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Added on: 07/03/2022

In Switzerland, first same-sex couples say ‘I do’

7/1/22

Alois Carnier, 57, and Peter Leu, 67, said “wholeheartedly, I do” to each other on Friday as same-sex marriages became legal in Switzerland. It is the first…

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Added on: 07/03/2022

20-YEAR-OLD MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK ON NEW ZEALAND’S ‘BIG GAY PINK’ CHURCH

7/1/22

A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to an anti-semitic and homophobic attack on New Zealand’s famous queer ‘Pink’ church. Gloria of Greymouth, a deconsecrated church building (formerly…

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Added on: 07/03/2022

50 years of Pride in the UK and why we still need it

6/30/22

“I came out to my mother with the words: ‘Mum, I think I’m becoming homosexual.’” Ted Brown grew up in London at a time when homosexuality was…

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Added on: 07/02/2022

Taiwan accepts same-sex marriage, so why not adoption?

7/1/22

Wang Chen-wei and Chen Jun-ru are unique among parents in Taiwan. This year, in a landmark legal case, the two men became the first same-sex couple on…

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Added on: 07/02/2022

‘The Book of Queer’ Creator Eric Cervini On The Subversive Joy of Telling Our Own History

7/1/22

Just because June is over, it doesn’t mean we stop commemorating Pride. It’s actually more important to not contain our celebration to one singular month, and we…

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Added on: 07/02/2022

I can’t take my family to Texas,’ or another red state: Military parents fight to protect their transgender kids

7/1/22

Over the past 19 years, Alleria Stanley’s family has grown accustomed to packing up and moving wherever the Army tells them to go, measuring time by all…

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Added on: 07/01/2022

Pride: Amazon restricts LGBT goods in United Arab Emirates

06/30/2022

Online retail giant Amazon has restricted search results related to LGBT people and issues on its website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The firm took the…

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Added on: 07/01/2022

Challenging Tunisian society’s homophobia through theatre

06/30/2022

For the LGBTQI+ community in North Africa and the Middle East, Pride Month is bittersweet. While celebrating their love and existence within safe and private spaces, members of…

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Added on: 07/01/2022

3 LGBTQ diplomats see opportunity and crisis for queer people around the world

06/30/2022

The world is at an inflection point for LBGTQ rights, as a mixture of opportunities and crises converge, according to an assessment from one of the world’s…

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Added on: 07/01/2022

Polish top court upholds annulment of anti-LGBT resolutions

06/30/2022

Poland’s highest administrative court has ruled that resolutions adopted by local authorities declaring themselves free from “LGBT ideology” were rightly annulled by lower courts. In the first…

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Added on: 06/30/2022

Proud Boys Showed Up To A Pride Month Library Event But Were Met With A “Human Shield” Of LGBTQ Supporters

06/29/2022

Kathryn Vargas wasn’t sure whether she would take her kids to the Pride Month Family Storytime event on Saturday at a public library in McKinney, Texas, a suburb north of…

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Added on: 06/30/2022

Help us free 7 imprisoned LGBT victims of homophobia

06/29/2022

Elmer, Amir, Dick, Martin and Octavia are locked up in Cameroon’s Yaoundé Central Prison, serving sentences for whom and how they love. You can help get them out. Cam…

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Added on: 06/30/2022

KwaZulu-Natal LGBTQI+ community living in fear amid frequent attacks

06/29/2022

The group feels threatened and the continuous attacks have worsened matters. The LGBTQI+ community in KwaZulu-Natal says they are still not safe. This is despite various campaigns aimed…

World Voices

Added on: 06/29/2022

Leanne Mc Brearty — Inishowen Pride, Ireland

Alturi Contributor

How did you become involved in Inishowen Pride, and what has been your role in the organization? I was born and still live in Buncrana, County Donegal….

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Added on: 06/29/2022

The Pink Foxes Organise to Protect Queer People in Dublin.

