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Added on: 03/27/2021

Germany bans surgeries on intersex babies, but loopholes feared

3/26/21

Germany has banned unnecessary surgeries on babies who are born intersex, neither clearly male or female, but critics warned on Friday that the new law could easily…

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Added on: 03/26/2021

Double isolation of LGBT migrants

03/25/2021

LGBTIQ activists and asylum seekers are starring in a documentary which for the first time gives LGBTIQ migrants a voice to tell their stories. “These migrants not…

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Added on: 03/26/2021

Gay Egyptian Man Describes Plight Of Egyptian LGBT Community Through His Own Personal Story

03/25/2021

“It was an ordinary Thursday, and I was taking to him on a dating app. I became slightly suspicious when he insisted we meet at his house…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

‘Lockdown isolation helped me come out as LGBT’

03/23/2021

“I’ll be coming out of this pandemic as a completely different person,” says 19-year-old Nathan. “If I was to look at who I was a year ago,…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Chechnya Detains Kidnapped Gay Men’s Relatives – Rights Group

03/23/2021

Chechen authorities have detained dozens of relatives of two gay men who were forcibly returned to the southern Russian region to face terrorism charges, a rights group…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

LGBTQ+ people in Kenya urgently need mental health support

03/23/2021

There’s an urgent need for culturally appropriate mental and physical health services for sexual and gender minorities in Kenya, says a University of Michigan researcher. “There’s still…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

KUCHU SHINERS UGANDA MARKS 5 YEARS OF SERVICE

03/23/2021

Kuchu Shiners Uganda (KSU) celebrated their 5th year anniversary on Wednesday 17th March 2021 at their office premises in Nansana, Kampala. To celebrate, they hosted several partner…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Kenya: Victims of Kakuma arson attack airlifted to Nairobi hospital

03/22/2021

In a rare change of heart, the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has airlifted the victims of a March 15 homophobic fire attack…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Nigerian influencer ends hunger strike for LGBTQ rights after days without eating

03/22/2021

After three days, a YouTuber and LGBTQ activist in Nigeria, one of the world’s most anti-LGBTQ countries, has ended a hunger strike he started and swore to…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Turkey quits landmark Istanbul Convention because it ‘normalises homosexuality’

03/22/2021

Turkey severed ties from the landmark Istanbul Convention, which intended to tackle violence against women, midnight Saturday (20 March) because it “normalises homosexuality”. The pact was signed…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

Same-sex parenthood draws unexpected support in Hungary

03/21/2021

Firms from Ikea to a Michelin star restaurant have signed up for a campaign in defence of same-sex parenthood in Hungary, bringing unexpected resistance to Prime Minister…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

Attack on kissing men fuels push for Italy hate crime law

03/21/2021

A recent attack in a Rome train station on two men who were kissing fueled calls by Italian political leaders Sunday for quick passage of a hate…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

Wave Of Bills To Block Trans Athletes Has No Basis In Science, Researcher Says

03/21/2021

Legislation in several states — Including Kansas and Missouri — would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women’s athletics. An expert on sex differences in…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

A transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaks barriers

03/21/2021

A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan’s first transgender-only madrasa, or Islamic religious school, which she set up herself…

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Added on: 03/19/2021

Poll Shows 70 Percent Of Voters Support LGBT Protections Bill Equality Act

03/18/2021

A new poll released Tuesday found overwhelming support for the Equality Act. The legislation cleared the House last month and is currently being considered in the Senate….

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Added on: 03/17/2021

LGBT+groups from eight parties call for legislation to ban conversion therapy

03/15/2021

L GBT+ groups from eight political parties have called on the Government to introduce a legislative ban on conversion therapy. They have written to the Government Equalities…

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Added on: 03/16/2021

“Ex-gay” pastor loses lawsuit against Vimeo for taking down videos promoting conversion therapy

03/14/2021

A pastor who identifies as a “former homosexual” has officially lost his lawsuit attempting to force the video streaming service to host his videos promoting so-called conversion…

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Added on: 03/16/2021

Indonesia’s LGBTQ community angry at rise of conversion therapies

03/14/2021

Kai Mata found herself at the center of a homophobic storm last year when she posted a video of herself online denouncing a draft of bill that…

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Added on: 03/13/2021

Gay men in a monogamous relationship can donate blood from September

3/12/21

Men in a monogamous same-sex relationship will be allowed to donate blood in the Netherlands from September 1, 2021, the Dutch government has announced. For years, gay…

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Added on: 03/13/2021

Boris Johnson says conversion ‘therapy’ is ‘complex’ to deal with – but government vows to ban it ‘shortly’

3/12/21

Boris Johnson has said addressing the issue of so-called conversion ‘therapy’ is “complex” – as his government said it would bring forward plans to ban it in…

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Added on: 03/12/2021

UK charity launches world’s first LGBT+ climate fund

03/11/2021

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A British charity on Thursday launched the world’s first fund to support LGBT+ people whose vulnerability to climate change is worsened by…

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Added on: 03/11/2021

Delhi High Court Grants Protection To Lesbian Woman Married Against Her Wishes, Directs Steps For Dissolution Of Marriage

03/10/2021

In a major relief to a lesbian woman married against her wishes to a man of her family’s choice, a bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of the…

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Added on: 03/11/2021

China proposes teaching masculinity to boys as state is alarmed by changing gender roles

03/05/2021

No one invited Bu Yunhao to be in their group for the annual class trip. The other fifth graders at Shanghai Shangde Experimental School made fun of…

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Added on: 03/11/2021

LGBT+ refugees call on U.N. for safe space after Kenya camp attacks

03/05/2021

LGBT+ people living in a refugee camp in northwestern Kenya urged U.N. officials on Friday to move them to a safer area following a series of homophobic…

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Added on: 03/10/2021

LGBTQ Travel Safety in Croatia: 39th Most Popular Country in the World

03/09/2021

March 9, 2021 – When it comes to traveling, Croatia has been known as a gay-friendly destination, even though not all Croatians in every part of the…

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Added on: 03/09/2021

Researchers perform new study on intersex experience

03/08/2021

Intersex and Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) are two terms used to describe those born with sex characteristics (i.e., chromosomes, gonads, genitals) that do not fit the…

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Added on: 03/09/2021

Nigerian police raid suspected ‘gay party’ and drag ‘scores’ of men to anti-cult office

03/08/2021

Police have reportedly raided a hotel in Anambra, Nigeria, where a group of “suspected gays” were having a party, following an anonymous tip-off. According to a local…

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Added on: 03/06/2021

Myanmar’s Pro-Democracy Protests Are Giving a Voice to LGBTQ+ People

03/05/2021

Sue Sha Shin Thant, a transgender woman, has experienced a lifetime of discrimination and social exclusion in Myanmar, where LGBTQ+ people have no recognized rights or protections…

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Added on: 03/06/2021

American Psychological Association opposes transgender conversion “therapy” in historic statement

03/05/2021

The biggest professional psychologist organization in the U.S. has come out against transgender conversion therapy in a new statement, saying that the practice puts “individuals at significant…

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Added on: 03/05/2021

Europe’s nurses need more training to ‘reduce biases’ around LGBT+ issues

03/03/2021

Calls have been made to ensure nurses across Europe are trained to be “compassionate and culturally aware” towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people, after new…