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Added on: 10/15/2019

Election results give hope to opposition in Poland and Hungary

The Guardian
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

Human Rights Watch
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

Newsweek
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

Pink News
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

Africa News
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

NorthJersey.com
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

Pink News
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

CNN
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’

Scroll.in
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

Pink News
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

Reuters
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

Time
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

Slate
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

Reuters
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

Pink News
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

Pink News
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’

The Guardian
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

Pink News
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,…
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Added on: 10/09/2019

Gay Peruvian congressman resigns

Bay Area Reporter
10/02/2019
Alberto de Belaunde, who was one of two openly gay congressmen in Peru, stepped down late Monday night after Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra dissolved the South American…
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Added on: 10/09/2019

Poland’s drift to right divides young male and female voters

The Guardian
10/08/2019
Out on the campaign trail before Poland’s parliamentary elections, Jolanta Banach, a leftwing candidate, has noticed a recurring pattern. “There’s a young couple out for a walk…
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Added on: 10/09/2019

U.S. Supreme Court divided on LGBT employment protection; Gorsuch could be key

Reuters
10/07/2019
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared closely divided over whether a landmark federal law forbidding sex discrimination in the workplace protects gay and transgender employees, with…
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Added on: 10/09/2019

Gay Jamaican asylum seekers find new life in US with LGBT task force

Loop Jamaica
10/08/2019
Maurice Newman was thriving in Jamaica, fulfilling his dreams. He was teaching the fifth grade and also traveling for the government, training fellow teachers. He was building…
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Added on: 10/08/2019

Gay men seen dying from AIDS due to Africa’s homophobic laws

Reuters
10/07/2019
Thousands of gay men in Africa are likely dying from HIV-related illnesses every year due to homophobic laws that stifle their chances of being tested and treated,…
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Added on: 10/08/2019

Uganda: Why government is reintroducing anti-gay law

Daily Monitor
10/03/2019
At the end of August, the Ethics and Integrity minster, Fr Simon Lokodo, said his predecessor, Mr James Nsaba Buturo, would take leave of Parliament to reintroduce…
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Added on: 10/08/2019

Islamist extremists exploited LGBT school teaching tensions to fuel hate – report claims

Birmingham Live
10/07/2019
Islamist extremists exploited tensions over equality teaching in Birmingham schools to amplify hate against LGBT+ people, a hard hitting report claims. Hizb ut-Tahir and other pro-Islamist organisations…
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Added on: 10/07/2019

Gay, transgender rights in spotlight as U.S. Supreme Court returns

Reuters
10/06/2019
The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its new term this week, with a major dispute on tap over whether a landmark decades-old federal anti-discrimination law that bars…
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Added on: 10/07/2019

UK Transgender law reforms ‘will happen’ insists government

Metro UK
10/06/2019
After reports that a public consultation on the matter had been abandoned, equalities minister Liz Truss is reportedly committed to completing the process in a way that…
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Added on: 10/07/2019

Poland’s election features a confident right-wing ruling party despite abortion, LGBT debates

CBC
10/06/2019
Poles will cast their ballots in the national parliamentary election next Sunday, and the world is watching to see if they will deliver another decisive victory for…
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Added on: 10/07/2019

French conservatives are protesting a bill that would fund IVF for most lesbian and single women

Business Insider
10/06/2019
Several thousand conservative activists of all ages marched through Paris on Sunday to protest a French bill that would give lesbian couples and single women access to…
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Added on: 10/05/2019

Japanese MP makes waves by linking same-sex marriage to revising constitution

Reuters
10/04/2019
A conservative ally of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called for discussion on revising Japan’s constitution to allow same-sex marriage, annoying colleagues in the ruling party who…
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