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Added on: 11/26/2024

Putin bans adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries permitting gender-affirming care

11/25/2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law separate bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community both in Russia and abroad. The new laws outlaw the promotion of…

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Added on: 11/24/2024

Nigeria: Mob Beats and Humiliates Men Over Homosexuality Claims

11/23/2024

Disturbing social media videos have revealed four young men being beaten and degraded by a mob in the Nigerian city of Benin, highlighting the social impact of…

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Added on: 11/23/2024

Ghana Supreme Court prepares to rule on harsh anti-LGBTQ bill

11/22/2024

The Ghana Supreme Court has set Dec. 18 as the date when it will rule on whether the harsh anti-LGBTQ bill that Parliament passed in February is…

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Added on: 11/22/2024

Vatican in row at climate talks over gender rights

11/21/2024

The Vatican has blocked discussions over women’s rights at the UN climate summit following a row over gay and transgender issues, sources have told BBC News. Pope Francis’…

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Added on: 11/22/2024

Namibia’s first out LGBTQ+ candidates aim to change laws and minds

11/21/2024

CAPE TOWN – The first openly LGBTQ+ candidates to run for office in Namibia say young voters want change even as hate crimes rise on the streets…

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Added on: 11/22/2024

Survey finds 88% of trans Russians either want or plan to leave the country

11/21/2024

A study by Russian LGBT group Coming Out published Wednesday found that 88% of Russian trans people were either planning to or wanted to leave Russia. Some 65%…

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Added on: 11/20/2024

Los Angeles officials move to establish city as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth in advance of Trump’s return to the White House

11/19/2024

Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push…

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Added on: 11/20/2024

EU court starts hearing case over Hungary’s alleged anti-LGBTQ law

11/19/2024

The top court in the European Union has started hearing a case that marks a major confrontation between Hungary and the bloc over a law criticised as…

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Added on: 11/20/2024

Anti-gay moves in South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

11/19/2024

The parliament in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has voted to prohibit same-sex marriage. That move came less than a month after establishment of a…

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Added on: 11/19/2024

‘My whole body was praying for my death’: LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies

11/18/2024

It was the early hours of the morning when a guard entered Sohrab’s cell – a small, dark room with a barred window and a blanket on…

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Added on: 11/18/2024

Turkey’s Queer Art Community Walks a Thin Line

11/17/2024

ISTANBUL — When curator Alper Turan and his collaborators from queer and feminist groups around Turkey discuss plans for their upcoming Istanbul exhibition, they have more to…

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Added on: 11/18/2024

Mali Passes Law to Jail Gay People

11/17/2024

Mali is on the brink of passing a law that would jail people for engaging in same-sex relations, condoning same-sex relationships, or “promoting” homosexuality. The country’s ruling National…

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Added on: 11/17/2024

Record number of asylum seekers claiming to be gay allowed to stay under ECHR rules

11/15/2024

A record number of asylum seekers claiming to be gay have been allowed to stay in Britain under ECHR rules. The number of asylum seekers granted leave…

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Added on: 11/16/2024

A GOP Supreme Court will now decide the fate of transgender Americans

11/15/2024

It’s hard to imagine a worse time for the Supreme Court to hear United States v. Skrmetti, arguably the most important trans rights case the justices have…

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Added on: 11/15/2024

International Pride Awards honour five LGBTIQ+ equality heroes in Cape Town, South Africa

11/14/2024

Cape Town, South Africa – The first-ever International Pride Awards today honoured five remarkable advocates for LGBTIQ+ equality, celebrating them during a ceremony hosted by South African…

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Added on: 11/15/2024

EU “regrets” progress on anti-LGBT legislation in Georgia – Civil Georgia

11/14/2024

On September 4, the European Union released a statement deploring “the hasty adoption at second reading” of the anti-LGBT legislative package entitled “On family values and protection…

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Added on: 11/15/2024

Report: Online attacks increase against LGBTQ Ugandans

11/14/2024

Online harassment against the LGBTQI+ community in Uganda has increased sharply, according to a new report from Amnesty International. The report, “Everybody Here Is Having Two Lives and…

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Added on: 11/14/2024

Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba fights in the face of constant threats

11/13/2024

Ugandan activist Clare Byarugaba told a packed audience in New York that she is not giving up the fight against anti-LGBTIQ laws despite constant threats against her,…

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Added on: 11/13/2024

LGBTQ+ Nigerians are living at the mercy of mob justice

11/12/2024

A video circulating online from Port-Harcourt, Nigeria, depicts the lynching of two gay men who were allegedly caught engaging in sexual intercourse. The men were stripped down…

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Added on: 11/13/2024

Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba fights in the face of constant threats

11/12/2024

Ugandan activist Clare Byarugaba told a packed audience in New York that she is not giving up the fight against anti-LGBTIQ laws despite constant threats against her,…

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Added on: 11/12/2024

Owner of Siberian gay club charged with ‘extremism’ and placed under house arrest

11/11/2024

An unnamed 22-year-old woman who owns a gay club that was raided by police in the Siberian city of Chita has been placed under house arrest after…

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Added on: 11/12/2024

How could Donald Trump target the LGBTQ+ community? Project 2025 is a ready blueprint for discrimination

11/11/2024

Donald Trump’s victory in last week’s US election has sent shockwaves through the LGBTQ+ community, given the president-elect’s divisive rhetoric and demonisation of the trans community in…

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Added on: 11/11/2024

Many continue to suffer, often in silence’: Calcutta tops gay hate list

11/11/2024

Members of India’s gay community continue to face beatings, sexual assault and murder threats even though the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality six years ago, population researchers have…

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Added on: 11/11/2024

Vanuatu proposes law to crack down on LGBTQIA+ community

11/10/2024

The government of Vanuatu is considering passing a law to ban the “promotion and advocacy” of the LGBTQIA+ community in the Pacific nation. Back in April, the…

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Added on: 11/10/2024

Young Namibian voters push for LGBTQ+ equality

11/09/2024

As Namibia heads to Nov. 27 presidential and parliamentary elections, young LGBTQ+ voters say political parties are out of touch, failing to evolve with the times and…

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Added on: 11/10/2024

What Trump’s Win Means for LGBTQ+ Rights

11/09/2024

As the reality of President-elect Donald Trump’s victory begins to settle, LGBTQ+ rights groups and individuals are grappling with the realities of what that means—especially now that…

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Added on: 11/09/2024

Queer and Fighting for Climate Justice in Southeast Asia

11/08/2024

In September 2023, Aidil Iman Aidid, a Malaysian youth activist, was invited by a group of students at a university in Kuala Lumpur to give a speech…

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Added on: 11/09/2024

Readers’ donations set free two imprisoned lesbians in Cameroon

11/08/2024

After six months without a trial, the young imprisoned lesbian couple Yane and Hage were set free through the intervention of Project Not Alone. That initiative, supported…

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Added on: 11/08/2024

PM claims domestic law on protection of family values only concerns prohibition of LGBT propaganda

11/05/2024

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday said the domestic law on the protection of family values, adopted earlier this year, only concerned the prohibition of LGBT…

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Added on: 11/08/2024

New Mali Law Disastrous for LGBT People

11/06/2024

Mali’s Transitional National Council passed a law on October 31 that makes homosexuality a criminal offense. The new legislation will intensify risks of stigma, discrimination, and violence…