06/29/2022

On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Dr Stephen Hatton waited nervously in a large room with red walls and a high ceiling on the first floor of Outhouse,…

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Added on: 06/29/2022

Shunned by law and society, Afghanistan’s LGBT community calls for help.

06/28/2022

Rejected by both law and the society, Afghanistan’s LGBT people have been facing a deeper crisis with the Taliban seizing power and implementing a strict form of…

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Added on: 06/29/2022

Norway police seek delay to Pride events after gay bar shooting.

06/28/2022

Norwegian police said on Monday all Pride events across the country should be delayed, citing security concerns after a deadly weekend rampage by a gunman at a…

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Added on: 06/29/2022

Polish court rules that four “LGBT-free zones” must be abolished.

06/28/2022

A top Polish appeals court ruled on Tuesday that so-called “LGBT-free zones” must be scrapped in four municipalities, a verdict welcomed by activists as a victory for…

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Added on: 06/28/2022

How drag is revitalizing queer culture in rural Canada and smaller cities like Kingston.

06/27/2022

There were families, university students, seniors—a kaleidoscope of people draped in rainbow flags. Some arrived in drag, adorned in multicoloured outfits. Saturday’s Pride parade in Kingston, Ontario,…

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Added on: 06/28/2022

Spanish government approves new bill on transgender rights.

06/27/2022

Spain’s Cabinet approved on Monday a new draft of a LGBTQ rights bill that if backed by parliament will allow people as young as 16 to change…

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Added on: 06/28/2022

LGBTQ+ Nigerians Are Celebrating Pride Month in Defiance of Anti-Gay Law.

06/27/2022

YouTuber Victor Emmanuel knows first-hand how tough life is for people who are openly gay in Nigeria, where LGBTQ+ relationships and even same-sex displays of affection are…

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Added on: 06/28/2022

Discipline, teamwork, acceptance: why football is a lifeline for queer Cambodian teens.

06/27/2022

As a teenager Lorn “Leak” Sreyleak looked forward to playing football every week with friends in his home town of Kampong Chhnang. But the 15-year-old couldn’t help…

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Added on: 06/27/2022

First Russia, Then Hungary, Now Romania Is Considering A ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law

06/26/2022

BUCHAREST — Romania is considering a bill that would ban minors from being exposed to so-called “gay propaganda” in schools and in public life, despite warnings from…

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Added on: 06/27/2022

‘Today we can be ourselves’: LGBTI cry out for rights in Panama

06/26/2022

Panama City, Jun 25 (EFE).- Holding hands, Aurielis and Ivon arrived Saturday smiling at one of the concentration points in Panama City to participate in a Pride…

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Added on: 06/27/2022

Meet the 14-year-old bringing a queer youth conference to rural Texas

06/26/2022

A ninth grader in Mission, Texas is bringing a queer youth conference to his rural hometown after winning a $10,000 grant from the nonprofit group It Gets…

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Added on: 06/26/2022

Mawlawi tells security forces to stop LGBTQ gatherings

6/25/22

Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister has given instructions to security forces to stop gatherings of the LGBTQ community, following pressure from religious institutions. Caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi…

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Added on: 06/26/2022

Horror on Oslo Pride day as gunman goes on deadly rampage at gay bar

6/25/22

Terrified revellers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people…

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Added on: 06/26/2022

Mass same-sex wedding in Mexico challenges discrimination

6/25/22

Even after five years of living together in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, something as simple as holding hands or sharing a kiss in public is…

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Added on: 06/26/2022

With war, Kyiv pride parade becomes a peace march in Warsaw

6/25/22

Ukraine’s largest LGBTQ rights event, KyivPride, went ahead Saturday, although not on its native streets or as a celebration. Due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the event…

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Added on: 06/25/2022

Lebanon interior minister tells security forces to ‘stop’ LGBTQ gatherings over pressure from religious figures

6/24/22

Lebanon’s interior minister gave instructions to security forces on Friday to stop gatherings of the LGBTQ community, following pressure from religious institutions. Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi instructed…