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Added on: 07/22/2024

Trans Housing Coalition Receives Grant to Fight Trans Homelessness in Atlanta

07/21/2024

Trans Housing Coalition will be expanding its Housing First Program after receiving a grant from Health Care Advocates International’s HCAI Fund. The non-profit, an Atlanta-based trans-led organization aimed…

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Added on: 07/22/2024

From fear to freedom: LGBTQ+ migrants seek safe haven in Germany

07/21/2024

Faced with rape threats, forced conversion therapy, and the necessity to flee their homeland, four queer individuals share their experiences with DW. “The Russian police threatened to…

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Added on: 07/22/2024

Bangladesh Supreme Court sets aside government jobs for third-gender people

07/21/2024

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ruled today that 1 percent of government jobs must be set aside for third-gender people and those with physical challenges. The human rights…

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Added on: 07/21/2024

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act challenged at Supreme Court

07/19/2024

Following months of preparations, the long-awaited joint appeal to the Supreme Court of Uganda against the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) was formally lodged on July 11 by 22…

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Added on: 07/21/2024

‘Better days’ ahead for South Korea LGBTQ couples after landmark ruling

07/20/2024

When South Korea was run by a military-backed authoritarian government in the 1970s, a “coffee house” where lesbians secretly gathered was an easy target. The country has…

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Added on: 07/20/2024

Marriage equality comes to Aruba and Curacao; South Korea sees progress on LGBTQ unions

07/19/2024

The global push to recognize the rights of LGBTQ couples continued in separate parts of the world this month when the Dutch Supreme Court ordered the legalization…

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Added on: 07/20/2024

Turkey Bans Transgender Art Exhibition Amid Intensified LGBTQ+ Crackdown

07/19/2024

Turkish authorities have banned an exhibition that explores the art and history of the country’s transgender community, the Art Newspaper reported Thursday. Authorities shut down the exhibition,…

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Added on: 07/19/2024

House to review anti-homosexuality law

07/18/2024

Capitol Hill, Liberia, July 19, 2024 – Liberia’s House of Representatives has instructed its committees on Gender, Health, and Judiciary to review the request for the amendment…

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Added on: 07/19/2024

This African country never outlawed homosexuality… until now

07/18/2024

The military junta ruling the West African county of Burkina Faso announced that homosexual acts will now be a punishable offense. As such, the nation is the…

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Added on: 07/18/2024

Ghana supreme court defers ruling on anti-LGBTQ bill

07/17/2024

Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred its ruling on a request to restrain parliament from transmitting a highly contested anti-LGBTQ bill to President Nana Akufo-Addo for his final…

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Added on: 07/18/2024

Dutch Supreme Court Allows Gay Marriage in Aruba and Curaçao

07/17/2024

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ruled that Aruba and Curaçao must allow same-sex couples to marry, overturning an existing prohibition on the practice in those constituent…

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Added on: 07/18/2024

Nearly half of 18 to 24 year olds are ‘not fully straight’, new survey shows

07/16/2024

Findings in the Global Sex Survey, marking condom company Durex’s 95th anniversary, suggested society is becoming more open to sexual diversity than ever before. Forty-four per cent…

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Added on: 07/17/2024

Tel Aviv backs housing for transgender community with support from religious factions

07/16/2024

The Tel Aviv City Council has approved a proposal by council member Reut Nagar to consider allocating part of the city’s affordable housing project to the transgender…

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Added on: 07/17/2024

We Are Being Killed’: A Gay Man Forced To Escape Turkmenistan

07/16/2024

David Omarov, a native of Turkmenistan, says he was arrested and tortured there for being gay — a crime under the country’s repressive regime. He was also…

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Added on: 07/17/2024

California bans forced outing of LGBTQ+ students as Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark law

07/16/2024

California has enacted a landmark law banning schools from outing LGBTQ+ students to their parents or guardians, becoming the first state to ban forced outing. Democratic Gov….

