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Added on: 06/12/2020

For gay stars of banned condom ad, no let-up in Poland’s LGBT rights clampdown

Reuters
06/11/2020
For Jakub Kwiecinski, a ban by Poland’s public broadcaster on a condom advert featuring him and his husband has come as no surprise, but it does make…
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Added on: 06/11/2020

The best online LGBT exhibitions for pride month

The Guardian
06/10/2020
With the Covid-19 pandemic still ongoing, hundreds of pride events have been cancelled across America. But the celebrations will continue online. There will be digital parties but…
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Added on: 06/10/2020

Saudi authorities beat blogger, demand he ‘confess’ being gay because he supports LGBT+ rights

Pink News
06/09/2020
Human rights campaigners have called on Saudi Arabia to release blogger Mohamad al-Bokari, who was detained after stating his support for LGBT+ rights. According to Human Rights…
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Added on: 06/10/2020

With blackmail list, gay men in Ghana fight conmen posing as lovers

Reuters
06/09/2020
As Benson walked across the street towards his date in Ghana’s capital, Accra, he saw something was wrong – it was not the man he had been…
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Added on: 06/10/2020

This Pride Month, Shame on You: Exposing Anti-LGBT Government Strategies in MENA

Human Rights Watch
06/08/2020
As a researcher and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, I am often asked: “What…
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Added on: 06/07/2020

20 photos that chronicle America’s iconic history of activism

Business Insider
06/06/2020
Tens of thousands of Americans have been marching in the streets daily, demanding an end to police brutality and racism. Following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna…
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Added on: 06/06/2020

Celebrating Pride Month and rallying for racial equality: LGBTQ groups seek ‘to stand in solidarity with the black community’

USA Today
06/05/2020
Pride Month began Monday. Many in the LGBTQ community, however, were unsure how to celebrate without overshadowing the ongoing nationwide protests over racial injustice spurred by the…
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Added on: 06/06/2020

Black transgender community to march against injustice

KSDK
06/05/2020
The LGBTQ community typically marches in June to celebrate pride. This year, some in St. Louis will gather with a different tone. Charles Buchanan with Flower Boi…
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Added on: 06/06/2020

Iowa police raid gay bar for providing first aid supplies to protestors

LGBTQ Nation
06/05/2020
An LGBTQ venue was raided by police earlier this week for providing first aid for protestors. The Blazing Saddle, an LGBTQ bar in Des Moines, posted a…
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Added on: 06/05/2020

LGBT+ Pride events turning focus to racial injustice in U.S

Reuters
06/04/2020
Organizers of LGBT+ Pride events in major U.S. cities are shifting their focus to racism and police violence, they said this week, addressing the concerns and demands…
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Added on: 06/04/2020

YouTube takes down anti-gay ad after outrage in Russia

Reuters
06/03/2020
An online video suggesting Russians back constitutional reform or see gay couples win adoption rights was taken down by YouTube on Wednesday after LGBT+ groups said it…
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Added on: 06/03/2020

‘Completely Crazy’: Activists Slam Antigay Ad As Russia’s Constitutional Vote Looms

Radio Free Europe
06/02/2020
A Russian media group linked to a close associate of President Vladimir Putin has produced an antigay political ad ahead of a vote on constitutional amendments that…
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Added on: 06/02/2020

As protests roar, LGBT+ activists see chance to return to ‘radical roots’

Reuters
06/01/2020
As widespread protests over racial injustice roiled the country, LGBT+ campaigners on Monday, the start of the annual Pride month, called for a return to the rebellious…
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Added on: 06/02/2020

Hungary’s new anti-transgender law is threatening to set hard-won LGBT rights back decades

Euro News
06/01/2020
The Hungarian parliament has voted to strip transgender people of their current rights to legally change their gender. The new law defines gender on the basis of…
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Added on: 06/01/2020

Families are major source of abuse for gay women, trans people, report says

Reuters
05/31/2020
Family members are often the main perpetrators of abuse against lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people, according to a major global report published on Monday. The study…
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Added on: 05/31/2020

