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Added on: 02/14/2020

Watch: LGBT racism: ‘I felt like a piece of meat’

BBC
02/14/2020
Racism within the LGBT community leave black people suffering poor mental health, a leading charity says. Research by Stonewall shows that 61% of ethnic minority LGBT people…
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Added on: 02/14/2020

Who should decide when a child can change gender?

Reuters
01/13/2020
It was a case that tore a family apart – and exposed the faultlines in an increasingly bitter global row over the rights of a child to…
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Added on: 02/14/2020

‘There will be dad and mum’ Putin rules out Russia legalising gay marriage

Openly News
02/13/2020
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not legalise gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin. He made clear he would not allow…
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Added on: 02/14/2020

Vietnam accused of teaching young people that being gay is a ‘disease’

The Guardian
02/13/2020
Young people in Vietnam continue to be taught at home and at school that same-sex attraction is a “disease” and a “mental illness” that can be cured…
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Added on: 02/13/2020

Senegal’s leader defends LGBT record during Canada PM visit

Yahoo News
02/12/2020
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Wednesday defended his country’s ban on same-sex activity, saying during a visit from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that it “has nothing…
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Added on: 02/13/2020

Rush Limbaugh: ‘Mr. Man’ Trump Will ‘Have Fun’ With ‘Gay Guy’ Buttigieg Kissing His Husband

Daily Beast
02/12/2020
Days after being awarded the Medal of Freedom during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, right-wing talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh wondered aloud about how, in…
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Added on: 02/13/2020

Anti-LGBT incidents in Israel increase by 36% in 2019

Times of Israel
02/11/2020
Anti-LGBT incidents in Israel increased by 36 percent in 2019, according to a report published Thursday by the Aguda — Israel’s LGBT Task Force nonprofit. According to…
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Added on: 02/12/2020

Rebecca Long-Bailey sparks Labour row after pledging to fight ‘transphobic’ women’s groups

The Independent
02/11/2020
Rebecca Long-Bailey has triggered a furious row after signing up to a campaign to “fight” women’s groups branded “transphobic” and to expel offending party members. The Labour…
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Added on: 02/11/2020

My School Gets Abuse For Supporting LGBT Groups. But We Won’t Back Down

HuffPost UK
02/10/2020
This month my school, Woodside High School, will be the first in London to get a permanent rainbow crossing. We are delighted about it – but we…
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Added on: 02/11/2020

‘Listen to our voices’: Pasifika protest over anti-gay laws at pride march

TVNZ
02/10/2020
The ongoing criminalisation of homosexuality around Oceania was the focus for the Pacific community at Saturday’s 7000 strong Rainbow Pride march in New Zealand’s largest city. Now…
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Added on: 02/11/2020

South Dakota Senate Committee kills controversial gender-change bill

KSFY
02/10/2020
In a 5-2 vote on Monday, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted to kill a bill that aimed to ban gender-change treatments for youth under…
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Added on: 02/11/2020

Two Gay Immigrants Left Everything For Safety In The US. Instead, They Were Sent To Guatemala.

BuzzFeed News
02/10/2020
Sitting in a jet streaming toward Guatemala, watching the landscape shift below, Pablo replayed the scenes that had led to this moment. He recalled the day he…
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Added on: 02/10/2020

Queer Asians Refused to Be Left Out of Lunar New Year Celebrations

VICE
02/09/2020
“Our first year we used a lot of euphemisms like ‘rainbow family.’ But now we want people to know exactly what we are: a queer Asian contingent.”…
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Added on: 02/10/2020

Five Urgent Issues for Indonesia’s President to Address

Human Rights Watch
02/09/2020
On February 10, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi) will address Australia’s parliament. Indonesia is often referred to as the democratic success story of Southeast Asia…
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Added on: 02/10/2020

The 200-year-old diary that’s rewriting gay history

BBC
02/10/2020
A diary written by a Yorkshire farmer more than 200 years ago is being hailed as providing remarkable evidence of tolerance towards homosexuality in Britain much earlier…
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Added on: 02/09/2020

Eight men sentenced to two years in prison for ‘imitating women’ at a birthday party in Mauritania

