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Added on: 04/08/2020

The Uganda 19: Lawyers barred; no chance of bail; 10 days in prison and counting

04/07/2020

Lawyers for 19 LGBT Ugandans arrested March 29 at an LGBT homeless shelter near Kampala still have been barred from seeing their clients. The arrestees are imprisoned…

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Added on: 04/08/2020

PrEP Users, Many Gay, Bi Men Barred from COVID-Antibody Plasma Donations

04/07/2020

As public health officials worldwide scramble to develop antibody tests to enable individuals who have recovered from the coronavirus to donate their antibody-rich plasma for experimental injections…

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Added on: 04/07/2020

‘Social distancing’ is how LGBT people have always had to live

04/06/2020

As news reports with dire predictions about Covid-19 began to multiply exponentially, I quickly realized that the inevitable physical distancing required and resulting social isolation was not…

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Added on: 04/07/2020

Top Americas court finds Peru responsible for torture of trans woman

04/06/2020

The top human rights court in the Americas has found Peru responsible for the arbitrary detention and rape of a transgender woman in a landmark case marking…

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Added on: 04/07/2020

Protester arrested at NYC COVID-19 field hospital run by anti-gay evangelist

04/06/2020

The guerrilla theater activist known as Reverend Billy, decked out in a pink suit and a bandanna mask, was arrested Sunday afternoon at a COVID-19 field hospital…

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Added on: 04/06/2020

Coronavirus: Bolsonaro fasts and prays for “Brazil’s liberation from epidemics”

04/05/2020

In response to the outbreak of coronavirus, Brazilian President Gerard Bolsonaro said Sunday was a day of prayer and fasting, and encouraged citizens to ask God to…

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Added on: 04/06/2020

Coronavirus pandemic a perfect storm for LGBTQ homeless youth

04/05/2020

Finding a secure place to live has not been easy for Nez Marquez, 23, who has experienced homelessness for the past five years. Born in Mexico and…

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Added on: 04/06/2020

New Ugandan rules allow HIV care during lockdown

04/05/2020

Uganda’s Ministry of Health has issued guidelines about how vital HIV/AIDS services can continue with minimal disruption during the current 14-day countrywide Covid-19 lockdown. The guidelines, covering…

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Added on: 04/05/2020

Coronavirus: LGBT+ charity says young people should ‘pause’ coming out in lockdown

04/04/2020

LGBT+ young people should “hit pause” on coming out while self-isolating with their families during the coronavirus pandemic, a UK charity has advised. The Albert Kennedy Trust…

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Added on: 04/05/2020

LGBT Migrants Are Vulnerable to Coronavirus, But Our Community Can Help

04/04/2020

Our LGBT communities are impacted in various ways by the global Coronavirus pandemic. Some of us are lucky enough to have a safe place to stay, while…

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Added on: 04/05/2020

The controversial story of the Sacramento Slavic church linked to 71 coronavirus infections

04/04/2020

Bethany Slavic Missionary Church doesn’t shy away from controversy. The giant Pentecostal church near Rancho Cordova, one of the cornerstones of the Sacramento area’s Eastern European immigrant…

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Added on: 04/04/2020

India: LGBT is the hardest hit group in these coronavirus times

04/03/2020

The one group of people which is always gets excluded from discussion on any subject of national importance is LGBT or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. The…

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Added on: 04/04/2020

Supreme Court scraps April calendar, delays major cases amid pandemic

04/03/2020

Citing the ongoing coronavirus public health crisis, the US Supreme Court on Friday cleared its calendar for April, extending an already historic delay of major legal cases,…

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Added on: 04/04/2020

Panama’s Gender-Based Quarantine Ensnares Trans Woman

04/03/2020

When Panama announced it would implement a gender-based quarantine schedule in response to COVID-19, transgender activists were alarmed. And with reason: on April 1, police detained a…

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Added on: 04/03/2020

U.S. eases ban on gay blood donors amid coronavirus

04/02/2020

The United States eased its policy on gay and bisexual men donating blood on Thursday due to rising concerns about blood supplies during the coronavirus crisis. The…

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Added on: 04/03/2020

EU lawmakers condemn Hungary for ‘attack’ on trans people over sex on IDs

04/02/2020

European Union (EU) lawmakers on Thursday criticized Hungary for trying to ban transgender people from changing their sex on some official documents as a “deliberate” attack on…

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Added on: 04/02/2020

Are people living with HIV more at risk from coronavirus?

04/01/2020

As coronavirus sweeps the world, many people living with HIV are asking whether their status counts as an underlying condition and makes them more at risk. Many…

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Added on: 04/02/2020

Ugandan police accused of abusing lockdown laws after LGBT arrests

04/01/2020

Police in Uganda have charged 20 LGBT people with disobeying rules on physical distancing and risking the spread of coronavirus, in what campaigners say is a clear…

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Added on: 04/02/2020

Viktor Orban moves against Hungarian trans rights holding power

04/01/2020

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has moved to seize long-standing rights as one of the first things he will do after receiving new autocratic power. On Monday,…

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Added on: 04/01/2020

ANNOUNCING AIDS 2020: VIRTUAL

03/31/2020

The health and safeguarding of our community is our highest priority. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020), to be held…

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Added on: 03/31/2020

Ugandan fear of Covid-19 leads to 23 arrests at LGBT shelter

03/30/2020

Uganda police charged the 23 LGBT Ugandans with disobeying a presidential directive against large meetings, aimed at curbing the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19. The…

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Added on: 03/31/2020

Tributes pour in for pioneering transgender Latinx activist Lorena Borjas who has died from coronavirus

03/30/2020

The pioneering transgender activist Lorena Borjas has tragically passed away from coronavirus early on Monday morning. Borjas, 60, was known as the mother of the trans Latinx…

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Added on: 03/31/2020

Idaho governor signs two bills that limit the rights of transgender people

03/30/2020

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed two bills into law Monday that limit the rights of transgender people. One measure bans transgender girls from playing on girls’ and…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

Isolation and HIV memories hit LGBT+ elderly hard in lockdowns

03/29/2020

As lockdowns are imposed around the world to stop the spread of coronavirus, LGBT+ groups are scrambling to support older members of their community who are more…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

Chechen Police Brandish Pipes in Coronavirus Street Patrols

03/30/2020

Police officers armed with plastic pipes in Russia’s republic of Chechnya are patrolling the streets to observe compliance with the region’s coronavirus quarantine, Russian media reported this…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

HIV-Positive Service Members Targeted by Trump Win Partial Victory

03/27/2020

A federal judge has refused the Trump administration’s request to remove the Modern Military Association of America from a lawsuit challenging discrimination against HIV-positive service members, meaning…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

Singapore Upholds Colonial Anti-Gay Laws: Being Gay Remains Illegal For 5.7M People

03/30/2020

Singapore’s High Court today ruled to uphold the criminalisation of homosexuality, the Human Dignity Trust have confirmed. The decision would have overturned an anti-gay colonial law instated…

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Added on: 03/29/2020

Supporting PrEP in eastern Europe and central Asia

03/28/2020

ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity – recently published a report on access to PrEP (regular medication to prevent HIV infection) in…

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Added on: 03/29/2020

Quarantine Chronicles: Returning Home as a Gay Person

03/28/2020

For as long as I felt possible, I put off making the decision to leave behind my life in San Diego and return to my hometown to…

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Added on: 03/29/2020

UK Black Pride warns coronavirus will adversely affect queer people of colour as annual festival is postponed

03/28/2020

UK Black Pride has been indefinitely postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has seen the UK go into lockdown. The event, which is Europe’s largest…