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Added on: 11/23/2023

Thai Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Marriage Equality

11/22/2023

Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a draft law on marriage equality and that will be brought to parliament during a session starting next month, Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha…

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Added on: 11/22/2023

Kurdistan Region’s transgender sex workers: From hell at home to damnation on the streets

11/21/2023

As night falls, Bewar*, a transgender sex worker, puts on her makeup and hairpiece and starts roaming the streets of Sarchinar in Sulaimani, trying to escape the…

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Added on: 11/22/2023

Bhutan took a step towards queer rights, but its LGBTIQ+ people want a giant leap

11/21/2023

In June 2022, in the middle of Pride Month celebrations across the world, Tashi Choden Chombal was crowned the third Miss Bhutan. Chombal was 23 years old…

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Added on: 11/22/2023

New Florida Bill Aims to Bring ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Into Workplaces

11/21/2023

A Florida Republican wants to expand the some of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” gender identity restrictions into the Sunshine State’s workplaces. On Tuesday, Florida state Rep….

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Added on: 11/21/2023

French Senate to weigh compensation for victims of anti-gay laws

11/20/2023

Thousands of people were sentenced under two French laws in force between 1942 and 1982, one determining the age of consent for same-sex relations and the other…

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Added on: 11/21/2023

Indian Military Mulls Enlisting Transgender Personnel

11/20/2023

The Indian military is considering hiring transgender individuals to fill a variety of defense roles, according to a recent report by Indian Express. Sources said a joint…

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Added on: 11/21/2023

Victims of the deadly druggings that terrorized NYC’s gay bars are haunted by unknowns

11/20/2023

Eddie Ashley was looking for a hookup. So like countless others on a Saturday night in New York City, he went to The Ritz, a gay bar…

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Added on: 11/21/2023

How Queer Mexicans Are Mourning The Loss Of Jesús Ociel Baena

11/20/2023

A demonstrator holds a picture of Jesús Ociel Baena in Mexico City on Nov. 13. The first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in Mexico…

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Added on: 11/20/2023

Melbourne’s queer community is hard at work to support those impacted by suicides, as families grieve those lost

11/19/2023

Bridget Flack’s family remembers her as bright and creative. “She was incredibly artistic, you know, whether drawing or writing or playing music, she loved all of that,” Angela…

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Added on: 11/20/2023

Two-Spirit Kumeyaay storyteller and educator talks about bridging communities, finding gratitude in survival

11/19/2023

Juan A. Reynoso, whose Ipai-Kumeyaay name is ‘nemuuly’ (neh-mool), is a two-spirit storyteller, advocate and educator who helps run the nonprofit The Queer Sol Collective and also…

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Added on: 11/20/2023

Trans Women Welcome Pope’s Message of Inclusivity

11/19/2023

TORVAIANICA, ITALY — Pope Francis’ recent gesture of welcome for transgender Catholics has resonated strongly in a working class, seaside town south of Rome, where a community of…

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Added on: 11/18/2023

The inside story of DFAT’s treatment of LGBT staff over the decades

11/17/2023

Bruce Miller, a former Australian ambassador to Japan, describes the career he had in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) as “a mixed picture”. A…

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Added on: 11/18/2023

California’s first lesbian Senate leader could make history again if she runs for governor

11/17/2023

The first time Toni Atkins acted as the governor of California, she used her powers to honor the passing of San Diego Padres baseball player Tony Gwynn…

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Added on: 11/18/2023

Target’s ‘Gay Nutcracker’ Christmas Ornament Sparks Backlash

11/17/2023

Reviews of two LGBTQ+-styled nutcracker ornaments sold by Target have become deeply polarized after a Fox News report—but seemingly not because of the culture war over inclusive…

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Added on: 11/17/2023

Beyond Matrimony? Charting A New Course For LGBTQ+ Unions in India

11/16/2023

NEW DELHI — The recent judgment of the Indian Supreme Court on marriage equality was, without a doubt, a disappointment for India’s queer community. With a 3:2 majority, the…