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Added on: 07/17/2024

In Senegal, anti-LGBT forces seek longer prison time for gay sex

07/16/2024

Since 2020, Senegal has been debating the effectiveness of its repression of homosexuality. Abuses of all kinds against LGBT+ people are commonplace in the West African nation,…

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Added on: 07/16/2024

The Struggle to Reclaim Autonomy in the Two-Spirit Movement

07/15/2024

For centuries, two-spirit individuals have been subjected to violence and assimilation. Today, two-spirit activists across the United States are coming together to reclaim their autonomy and preserve…

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Added on: 07/16/2024

Ghana’s brazen move to outlaw LGBTQI groups is the latest attack on freedom of association in Africa

07/15/2024

The fundamental freedoms of assembly, expression and association for queer individuals are under siege. These are sentiments Graeme Reid, an expert on protection against violence and discrimination…

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Added on: 07/16/2024

Albania Urged to Enhance Implementation of LGBT Protections Amid Discrimination

07/15/2024

The Government of Albania has made notable strides in creating a framework to combat discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. However, more efforts are needed…

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Added on: 07/16/2024

Republican National Convention: Marjorie Taylor Greene Attacks Transgender Individuals And “Illegal Aliens”

07/15/2024

As one of the first big name speakers on the first night of the Republican National Convention, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) delivered a speech that started…

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Added on: 07/15/2024

Queer Amsterdam pull out of Pride Walk after Israeli flag row

07/14/2024

The Queer Amsterdam foundation has pulled out of organising this year’s Pride Walk, one of the highlights of the annual Pride celebrations in the capital, because of a…

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Added on: 07/15/2024

Cameroon activists hope for change after president’s daughter comes out

07/14/2024

Brenda Biya, 26, shared a photo on social media late last month that showed her embracing Brazilian model Layyons Valença. The post was accompanied by the caption:…

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Added on: 07/15/2024

Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change one’s sex on a birth certificate

07/14/2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the…

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Added on: 07/15/2024

LGBT Pride and Euro 2024 Become Focus for Online Hate Speech

07/14/2024

The 22nd Istanbul Pride march set out from Bagdat Street in the city’s Kadikoy district instead of the previously announced start point, as Pride week organisers sought…

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Added on: 07/14/2024

Congo’s national prosecutor orders crackdown on homosexuality

07/13/2024

Firmin Mvonde Mambu, the Public Prosecutor of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has ordered regional prosecutors to initiate proceedings “against the perpetrators of deviant practices of…

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Added on: 07/14/2024

Turkish LGBTI+ Activist Arrested Over Posts Condemning Attacks on Refugees

07/13/2024

An LGBTI+ rights activist and member of the Workers’ Party of Turkey, TIP, Iris Mozalar, was arrested on Thursday over her social media posts condemning violent incidents…

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Added on: 07/14/2024

Uganda rights activists file appeal against ruling on anti-LGBTQ law

07/13/2024

Ugandan human rights advocates on Thursday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against a ruling by a lower court that upheld a draconian anti-homosexuality law which…

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Added on: 07/13/2024

‘Sexual Orientation’ A Political Manipulation Of West – ECOWAS Commissioner

07/12/2024

The ECOWAS Commissioner for Human Development and Social Affairs, Prof Fatou Sow Sarr, has said the issue of “sexual orientation” is a political manipulation of the West….

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Added on: 07/12/2024

Gay furry hackers target Heritage Foundation

07/11/2024

A collective of self-described “gay furry hackers” breached the right-wing Heritage Foundation’s computer networks and released sensitive data from the group that is spearheading the dangerous Project…

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Added on: 07/12/2024

Labour reportedly drops ban on ‘woke’ LGBTQ+ lanyards in civil service

07/11/2024

The government has reportedly dropped the ban on members of the civil service wearing rainbow lanyards. Ministers are also set to consider whether or not to revoke…