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Added on: 12/07/2019

Brazilian Foundation Develops App to Map Risk Areas for LGBT Population

12/07/2019

Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation) has developed an App to map the areas of the country regarded as the most violent for the LGBT population. Users will point…

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Added on: 12/07/2019

Trump’s Rollback of Transgender Rights Extends Through Entire Government

12/06/2019

Whether it means serving in the military, working for a federal contractor or seeking medical help, regulations that once protected transgender people are under attack. Nicolas Talbott,…

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Added on: 12/05/2019

As HIV prevention stalls, gov’t provides free PrEP

12/04/2019

The United States has seen little progress at the national level in preventing new HIV cases over the past half decade, according to a new report from…

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Added on: 12/04/2019

Brazilian mum gets 25 years jail for brutal murder of gay son

12/03/2019

A jury has sentenced Brazilian woman was sentenced to more than 25 years in prison for brutally murdering her gay son. Tatiana Lozano Pereira never accepted her…

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Added on: 12/02/2019

Zambia: 15-year prison sentences ‘shocked the world’

11/29/2019

The 15-year prison sentences imposed this week on a gay Zambian couple are a shocking miscarriage of justice, African gay-rights activists declare. The U.S. ambassador to Zambia…

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Added on: 11/29/2019

Teenagers admit homophobic London bus attack on two women

11/28/2019

Three teenage boys pleaded guilty on Thursday to public order offences over a homophobic attack on two women on a London bus in which one of the…

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Added on: 11/27/2019

From the US to Peru, these ‘parent groups’ targeting sex education are all backed by the Christian right

11/24/2019

In the US, numerous ‘concerned parent’ and ‘mommy groups’ have taken stands against LGBTIQ justice, comprehensive sex education and ‘drag queen story hours’. But many of these…

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Added on: 11/27/2019

Converting the Converters: Advocates in China Make the Case for LGBT-Affirming Mental Health Care

11/18/2019

In an office tower in the western city of Xi’an, a lesbian woman in her 30s, who I’ll call “Xiu Ying,” sat in a conference room surrounded…

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Added on: 11/26/2019

Survey of 167 countries shows tolerance toward LGBT people rising globally

11/25/2019

LGBT people have seen a rise in tolerance in almost every region of the world over the last decade, according to an index released on Monday. Iceland…

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Added on: 11/26/2019

Sculpture honoring transgender community unveiled in New York City park

11/25/2019

A new sculpture takes flight in New York City to celebrate the transgender community. The 10-foot tall sculpture is dedicated to the Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Community…

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Added on: 11/25/2019

Uganda bans thousands of charities in crackdown

11/22/2019

Uganda’s government has told more than 12,000 charities that they can no longer operate in the country. Following a review that took place in August and September,…

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Added on: 11/20/2019

American Medical Association announces support for U.S. ban on conversion therapy

11/19/2019

The U.S. physicians’ group the American Medical Association announced on Tuesday it would begin supporting a ban on so-called conversion therapy, as well as working toward more…

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Added on: 11/19/2019

GAY SAUDI ARABIAN JOURNALISTS SPEAK OUT WHILE DETAINED IN AUSTRALIA

11/18/2019

Two gay Saudi Arabian journalists detained in Australia while attempting to seek asylum have spoken out about their ordeal, labelling their treatment “unconscionable”. Last week, The Guardian…

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Added on: 11/18/2019

Uganda: Stop Police Harassment of LGBT People

11/17/2019

The Ugandan authorities should drop charges against dozens of people arrested over the last month in Kampala, the capital, on the basis of their presumed sexual orientation…

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Added on: 11/15/2019

Damning report reveals extent of brutality, violence and persecution LGBT+ people face in Myanmar

11/14/2019

A damning report has revealed the shocking extent of violence and persecution faced by LGBT+ people in Myanmar and has recommended urgent law reform. The report –…

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Added on: 11/15/2019

LGBT+ delegates say sidelined at ‘inclusive’ global sexual health summit

11/14/2019

A global summit on sexual and reproductive health hailed by organisers as being an inclusive event failed to adequately hear the voices of sexual minorities, some LGBT+…

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Added on: 11/15/2019

Suicide rates fall after gay marriage legalised in Sweden and Denmark

11/14/2019

Suicide rates among those in same-sex relationships have fallen significantly in both Denmark and Sweden since the legalisation of gay marriage, according to a study, although whatever…

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Added on: 11/14/2019

India: PIL against insistence of sex-reassignment surgery proof for passport

11/13/2019

An LGBT activist has approached the Madras high court to declare a proviso in passport rules mandating submission of sex re-assignment surgery certificate for effecting change of…

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Added on: 11/13/2019

LGBTQ acceptance grew globally over past four decades — but not everywhere

11/12/2019

The “most accepting” LGBTQ countries are becoming “more accepting,” while “the least accepting” are becoming “less accepting,” according to a recent report from The Williams Institute, a…

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Added on: 11/10/2019

Myanmar’s law and justice system perpetuates anti-LGBTQ stigma

11/08/2019

Myanmar’s criminal laws are outdated and fail to respect and protect human rights, especially the rights of LGBTQ people and rights enshrined in binding international human rights…

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Added on: 11/08/2019

Malaysia sentences five men to jail, caning and fines for gay sex

11/07/2019

A Malaysian religious court sentenced five men on Thursday to jail, caning and fines for attempting gay sex, media and a rights group said. Sodomy and same-sex…

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Added on: 11/07/2019

Vile bill would force HIV tests slammed by LGBT activists and lawmakers

11/06/2019

Plans for forced HIV tests for people whose bodily fluids come into contact with police – despite there being no record of this ever happening – has…

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Added on: 11/05/2019

Germany plans to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’

11/04/2019

German Health Minister Jens Spahn unveiled a draft law on Monday that largely bans “conversion therapy” for LGBT+ people. The practice will be completely banned for all…

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Added on: 11/04/2019

A Conservative Push to Make Trans Kids and School Sports the Next Battleground in the Culture War

11/03/2019

From the 12th floor of a glass office tower in the Washington suburbs, a campaign to sway the governor’s race in Kentucky on Tuesday is being waged…

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Added on: 11/03/2019

‘Casa Nem’ on Copacabana is a Sanctuary for Rio’s Transgender and LGBT

11/03/2019

In Casa Nem a party is being prepared, so the house is bustling. Everybody is getting dressed or helping somebody else. But this is not your average…

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Added on: 11/03/2019

I have a transgender child in Texas. I know gender affirming parenting can save a child’s life.

11/03/2019

Politicians in my state are cruelly using a custody case to promote discrimination against transgender people and perhaps criminalize their loving parents. My son, Jeremy, is transgender….

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Added on: 11/03/2019

African HIV experts are calling on Uganda to legalise homosexuality

11/02/2019

Four leading African HIV experts are calling on the government in Uganda to decriminalise homosexuality in order to tackle the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. Serge Paul Eholié from…

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Added on: 11/02/2019

Eastern Caribbean LGBT organisation launches five-country legal challenge to anti-gay laws

11/01/2019

The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE), today announced the launch of five legal challenges to the remnants of draconian laws of our colonial past….

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Added on: 11/01/2019

HIV-positive rugby star Thomas’ UK magazine cover hailed for tackling stigma

10/31/2019

Former rugby international Gareth Thomas became one of the first openly HIV-positive people to appear on the cover of a mainstream British magazine on Thursday, a move…

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Added on: 10/30/2019

How Alfred Kinsey armed the early gay rights movement with research

10/29/2019

There was a time when one out of every two Americans Gallup polled knew Alfred Kinsey’s name, and to gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals he was a…