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Added on: 10/19/2019

HIV POSITIVE BABY ADOPTED BY GAY COUPLE AFTER BEING REJECTED 10 OTHER TIMES

10/17/2019

An Argentinian gay couple have adopted an HIV positive baby girl who had previously been rejected by 10 other families. The child, named Olivia, was born with…

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Added on: 10/18/2019

Scotland: The LGBT+ elderly dance club tackling isolation

10/17/2019

A project aimed at bringing older members of the LGBTI+ community together through dance clubs has launched in Scotland. Arts company All the Queen’s Men came up…

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Added on: 10/18/2019

Hong Kong court turns down first judicial challenge for same-sex marriage but urges government to review policies

10/18/2019

A Hong Kong court on Friday turned down the city’s first judicial challenge for same-sex marriage and civil union partnerships, but urged the government to “undertake a…

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Added on: 10/18/2019

Paraguay: Amnesty International brings unconstitutionality proceedings against resolutions that discriminate against LGBTI people

10/14/2019

Today, Amnesty International, together with Diversxs Alto Paraná, and with the support of the Red Paraguaya de la Diversidad Sexual (REPADIS) and It Gets Better Paraguay, presented…

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Added on: 10/17/2019

UN Body Urges South Korea to Improve Sexuality Education

10/16/2019

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child is urging South Korea to revamp its sexuality education curriculum to cover age-appropriate topics like pregnancy, HIV/AIDS,…

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Added on: 10/17/2019

Bans, censors, jail: perfect storm for gay arts in Singapore?

10/16/2019

Homosexuality is banned in Singapore and arts are strictly censored – yet performers say the tough line helps foment a thriving, LGBT+ cultural scene in this conservative…

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Added on: 10/17/2019

Amid ‘Kill the Gays’ bill uproar, Ugandan LGBTQ activist is killed

10/16/2019

Ugandan LGBTQ activist Brian Wasswa died on Oct. 5, one day after the 28-year-old was attacked at home amid rising tensions in the east African nation over…

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Added on: 10/16/2019

Federal judge overturns ObamaCare transgender protections

10/15/2019

A federal judge on Tuesday overturned ObamaCare protections for transgender patients, ruling that a 2016 policy violates the religious freedom of Christian providers. Judge Reed O’Connor in…

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Added on: 10/16/2019

Ugandan MPs press for death penalty for homosexual acts

10/15/2019

MPs in Uganda are to push for new laws to make homosexual acts punishable by death. James Nsaba Buturo, an MP, said parliamentarians wanted to retable a…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

LGBT Issues Get a Push From India Firms a Year After Key Ruling

10/14/2019

In the year since India’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that decriminalized homosexuality, Deutsche Bank vice-president Ketty Avashia has noticed a small yet important shift toward…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Celebrating Native American (and more) LGBT sports history on Indigenous People’s Day

10/14/2019

Sharice Davids, a Native American and out lesbian who was a mixed martial arts fighter, was elected to Congress from Kansas last year. Sharice Davids, a Native…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Scotland pardons gay men convicted under homophobic laws

10/14/2019

Gay and bisexual men in Scotland prosecuted for consensual same-sex activity will receive an automatic pardon under a law which came into effect on Tuesday aiming to…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Election results give hope to opposition in Poland and Hungary

10/14/2019

A narrower-than-expected win for Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) and a serious setback for Hungary’s governing Fidesz show eastern Europe’s illiberal nationalist parties are not…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Uganda: Brutal Killing of Gay Activist

10/15/2019

Ugandan authorities should thoroughly investigate the fatal attack on October 4, 2019 on an activist for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human…

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Added on: 10/14/2019

TRUMP SPEAKS AT ANTI-LGBT GROUP’S EVENT: LIBERALS ARE TRYING TO SILENCE AND PUNISH CHRISTIANS

10/14/2019

President Donald Trump has claimed liberals are attempting to “silence and punish” Christians, and pledged never to allow the federal government to harass communities of faith. Speaking…

