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Added on: 02/05/2022

New highly virulent and damaging HIV variant discovered in the Netherlands

2/4/22

As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated, new mutations in viral genetic sequences can have significant impacts on the virus’s transmissibility and the damage it causes. For…

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Added on: 02/03/2022

One Trans Woman’s Fight Against a Bill That Would Criminalise Ghana’s LGBT+ Community

02/03/2022

In a dimly-lit room with racks of women’s clothing, Ghanaian artist and LGBT+ activist Va-Bene Elikem Fiatsi flipped through photo self-portraits illustrating her transition to womanhood. Transitioning…

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Added on: 02/02/2022

South Florida Students Rally Against “Don’t Say Gay” Bill In Florida Legislature.

02/01/2022

A group of about a hundred people gathered outside the Pride Center in Wilton Manors Tuesday, rallying against a proposal in the Florida legislature that would limit…

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Added on: 02/02/2022

How HIV elimination is within Australia’s reach.

02/01/2022

Australian HIV diagnoses have hit an all-time low, with the country in sight of eliminating transmissions. It’s a legacy of Australia’s early, effective response, reports Gary Nunn…

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Added on: 02/01/2022

German Bishops Back the LGBT Campaign.

01/31/2022

Several German bishops have praised the extensive LGBT media campaign involving German priests and church workers, accusing the Catholic Church of advocating “defamatory” teachings on “gender and…

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Added on: 02/01/2022

Tough times for trans Indonesians, battered by Covid and the label ‘LGBT’.

01/31/2022

The adoption of the label “LGBT” for Indonesia’s sexual minorities has increased their visibility but also made them a target of conservatives’ hostility, according to author/researcher Hendri…

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Added on: 02/01/2022

Mental Health of the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Population in China.

01/31/2022

A systematic review found a high prevalence of mental health problems among transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) individuals living in China and that there was limited access…

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Added on: 02/01/2022

He started an LGBTQ magazine during the pandemic. Here’s what he learned.

01/31/2022

Ten years have passed since the germ of the idea for a Florida-based LGBTQ publication first came to journalist John Sotomayor. And in 10 years, much has…

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Added on: 01/29/2022

Qtalk counselors call the LGBTQ+ advice app ‘truly brilliant’, ‘a life saver’

1/28/22

In Nigeria, the Qtalk app on Android phones is “a life saver”, “truly brilliant” and “like magic”, according to counselors who use it to provide free confidential…

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Added on: 01/29/2022

LGBT veterans: Flashbacks after ‘sadistic’ interrogation

1/28/22

A gay veteran said being starved, denied sleep and subjected to “sadistic” internal examinations on an RAF station has left him with flashbacks and depression 35 years…

World Voices

Added on: 01/28/2022

James Bates — Gender Community Lending Library, United Kingdom

Alturi Contributor

What led to the founding of the Gender Community Lending Library (GCLL)? In Autumn 2020, I was close to being ‘stealth.’ Not even my closest friends knew…

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Added on: 01/23/2022

Overturning Roe would also devastate LGBTQIA+ community

1/23/22

This year marks the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and it is no coincidence that there is currently much discourse about the potential for the Supreme…

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Added on: 01/23/2022

Rightify Ghana launches fundraising appeal to expand advocacy for LGBTQI+ people

1/22/22

A leading LGBT advocacy group in Ghana that has put a spotlight on what it calls the “worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever” is seeking donations from LGBTQ rights…

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Added on: 01/16/2022

Historic blood shortage fuels calls for FDA to ease restrictions on gay men donating blood

1/15/22

Pressure is mounting on the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate longstanding restrictions on gay or bisexual men donating blood in the United States as the blood…

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Added on: 01/15/2022

Veterans can now identify as trans and nonbinary in VA health records

1/14/22

Veterans in the U.S. are now able to identify as transgender and and nonbinary in official medical records, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced this week. “All…

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Added on: 01/08/2022

Gay South Korean couple lose equal coverage lawsuit against health insurer

1/7/22

A Seoul court rejected a landmark lawsuit by a same-sex couple over shared health insurance benefits Friday, a ruling that advocates say highlights the challenges the lesbian,…

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Added on: 01/05/2022

Intersex bill, again, dies in committee.

