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Added on: 06/21/2022

LGBTI event at İstanbul University canceled over threats, 26 students briefly detained.

06/20/2022

A picnic scheduled to take place on the Beyazıt campus of İstanbul University as part of LGBTI Pride Week activities was canceled after it was targeted by…

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Added on: 06/21/2022

Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage.

06/20/2022

A court in Osaka has dismissed a lawsuit that argued Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. The ruling on Monday dealt a setback to LGBTQ rights…

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Added on: 06/21/2022

Gay pro rugby player Nick McCarthy comes out in Ireland to widespread acceptance.

06/20/2022

Nick McCarthy, a professional rugby player for Leinster in Ireland, has come out publicly as gay. In an interview with his team’s website, McCarthy said he considered…

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Added on: 06/21/2022

LGBTQ rap collectives are here to stay – and we couldn’t be more proud.

06/20/22

Something close to alchemy happens when rap collectives make music together. Differing voices, perspectives, and styles collide over the beat, materializing in fresh, exciting musical ideas. Often,…

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Added on: 06/20/2022

Born in Nagaland, Miss Bhutan 2022, a proud lesbian, to represent country at Miss Universe pageant

06/19/2022

In a major shift in paradigm for Bhutan, which is generally considered as a traditional and conservative country, will send a lesbian to the Miss Universe 2022…

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Added on: 06/20/2022

Palestinian Activists Ban Concert for LGBTQ Community in Ramallah

06/19/2022

Palestinian activists shut down a concert for the LGBTQ community that was scheduled to take place in Ramallah over the weekend. East Jerusalem singer-songwriter and video artist…

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Added on: 06/20/2022

How Henna Is Helping Proudly Brown And Queer Individuals Reconnect With Their Heritage

06/19/2022

In a rebellious move against the gender binary, as well as notions of toxic masculinity imposed by their South Asian heritage, brown gay men and non-binary individuals…

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Added on: 06/20/2022

FINA to Restrict Participation of Transgender Athletes in Elite Swimming Events

06/19/2022

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday. FINA members widely adopted a new “gender inclusion…

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Added on: 06/19/2022

Lithuanian bishops call for scrapping of same-sex partnership bill

6/18/22

Lithuanian bishops have called on politicians to vote down proposed same-sex partnership legislation, quoting words used by Pope Francis to argue that civil unions distort the concept…

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Added on: 06/19/2022

Singapore’s Pink Dot gay pride rally returns, as MP from ruling party attends for first time – and in a pink T-shirt

6/18/22

Singapore’s annual Pink Dot gay pride rally returned to the nation’s sole government-designated free speech zone on Saturday with palpable excitement after a two-year interruption and amid…

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Added on: 06/19/2022

Anti-LGBTQ+ attacks by US extremist groups surge as right spews vitriol

6/18/22

In Idaho, police recently found 31 members of a white supremacist group packed into the back of a U-Haul truck, apparently on their way to an LGBTQ+…

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Added on: 06/19/2022

Bermuda moves to recognise its last same-sex marriages

6/18/22

Legislation was tabled in Bermuda’s House of Assembly today to recognise same-sex marriages that were carried until March 14, 2022, to be recognised. Deputy Premier and Minister…

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Added on: 06/18/2022

LGBTQ Tolerance Billboards Destroyed in Ghana

6/17/22

Rights activists in Ghana are protesting after a crowd, urged on by a member of parliament, tore down a billboard that promoted tolerance toward the LGBTQ community….

