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Added on: 04/04/2022

‘Shame and betrayal’: giving light to rural NSW’s dark LGBTQ+ chapter

04/03/2022

When the Sydney-based designer Josie Young undertook an online search for the queer history of her rural hometown, she stumbled onto the team researching a podcast about…

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Added on: 04/03/2022

Gays caught in the crossfire of Hungarian election

4/2/22

Among the political billboards and corflutes plastered on just about every lamppost and power pole along the bustling inner-city Budapest streets, one in particular catches the eye….

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Added on: 04/02/2022

‘We Want To Live a Happy Life’: LGBTQ People Are Leaving Hungary

4/1/22

Boldizsar Nagy is packing his bags and leaving Hungary. He and his boyfriend have had enough of Hungary’s attitude towards their relationship. But with an election this…

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Added on: 04/02/2022

Congress Splits Over How to Address LGBT Rights in China

4/1/22

A major annual congressional report documenting human rights abuses in China was delayed for six months after a behind-the-scenes impasse between Democratic and Republican lawmakers over a…

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Added on: 03/30/2022

Ukrainian LGBTQ Artist Who Can’t Leave Kyiv Is Painting For Peace.

03/29/2020

Dark thoughts haunt LGBTQ people in Ukraine. A relentless Russian invasion continues, despite peace talks beginning. If they win, a Russian occupation terrifies LGBTQ Ukrainians. In Russia,…

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Added on: 03/30/2022

Ugandan activists launch campaign against religion-fueled homophobia.

03/29/2020

Human rights activists in Uganda have launched a new campaign to end religious inspired homophobia, with a call to Abrahamic religions to embrace love and diversity. The…

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Added on: 03/26/2022

Canadian immigration minister Sean Fraser says he’s committed to LGBTQ2S+ refugees

3/25/22

Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser has a lot on his plate right now with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting refugee crisis….

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Added on: 03/26/2022

The media disinformation campaign against Ghana’s queer community

3/24/22

When Ako* heard that an LGBTIQ community centre was going to open in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the first thing she did was get herself a date….

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Added on: 03/25/2022

CZESLAW WALEK — PRAGUE PRIDE

Alturi Project Strategist

Prague Pride’s Motivation Before the war began, Prague Pride was more focused on issues like LGBTI crisis alleviation, nondiscrimination in the workplace, and legislation for marriage equality….

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Added on: 03/25/2022

SINGAPORE CONDUCTS FIRST EVER PUBLIC SURVEY ON LGBT ISSUES

03/24/2022

A Singapore government survey seeking feedback from the public about LGBTQI issues and section 377A that criminalises same-sex relationships has received over 30,000 responses. According to the Strait Times,…

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Added on: 03/25/2022

High Court delays ruling on closure of Ugandan gay ally group Chapter Four

03/24/2022

Uganda’s High Court in Kampala has postponed ruling on an application seeking to quash the government’s decision to indefinitely suspend the activities of Chapter Four Uganda, an…

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Added on: 03/24/2022

France’s Zemmour faces suit over denial of Nazi anti-gay crimes

03/23/2022

French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour is being targeted with legal action by gay rights groups, who say he denied that homosexuals were rounded up and deported…

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Added on: 03/23/2022

Disney employees walk out, as ESPN and Disney+ back LGBTQ+ rights.

03/22/2022

Disney employees staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of the company’s response to Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say…

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Added on: 03/23/2022

When Communism was Queer.

03/22/2022

Cuba is considering a new family code that could allow marriage equality for the first time in the communist nation. In the last year, the Cuban health…

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Added on: 03/23/2022

Iraq: Impunity for Violence Against LGBT People.

03/22/2022

Armed groups in Iraq abduct, rape, torture, and kill lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, with impunity, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today with…

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Added on: 03/20/2022

Meet the asylum seeker who chairs Carlisle City of Sanctuary group

3/20/22

MINA Banisaeid is an asylum seeker who has not only changed her own life, but is helping to improve the lives of others around her. She is…

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Added on: 03/19/2022

I, Issa, transgender person from Senegal

3/17/22

At 44 years old, Issa Diatta (pseudonym) fled to France in order to assume his true trans identity, which was impossible at home in the Thiès region…

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Added on: 03/17/2022

LGBTQ refugees fleeing Ukraine draw on European network of allies to find housing, medical care

03/16/2022

When Edward Reese, a queer activist who works with Kyiv Pride, decided to flee Ukraine on March 8, he knew it was going to be a long…

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Added on: 03/17/2022

Malaysian government’s ‘gay conversion’ app pulled by Google Play

03/17/2022

An app produced by the Malaysian government that promised to help the LGBTI community “return to nature” has been removed from the Google Play store, after it…

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Added on: 03/17/2022

Where Ukraine fits into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ‘culture war’

03/16/2022

On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine. It marks the latest chapter in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s campaign against Ukraine, which began in earnest when Russia annexed the Ukrainian…

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Added on: 03/16/2022

“Life and Family” Bill is a Smokescreen for Corruption in Guatemala.

03/15/2022

On International Women’s Day, March 8, the Guatemalan Congress passed an extraordinarily regressive “Life and Family” bill that undermines the rights of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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Added on: 03/15/2022

UK court blocks gay marriage for Cayman Islands, Bermuda.

03/14/2022

Activists supporting same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda received a heavy blow Monday following a ruling by a top appeals court in London. The United…

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Added on: 03/15/2022

How Polish & Hungarian Activists Are Helping Queer Ukrainian Refugees.

03/14/2022

The scenes of the more than two and a half million Ukrainian refugees fleeing their country have been brutally heart-wrenching. Eastern Europe is being overwhelmed right now,…

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Added on: 03/14/2022

Anti-gay vs. gay-friendly religion go head-to-head in Ghana

03/13/2022

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has come out in favor of harsh penalties for public displays of same-sex affection and for anyone who supports LGBTQ rights —…

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Added on: 03/14/2022

Some LGBTQ Ukrainians are fleeing Russian occupation. Others are signing up to fight

03/13/2022

LVIV OBLAST, Ukraine — A few weeks ago, Vlad Shast was sashaying in a slinky pink gown and thigh-high boots. Shast was working as a stylist, and performing…

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Added on: 03/13/2022

Ghana is warned: Passing anti-LGBTQ bill would harm the economy

3/11/22

The economic damage that would be caused by passage of Ghana’s extreme anti-LGBTQ bill was highlighted at a Parliamentary hearing this week. For months, Ghanaian legislators have…

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Added on: 03/13/2022

What Russia’s invasion means for LGBTI Ukrainians

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Putin has consistently portrayed himself — and by extension, Russia — as a staunch defender of traditional family values in order to create a distinct identity against…

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Added on: 03/11/2022

Sara Duterte identifying herself as LGBT a ‘trapo’ behavior —group

03/11/2022

An LGBTQIA+ organization on Friday slammed vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte for saying she is also a member of the LGBT community. In a statement,…

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Added on: 03/10/2022

Guatemala increases abortion penalty, bans same-sex marriage

03/09/2022

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan lawmakers have increased prison sentences for women who have abortions, bucking a recent trend in Latin America toward expanding access to the procedures….

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Added on: 03/10/2022

Jakim has developed plan to tackle growing LGBT issues, says Minister

03/10/2022

KUALA LUMPUR: A plan has been developed by the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to address social problems in the Muslim community such as the lesbian, gay, bisexual…