01/04/2022

Lacking the votes to pass his bill banning medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children out of committee, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced January 4…

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Added on: 01/04/2022

Meet Trinetra Haldar Gummaraj, Karnataka’s First Transgender Doctor.

01/03/2022

Transgender activist, surgeon in training, and Instagram influencer Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju is fighting bigotry. She is taking on prejudice against the trans community and hopes to improve…

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Added on: 01/04/2022

How a music video about a gay teen may have saved hundreds of lives.

01/03/2022

The 2017 music video for rapper Logic’s song “1-800-273-8255” may have saved hundreds of lives, a new study found. The song’s title is the phone number of…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Trans man who took school bathroom case all the way to the Supreme Court facing homelessness

12/31/2021

The LGBT+ community and allies are raising funds for trans trailblazer Gavin Grimm, who is at risk of homelessness. Grimm was involved in a seven-year-long battle that…

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Added on: 12/30/2021

10 essential LGBT+ books that opened minds and broadened horizons in 2021

12/30/2021

Over the last year, countless powerful and important LGBT+ books have been published – and they’ve helped queer people feel seen in new and exciting ways. Queer…

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Added on: 12/30/2021

Out in the World: Mixed record on LGBTQ rights across the world in 2021

12/29/2021

The year started out on a hopeful note. The world was looking forward to getting past a dark period in America’s leadership and the global COVID-19 pandemic….

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Added on: 12/28/2021

LEBANON ARRESTS 25-YEAR-OLD LESBIAN REFUGEE ON THEIR WAY TO AUSTRALIA

12/27/2021

A Jordanian LGBTQI+ ‘rights defender’ and refugee on their way to Australia has been detained in Lebanon. According to Amnesty International Australia, AOA, a 25-year-old lesbian, non-binary…

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Added on: 12/25/2021

Understanding the plight of Intersex

12/24/2021

In our society, the intersex have always had to face stigma as well as discrimination because of the misconceptions that are imbedded in the minds of the…

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Added on: 12/21/2021

Colombia’s Ombudsman calls for protection of sexually diverse individuals

12/20/2021

The Office of Colombia’s Ombudsman Monday launched an appeal for the authorities to look after the integrity of LGBTQ people after 35 transgender women have been murdered…

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Added on: 12/19/2021

Uganda tests drones to speed up delivery of HIV medicine

12/16/21

Uganda is delivering HIV medicine by drone in an archipelago in Lake Victoria, a pilot programme aiming to improve the transport of medical supplies for the country’s…

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Added on: 12/15/2021

Barbados can ‘wipe the slate’ on LGBT+ rights as a newly-christened republic, campaigners say

12/14/2021

In November, Barbados removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and welcomed in president Sandra Mason in a historic ceremony which broke the nation’s ties…

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Added on: 12/15/2021

France’s parliament has voted to ban gay ‘conversion’ practices

12/14/2021

France’s parliament has voted to ban so-called conversion therapy, joining a handful of countries that have taken steps to outlaw practices that seek to change a person’s…

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Added on: 12/15/2021

Liberia’s LGBTQ Community Faces Enormous Challenges

12/14/2021

Being a lesbian or gay man is a non-issue. Being harmed because of who we are, is a huge issue,” Lorna Dias, Executive Coordinator of the Gay…

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Added on: 12/12/2021

How dismantling Roe v Wade could imperil other ‘core, basic human rights’

12/11/2021

Constitutional scholars in the US said a litany of rights, from same-sex marriage and sex to birth control and in vitro fertilization, could come into question if…