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Added on: 06/10/2019

LGBT bullying in schools takes heavy toll, reveals Unesco report

Time of India
06/10/2019
A few months ago, Orinam, an all volunteer collective of LGBTIQA+ people based in Chennai, celebrated its 15th anniversary. There they had an unexpected speakera 17-year-old who,…
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Added on: 06/10/2019

Munroe Bergdorf: NSPCC cuts ties with transgender activist

BBC
06/09/2019
Transgender activist Munroe Bergdorf says she is “unbelievably sad” that the NSPCC has cut ties with her, days after she revealed she was Childline’s “first LGBT+ campaigner”….
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Added on: 06/10/2019

L is for lesbian, G is for gay: Indian parents learn ABC of LGBT

Reuters
06/10/2019
After her son came out as gay, Sushma Samudra consulted astrologers, quizzed psychiatrists, performed prayers and implored gods and goddesses to cure his abnormality. Nothing worked. Undeterred,…
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Added on: 06/10/2019

LGBT+ pride marches in US interrupted by neo-Nazis and stampede

The Independent
06/09/2019
Separate LGBT+ pride marches in the US were disrupted on Saturday, one by a stampede triggered over fears of a shooting and another by one of America’s…
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Added on: 06/09/2019

A little tiff over LGBT normalisation in Malaysia

The Independent
06/09/2019
A Malaysian conservative Muslim rights activist called out Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah for his alleged lack of concern regarding the ‘normalisation’ of LGBT in the country. Rafidah…
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Added on: 06/09/2019

Outcry after police drug raid on Tel Aviv gay club ahead of Pride week

Times of Israel
06/08/2019
Police in Tel Aviv raided a gay club on Friday night and arrested the owner and another worker after drugs were found on the premises. Fourteen other…
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Added on: 06/08/2019

Warsaw to Hold Gay Pride Parade Amid Fears and Threats in Poland

New York Times
06/07/2019
The largest pride parade in central and Eastern Europe was expected to bring thousands of people to the streets of Warsaw on Saturday, at a time when…
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Added on: 06/08/2019

‘If nothing changes, I’ll kill myself’: The horrific plight of LGBT+ asylum seekers in Russia

The Independent
06/07/2019
“Russia is the last place I wanted to end up,” says Ahmet, 25. “But I don’t have a choice – it is either this or death.” Ahmet,…
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Added on: 06/08/2019

Lesbian couple viciously beaten in homophobic attack on London bus

CNN
06/07/2019
Five teenagers have been arrested in connection with a homophobic attack on two women on a London bus that prompted widespread condemnation in the UK. The attack…
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Added on: 06/08/2019

Bhutan moves to decriminalise homosexuality

Pink News
06/07/2019
Bhutan’s National Assembly has begun the process of decriminalising gay sex, a move which could hand LGBT+ people improved rights. The Buddhist kingdom’s lower house voted on…
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Added on: 06/08/2019

Queer in the caravan: The dangers LGBT migrants face in search for asylum

el Tecolote
06/07/2019
The journey north for migrants traveling through Mexico carries multiple risks—food insecurity, exposure to elements, assault, injury and more. Traveling with a caravan offers a measure of…
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Added on: 06/07/2019

NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar, cradle of U.S. LGBT rights movement

Japan Times
06/07/2019
Nearly 50 years after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement, New York’s police commissioner apologized Tuesday for what his department…
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Added on: 06/07/2019

YouTube’s ‘confused’ response to anti-gay slurs

BBC
06/05/2019
YouTube is one of many companies that has given its logo a rainbow-themed makeover to show support for LGBT rights – but, underneath the colourful veneer, a…
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Added on: 06/06/2019

Thailand’s first cohort of transgender MPs make parliamentary history

South China Morning Post
06/05/2019
Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as one of the first transgender MPs in Thailand, where tolerance for the LGBT community is not…
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‘It’s humiliating for us’: village disowns Dutee Chand, India’s first openly gay athlete

The Guardian
06/05/2019
Supporters of India’s first openly gay athlete fear for her safety after her decision to come out prompted a backlash in her home village. Local reaction was…
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Why we should (try to) take the Boston Straight Pride parade seriously