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Added on: 10/14/2019

Trans community’s ability to vote threatened by Boris Johnson’s voter ID plans

10/13/2019

The UK prime minister Boris Johnson will tomorrow (October 14) unveil voter ID proposals to make showing photo ID compulsory in order to vote. The controversial voter…

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Added on: 10/14/2019

Uganda government denies report of re-introduction of anti-gay bill

10/13/2019

The government of Ugandan has denied reports that there are plans to re-introduce the anti-gay bill to parliament after a court ruling prohibiting it. According to the…

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Added on: 10/13/2019

Student punished for ‘The Prom’ shirt says peer came out to her after hearing her story

10/12/2019

A West Orange eighth-grader and district officials are both looking at the bright side after the student was punished for wearing a shirt that said “We’re all…

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Added on: 10/13/2019

Man who hurled homophobic abuse at nine-year-old boy facing jail

10/12/2019

A Scottish man who assaulted a nine-year-old boy and shouted homophobic abuse at him is facing time in prison. Craig Stoddon appeared at a court in Scotland…

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Added on: 10/13/2019

Activists defiant as Uganda proposes death penalty for gay sex

10/12/2019

The Ugandan government’s plan to reintroduce a bill that could impose the death penalty for homosexuality is being met with defiance from the LGBTQ community in the…

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Added on: 10/13/2019

‘The protagonist’s identity of marginalised gay Muslim Afghan refugee is definitely mine’

10/12/2019

August 22, 2013 was an important day in Afghan history, and also in Nemat Sadat’s life. Sadat was the first person from Afghanistan to come out, through…

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Added on: 10/12/2019

Ukraine’s first-ever LGBT shelter forced to close after running out of money

10/10/2019

An LGBT+ shelter in Kyiv ran out of money and was forced to close its doors, severing off a pocket of protection in a war-tugged country where…

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Added on: 10/12/2019

International donors ‘stand with’ LGBT+ Ugandans over ‘Kill the Gays’ bill

10/11/2019

Major donors of aid to Uganda including the United States and the European Union said on Friday they were closely examining a plan by the east African…

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Added on: 10/11/2019

How This Brazilian Drag Queen Is Taking the Pop World By Storm—And Fighting for LGBTQ Rights Along the Way

10/10/2019

If Pabllo Vittar is making headlines, they might be about her smash hit songs, her astonishing fashion week outfits, her disruptive political statements, or some combination of…

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Added on: 10/11/2019

The Horrifying Campaign Against LGBTQ People in Poland—and How the U.S. Has Made It Worse

10/10/2019

In a poll conducted last month in the lead-up to this Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Poland, Poles under 40 were asked to name what they considered the…

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Added on: 10/11/2019

The migrant caravans: Finally feeling safe, she longs for her wife and son

10/10/2019

Marveny Suchite lives with her American immigration sponsor in a bungalow here on a tree-lined street. A neighbor’s yard sign reads: “No matter where you are from,…

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Added on: 10/11/2019

Mum of teen who died by suicide after being outed demands urgent action

10/10/2019

A mother whose son took his own life after bullies outed him online is calling for action on the “epidemic” of LGBT+ bullying. Tyler Clementi, 18, tragically…

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Added on: 10/10/2019

Brazil must reinstate funding for LGBT films because they ‘deserve protection’, judge rules

10/09/2019

A federal judge has ruled that Brazil must reinstate suspended funding for LGBT+ films because they “deserve protection”, in a victory for LGBT+ activists and filmmakers. Jair…

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Added on: 10/10/2019

Australian Christian Lobby backs sacking of employees with no ‘Christian sexual ethic’

10/09/2019

The Australian Christian Lobby has backed calls for religious businesses such as aged care providers to gain more powers of hiring and firing employees who do not…

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Added on: 10/10/2019

This negative guy schooling people about HIV on Scruff is a breath of fresh air

10/09/2019

A negative guy educated a man he met on Scruff about HIV, clarifying some common misconceptions, and Twitter is taken aback by how well it went. Grant,…