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Added on: 05/13/2019

Taiwan unveils long-awaited gay marriage bill

The Rappler
05/11/2019
Taiwan’s ruling party unveiled its latest attempt to create Asia’s first gay marriage law on Thursday, May 9, a bill offering same-sex couples “permanent unions” as well…
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Added on: 05/12/2019

Cuban gay rights groups hold unauthorized march in Havana

Associated Press
05/12/2019
Gay-rights activists organizing on social media held an unauthorized march Saturday down eight blocks of one of Havana’s main thoroughfares before they were stopped by police. The…
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Added on: 05/12/2019

Bisexual UK navy veteran stripped of medals to sue

Business Standard
05/09/2019
A veteran who was dismissed from Britain’s Royal Navy because of his sexual orientation, has planned to sue the UK’s Defence Ministry for the return of his…
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Added on: 05/12/2019

Brunei LGBT community living in fear despite sultan’s death penalty reprieve

The Telegraph
05/10/2019
When the Sultan of Brunei last week announced a moratorium on the much-condemned death penalty for gay sex, some hailed the move as a major advance. But…
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Added on: 05/12/2019

LGBT rights backers, foes rally outside Legislative Yuan

Taipei Times
05/09/2019
More than 1,000 LGBT rights advocates and opponents yesterday demonstrated outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei ahead of a cross-caucus negotiation on bills related to same-sex marriage….
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Added on: 05/12/2019

Italy won’t recognize gay couple as dads to surrogate babies: top court

The Local IT
05/09/2019
A gay couple from Trento who had two children in Canada with the help of an egg donor and a surrogate mother cannot both be named as…
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Added on: 05/12/2019

LGBT Partnership Systems Spread Across Japan

Tokyo Review
05/09/2019
In the first five months of 2019 alone, the number of Japanese municipalities with a “partnership system” recognizing same-sex relationships has doubled. While Japan’s national government has…
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Added on: 05/12/2019

Mexico’s top court says new birth certificate must be issued after sex change

Thomson Reuters Foundation
05/09/2019
Mexico’s Supreme Court asked the state of Jalisco on Wednesday to grant a new birth certificate to a resident there to reflect the fact the person changed…
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Added on: 05/12/2019

Nigeria: Anglican Church ejects 2 priests for homosexuality

Erasing 76 Crimes
05/09/2019
In Nigeria, LGBT people suffer various forms of discrimination at all levels within the society, even from within the Christian faith. Many Nigerians believe the Bible condemns…
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Added on: 05/12/2019

New govt must prioritize laws to protect students from discrimination in schools

DeviDiscourse
05/09/2019
The next Australian government must prioritise laws to ban schools from expelling or discriminating against gay students and teachers, LGBT+ advocates said on Thursday, amid an election…
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Added on: 05/10/2019

More than 80% of LGBT students in China report depression

Pink News
05/10/2019
Around 85% of LGBTQ students in China report struggling with depression, according to a survey. The poll, carried out by Beijing Normal University and analysed by Chinese…
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Added on: 05/10/2019

Bold and timely’: New LGBT-friendly Cathay Pacific ad wins praise

Hong Kong Free Press
05/10/2019
Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific rolled out a new promotional campaign this week – though one ad, in particular, stole the spotlight. Netizens have posted photos of…
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Added on: 05/10/2019

Russian LGBTIs risk arrest by holding public vigil for gay Holocaust victims

Gay Star News
05/10/2019
In an act of brave defiance, a group of LGBTI Russians commemorated the gay victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Leading LGBTI activist Petr Voskresenskii secretly planned the…
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Added on: 05/10/2019

Ramadan: The holiest but loneliest time of year for many LGBTI Muslims

Gay Star News
05/09/2019
As the Muslim world gets stuck into observing and celebrating the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, LGBTI Muslims are preparing themselves in an entirely different way….
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Added on: 05/09/2019

Cuban government talks to LGBT group about parade

Local 10
05/08/2019
During a dialogue where Raul Castro’s daughter was present, members of the Cuban LGTBQ community were told the now-canceled gay parade would be used by foreign forces…
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Added on: 05/09/2019

This New Happiness Survey Is Asking LGBT People Around the World, ‘How Happy Are You?’