Pink News
02/08/2020
Police arrested ten men when a video that appeared to be Mauritania’s ‘first gay wedding’ began circulating on social media. Homosexuality is strictly illegal in the North…
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Added on: 02/09/2020

Buttigieg’s Iowa success unleashes emotion and commentary on his gay identity

Washington Post
02/08/2020
Within moments of Pete Buttigieg officially finishing at the top of the Iowa caucuses this week, the LGBTQ Victory Fund announced its conclusion: “America is ready for…
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Added on: 02/08/2020

Russian Jury Acquits Gay Man’s Murder Suspect

Moscow Times
02/08/2020
A Moscow jury has acquitted a man accused of killing a gay man last year, the LGBT rights group Stimul reported Thursday. Security cameras captured 40-year-old Roman…
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Added on: 02/08/2020

Spain’s far-right Vox party takes Twitter to court over tweet ban

KFGO
02/07/2020
Spain’s ultra-conservative Vox party has filed a criminal complaint in a Spanish court against Twitter, alleging the social media company violated its basic rights by blocking it…
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Added on: 02/08/2020

Activist aims to shame Polish towns opposed to LGBT community

Reuters
02/07/2020
An activist has begun photographing members of Poland’s LGBT community next to a fake “LGBT-free zone” sign outside towns that passed motions rejecting what they call “LGBT…
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Added on: 02/07/2020

‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’: Less than 1 in 5 LGBT teachers come out over career fears

Irish Examiner
02/07/2020
A ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ culture still exists in schools with a religious ethos when it comes to LGBT teachers. That is the finding of a new…
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Added on: 02/07/2020

Swiss vote on anti-homophobia law as critics decry censorship

Reuters
02/06/2020
When 41-year-old Jehanne, a lesbian, was repeatedly insulted for supporting LGBT rights during a tram ride in the Swiss city of Geneva last month, she threatened to…
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Added on: 02/07/2020

Witness no-show causes new delay in Lagos homosexuality case

News 24
02/06/2020
The trial of 47 Nigerian men charged with homosexuality, punishable by 14 years in jail in the West African country, stalled again on Wednesday as their accusers…
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Added on: 02/07/2020

National firestorm on horizon as states consider criminalizing transgender treatments for youths

USA Today
02/06/2020
Rep. Fred Deutsch, sponsor of the South Dakota’s HB 1057, said he introduced the bill Jan. 14 to prevent doctors from pushing children to change their bodies….
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Added on: 02/06/2020

Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes Up in Russia, Watchdog Says

Moscow Times
02/05/2020
The number of hate crimes against members of Russia’s LGBT community increased in 2019, according to an annual report by the prominent SOVA Center nonprofit, which tracks…
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Added on: 02/06/2020

Russian police threaten activist; she flees, wins asylum

Erasing 76 Crimes
02/05/2020
An LGBT activist fled southern Russia for the Netherlands after facing threats of prosecution from law enforcement and retribution from conservative vigilantes, she said in an interview…
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Added on: 02/06/2020

Guyana gay-rights manifesto: Seeking support from political parties

Erasing 76 Crimes
02/05/2020
Gay rights advocates in Guyana have compiled a manifesto aimed at persuading Guyanese political parties to embrace measures to end repression of the LGBT community. News Room…
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Added on: 02/06/2020

Evangelical Pastor Pushed Pompeo to Fire Yovanovitch for LGBT Support

BuzzFeed News
02/05/2020
In the summer of 2018, an American evangelical pastor and dozens of Ukrainian Christian groups prayed for Marie Yovanovitch to be fired from her job as the…
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Added on: 02/05/2020

Guyana urged to end ban on gay sex

St. Lucia News
02/04/2020
A host of foreign governments on Wednesday urged Guyana to decriminalise sexual activity between men and urged protection for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community….
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Added on: 02/05/2020

Mumbai: 51 booked for sedition for pro-Sharjeel Imam slogans at queer pride march

Scroll India
02/04/2020
The Mumbai Police have filed a sedition case against 51 persons, including activist Urvashi Chudawala, for allegedly chanting slogans in support of Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel…
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