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Added on: 07/17/2020

‘Great first step’ as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

Reuters
07/16/2020
Sudan’s decision to lift the death penalty and flogging as punishment for gay sex was hailed by LGBT+ activists on Thursday as a promising sign after almost…
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Added on: 07/17/2020

Baja California state congress says no to gay marriage

KRQE TV
07/16/2020
After much debate, Baja California’s State Congress turned down an initiative to establish equal marriage protections for gay couples. Baja California is just south of California. Technically,…
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Added on: 07/17/2020

Polish Court quashes ‘anti-LGBT’ resolution

Warsaw Business Journal
07/16/2020
An administrative court in Gliwice, southern Poland, has annulled the resolution of the Istebna Commune Council contested by a Polish ombudsman on September 2 on the suppression…
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Added on: 07/16/2020

Can Douyin, China’s Version of TikTok, Help China’s LGBT Community?

China Film Insider
07/15/2020
The Beijing LGBT Center recently opened an account on Douyin, the domestic version of TikTok, attracting over 2,400 followers and featuring short videos that address misconceptions about…
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Added on: 07/16/2020

Internet provides vital connection for Africa’s LGBT communities

Irish Times
07/15/2020
As lockdowns and restrictions limit physical movement across Africa, persecuted and marginalised LGBT communities have been finding new support online. This has ranged from fundraising opportunities to…
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Added on: 07/16/2020

Taiwan parade celebrates LGBT Pride, island’s virus…

BrinkWire
07/15/2020
The Taiwanese capital held its annual LGBT Pride parade on Sunday, making it one of the few places in the world to proceed with such an event…
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Added on: 07/15/2020

Russian parliament begins legalising ban on same-sex marriage

Reuters
07/15/2020
Russian lawmakers late on Tuesday submitted draft legislation that would ban same-sex marriage after voters backed changes to the constitution which define marriage as a union of…
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Added on: 07/15/2020

Poland’s LGBT community feels fear and anger after election

Washington Post
07/14/2020
Members of Poland’s LGBT community say they are angry and afraid after President Andrzej Duda won re-election in a divisive campaign that cast their movement for equal…
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Added on: 07/15/2020

Thailand Is Taking Steps to Recognize Same-Sex Couples. But What About the Rest of Southeast Asia?

VICE
07/14/2020
A year ago, Taiwan made history by becoming the first Asian country to permit same-sex marriage in a region where any form of legal recognition for same-sex…
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Added on: 07/15/2020

Her death sparked Transgender Day of Remembrance. 22 years later, still no answers

NBC News
07/14/2020
Rita Hester fought like hell. The story was written in blood. The phone had been ripped from the wall. Half a shoe print — not Rita’s —…
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Added on: 07/14/2020

UK debates creation of gender-neutral passports

Brussels Times
07/13/2020
Gender-neutral passports (where ‘X’ replaces M/F) will be debated again this week in the British Parliament after judges ruled in March that the Home Office has the…
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Added on: 07/14/2020

LGBTQ+ community sees spike in first-time depression in wake of coronavirus​

Big Think
07/13/2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety and depression rates are spiking in the LGBTQ+ community, especially in individuals who hadn’t struggled with those issues in…
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Added on: 07/14/2020

Brazil LGBTQ group avoids coronavirus in Copacabana’s Casa Nem building

Hindustan Times
07/13/2020
In a courtyard a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, a dozen people get settled on broken couches beneath a banner reading “Cure Your Prejudice.”…
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Added on: 07/14/2020

Russian constitution change ends hopes for gay marriage

NBC News
07/13/2020
At the Lagutenko wedding in 2017, the couple exchanged vows, rings and kisses in front of friends and relatives, then took a traditional drive in a limousine,…
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Added on: 07/13/2020

Trump’s New Asylum Regulations Could Have Devastating Effects For LGBTQ People

Forbes
07/12/2020
In June, the Trump administration released a 161-page draft rule that many say would essentially shut down the United States asylum system. The regulations would impose harsh…
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Added on: 07/13/2020

