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Added on: 08/11/2023

Owners of ‘LGBT’ Swatch watches could be jailed for three years in Malaysia

08/10/2023

Owners or sellers of rainbow-coloured timepieces made by the Swiss watchmaker Swatch face three years in prison in Malaysia, the interior ministry has said, as the Muslim-majority country…

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Added on: 08/10/2023

Germany receives 178 compensation applications from gay servicepeople over discrimination

08/09/2023

BERLIN (AP) — The German defense ministry said Tuesday that it has received 178 applications for compensation from gay servicepeople who experienced discrimination in the military in…

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Added on: 08/10/2023

World Bank values violated by Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law

08/08/2023

The World Bank has said that Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law, which has been condemned by many countries and the United Nations, contradicts the bank’s values. A World Bank…

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Added on: 08/10/2023

LGBT Criticisms As Biden Admin Asked To Step In

08/09/2023

FIRST ON FOX– House Republicans want the Biden administration to step in to help two Finnish officials who are “stand[ing] trial for simply being Christians,” and echoing…

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Added on: 08/09/2023

Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’

08/08/2023

Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term “homosexuality” and instead to…

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Added on: 08/09/2023

‘You learn to hide your identity’: being queer in the Armenian army

08/08/2023

While military service is mandatory in Armenia, the prospect comes with many dangers for queer Armenians. Faced with a system that labels them mentally ill while both…

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Added on: 08/09/2023

World Bank says Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law violates its values

08/08/2023

The World Bank said on Tuesday it would halt new lending to the Ugandan government after concluding that its anti-LGBTQ law, which has been condemned by many…

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Added on: 08/09/2023

178 gay German soldiers apply for compensation over past discrimination

08/08/2023

The German defense ministry said Tuesday that it has received 178 applications for compensation from gay servicepeople who experienced discrimination in the military in the past. The…

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Added on: 08/08/2023

SNP’s LGBT rights record blasted by gay MP who says the Nats have ‘set back’ progress

08/08/2023

The SNP has “set back” gay rights with its gender reforms and “toxic” debate, claims an openly gay MP who called the Scottish party out on stage…

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Added on: 08/08/2023

The Double-Edged Sword: Hypocrisy or Homophobia?

08/07/2023

In recent days, videos of sexual relations allegedly involving a number of male officials of the Islamic Republic made the news. Reza Saghati, the dismissed director-general of…

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Added on: 08/08/2023

In Latest LGBTQ Crackdown, China Bans Rainbow Attire at Pop Concert

08/07/2023

eijing concert-goers say they were prevented from displaying rainbow imagery at a pop singer’s performance on Saturday, in a sign of increasing tightening on LGBTQ expression in…

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Added on: 08/08/2023

FDA policy allowing more gay and bisexual men to donate blood goes into effect

08/07/2023

In a victory for LGBTQ rights, a broad swath of the U.S. population of gay and bisexual men Monday became newly able donate blood, thanks to the…

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Added on: 08/07/2023

Portrush Pride: First rally a monumental moment, say organisers

08/06/2023

Organisers of Portrush’s first Pride rally said they were delighted with the “monumental moment”. The hometown of gay rights campaigner Mark Ashton hosted the rally on Saturday…

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Added on: 08/07/2023

Happy mothers’: South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood

08/06/2023

SEOUL – South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birthrate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they…

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Added on: 08/07/2023

Hundreds gather at Brooklyn gas station to remember O’Shae Sibley

08/06/2023

As night fell in southern Brooklyn on Aug. 4, a crowd of people equipped with pictures and Rainbow Flags swarmed the Brooklyn gas station where an out…

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Added on: 08/07/2023

Catholic Church open to everyone including LGBT: Pope

08/06/2023

Pope Francis says the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including the gay community, and that it has a duty to accompany them on a personal path…

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Added on: 08/06/2023

LGBT members in SVG say they want to leave – Human Rights Watch report

08/05/2023

More than 20 members of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-gender (LGBT) community in St Vincent and the Grenadines who were interviewed by the international Human Rights…

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Added on: 08/06/2023

Journalists, Rights Activists Warn of Damage From Anti-Gay Rhetoric in Turkey

08/05/2023

For staff at the Turkish LGBTQ online magazine Velvele, the worry that content will be censored is constant. “That’s one of the biggest threats that we might…

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Added on: 08/06/2023

Teen charged with hate crime in death of dancer in New York City

08/05/2023

A 17-year-old male has been charged with murder as a hate crime in the stabbing death in New York City of a man who was dancing at…

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Added on: 08/05/2023

Pediatricians’ group plans evidence review to inform care for transgender youth

08/04/2023

The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed on Thursday its existing policy supporting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, but the group also plans to conduct an additional review…

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Added on: 08/05/2023

Ukraine Military Has a New Transgender Spokesperson

08/03/2023

A transgender journalist from the United States is now an official spokesperson of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Kyiv Post on Thursday…

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Added on: 08/05/2023

S. Korean lesbian couple beat barriers to parenthood

08/04/2023

South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birth rate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they…

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Added on: 08/05/2023

More than 100 trans men enter Miss Italy pageant in protest after event organiser said transgender women would not be allowed to compete

08/04/2023

More than 100 transgender men have entered the Miss Italy pageant in protest after the event organiser said that transgender women would not be allowed to compete….

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Added on: 08/04/2023

Malaysian official brands LGBTQ+ people ‘perverted’ after eight protestors detained

08/04/2023

A representative for Malaysia’s government has described being queer as “a perverted lifestyle” following the arrest of eight LGBTQ+ advocates protesting in the country. In a statement…

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Added on: 08/04/2023

Panama decriminalized homosexuality 15 years ago: persecution continues

08/03/2023

After the cancellation of the decree law criminalizing sodomy, Panama decriminalized homosexuality 15 years ago, becoming the latest Latin American country to do so. Shortly before, activist Juan…

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Added on: 08/04/2023

Guadalajara says they will host a successful Gay Games despite low registration numbers

08/03/2023

Gay Games organizers in Guadalajara say that the games will go on in the Mexican city this November, regardless of historic-low registration numbers. It is, for the…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

High Court hears petition on adoption by LGBTQ couples: ‘Decision cannot be avoided’

08/02/2023

The High Court heard a petition Thursday against discrimination toward LGBTQ couples who wish to adopt, and indicated it might move to resolve the issue in the…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

USAID Releases Historic LGBTQ-Inclusive Development Policy

08/02/2023

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Wednesday its first-ever LGBTQI+ inclusive development policy, which will guide the agency’s inclusion of LGBTQ+ rights support in…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

Dyan Tai’s Mission To Showcase Queer Asian Excellence

08/02/2023

Dyan Tai, the self-described “Gaysian Empress of Sydney,” is a trilingual Malaysian-born classically trained musician, singer, performer, cabaret artist, DJ, and fixture of the Sydney Queer arts…

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Added on: 08/03/2023

Negros Occidental town declares drag queen Pura Luka Vega persona non grata

08/02/2023

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – A municipal government in Negros Occidental declared drag queen Pura Luka Vega unwelcome in its town on Tuesday, August 1. The persona non grata…