Hornet
05/09/2019
Happiness and quality of life are both essential to people’s well-being. Yet in too many countries those qualities in LGBT people are seriously compromised due to the…
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Added on: 05/09/2019

No Outsiders’ teacher to lead Birmingham Pride parade

BBC
05/08/2019
A teacher whose lesson programme covering LGBT relationships has been at the centre of protests will lead a parade during Birmingham Pride. Andrew Moffat started the ‘No…
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Added on: 05/09/2019

Russia: New Anti-Gay Crackdown in Chechnya

Human Rights Watch
05/08/2019
Police in Chechnya have carried out a new round of unlawful detentions, beatings, and humiliation of men they presume to be gay or bisexual, Human Rights Watch…
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Added on: 05/08/2019

Cuba cancels its annual gay rights parade, ‘Conga Against Homophobia’

Los Angeles Times
05/07/2019
The Cuban government announced Tuesday that it has canceled this year’s edition of a parade widely seen as a sign of progress on gay rights on the…
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Added on: 05/08/2019

Poles stage protest rally in support of LGBT activist

Reuters
05/07/2019
Hundreds of Polish gay rights activists staged a protest rally on Tuesday evening over the brief detention of a woman who posted images near a church of…
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Added on: 05/08/2019

Hong Kong’s lesbian tycoon launches new bid for marriage equality

Gay Star News
05/07/2019
Renowned Hong Kong businesswoman, Gigi Chao, is leading a new bid for marriage equality in the city. Chao, along with lawyer Azan Marwah and other activists, will…
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Added on: 05/07/2019

Businesses encouraged to fly rainbow flag for LGBT equality

Myanmar Times
05/06/2019
May 17 marks the annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT). In an open letter, the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business and Myanmar NGO Colours Rainbow…
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Added on: 05/07/2019

Rainbow flags confiscated at Singapore concert of openly gay singer Troye Sivan

New York Daily News
05/06/2019
Fans of the openly gay singer Troye Sivan were told not to wave rainbow flags during a concert in Singapore last Friday. LGBTQ rights activist Benjamin Xue…
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Added on: 05/07/2019

From Spain to Turkey, the rise of the far right is a clash of cultures not civilisations

The Guardian
05/06/2019
Vox and other extremists are making huge political gains for the first time in years. Their success risks tearing societies apart. I spent part of my childhood…
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Added on: 05/07/2019

LGBT in West Africa: Arrests, lynchings, discrimination, denial

Erasing 76 Crimes
05/06/2019
West African nations display a mix of mostly abusive responses to LGBT people, including denial that they exist, lynchings and arrests even without anti-homosexuality laws. The context…
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Added on: 05/07/2019

Looted art, gay rights merge in recovery of Polish painting

Associated Press
05/05/2019
A same-sex Los Angeles couple was dumbfounded when Homeland Security agents showed up at their home in 2016 with the news that a beloved old portrait hanging…
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Added on: 05/07/2019

Jamaica: LGBTs Want Seat At National Table

The Gleaner
05/05/2019
Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community are insisting that they be included in national campaigns that focus on the protection of the rights…
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Added on: 05/05/2019

LGBT discrimination in sport highlighted after a week in the headlines

ABC News
05/04/2019
In a week when issues of gender and sexuality in sport have been in the spotlight, new research has found many LGBT athletes feel unsafe and vulnerable…
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Added on: 05/05/2019

LGBTI rights in the Balkans: A perpetual struggle

Inter Press Service
05/03/2019
Romanian Adrian Coman and his American-born partner Clai Hamilton had two major reasons to celebrate when they tied the knot last June. One of course, was their…
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Added on: 05/05/2019

Ireland ‘still on’ for gay-hate preacher Steven Anderson after Dutch ban

Suday Times
05/05/2019
An American preacher who says homosexuals should be executed, and who was banned by Dutch authorities last week from entering the Schengen area, still plans to visit…
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