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Added on: 10/26/2023

India’s LGBTQ community battles same-sex marriage ‘heartbreak’ from court

10/24/2023

New Delhi, India – In the summer of 2018, three bodies were recovered from the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, a sprawling city in western India’s Gujarat state….

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Added on: 10/26/2023

New Niger regime worries about citizens visiting Europe, learning about LGBT rights

10/24/2023

Officials in the West African nation of Niger are stirring up worries about citizens of Niger visiting Europe and learning about LGBT rights there. As leaders of…

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Added on: 10/25/2023

Supportive housing development for LGBTQ youth opens in Central Harlem

10/24/2023

Government officials and non-profit leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 24 to celebrate the completion of a supportive housing development in Harlem with services for homeless…

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Added on: 10/25/2023

China’s biggest gay dating app wants to beat Grindr

10/23/2023

To Thitiwatt “Pete” Sirasjtakorn, the gay dating app Blued offers more than hookups. Struggling with depression, a recent breakup, and the stigma that came with his HIV…

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Added on: 10/25/2023

Métis Nation of Ontario Hosts 2SLGBTQIA+ Climate Change Forum

10/24/2023

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) hosted a virtual Climate Change Forum on October 21, for Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Métis citizens, their families and allies. Featuring a…

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Added on: 10/25/2023

Japan Court To Make Landmark Transgender Decision

10/24/2023

Japan’s top court will decide Wednesday on the legality of requiring transgender people to be sterilised in order to change their legal gender. Under rules introduced in…

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Added on: 10/24/2023

Sometimes it’s vote of conscience: CJI on judgement on queer couples

10/23/2023

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Monday said he stands by his minority judgement in favour of civil unions of queer couples, as sometimes it…

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Added on: 10/24/2023

Nigeria: 76 people arrested for organising a “gay wedding

10/23/2023

More than 70 young people were arrested on Saturday by security forces on charges of organising a gay wedding in north-east Nigeria, where such unions are criminalised…

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Added on: 10/24/2023

Same-sex marriage remains banned in the Navajo Nation for now

10/23/2023

Brennen Yonnie can imagine his future wedding. It takes place on a clear fall day on a mountain on the Navajo reservation, where he and the man…

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Added on: 10/23/2023

Growing number of Japan municipalities ban outing LGBT individuals

10/22/2023

A growing number of Japanese municipalities have introduced ordinances banning the outing, or revealing, of a person’s sexual orientation or gender without their consent, researchers and officials…

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Added on: 10/23/2023

Partner of fallen LGBTQ IDF soldier decries inequality, Knesset speaker intervenes

10/22/2023

The tragic story of Captain (res.) Sagi Golan, a soldier in the special forces counter-terrorism unit who fell in the battle over kibbutz Be’eri, highlights the absurdity…

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Added on: 10/23/2023

Poland could now introduce civil partnerships, say LGBT activists, after shock election results

10/22/2023

Bart Staszewski was sitting at home with his boyfriend last Sunday night when the first results of the Polish general election flashed across his computer. “I thought:…

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Added on: 10/23/2023

Georgia settles suit, agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for trans workers under state health plan

10/22/2023

Georgia state employees and their families who are insured by the Georgia State Health Benefit Plan can access transgender-related health care after the state agreed to a…

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Added on: 10/21/2023

LGBTQ+ Afghans plead with United Nations to investigate horrific Taliban abuses: ‘End the silence’

10/20/2023

Rainbow Afghanistan, a grassroots organisation that campaigns for LGBTQ+ rights in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, has hit out at the UN and other human rights organisations for ignoring their…

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Added on: 10/21/2023

Hawai‘i Department of Health states commitment to transgender rights

10/20/2023

In response to increasing attacks on transgender communities in the U.S., the Hawai‘i Department of Health recently released its “Statement on Transgender Rights and Public Health.” In…

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Added on: 10/20/2023

Jakim stand on LGBT community consistent, says Mohd Na’im

10/19/2023

KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has been consistent on its stand about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, says Datuk Dr…

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Added on: 10/20/2023

31 Commonwealth nations still have laws against gay sex

10/19/2023

The following 31 Commonwealth nations still have anti-homosexuality laws — roughly three-fifths of the group’s total of 56 nations. Worldwide,66 countries still cling to such anti-homosexuality laws. About half of the…

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Added on: 10/20/2023

Kicking out the populists: how young voters helped swing Poland’s election

10/19/2023

For eight years, the rightwing Law and Justice party (PiS) has ruled Poland, transforming civil society. It has overseen an increased politicisation of the judiciary and media…

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Added on: 10/19/2023

After Defeating Voice, LGBTIQA+ Australians Are The Next Target Of No Campaigners

10/18/2023

Empowered by the success of their fear-mongering and division-sowing, No campaigners will turn on us in an attempt to claw back the tolerance we won through marriage…

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Added on: 10/19/2023

Legal challenges to anti-LGBTQ laws are under way in at least 10 nations

10/18/2023

Legal challenges to anti-LGBTQ laws are under way in Africa and in the Caribbean. In the map above, which shows the 66 nations with anti-homosexuality laws, the…

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Added on: 10/19/2023

Marriage Equality Hits a Challenge in Nepal

10/18/2023

Two lower courts in the Himalayan country of Nepal have defied the country’s Supreme Court and refused to issue a marriage license to a couple. The couple, a transgender woman and…

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Added on: 10/19/2023

Unpacking Indian Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage

10/18/2023

India’s top court has declined to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages, drawing criticism from LGBTQ rights activists, who dubbed the verdict “regressive”. “The court has failed its…

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Added on: 10/18/2023

LGBTQ+ community in Kenya defies anti-gay protests

10/17/2023

The LGBTQ+ community in Kenya is fighting back against recent anti-gay protests pushing for the curtailment of their rights as they seek recognition and acceptance. Recently, anti-gay…

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Added on: 10/18/2023

Hong Kong court rules that gay couples get equal housing rights

10/17/2023

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing saying that it was…

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Added on: 10/18/2023

India’s Supreme Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, says it is up to govt

10/17/2023

India’s top court on Tuesday refused to legalize same-sex marriages, passing the responsibility back to Parliament in a ruling that disappointed campaigners for LGBTQ+ rights in the…

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Added on: 10/18/2023

National Meeting for the Platform of Gay and Bisexual Rights 2024-2030, Chiapas, Mexico

10/17/2023

The energy and determination were evident, demonstrating that, through unity and collective action, challenges can be overcome to create a more inclusive and respectful society….

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Added on: 10/17/2023

Poland’s LGBTQ+ community celebrates right-wing election losses: ‘We’ll fight for the future’

10/16/2023

LGBTQ+ people in Poland are celebrating after the country’s right-wing government lost its majority in a landmark election, paving the way for long overdue progress on queer…

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Added on: 10/17/2023

FBI crime statistics show anti-LGBTQ hate crimes on the rise

10/16/203

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes rose sharply in 2022, jumping more than 19 percent over 2021, according to the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday. More than 11,600 hate…

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Added on: 10/17/2023

Japan Court Rules Against Mandatory Transgender Sterilization

10/16/2023

A Japanese family court has ruled that the country’s requirement that transgender people be surgically sterilized to change their legal gender is unconstitutional. The ruling is the…

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Added on: 10/16/2023

India’s top court is set to rule on same-sex marriage.

10/15/2023

It wasn’t love at first sight when Aditi Anand met Susan Dias at a book club in Mumbai. “We didn’t get along with each other at all,”…