The Independent
06/05/2019
“It’s LGBT Pride Month, but straight people aren’t going to let that stop them. Yesterday, news hit the wires that a group of men referring to themselves…
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Added on: 06/06/2019

Polish court backs citizenship for LGBT couple’s child

Taiwan News
06/05/2019
A court in Poland has upheld the groundbreaking registration of a child raised by a same-sex couple. The decision by the Provincial Court in the southern city…
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Added on: 06/06/2019

LGBT tour operator faces death threats over Ethiopia trip

The Guardian
06/05/2019
An LGBT tour operator has received death threats and hate messages on social media after launching a holiday to Ethiopia. Chicago-based Toto Tours’ 16-day trip to Ethiopia…
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Added on: 06/05/2019

Most of Spain’s LGBT community still closeted at work

Progressive Spain
06/04/2019
A new study carried out by some of Spain’s leading corporations has found that 62 percent of LGBT people in Spain say they do not openly discuss…
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Added on: 06/05/2019

Zimbabwe’s economic crisis driving homeless boys into illegal gay sex trade

Reuters
06/04/2019
On a sunny morning in the central business district of Zimbabwe’s second city Bulawayo, 14-year-old Tapiwa is basking in the sunlight on a busy pavement. After running…
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Added on: 06/05/2019

San Marino bans discrimination based on sexual orientation

EuroNews
06/04/2019
Citizens of San Marino, one of Europe’s smallest countries, have chosen to ban discrimination based on sexual discrimination by constitution. The motion passed with 71.46% of votes…
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Added on: 06/05/2019

Far-right extremists vow to disrupt Jerusalem Pride Parade

Times of Israel
06/04/2019
The leader of a far right-wing group said Tuesday his organization plans to disrupt this week’s Jerusalem Pride Parade in order to fight what he called “LGBT…
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Added on: 06/04/2019

Gay rugby player faces deportation to Kenya as asylum claim rejected

The Guardian
06/03/2019
A gay rugby player who is facing deportation to Kenya, where he fears he will be subjected to persecution and violence because of his sexuality, has had…
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Added on: 06/04/2019

QATAR BANS HOMOSEXUALITY AS AL JAZEERA IN ENGLISH MARKS LGBT PRIDE MONTH

Jerusalem Post
06/03/2019
Qatar bans homosexuality, but the Qatar-backed Al Jazeera’s AJ+ still recently marked June as LGBT Pride Month with a tweet about speaking to the cast of “Queer…
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Added on: 06/04/2019

Japan Opposition Parties Submit Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Bloomberg
06/03/20219
Japan’s major opposition parties submitted a bill Monday calling for same-sex marriage in the world’s third-biggest economy, a move that comes weeks after Taiwan became the first…
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Added on: 06/04/2019

Defeat in Kenya didn’t reverse gay Africans’ gains

Erasing 76 Crimes
06/03/2019
On May 24, three months late, Kenya’s High Court decided whether to legalise gay sex. Human rights advocates had hoped to watch the start of a rainbow-colored…
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Added on: 06/03/2019

H&M Malaysia does not carry pro-LGBT collection, rep confirms

Malay Mail
06/02/2019
Fashion retailer H&M has confirmed that its collection supporting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is not available in Malaysia. Malaysiakini reported Sweden-based H&M’s Malaysia…
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Added on: 06/03/2019

LGBT people: Sharing their dreams, confessing their fears

Times of India
06/01/2019
‘I WANT TO DRESS UP AS A BRIDE’ “Sometimes, you have to hide your dreams from the world,” says Kolkata’s Amit Bittoo Dey, who would often tell…
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Added on: 06/03/2019

Pink Dot: how Singapore’s LGBT movement became a ‘tangible force’ where others struggle to survive

South China Morning Post
06/03/2019
It was an obvious choice for Manda Foo when she was asked to sign a pledge in April to reduce discrimination faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
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Added on: 06/03/2019

This lawyer helped pioneer the gay rights movement in late-1800s Germany

AV
06/02/2019
This week’s entry: Karl Heinrich Ulrichs What it’s about: A man many see as the father of the gay rights movement. Ulrichs was a journalist and lawyer…
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