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Added on: 10/12/2023

A SIMILAR TWIST: ABORTION TREKS WITH TRANSGENDER HEALTH

Alturi Project Strategist

There is an underreported and counterintuitive effect of denying abortion access: When abortion is safe, legal, and accessible, the abortion rate is typically lower. When abortion is…

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Added on: 10/11/2023

NHS report reveals no change in blood safety since allowing gay and bi men to donate

10/10/2023

There has been no impact on safety since UK rules changed to permit gay and bisexual men to donate blood, a NHS report has revealed. Findings from…

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Added on: 10/07/2023

CDC proposes using antibiotic to prevent STI among gay men, trans women

10/06/2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Oct. 2 rolled out draft guidelines recommending the use of the antibiotic doxycycline as a form of post-exposure…

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Added on: 10/04/2023

LGBTQ+ Indians demand end to ‘discriminatory’ blood donation ban

10/03/2023

When his mother fell ill, Karan, a 25-year-old gay man from New Delhi, hurried to donate blood. But as he filled out the mandatory form for donors,…

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Added on: 09/30/2023

Appeals court upholds Tennessee and Kentucky bans on trans care for minors

06/29/2023

A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery. By…

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Added on: 09/24/2023

China fuels global surge in mpox cases as LGBTQ+ stigma hampers response

09/23/2023

China is fuelling a global surge in mpox cases, accounting for the majority of new cases reported in September, according to the World Health Organization. The number…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 09/20/2023

TIP OF THE SPEAR: AUTOCRACY PIERCES THE LGBTI COMMUNITY

Alturi Project Strategist

Turkey Since Turkey’s democratic government began to decline in 2007, there have been ongoing tensions between the Justice and Development Party (AKP, known for its Islamist roots…

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Added on: 09/10/2023

Ryan didn’t have the words to describe his identity. Now he feels more complete

09/09/2023

Ryan Tran says he felt like he was living in two worlds. He was an out and proud gay man when speaking English, but among his Vietnamese…

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Added on: 08/27/2023

Rulings in Texas, Missouri jumble again where US transgender youth can receive treatment

08/26/2023

A judge on Friday ruled against Texas’ ban on gender-affirming health care for minors while a separate judge in Missouri let a similar ban take effect, jumbling…

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Added on: 08/18/2023

Saudi LGBTQ refugees live in fear of being kidnapped

08/17/2023

In the wake of the tragic death of a Saudi trans woman who was coerced back to the country before taking her own life, LGTBQ Saudis are…

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Added on: 08/18/2023

Black lesbian eco-feminists fight for victims of Caribbean pesticide poisoning

08/17/2023

Over 90 percent of the population of Guadeloupe and Martinique is contaminated by a pesticide, chlordecone (Kepone), which was used on banana plantations from 1972 to 1993…

Alturi Blog

Added on: 08/13/2023

North Star – Creating a Constellation of Services to Support Refugees in Minnesota

Dorian Ferguson

Researcher

Changing Legal Landscape It has scarcely been eight years since the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, but recent legislation has dramatically changed LGBTQIA+ rights for the worse,…

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Added on: 08/13/2023

Federal judge to make decision about whether or not to issue injunction over transgender law

08/12/2023

A federal court judge is considering issuing an injunction to halt Georgia’s new transgender health law until a trial can determine if it’s constitutional. That law prohibits…

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Added on: 08/08/2023

FDA policy allowing more gay and bisexual men to donate blood goes into effect

08/07/2023

In a victory for LGBTQ rights, a broad swath of the U.S. population of gay and bisexual men Monday became newly able donate blood, thanks to the…

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Added on: 08/05/2023

Pediatricians’ group plans evidence review to inform care for transgender youth

08/04/2023

The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed on Thursday its existing policy supporting gender-affirming care for transgender youth, but the group also plans to conduct an additional review…

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Added on: 08/01/2023

In a first, State to roll out queer-friendly hospital initiative

07/31/2023

For the first time in the country, the Kerala government will implement a “Queer-friendly hospital initiative” to protect the rights of the queer, transgender community and to…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

How will Russia’s tough new law affect trans people?

07/25/2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that bans transgender people from changing their gender on ID documents or undergoing transition-related medical care such as…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

Ghana set to pass anti-homosexuality law after legal challenge fails in Supreme Court

07/27/2023

Same-sex intercourse is already illegal in the West African nation, and is punishable by up to three years in jail. The Ghanaian parliament has been debating the…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

Malaysia’s LGBTQ community fears backlash after concert kiss

07/27/2023

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur — where he criticized Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…

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Added on: 07/20/2023

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: LGBT People Face Bias

07/20/2023

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines face bias-motivated violence and discrimination in their daily life, Human Rights Watch said in…

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Added on: 07/17/2023

White Christian Nationalists Shape Uganda’s Anti-Gay Laws

07/16/2023

White Christian nationalists are exporting their American culture wars to Africa and getting people killed with “kill the gays” laws, and we see what they are doing….

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Added on: 07/14/2023

In Uganda, Iranian President Attacks West On LGBT Rights

07/12/023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on July 12 launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda, which has just introduced some of…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world

07/09/2023

When the US evangelical preacher and anti-LGBTQ+ crusader Scott Lively landed in Uganda in 2009 to warn of the “gay agenda”, he was arriving after a series…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

State laws targeting LGBTQ rights have a new foe: federal judges

07/09/2023

A record number of bills aimed at restricting the rights of LGBTQ people have become law in the past three years, but the majority of those that…

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Added on: 07/03/2023

This gay doctor established the world’s first trans healthcare clinic in 1919, but he left behind a complicated legacy

07/02/2023

Magnus Hirschfeld was a gay activist and doctor who established the first known transgender healthcare clinic in Berlin in 1919. The Institute for Sexual Science was a…

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Added on: 07/01/2023

LGBTQ+ refugees in Africa celebrate Pride safely, joyously, nutritiously

06/29/2023

Refugees in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia celebrated Pride this month with nutritious, festive meals organized by the human rights advocates of the African Human Rights Coalition. Melanie…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?

06/29/2023

Gillian Branstetter, a trans rights advocate, has watched in distress over the last year as lawmakers have eliminated fundamental protections for transgender people across the US. But…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

Why is Russia ramping up attacks on LGBT rights during the Ukraine invasion?

06/29/2023

After passing a law last year banning all pro-LGBT narratives in the country, Russiais planning to launch an institute to administer “psychiatric terror” on trans individuals. How…

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Added on: 06/29/2023

THE WORLDWIDE OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMMUNITY

06/28/2023

Whenever the rights of LGBTQ+ people move forward in the world, be it with laws that recognize same-sex marriage or the administrative identity of trans people, there…

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Added on: 06/29/2023

A journey of survival and love: Venezuelan asylum seeker flees bigotry and perseveres for a new life in the United States

06/28/2023

It starts years before they made it to the U.S.-Mexico border in October 2022 and turned themselves into authorities, in Yuma, Arizona, asking for asylum. Reydi’s story…