Netherlands plans to remove gender from ID cards entirely

LGBTQ Nation
07/12/2020
The Netherlands will stop including any gender marker at all on identification cards. Several countries – including India, Australia, and Canada, as well as the Netherlands –…
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Added on: 07/13/2020

Poland’s Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote

BBC
07/12/2020
Poland’s incumbent President Andrzej Duda has narrowly beaten challenger Rafal Trzaskowski in Sunday’s presidential vote. The National Electoral Commission said Mr Duda had won 51.2% of the…
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Added on: 07/13/2020

Here’s Who Drives the Anti-LGBTQ Agenda in Poland Elections

Daily Beast
07/12/2020
The final round of Poland’s presidential election held Sunday was dominated by incumbent President Andrzej Duda’s efforts to mobilize voters against the country’s LGBTQ people. It was…
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Added on: 07/12/2020

Turkish university student threatened with murder for LGBTQ+ rights lecture

Gay Times
07/11/2020
A political sciences student at Ankara University in Turkey, Nazli Ikra Öztay, has been threatened with murder for organising an event about LGBTQ+ rights. Nazli organised an…
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Added on: 07/12/2020

Facebook & Instagram Ban All Content Promoting So-Called “Ex-Gay” Conversion Therapy

New Civil Rights Movement
07/11/2020
On Friday, Facebook and Instagram announced a ban on all videos, images, and written content promoting so-called “ex-gay” conversion therapy or reparative therapy, a widely disavowed and…
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Added on: 07/12/2020

Duda vs Trzaskowski: The fight for Poland’s future

BBC
07/11/2020
Poland’s presidential election on Sunday will be crucial in shaping the country’s future and its strained relations with the EU for at least the next three years…
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Added on: 07/12/2020

Supreme Court’s religious employer ruling could weaken LGBTQ protections

NBC News
07/11/2020
The Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, which strengthened the legal protections that shield religious institutions from job discrimination lawsuits, could…
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Added on: 07/11/2020

UN Rights Expert Describes ‘Dire’ Situation In Belarus Ahead Of Presidential Vote

Radio Free Europe
07/10/2020
The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus says the country’s “already dire” human rights situation has deteriorated further over the last year, amid…
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Added on: 07/11/2020

US Scrabble bans racist and LGBTQ slurs from tournaments

Al Jazeera
07/10/2020
North American Scrabble competitors will no longer be able to play racist and homophobic slurs from the “N-word” to “bumboy” and “poofs”, the head of the players’…
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Added on: 07/10/2020

Northern Ireland to get religious same-sex marriage

Reuters
07/09/2020
Same-sex religious marriages will be allowed in Northern Ireland, the British government said on Thursday, bowing to pressure from LGBT+ campaigners after the first secular lesbian wedding…
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Added on: 07/10/2020

Kosovo LGBTI groups criticise civil partnership plans

Prishtina Insight
07/09/2020
Groups supporting LGBTI rights have labeled a special law allowing for the registration of same-sex civil partnerships in Kosovo that is set to be put before the…
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Added on: 07/10/2020

Baja California legislators push to codify same-sex marriage protections in law

San Diego Union Tribune
07/09/2020
Baja California state legislators on Tuesday approved a draft initiative that seeks to eliminate the costly and lengthy legal obstacles that gay and lesbian couples face when…
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Added on: 07/10/2020

Norway will prioritise lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender refugees

EuroNews
07/09/2020
Norway is to prioritise refugees who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, the government has confirmed. LGBT+ refugees will, for the first time, be given priority both…
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Added on: 07/09/2020

Gay rights: the taboo subject in Singapore’s election

Reuters
07/08/2020
Among a record eleven parties set to contest Singapore’s election on Friday, there has been virtual silence on one of the conservative city-state’s most controversial issues, gay…
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Added on: 07/09/2020

The Dutch are putting LGBT+ rights in Article 1 of their constitution

Gay Star News
07/08/2020
The Netherlands is planning a way to guarantee LGBT+ rights for generations to come by including them in Article 1 of its constitution. The 150-member House of…
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