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Added on: 06/18/2022

Romania threatened with legal action over ‘shameful’ LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ bill

6/17/22

A cross-party group of MEPs have called on Romania to drop a proposed law comparable to Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda” ban. Romania is considering a bill that…

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Added on: 06/18/2022

Cycling’s governing body sets stricter rules for transgender athletes

6/17/22

Transgender cyclists face tougher eligibility rules after the sport’s governing body doubled the period of time before a rider transitioning from male to female can compete. Riders…

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Added on: 06/17/2022

Bulgaria’s Embattled LGBT Community Eyes Calmer Celebration This Year

06/17/2022

Sofia Pride marks its 15th edition this week with various activities, including exhibitions, film screenings and, on Saturday June 18, an open-air concert featuring some of the…

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Added on: 06/17/2022

Right-Wing Groups Target Pride Events Amid Rising Anti-LGBTQ Rhetoric

06/16/2022

Panda Dulce was just about to begin her Drag Queen Story Hour on Saturday in San Lorenzo, Calif., when a group of eight to 10 men marched…

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Added on: 06/17/2022

Feminist and LGBT Rights Activist on Trial in Russia

06/16/2022

A prosecutor has called for Russian activist Yulia Tsvetkova to serve three years and two months in prison during a closed trial over absurd “pornography” charges. The…

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Added on: 06/17/2022

European LGBT Cops Won’t Wear Uniforms in Athens Pride Parade

06/16/2022

ATHENS – They won’t be wearing their uniforms but members of the European LGBT Police Association, after meeting in the Greek capital, said they will take part…

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Added on: 06/16/2022

Biden targets conversion therapy, transgender bans in Pride Month order

06/15/2022

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed at curbing discrimination against transgender youth and drying up federal funding for the controversial practice of…

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Added on: 06/16/2022

Thailand edges closer to legalising same-sex unions

06/15/2022

Lawmakers in Thailand on Wednesday passed at first reading four different bills on same-sex unions, moving a step closer towards becoming the second territory in Asia to…

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Added on: 06/16/2022

Tokyo moves to allow same-sex partnerships, but not as legal marriage

06/15/2022

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday adopted legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships, which will extend some rights that apply to married heterosexual couples but falls short of allowing…

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Added on: 06/16/2022

7 LGBTQ Uprisings Before Stonewall

06/15/2022

The Stonewall Riots of 1969 are arguably the most famous and impactful uprisings for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) rights. But they are not the…

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Added on: 06/15/2022

Indonesia’s LGBTQ couples fear Parliament will make their love a crime.

06/14/2022

LGBTQ citizens of Indonesia are worried that legislators who are working on an extensive revision of the nation’s criminal code might make forms of LGBTQ sexual activity…

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Added on: 06/15/2022

At Nepal’s Pride Parade, A Unique Vision of Queer Resistance.

06/14/2022

On Saturday, after a two-year, COVID-induced hiatus, members of the Nepali queer community and their allies took to the streets of Kathmandu for the Nepal Pride Parade—celebrating…

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Added on: 06/15/2022

ACT releases Australian-first draft law to protect intersex children from irreversible medical harm.

06/14/2022

The Australian Capital Territory government has released a consultation draft law to protect the rights of intersex people. If passed, the bill would ban deferrable medical interventions…

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Added on: 06/15/2022

How Kyiv’s L.G.B.T.Q. Community Found Shelter from the Russian Invasion.

06/14/2022

“The scariest thing was waking up,” Jul Sirous told me about the first couple of weeks after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in February. “What…

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Added on: 06/14/2022

Ugandan vlogger’s homophobic rant puts migrant workers at risk.

06/13/2022

A self-righteous Ugandan national living in the Middle East has released an excruciatingly homophobic online rant blasting Ugandans and other Africans for engaging in adult consensual same-sex…

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Added on: 06/14/2022

JOC signs framework agreement with LGBTQ hub Pride House Tokyo.

06/13/2022

The Japanese Olympic Committee on Monday signed a framework agreement with the LGBTQ hub Pride House Tokyo to promote inclusiveness in the sporting world. JOC President Yasuhiro…

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Added on: 06/14/2022

Israel’s MKs surveyed on gay marriage.

06/13/2022

As Pride Month is celebrated all over the world, Israeli citizens are once again sharply reminded that gay marriage is still not recognized by the state. Israeli…