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Added on: 11/17/2023

Russia Moves to Ban ‘International LGBT Movement’

11/16/2023

Russia’s Justice Ministry said Friday it has filed a motion for the Supreme Court to ban what it called an “international LGBT public movement” as extremist, a move…

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Added on: 11/17/2023

Students protest against gay marriage, lesbianism

11/16/2023

Students, yesterday, took to the streets of Jos, the Plateau State capital, in protest against the proposed treaty on legalisation of Lesbianism, Gay marriage, Bisexual, and Transgender…

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Added on: 11/17/2023

The Latest Must-Pass Bill Barreling Through Congress is an Attack on Gender-Affirming Care

11/16/2023

The fiscal year 2024 appropriations process has been littered with anti-LGBTQ attacks. Republican members of the House of Representatives have inserted anti-LGBTQ provisions into all 12 of…

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Added on: 11/16/2023

Mike Johnson is a board member of a Christian publishing house that called ‘monkeypox’ a penalty for being gay

11/15/2023

House Speaker Mike Johnson sits on the board of a Christian publishing house that suggested getting “monkeypox” was “an inevitable and appropriate penalty” for being gay and…

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Added on: 11/16/2023

Queer Ugandan refugee on the run from anti-homosexuality law speaks out

11/15/2023

‘What am I leaving behind?’: Queer Ugandans on the run from anti-homosexuality law speak out. When he made the tough choice to flee Uganda, in the wake…

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Added on: 11/16/2023

Polish top court to ask for EU ruling on recognising same-sex marriages

11/15/2023

Poland’s highest administrative court has announced that it will ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to issue a ruling on whether same-sex marriages…

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Added on: 11/16/2023

Uzbekistan: Take Action on Rights Abuses Raised at UN Review

11/15/2023

(Geneva) – The Uzbekistan government should urgently act on recommendations made on November 8, 2023, during its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its human rights record at…

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Added on: 11/15/2023

10 transgender inmates behind bars, no assaults against them reported: Singapore Prison Service

11/14/2023

There are currently 10 transgender inmates behind bars, with one of them having undergone a complete sex change, while the remaining nine are in the process of…

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Added on: 11/15/2023

Global LGBT activists gather for Human Rights Campaign summit in DC

11/14/2023

Thirty-two activists from around the world attended the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Global Innovative Advocacy Summit that took place [Oct. 31 – Nov. 3] in Washington, D.C….

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Added on: 11/15/2023

Indian armed forces exploring employment opportunities for transgender persons

11/14/2023

To pave the way for the employment of transgender persons in defence roles, the Indian Armed Forces are looking at possible employment opportunities for them and the…

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Added on: 11/15/2023

After a Mexican LGBTQ+ magistrate was found dead, thousands in Mexico City marched for justice

11/14/2023

Thousands marched in Mexico’s capital Monday night demanding justice for Jesús Ociel Baena, an influential LGBTQ+ figure who was found dead at home in the central city…

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Added on: 11/14/2023

The U.N. Human Rights Committee Is “Deeply Concerned” About Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination In the U.S.

11/13/2023

A United Nations committee says it is “deeply concerned” about numerous U.S. human and civil rights abuses in a new report, including the ongoing rise in state-level…

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Added on: 11/14/2023

The colonial legacy of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Africa

11/13/2023

Namibia’s High Court will rule next May in a case that could see the southern African country overturn a colonial-era ban on same-sex relations. Friedel Dausab, who…

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Added on: 11/14/2023

Poland’s LGBT community hopeful era of hate speech is over

11/13/2023

Just inside the entrance of one Warsaw high school, there’s a red plaque that pronounces it safe for LGBT students. “I chose this school because I just…

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Added on: 11/14/2023

Gay Syrian refugees see intolerance rise in once-liberal Lebanon

11/09/2023

When Mahmoud’s father, a well-known sheikh in Aleppo city in Syria, found out his youngest son was gay, he was furious. “He pointed a rifle at my…