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Added on: 09/02/2024

LGBTQ people at risk: Will Bangladesh be a safe haven for Islamist militancy?

09/01/2024

Human rights activists in Bangladesh fear that the nation’s current transitional government is opening the door to a return to the days when Islamic terrorists were murdering…

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Added on: 09/01/2024

Parliament of Georgia returns to the discussion of the package of legislative amendments prepared against the so-called LGBT propaganda

09/01/2024

Parliament of Georgia returns to the discussion of the package of legislative amendments prepared against the so-called LGBT propaganda. On September 2, the legal issues committee will…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

Still No Trial Date for Johannesburg Grindr Gang Case

08/30/2024

The seven men accused of kidnapping and severely assaulting a Johannesburg student last year still do not have a trial date, leaving the victim no closer to…

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Added on: 08/31/2024

Dominican Republic: Court Reviews Laws Against Gay Sex

08/30/2024

The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court will hear a challenge on August 30, 2024, to laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct by officers in the police and armed…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Uganda LGBTI activist honored by Canadian refugee organization

08/29/2024

Steven Kabuye, a Ugandan LGBTQI+ rights activist who survived a deadly homophobic attack in January, has been honored with the Rev. Troy Perry Medal of Pride from…

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Added on: 08/30/2024

Among other things, Georgia follows in Moscow’s footsteps on LGBT+ rights

08/29/2024

Georgia’s path to European Union membership seems to be going downhill: the country’s aspirations to finally free itself from Russian influence, and anchor itself to the West,…

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Added on: 08/28/2024

How Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community is fighting the country’s deadly “Family Values” bill

08/27/2024

Like every other queer community on the continent already living in fear after being targeted with draconian anti-gay laws, the LGBTQ+ community in Ghana was the latest…

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Added on: 08/27/2024

Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome

08/26/2024

A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist revealed she met with Pope Francis in Rome earlier this month. Clare Byarugaba, the diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for Chapter Four Uganda,…

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Added on: 08/27/2024

Uganda Police accused of raping male prisoners

08/26/2024

Human rights activists have demanded the Uganda Police Force respond to allegations of widespread human rights violations within its cells, including reports of officers raping male inmates….

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Added on: 08/26/2024

‘A victory’: Canada halts planned deportation of bisexual man to Kenya

08/25/2024

A bisexual man in Canada has been granted one-year temporary residency just a day before his scheduled deportation to Kenya — an outcome his supporters call “a…

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Added on: 08/25/2024

African countries that have passed anti-gay law

08/24/2024

These laws vary in severity, ranging from restrictions on LGBTQ+ expression to criminal penalties, including imprisonment or even the death penalty. Here are some examples: 1. Uganda…

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Added on: 08/24/2024

Afghan Transgender people also face harassment in Pakistan

08/23/2024

Alina is an Afghan transgender person who fled Afghanistan to Peshawar, Pakistan, after the Taliban took over the country. Alina says her life would be in danger…

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Added on: 08/21/2024

Closing the legal gaps: Advancing transgender justice in Pakistan

08/21/2024

The legal recognition and protection of transgender rights in Pakistan has been subject to a complex interplay of societal norms, cultural practices, and legislative frameworks. A significant…

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Added on: 08/18/2024

Bulgaria’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law is official. Opponents beg EU to take action.

08/17/2024

Bulgaria on Friday officially published the text of a controversial law banning LGBTQ+ “propaganda” in schools after the country’s President Ruman Rudev failed to veto the bill…

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Added on: 08/15/2024

Pope Meets Ugandan LGBTIQ Activist in Rome

08/14/2024

In a historic moment, a Ugandan LGBTIQ activist has met with Pope Francis at the Vatican, reportedly receiving his support in the fight for equal rights. In a…

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Added on: 08/15/2024

Ukraine’s Other Revolution: Embracing the Rights Russia Would Deny

08/14/2024

Putin’s Russia has become the poster child in the fight against the global LGBTQ movement, labeling any activists “extremists” and criminalizing any associated activities within its borders….

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Added on: 08/13/2024

Council Of Europe Urges Bulgaria To Scrap LGBTQ ‘Promotion’ Ban

08/12/2024

The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner on Monday said he was “deeply concerned” by an LGBTQ “promotion” ban passed by Bulgaria’s parliament, urging President Rumen Radev…

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Added on: 08/13/2024

Queer Nigerian victims of online blackmail fight back

08/12/2024

Entrapment of LGBTQ+ Nigerians through dating apps and social media has been documented for years, yet most perpetrators continue to walk free. Now, queer people are turning…

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Added on: 08/10/2024

Nigerian transgender TikToker found dead

08/09/2024

Nigerian police are investigating the death of a Nigerian transgender TikToker known as “Abuja Area Mama”. The beaten and bruised body of 33-year-old transgender woman was found…

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Added on: 08/09/2024

COMMENTARY: Malawi court’s anti-gay ruling is full of nonsense

08/09/2024

MALAWI — The High Court released its (LONG) judgement in the case in which it upheld the country’s colonial-era “carnal knowledge against the order of nature” laws,…

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Added on: 08/08/2024

Liberia: New Bill Aims to Punish Homosexuality with Life in Prison

08/07/2024

An extreme anti-LGBTIQ+ bill has been introduced in the Parliament of Liberia, following in the footsteps of similarly draconian legislation passed in other African nations. The copycat bill,…

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Added on: 08/08/2024

Russian influence in eastern Europe is aggravating HIV epidemic, say experts

08/07/2024

Growing Russian influence in eastern Europe is driving a worsening HIV epidemic, health leaders have warned. In eastern Europe and central Asia, new diagnoses of HIV have risen 20%…

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Added on: 08/07/2024

LGBTQ rights groups celebrate Walz as Harris VP pick

08/06/2024

LGBTQ rights groups on Tuesday celebrated Vice President Harris’s selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, highlighting his longtime support for LGBTQ equality. Walz,…

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Added on: 08/07/2024

Russia’s New Queer Purge

08/06/2024

In March, a little-known volunteer organization dedicated to “reviving the religious and secular unity of the Russian people” escorted agents from the Internal Affairs Ministry and the…

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Added on: 08/05/2024

Uganda: Man Charged with Aggravated Homosexuality Released on Bail After a Year

08/04/2024

Michael Opolot, one of the first men to face the death penalty under Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), has been released on bail after a year awaiting trial. Opolot,…

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Thousands join Budapest Pride in protest at state’s anti-LGBT moves

08/03/2024

Thousands of Hungarians braved scorching heat for the annual Pride march in Budapest on Saturday, protesting against government controls over public displays by the LGBT community. Prime…

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Added on: 08/02/2024

Ghana’s traditional leaders urge President to act on Anti-LGBTQI bill or face God’s wrath

08/01/2024

The bill, officially known as “The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021,” has been a subject of intense debate and controversy…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

Kazakhstan: Reject rights-violating petition, say UN experts

07/31/2024

GENEVA – The Government of Kazakhstan should reject a petition it is considering that calls for legislation that would violate freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association…

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Added on: 07/30/2024

The glitter and the grit: Inside Nigeria’s queer ballroom subculture

07/29/2024

When Countess Sasha Seduction, a Nigerian non-binary drag queen, got to attend their first ballroom experience, a 2022 Halloween ball in Lagos, Nigeria, it felt like a…

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Added on: 07/28/2024

Tricked into conversion therapy in Russia for being trans

07/27/2024

On a remote farm in Siberia, a man handed Ada a knife. In front of them was a pig. “Cut it off,” he said. “If you want…