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Added on: 09/25/2022

Serbia’s Conservatives Seek Textbook Ban Over ‘LGBT Ideology’

Radio Free Europe
09/25/2022
Staunch religious and political conservatives have teamed up to challenge Serbia’s recently revamped school curriculum over descriptions of gender and sexual identity, sparking a formal review that…
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Added on: 09/25/2022

LGBT+ Conservatives urged to pull branded condoms ‘as a favour’ to Liz Truss

Pink News
09/23/2022
Internal emails from LGBT+ Conservatives suggest the group was told to pull its branded condoms from conference by the prime minister. The party’s LGBTQ+ group announced on…
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Added on: 09/25/2022

The Most Dominant Toxic Election Narratives Online

New York Times
09/24/2022
Ballot mules. Poll watch parties. Groomers. These topics are now among the most dominant divisive and misleading narratives online about November’s midterm elections, according to researchers and…
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Added on: 09/25/2022

Same-sex parenting not normal, says aide to Italy’s Meloni

EuroNews
09/24/2022
Same-sex parenting is not normal, a senior member of the far-right party expected to win Italy’s election on Sunday has suggested, casting a fresh spotlight on its…
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Added on: 09/24/2022

Pakistan: Transgender rights in focus amid religious complaints

Deutsche Welle
09/23/2022
A religious party in Pakistan has filed a petition against a law that protects the rights of transgender people. Opponents say the legislation could act as a…
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Added on: 09/24/2022

Turkey’s Anti-LGBTQ Display Reflects Nation’s Political Shift

Voice of America
09/23/2022
The 25-year-old translator by day and trans drag performer by night felt overwhelming panic and anxiety when several thousand demonstrators gathered and marched Sunday in Turkey to…
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Added on: 09/23/2022

Italian politics has been in trouble for decades. Now it’s heading for a new low

The Guardian
09/19/2022
Earlier this month, Alessio Di Giulio, a Florentine councillor with rightwing populist party the League, posted a 17-second video that, to my mind, marks the nadir of…
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Added on: 09/23/2022

In divisive election, Brazil’s trans candidates face threats, intimidation

Thomson Reuters Foundation
09/22/2022
At her campaign headquarters, Brazilian congressional hopeful Duda Salabert gently lays out the newspaper clippings sent to her in August. Her photo is on many of the…
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Added on: 09/23/2022

Prove World Cup will be safe, England LGBTQ+ supporters’ group tells Qatar

The Guardian
09/22/2022
The England national team’s largest LGBTQ+ supporters’ group has urged Qatar’s authorities to provide clear reassurances that it will be safe for gay fans to visit for…
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Added on: 09/21/2022

iQiyi Says Deletion of LGBTQ Series in Singapore Is Temporary

Variety
09/20/2022
Chinese-owned video streamer iQiyi has confirmed that it has blocked access in Singapore to ten gay-themed TV series. But it says that the move is temporary. “The…
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Added on: 09/21/2022

Michigan Senate passes resolution condemning state’s controversial LGBTQ teacher training videos

M Live
09/20/2022
In the first Senate session day since July, a resolution voted along party lines condemning controversial Michigan Department of Education (MDE) teacher training videos was adopted in…
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Added on: 09/21/2022

Bishops in Belgium authorize prayer for committed gay couples

Angelus
09/20/2022
The Flemish-speaking bishops of Belgium have appointed a contact person for ministry to and with gay Catholics and have authorized prayer for committed gay couples on the…
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Added on: 09/21/2022

‘People should be who they are’: Kenyans embrace genderless fashion

The Guardian
09/20/2022
A growing number of Kenyan labels are embracing genderless fashion, as a younger, more vocal generation calls for greater inclusivity and creativity in clothing designs. In July,…
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Added on: 09/20/2022

Qatar’s Ambassador to Germany Faces LGBT-Rights Appeal Before World Cup

Sports Illustrated
09/19/2022
Qatar’s ambassador to Germany was urged Monday to abolish his country’s death penalty for homosexuality at a human rights congress hosted by the German soccer federation two…
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Added on: 09/20/2022