Brazil’s crisis deepens as Bolsonaro holds on to the military for support

CGTN
05/30/2020
Brazil has kicked political drama to the curb. Between scandals, powerplay episodes, and a slew of surprising statements, the South American country has been a mainstay in…
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Added on: 05/31/2020

Davao City Mayor recruits LGBT+ for COVID food distribution

QN
05/30/2020
Faced with corrupt officials giving away emergency rice supplies, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte called on the local LGBT+ community to help. Davao City is on the…
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Added on: 05/30/2020

Fact check: The LGBTQ community is not adding “P” to their acronym

Reuters
05/29/2020
Social media users have been sharing posts online that falsely imply the LGBTQ community is accepting of “pedosexuals”. There are different versions of the posts, but most…
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Added on: 05/30/2020

The Coronavirus Thrives on Hate

The Nation
05/29/2020
On May 1, just before social distancing rules were officially relaxed, a man went out to a few gay clubs in Seoul. He was later confirmed to…
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Added on: 05/29/2020

Gay people in Myanmar have adopted a secret language

The Economist
05/28/2020
Wednesday has just turned into Thursday in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, and pleasure-seekers are on the prowl in a glitzy neighbourhood. Drivers slow down to inspect sex…
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Added on: 05/28/2020

Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84

NPR
05/27/2020
Larry Kramer was one of the first activists against AIDS, back when the disease didn’t even have a name. In the early 1980s, Kramer witnessed hundreds, then…
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Added on: 05/27/2020

‘We were so ready’: LGBT refugees in Kenya live in fear as global resettlement is put on hold

Washington Post
05/26/2020
After four years of waiting, he had the ticket booked: Nairobi, Frankfurt, Toronto. He had fled Uganda’s violent homophobia, survived in neighboring Kenya, where it’s only a…
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Added on: 05/25/2020

Anti-LGBT+ church sued over historic child sex abuse and ‘protecting abusers’

Pink News
05/24/2020
An anti-LGBT+ California church is being sued for allegedly failing to protect two young boys from sexual abuse more than 30 years ago. Carl Epperson and Larry…
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Added on: 05/24/2020

K-Quarantine: The Condemnation or Resurgence of LGBTQ Rights in South Korea

The Diplomat
05/23/2020
The United States and South Korea sit on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to the successful containment of COVID-19. As South Korea enters its…
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Added on: 05/23/2020

Mexico City’s Casa Frida Offers Refuge to the LGBTQ Community During the Pandemic

Remezcla
05/22/2020
Shelter-in-place measures limit coronavirus numbers, but they also expose the ugly side of staying at home. Calls to domestic violence hotlines have been up across the globe…
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Added on: 05/23/2020

Christian Activist Calls For Violence Against Those Who Use Pandemic To Impose Socialism

Patheos
05/22/2020
Trump-loving radical right-wing activist Scott Lively warned listeners during an online Bible study yesterday that they need to establish a modern-day Underground Railroad for Christians to escape…
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Added on: 05/23/2020

Australia: Grant to help LGBT conversion survivors

National Tribune
05/22/2020
Researchers from La Trobe University have been awarded an Australian Research Council Linkage grant to improve the support provided to survivors of LGBT conversion practices. Dr Timothy…
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Added on: 05/22/2020

No medicine, no food: Coronavirus restrictions amplify health risks to LGBT+ people with HIV

Reuteres
05/22/2020
It started with headaches then came nausea and diarrhea. Within two weeks, gay Ugandan barber Eric had became so weak without his HIV medication he could not…
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Added on: 05/21/2020

‘If I don’t have sex I’ll die of hunger’: Covid-19 crisis for Rio’s trans sex workers

The Guardian
02/20/2020
Social distancing is keeping people off the streets of central Rio de Janeiro. And that has created serious challenges for its trans sex workers, who have seen…
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Added on: 05/21/2020

Virus pushes Pakistan’s transgender dancers out of their homes

CTV News
02/20/2020
Before the virus shutdown, dancer Adnan Ali had carved out a comfortable living performing at parties for newlyweds and newborns, avoiding the financial hardship faced by many…
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