media platforms in support of Julie Khan? I met Julie last year at the 2019…

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Added on: 09/08/2020

Argentina sets aside 1% of jobs for transgender people

09/08/2020

Argentina’s president is now requiring 1% of public sector jobs be set aside for transgender people. In a decree signed by President Alberto Fernández signed a decree…

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Added on: 09/08/2020

TikTok is suppressing LGBT content in Eastern Europe and the Middle East

09/08/2020

Try searching for hashtags related to LGBT issues in countries like Russia, Bosnia, and Jordan on TikTok and you might find no results, even if you were…

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Added on: 09/08/2020

A landmark court case on “traditional values” in Ukraine ends strangely – in victory for both sides

09/08/2020

In Ukraine, the often tense public battle over “traditional values” rumbles on – but in the courtroom. In 2018, 80 Ukrainian local authorities called on the country’s…

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Added on: 09/08/2020

Croatia gets first gay foster parents

09/07/2020

A Croatian gay couple fostered two children after a legal battle becoming the first same-sex couple to be granted the right in the largely Catholic country, an…

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Added on: 09/08/2020

Terrifying new law that would legally erase transgender people inches closer to reality in Putin’s Russia

09/07/2020

Russia could be set to follow in the footsteps of Hungary with a proposed law that would legally erase transgender people. Proposed amendments to Russia’s Family Code,…

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Added on: 09/07/2020

Japan’s anti-outing efforts falling short, LGBT advocates say

09/06/2020

Advocates are calling for Japan to create national legislation to protect LGBT individuals from being outed, as the current piecemeal approach is failing to tackle the damaging…

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Added on: 09/07/2020

Blackmailed with nudes, Nigerian lesbians find safety outside the closet

09/06/2020

After swapping nude photos with Blessing on WhatsApp, Chioma set out to meet her prospective lover but was accosted on the road by a man in military…

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Added on: 09/07/2020

Indonesia: Investigate Police Raid on ‘Gay Party’

09/06/2020

The Indonesian government should urgently investigate a police raid on a private gathering of 56 men in Jakarta that highlights the threat to the rights of lesbian,…

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Added on: 09/07/2020

AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES INTRODUCING MORE LGBTQI INITIATIVES

09/06/2020

LGBTQI students are at high risk of mental health problems, including anxiety disorders and depression. Queer specific initiatives are being introduced at Australian Universities to combat the…

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Added on: 09/06/2020

Mexico’s transgender community in fear after second murder

09/05/2020

The gruesome killing on Saturday of a second transgender woman in northern Mexico has unnerved the local transgender community and amplified calls for greater protections in the…