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Added on: 08/13/2021

Homophobic Ghanaian ‘Family Values’ Bill is Odious and Beggars Belief

08/10/2021

Sometimes the human capacity for cruelty takes my breath away. A recently proposed bill on “sexual rights” and “family values” in Ghana is a case study in…

Global News

Added on: 08/11/2021

Video Captures Vicious Homophobic Attack in Cameroon

08/10/2021

A brutal attack on two transgender women in Cameroon occurred just weeks after a court ordered the women, Shakiro and Patricia, released from prison pending their appeal…

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Added on: 08/11/2021

Russian MP who wants gays to be ‘sterilised’ and kept in shelters like cats slapped down by human rights council

08/10/2021

Anti-LGBT+ Russian MP Vitaly Milonov has been reprimanded by the country’s Human Rights Council after he called for gays to be “sterilised” and kept in shelters like…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

British diver Tom Daley says sports has ‘a lot further to go’ on LGBTQ acceptance

8/7/21

British diver Tom Daley says he is proud to be able to inspire other people as an openly gay athlete, but he is quick to add that…

Global News

Added on: 08/08/2021

Along With COVID-19, EU Faces a More Fundamental Battle

8/8/21

Hungary’s growing list of European Union worries includes controversial LGBT legislation and potentially hacking the phones of journalists, rights activists and political opponents. Poland has rebuffed a…

World Voices

Added on: 08/08/2021

Mohamed Ali (Dali) Aguerbi – Documentarian, Malta

Savita Sukul

Alturi Contributor

Dali came to Malta by accident. He is originally from Tunisia where homosexuality is criminalized by three years of imprisonment since French colonialism in 1913. He came…

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Added on: 08/07/2021

LGBTQ Family Featured in Grocery Store Advertisement Forced to Leave Russia Due to Hate

8/6/21

In July, Alina and her girlfriend, Ksyusha ,wanted to show that, like any other family, they have favorite dishes and cooking habits. Joined by Alina’s mom and…

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Added on: 08/06/2021

Ghana court drops case against 21 LGBT+ activists

08/05/2021

HO, Ghana, Aug 5 (Reuters) – A court in Ghana dismissed a case against 21 Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) activists on Thursday, ruling there was…

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Added on: 08/05/2021

Russian LGBT family from Vkusvill ad leaves country after death threats

08/04/2021

MOSCOW, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A Russian family with gay members that featured in an advert for a high-end food retailer has left the country after receiving…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

Ghana’s LGBTQ Community Calls for Global Help Over Anti-Gay Bill

08/03/2021

Ghanaian lawmakers are facing backlash over a bill before Ghana’s parliament that aims to make gay rights advocacy illegal. Eight lawmakers are sponsoring the bill, which was…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

HH PROMISES GAY MARRIAGES IN ZAMBIA – AMERICAN REPORTER

8/2/21

Lusaka ~ Mon, 2 Aug 2021 UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, also known as HH, aims to turn around the historically negative attitude toward the Zambian LGBT community….

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Added on: 08/03/2021

Joe Biden nominates lesbian rabbi for religious freedom position

08/01/2021

President Joe Biden has nominated lesbian rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum to serve on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Under her position as commissioner, she will help…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Ghana’s first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song

7/30/21

Ghana’s first openly transgender musician has released a song to boost the morale of the West African nation’s LGBT+ community as it faces a crackdown by authorities…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Ukraine LGBTQ activists hold rave to demand govt punish attacks

7/30/21

Dozens of people took part in a rave party outside the Ukrainian president’s office Friday to demand the authorities protect LGBTQ rights, sparking scuffles between police and…

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Added on: 07/30/2021

New Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy

07/29/2021

WELLINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) – New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to five years in prison for practices intended to change a person’s sexual…

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Added on: 07/30/2021

Kazakhstan: LGBT, women’s rights activists besieged by mob

07/29/2021

A training seminar held this week by feminists and LGBT activists in a mining city in central Kazakhstan might have ended in violence but for the intervention…

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Added on: 07/30/2021

Ghana poised to vote on ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever,’ advocates warn

07/29/2021

Draft legislation in Ghana would make identifying as gay or even an ally to the LGBTQ community a second-degree felony punishable by five years in prison —…

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Added on: 07/29/2021

LGBT Turks Take Stock After Disrupted Pride Celebrations

07/28/2021

ISTANBUL – More than a month after Turkish authorities crushed Pride-themed events in Istanbul, emotions still run raw for members of the country’s embattled LGBT community. “There…

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Added on: 07/29/2021

Ghana: anti-gay bill proposing 10-year prison sentences sparks outrage

07/28/2021

Draft anti-gay legislation submitted to Ghana’s parliament could propose up to 10 years in jail for LGBTQ+ people as well as groups and individuals who advocate for…

Global News

Added on: 07/28/2021

Meet 7 Activists Fighting to Improve LGBTQ+ Rights Across Africa

07/27/2021

I’ve personally experienced two homophobic attacks in my home city of Enugu, in southeastern Nigeria: one from the police and the other from a crowd of students….

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Added on: 07/26/2021

‘The worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever’

07/25/2021

The “most homophobic document the world has ever seen” is how LGBTQ rights activists describe Ghana’s sweeping anti-homosexuality bill recently revealed after months of discussion and publicity…

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Added on: 07/25/2021

Georgian Condom Company Wins Freedom Of Expression Case At European Rights Court

7/24/21

A Georgian condom company that uses creative advertising on its packaging has won a freedom of expression case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The…

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Added on: 07/24/2021

Hungary’s LGBTQ community: ‘We are afraid of losing everything’

7/23/21

Over the past months, Boldizsar Nagy has had to grapple with things he never expected. He was never anyone “special,” the journalist and children’s book editor said…

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Added on: 07/24/2021

Ghana: anti-gay bill proposing 10-year prison sentences sparks outrage

7/23/21

Draft anti-gay legislation submitted to Ghana’s parliament could propose up to 10 years in jail for LGBTQ+ people as well as groups and individuals who advocate for…

Global News

Added on: 07/23/2021

False start for intersex athletes barred from Olympics

07/22/2021

When the world’s fastest women race for gold over 800m in Tokyo, all three medallists from the 2016 Olympics will be absent – barred as intersex athletes…

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Added on: 07/23/2021

Popular Gay TV Show in Hong Kong Draws Political Attacks, Raising Worries Over Rights

07/23/2021

HONG KONG—A TV show about a male love triangle is proving a big hit with viewers, but criticism from pro-Beijing politicians is stirring concern that broader freedoms…

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Added on: 07/22/2021

Letters | Hit TV series shows Hong Kong ready to talk about gay rights, but gently does it

07/21/2021

I agree with your editorial, “Let reason prevail in debate on gay rights” (July 20). I can’t say I was not initially taken aback by the headlines…

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Added on: 07/22/2021

UK to engage Guyana on LGBT rights, abolishing death penalty and decriminalising suicide

07/21/2021

The United Kingdom (UK), through its High Commission in Guyana, intends to engage the Irfaan Ali led government on major human rights issues in the coming months….

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Added on: 07/19/2021

Transgender woman in Cameroon describes ‘hell’ of five months in prison

07/18/2021

The five months that two transgender women in Cameroon spent in prison were “hell”, one of them told Reuters on Friday after they were released, describing how…

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Added on: 07/19/2021

Japan: Prime Minister Should Back LGBT Equality Act

07/18/2021

(Tokyo) – The Japanese government’s failure to pass a national nondiscrimination law to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and…