Thousands march in anti-LGBT demonstration in Istanbul

EuroNews
09/19/2022
Several thousand people have taken part in an anti-LGBT demonstration in Istanbul. They called for LGBT associations to be closed down and displayed signs that read: “protect…
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Added on: 09/20/2022

Montana to let transgender people change their birth record

Politico
09/19/2022
After months of defiance, Montana’s health department said Monday it will follow a judge’s ruling and temporarily allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth…
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Added on: 09/20/2022

Bishops’ Conference in the Philippines Denounces Gay Former Seminarian’s Wedding

New Ways Ministry
09/19/2022
In an unprecedented move, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has issued a public denouncement of a former seminarian for having a wedding service with…
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Added on: 09/19/2022

Gay Likud MK defends Netanyahu’s push for inclusion of anti-LGBT Noam party in bloc

Times of Israel
09/18/2022
Likud MK Amir Ohana on Sunday defended party leader Benjamin Netanyahu’s push to get anti-LGBT party Noam into the Knesset in the next election, saying he was…
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Added on: 09/19/2022

Thousands march in Turkey to demand ban on LGBTQ groups

ABC News
09/18/2022
An anti-LGBTQ group marched Sunday in Istanbul, demanding that LGBTQ associations be shuttered and their activities banned, in the largest demonstration of its kind in Turkey. Several…
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Added on: 09/18/2022

Turkish Regulator Criticized Over Public Service Video

Voice of America
09/16/2022
Turkish media and LGBTQ groups are questioning a decision by the country’s regulator to classify a video from a coalition of conservative groups as a public service…
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Added on: 09/18/2022

Texas judge halts investigations of transgender families who belong to national advocacy group

KERA
09/16/2022
A state district judge on Friday granted a temporary halt into the investigations of families with transgender children who belong to one of the largest LGBTQ advocacy…
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Added on: 09/18/2022

Police and anti-LGBT protesters clash in Belgrade as EuroPride march goes ahead

BNE IntelliNews
09/17/2022
Serbian riot police clashed with anti-LGBT protesters in the capital Belgrade on September 17, as a last minute government decision allowed the EuroPride march to go ahead….
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Added on: 09/18/2022

Egypt integrates sex education ‘to stop homosexuality’

The New Arab
09/17/2022
The Egyptian education ministry has ordered educational directorates to integrate concepts of sexual education, sexual harassment and sexual violence into the basic education curriculum, local media reported…
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Added on: 09/17/2022

Anti-gay sentiment shows limit of Gulf states’ liberal drive

Financial Times
09/16/2022
Teachers returning for the new academic year in the United Arab Emirates were struck by a new bureaucratic demand. In a new code of conduct, one clause…
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Added on: 09/17/2022

Dance music festival gets Uganda’s OK despite worries that it ‘promotes gays’

Erasing 76 Crimes
09/15/2022
One of East Africa’s most popular music festivals has been cleared to go ahead after members of parliament tried to ban it for “promoting gays” in the…
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Added on: 09/17/2022

Divorcing the TQ from LGB

Spectator Australia
09/16/2022
The LGB is divorcing the TQ and there is a court case. While the world’s eyes are on Britain changing monarchs, those of us who are interested…
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Added on: 09/17/2022

Defying ministry, rabbis tell school to put transgender boy in female-only class

Times of Israel
09/16/2022
Over a dozen rabbis called Thursday for a religious school in central Israel to force an 8-year-old transgender student into a female-only classroom, defying the wishes of…
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Added on: 09/17/2022

Despite ban and protests, LGBTQ organizers move forward with EuroPride march in Serbia

PBS
09/16/2022
Organizers of European LGBTQ events in Belgrade this week said Friday they will hold a planned Pride march on the streets of the Serbian capital despite a…
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Added on: 09/15/2022

Serbian pride officially banned after threats

CNE
09/15/2022
The EuroPride was launched on September 12. Its opening passed without incidents, RFERL reports. However, on Tuesday, the Serbian authorities officially banned the event. The Pride Parade,…
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Added on: 09/15/2022

Singapore mulls ‘cancel culture’ legislation amid gay marriage debate

Bloomberg
09/15/2022
Singapore’s law minister says “cancel culture” rules may be included in legislation in the near future as the government looks to protect residents against online pressure over…
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