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Added on: 12/11/2023

Crowds flock to Hong Kong’s Pink Dot to celebrate the first outdoor LGBTQ carnival since 2018, despite overlapping district council election

12/10/2023

Thousands of people dressed in pink on Sunday flocked to Hong Kong’s largest LGBTQ carnival, held outdoors for the first time since 2018, with organisers saying the…

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Added on: 12/11/2023

GOP Defense Bill Stripped of Anti-LGBTQ+ and Anti-Abortion Measures

12/10/2023

The National Defense Authorization Act for 2024, encompassing an $886 billion defense policy, has marked a pivotal moment in Congress, particularly regarding LGBTQ-related issues, as most of Republicans’…

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Added on: 12/11/2023

Queer, teen and coming out on social media? What it takes to survive the trolls

12/10/2023

“Rest in pi** brother. You won’t be missed”. This was among the many similar comments on a post by Pranshu, a 16-year-old self-taught Instagram beauty influencer who was…

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Added on: 12/11/2023

LGBTQ+ Russians are “ordinary people” in new photo book working to combat rising hate in the country

12/10/2023

Photographer Ksenia Kuleshova calls the subjects in her new book, Ordinary People, her “heroes.” That’s how she described them even before the Russian Supreme Court declared the “international…

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Added on: 12/10/2023

Powerful poem highlights impact of racism on queer people of colour in Ireland

12/8/2023

Following the violence and racism witnessed in Dublin City on the night of November 23, activist and artist Pradeep Mahadeshwar was prompted to pen a moving poem…

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Added on: 12/10/2023

Dating app abductions raise fears for LGBT+ safety in South Africa

12/8/2023

Thabsie Mabezane, a transgender woman and LGBT+ activist in South Africa, was aware of personal safety when she met a man on the dating app Tinder earlier…

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Added on: 12/10/2023

What ‘transgender education for four-year-olds’ in UK schools actually involves

12/8/2023

An education company which offers LGBTQ+ and equality resources to children, parents and teachers in schools is under fire for allegedly teaching “transgender education” to four-year-olds. But,…

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Added on: 12/10/2023

DeSantis Revives Vicious Attacks on LGBTQ Families as His Campaign Flounders

12/8/2023

In a fundraising email to supporters on Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis bashed President Joe Biden for saluting the gay Pride flag and falsely accused “radical liberal…

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Added on: 12/08/2023

Former Cree pageant princess stands against controversial LGBT rule change

12/07/2023

The first openly two-spirit Miss Eeyou Eenou Iskwaau (MEEI) in northern Quebec says they didn’t feel welcome to attend a regional pageant to crown their replacement and…

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Added on: 12/08/2023

Romanian Same-Sex Couples Become Talking Point Ahead Of Key Elections

12/07/2023

BUCHAREST — When a mayor of a small Romanian town casually mentioned in an interview that she had voted in favor of a referendum that sought to ultimately ban…

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Added on: 12/08/2023

In the crosshairs

12/07/2023

Last week, Russia’s highest court deemed what it called the “international LGBT movement” to be an extremist organisation and banned its activities in the country. This is…

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Added on: 12/07/2023

LGBTQ+ activists forced to flee Jordan over government persecution

12/06/2023

LGBTQ+ activists have been targeted by authorities in Jordan, in what human rights groups are calling a crackdown on free expression. Jordan’s General Intelligence Department (GID) and…

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Added on: 12/07/2023

Insecure and isolated: The ‘illegal’ life of Russia’s LGBT citizens

12/06/2023

Draconian laws and repression are forcing Russia’s LGBT community out of the country, but those who cannot escape face an increasingly grim fate. “My friends and I…

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Added on: 12/07/2023

Outed on TikTok in Ethiopia: ‘How a dance nearly cost me my life’

12/04/2023

When a clip of two men dancing at a party in Ethiopia was posted to TikTok, it unleashed a torrent of homophobic hatred and eventually forced one…

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Added on: 12/06/2023

Russia’s ‘Extremist’ Ban Fuels LGBT Flight

12/05/2023

Russia’s recent “extremist” designation of a loosely defined “LGBT movement” has led to a surge in emergency evacuations from the country, independent media reported Tuesday, citing the…

