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Added on: 12/24/2019

Africa’s homophobia problem

The Article
12/23/2019
Human rights activists in southern Africa have criticised Zambia’s tough approach to homosexuality after the country’s High Court sentenced two men last month to 15 years in…
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Added on: 12/24/2019

U.S. Recalls Its Ambassador to Zambia After Gay Rights Row: Sources

New York Times
12/23/2019
The United States has withdrawn its ambassador to Zambia following a row with authorities in the southern African nation after he criticized the jailing of a gay…
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Added on: 12/23/2019

A Test for Foreign Teachers in Indonesia: Are You Gay?

New York Times
12/23/2019
Agree or disagree, the exam asked: “I would feel uncomfortable knowing my daughter’s or son’s teacher was homosexual.” Or this, true or false: “The gender composition of…
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Added on: 12/23/2019

Croatia Court Rules Same-sex Couple Can Foster Children

Balkan Insight
12/20/2019
In what campaigners call a “historic decision” for LGBT rights in Croatia, the Zagreb Administrative Court on Thursday ruled that a same-sex couple, Ivo Segota and Mladen…
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Added on: 12/23/2019

US urges 69 nations, including Iran, to decriminalize homosexuality

Jerusalem Post
12/21/2019
US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell and American Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft used the UN bully pulpit on Wednesday to call on 69 nations,…
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Added on: 12/23/2019

Brazil: Bolsonaro in homophobic outburst as corruption scandal swirls

The Guardian
12/20/2019
Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has launched a homophobic attack on a journalist from one of the country’s top newspapers in an apparent bid to divert attention…
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Added on: 12/22/2019

J.K. Rowling backs sacked worker in transgender speech case

Openly News
12/19/2019
J.K. Rowling on Thursday backed a British woman who lost her job for tweeting that people cannot alter their biological sex after she lost a legal case…
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Added on: 12/22/2019

Lambda Legal: Trump Administration’s Assault On the Courts and LGBTQ Protections Intensifies

Instinct Magazine
12/21/2019
Lambda Legal released the third edition of its annual report of judicial nominees revealing the alarming extent to which the Trump-Pence administration, with the help of Senate…
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Added on: 12/22/2019

Human rights are rarely debated openly in China. Xiao Ma’s case is a fascinating exception

ABC Australia
12/21/2019
It is rare to see human rights debated openly in China but the case of Xiao Ma has proven to be a fascinating exception. Not only was…
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Added on: 12/21/2019

Anti-gay laws in 2019: You win some, you lose some

Erasing 76 Crimes
12/20/2019
2019 has been a mixed year for opponents of the anti-gay laws that still oppress LGBTQ people in dozens of countries worldwide. During 2019, millions fewer people…
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Added on: 12/21/2019

Thailand: Activists broaden push for same-sex marriage

Bangkok Post
12/18/2019
LGBT activists are broadening their push for an amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code in a bid to allow people to legally wed, regardless of gender….
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Added on: 12/20/2019

US Agency Could Pave Way for Anti-LGBT Discrimination

Human Rights Watch
12/19/2019
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funds thousands of organizations that work on important health and social welfare issues including adoption and foster…
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Added on: 12/20/2019

Chinese censors, audiences unfazed by ‘Rise of Skywalker’ gay kiss

NBC News
12/19/2019
The first gay kiss of the “Star Wars” film franchise has surprisingly survived China’s censors and made it to the big screens across the country. Audiences were…
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Added on: 12/19/2019

Germany moves to ban gay ‘conversion therapies’

Reuters
12/18/2019
Germany moved a step closer to banning so-called gay “conversion therapies” on Wednesday, as the cabinet backed a law that would punish bogus practitioners with up to…
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Added on: 12/19/2019

European Assembly Blasts Polish ‘Anti-LGBT’ Zones

Voice of America
12/18/2019
The European Parliament on Wednesday blasted Poland for creating zones “free from any LGBTI ideology” and suggested closer attention should be paid as a result to EU…
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Added on: 12/19/2019

Anti-LGBT discrimination has a huge human toll. Research proves it.

