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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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Global News

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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Global News

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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Global News

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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Global News

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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Global News

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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Global News

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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Added on: 12/13/2019

Painting of Naked Mexican Revolutionary Hero Unleashes Controversy

New York Times
12/12/2019
A painting depicting Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata naked but for high heels and a pink sombrero, astride an aroused white horse, has sparked controversy in socially…
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Global News

Added on: 12/13/2019

Transgender Latina makes history as Evangelical Lutheran pastor

NBC News
12/12/2019
Before coming out as transgender, Nicole Garcia prayed daily that God would “fix” her. When her prayers weren’t answered and the feeling in her gut didn’t go…
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Global News

Added on: 12/13/2019

Revisions announced to Australia religious freedom bill

Catholic News Agency
12/12/2019
Following religious groups’ criticism of an Australian bill intended to protect religious freedom, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter have released a second version that…
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Global News

Added on: 12/13/2019

Is Zambia ready for a gay pride march?

Erasing 76 Crimes
12/11/2019
The intensity of Zambian homophobia might suggest that the nation could not endure a demonstration of LGBT pride, but some activists think it’s time to shake the…
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Added on: 12/12/2019

Mexico’s president condemns LGBT+ hate crimes after painting row

Reuters
12/11/2019
Mexico’s president on Wednesday condemned hate crimes against LGBT+ people after a row over a painting of revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata naked but for a pink sombrero,…
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Added on: 12/12/2019

‘God Has A New Africa’: Undercover in a US-led anti-LGBT ‘hate movement’

Open Democracy
12/11/2019
This year, I accomplished a feat that I never thought I would: I went undercover to investigate a group that hates me. Not long after I took…
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Added on: 12/12/2019

First men go on trial under Nigeria’s anti-homosexuality laws

The Guardian
12/11/2019
Forty-seven men went on trial in Nigeria on Wednesday for public displays of affection with members of the same sex, an offence that carries a 10-year jail…
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Global News

Added on: 12/11/2019

Nigeria’s first awards for LGBTIQ+ human rights activists are finally here

Rights Africa
12/11/2019
For the first time in the history of Nigeria, LGBTIQ+ human rights activists and organizations working for the advancement of LGBTIQ+ equality will be honored for their…
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Global News

Added on: 12/10/2019

Nicola Sturgeon vows to use SNP influence in hung parliament to champion ‘world-leading’ LGBT reforms

Pink News
12/10/2019
The Scottish National Party (SNP) is pledging to lead the world in LGBT+ rights reforms as it releases its LGBTI Equality manifesto. The SNP is the only…
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Global News

Added on: 12/10/2019

For LGBTQ Youth, Human Rights Day Has Special Meaning

The Advocate
12/10/2019
“Youth Standing Up for Human Rights” — this year’s Human Rights Day theme — has particular resonance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth around the world….
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Global News

Added on: 12/10/2019

How Russia uses porn charges against LGBT activist and trans woman

Erasing 76 Crimes
12/09/2019
Human Rights Watch cites two recent examples — feminist LGBT activist Yulia Tsvetkova, under house arrest for allegedly distributing pornography such a body-positive drawings, and Michelle, a…
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Added on: 12/10/2019

Trans woman puts Chinese law to the test in landmark case

Yahoo News
12/09/2019
Earlier this year, shortly after completing gender-reassignment surgery, a Chinese transgender woman surnamed Yang was fired from her job, an all-too-common fate for members of the country’s…
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Added on: 12/09/2019

Attack the OAS: Inside the ultra-conservative war on the Inter-American human rights system

Open Democracy
12/05/2019
“The attack first started when I was president”, Margarette May Macaulay, a lawyer and former judge from Jamaica who was elected to the top post at the…
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Added on: 12/09/2019

Cambodia: CHRC seeks to end LGBT discrimination

Khmer Times
12/08/2019
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee president spoke during a pro-LGBT event in Phnom Penh on Saturday and called on the public to end discrimination and prevent violence…
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Global News

Added on: 12/09/2019

UK‘s first LGBT retirement community set to open in Manchester

Livingston Ledger
12/08/2019
The northern British city of Manchester has announced it is to open the country‘s first retirement community for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. There are…
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Added on: 12/08/2019

Uganda Renews Clampdown on the LGBT Community

Council on Foreign Relations
12/04/2019
On November 11, police in Uganda arrested 125 members of the LGBT community. The Kampala police assert that the Ram Bar, which is frequented by the LGBT…
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Global News

Added on: 12/08/2019

TikTok admits it censored LGBT users in ‘wrong’ attempt to tackle online bullying

Pink News
12/04/2019
Documents obtained by the German site netzpolitik.org from an anonymous source at the Chinese-owned company showed that accounts and posts from LGBT+ people, body positive advocates and…
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Added on: 12/07/2019

EVANGELICAL SITE LAUNCHES ‘SUCCESSFUL’ PETITION AGAINST GAY CHRISTMAS MOVIE AFTER HALLMARK SAYS IT’S OPEN TO LGBTQ PITCHES

Newsweek
12/06/2019
A far-right evangelical website has allegedly faked an online petition against a hypothetical gay Hallmark Christmas movie. Out reported Friday that evangelical website LifeSiteNews started a petition…
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