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Added on: 12/06/2023

Pacific Northwest organizations work to support queer Indigenous youth

12/05/2023

Hundreds of youth dressed as their authentic selves laughed, danced and watched Indigenous drag performers at a night celebrating queer joy last May. It was exactly the…

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Added on: 12/06/2023

Where’s The Straight Flag? Controversy Over Yarra City Council’s Inclusive Flag Policy

12/05/2023

Out gay President of a citizen’s group and former Angry Victorians Party candidate has asked what about “straight pride flag” after Melbourne’s Yarra Council announced its plans…

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Added on: 12/06/2023

Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill passes final hurdle in Parliament

12/05/2023

In a historic development, South Africa’s Parliament has passed the amended version of the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. It will now go to President Cyril…

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Added on: 12/05/2023

Attorneys general oppose proposed federal rule supporting LGBTQ foster kids

12/04/2023

Nineteen states, including Nebraska, joined last week to oppose a proposed federal rule that aims to protect LGBTQ youth in foster care and provide them with necessary…

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Added on: 12/05/2023

‘Gay or not gay, Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act is coming for you,’ human rights lawyer warns

12/04/2023

“Gay or not gay, Uganda’s AHA is coming for you.” That is human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo’s description of the effects of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 (AHA),…

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Added on: 12/05/2023

General Vannacci probed over anti-gay book

12/04/2023

General Roberto Vannacci was notified on Monday that he is under investigation over a anti-gay book that he recently self-published and has become a best-seller. The general…

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Added on: 12/04/2023

Premier League’s LGBTQ advice for Rainbow Laces riles Aussie rugby player

12/03/2023

The Premier League’s phenomenal global reach is a major contributing factor to the impact of Rainbow Laces. It’s difficult to quantify exactly how many people the LGBTQ+ inclusion campaign…

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Added on: 12/04/2023

One Hochemin Islam, our constitution, and ‘cisterhood’

12/03/2023

Hochemin Islam, a prominent transgender rights activist, was set to speak at “Women’s Career Carnival” on November 24 at the capital’s North South University (NSU). However, the…

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Added on: 12/04/2023

Unapologetic Selfhood with Matta Zheng

12/03/2023

In a photo series titled “DESPERATE BELONGING,” one of the images features a figure in a qipao and black heels standing expressionless on the sidewalk of a…

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Added on: 12/04/2023

Nepal’s first legally recognized gay couple vow to continue fighting for rights

12/03/2023

Nepal’s first legally recognized gay couple have vowed to continue fighting for the rights of men and women who are just like them, citing that their groundbreaking marriage…

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Added on: 12/03/2023

Islamic Group, MURIC Lists Bible, Quranic Verses Rejecting Same-Sex Marriage, Warns President Tinubu Not To Sign Pact

12/02/2023

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), an Islamic group, has asked President Bola Tinubu to shun the “LGBT accord which will legalise lesbianism, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)…

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Added on: 12/03/2023

Is Argentina’s Milei a threat to LGBTQ+ rights gains?

11/27/2023

The election of right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as Argentina’s president has put LGBTQ+ campaigners on alert in the country, long one of the most progressive in Latin…

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Added on: 12/03/2023

Countries that criminalise gay sex are impeding fight against Aids, UN warns

12/02/2023

Anti-homosexuality laws stop people from accessing lifesaving health services and seriously impede progress on eliminating HIV, a senior UN official has said. Sixty-seven countries have laws that…

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Added on: 12/03/2023

Police raid Moscow gay bars after top court’s LGBTQ ‘extremist’ designation

12/02/2023

Russian security forces have raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow shortly after a ruling by the country’s top court that designated the LGBTQ movement as “extremist”….

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Added on: 12/02/2023

How the war in Gaza leaves SF LGBTQ community at odds

12/1/2023

A tight-knit community in San Francisco has suddenly found itself divided over the ongoing conflict in Gaza, leaving some feeling cut off from the support of their…