Washington Post
12/18/2019
In a trio of cases heard in October, the Supreme Court weighed whether discrimination against LGBT people should be legal. Over the course of those and related…
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Added on: 12/18/2019

Duterte hosts LGBT party in Malacañang

Inquirer
12/17/2019
President Rodrigo Duterte hosted a thanksgiving party for members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community in Malacañang on Tuesday. Duterte welcomed members of the LGBT Pilipinas,…
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Added on: 12/17/2019

A Gay Film Sent an Entire Nation Into a Frenzy

Human Rights Watch
12/17/2019
Conflicts around gender and sexuality are often indicators of social tension. A recent public clash over the screening of a film in Tbilisi gives insight into the…
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Added on: 12/17/2019

Gay Saudi journalists both freed from Australian detention after ‘powerful’ LGBT community rallied round them

Pink News
12/17/2019
The two gay Saudi journalists who sought asylum in Australia have both finally been freed after one was forced to remain alone in a detention centre due…
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Added on: 12/17/2019

Netflix ‘gay Jesus’ film sparks backlash in Brazil

Reuters
12/17/2019
A comedy on Netflix depicting Jesus as a gay man has prompted widespread anger in Brazil with almost two million people signing a petition calling on the…
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Added on: 12/16/2019

Hallmark Channel Reinstates Kissing Brides’ Ads After Backlash

Bloomberg News
12/15/2019
In a change of heart, the Hallmark Channel will allow television commercials produced by wedding-planning website Zola that show two brides kissing. The cable network had pulled…
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Added on: 12/16/2019

Everyone welcome? Gay football fans prepare for Qatar

Yahoo News
12/15/2019
World Cup 2022 host Qatar has given the clearest indication yet that LGBT fans will be welcome, engaging with gay supporters as it hosts the Club World…
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Added on: 12/16/2019

Korean Air recognizes same-sex Korean couple as family

Korean Herald
12/15/2019
A same-sex couple of Korean nationality were recognized as family members by Korean Air’s membership rewards program, South Korea’s flag carrier said Thursday, a step hailed by…
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Added on: 12/15/2019

Malaysian Islamists warn of LGBT normalisation after ‘Beauty‘ passed despite gay moments

Stock Daily Dish
12/14/2019
Several Islamist activists were incensed after news broke that Disney’s Beauty and the Beast will be screened in Malaysia with no cuts after all, despite the Film…
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Added on: 12/15/2019

Bishops in Germany are declaring that homosexuality is “normal”

Gay Times
12/15/2019
Bishops in Germany have declared that homosexuality is “normal” as the Catholic Church there begins reviewing certain reforms. The Commission for Marriage and Family of the German…
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Added on: 12/15/2019

Man Convicted of Hate Crime for Punching Transgender Woman

US News and World Report
12/14/2019
An Oregon man convicted of punching a transgender woman has been sentenced to probation. Dominick Gonzales, 38, changed his plea Friday and was convicted of first-degree bias…
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Added on: 12/14/2019

Advertiser Cuts Ties With Hallmark Channel for Pulling Lesbian Ad

The Advocate
12/13/2019
Following pressure from anti-LGBTQ groups including One Million Moms, the Hallmark Channel pulled four ads from wedding registry site Zola that feature lesbian nuptials, while keeping two…
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Added on: 12/14/2019

Gabon bans gay sex as global pace of reform falters

Reuters
12/13/2019
Gabon has passed a law against gay sex, becoming the 70th country to ban the practice, an official confirmed, as the global pace of reform falters. The…
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Added on: 12/14/2019

Gay Afghans Facing Deportation From UK Told ‘Pretend To Be Straight’

Spring Hill Insider
12/13/2019
Gay Afghans facing deportation from UK told ‘pretend to be straight’ Gay Afghans being deported to their home country where homosexuality is illegal are being told to…
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Added on: 12/14/2019

Australian anti-discrimination board accepts complaint against Israel Folau

News Hub
12/13/2019
An anti-discrimination board in Australia has accepted a complaint against former Wallabies star Israel Folau accusing him of the “vilification of LGBT people”. Gay anti-discrimination activist Garry…
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