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Added on: 06/29/2021

A Glimmer of Hope: India Court Issues Guidelines for Protection of LGBTQ Community

06/28/2021

Before the Obergfell v. Hodges judgment finally declared homosexual marriage as an individual’s fundamental right across the United States, various state and circuit courts ruled in favor…

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Added on: 06/28/2021

Malawi’s LGBTI Community Marches, Petitions Government for Change

06/27/2021

BLANTYRE, MALAWI – In Malawi, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and inter-sex (LGBTI) community Saturday held their first ever pride parade in the capital, Lilongwe,…

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Added on: 06/27/2021

Guatemala: 3 Killings of LGBT People in a Week

6/26/21

Unidentified assailants killed two transgender women and one gay man in Guatemala in separate attacks within the span of one week, including Andrea González, the leader of…

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Added on: 06/27/2021

Dutch leader tells Hungary: If you don’t like LGBT rights, you can leave the E.U.

6/26/2021

The dispute between a number of European Union leaders and Hungary over LGBT rights grew emotional after a meeting on Thursday, with Hungarian leader Viktor Orban’s peers…

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Added on: 06/27/2021

Turkey police bash LGBT pride parade in Istanbul

6/26/21

Turkey’s far-right ruling party, which is known for its frequent homophobic remarks, sent its police to attack a peaceful LGBT pride parade in Istanbul on Saturday. Turkey’s…

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Added on: 06/26/2021

Respect LGBT rights or leave EU, Hungary’s Orban told

6/25/21

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte had some strong words for his Hungarian counterpart, Victor Orban on Thursday (June 24) – respect LGBT rights, or leave the European…

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Added on: 06/22/2021

‘We’re not hiding’: Gay and lesbian Russians say a cultural shift is underway

06/21/2021

When Lisa Androshina threw her first lesbian party in Moscow in 2017, she had low expectations. “We wanted to just gather with our friends and just listen…

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Added on: 06/20/2021

Council of Europe Adopts Resolutions Protecting LGBTI People

6/19/21

The Congress of the Council of Europe adopted two resolutions protecting the LGBTI community from discrimination and hatred at its 40th Session on Wednesday. The resolutions followed…

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Added on: 06/19/2021

Case of murdered Honduran trans woman could set legal precedent in region

6/17/21

An international court is examining whether the Honduran government was complicit in the killing of Vicky Hernández, a 26-year-old trans woman fatally shot on the night of…

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Added on: 06/19/2021

Two Trans Women Elected to Congress for First Time in Mexico’s History

6/18/21

For the first time in the country’s history, two trans women have been elected to Congress in Mexico. Maria Clemente Garcia and Salma Luevano are members of…

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Added on: 06/18/2021

South Africa’s patchwork treatment of refugees and asylum seekers shows much to be done to ensure human rights for all

06/17/2021

World Refugee Day is commemorated each year on 20 June to raise awareness of the plight of refugees around the world and of efforts to protect their…

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Added on: 06/17/2021

Tireless fighter and beloved trans activist ‘assassinated’ just metres from her home in Guatemala

06/15/2021

In Guatemala, frustration and grief swept the nation after two beloved and tireless trans activists were killed in two separate attacks just days apart. Andrea González, a…

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Added on: 06/16/2021

Guyana government introduces bill to repeal defunct cross-dressing ban

06/15/2021

The Guyanese government has introduced a bill to repeal its defunct criminal ban on cross-dressing, Starbroek News reports. The law had previously been struck down by the…

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Added on: 06/15/2021

After 3-week delay, Ghana releases 21 human rights defenders

06/14/2021

After three weeks of detention without trial, a High Court in Ghana granted bail for 21 people who were arrested May 20 at a training session about…

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Added on: 06/13/2021

The hopes and dreams of Africa’s queer activists

6/9/21

It took Dzoe Ahmad weeks of introspection and agonising over whether or not she was ready to share her story with the world. Ahmad, a young Zimbabwean…

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Added on: 06/12/2021

Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues

6/11/21

Hungary’s parliament should reject a bill that would prohibit discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation, and violates Hungary’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch said today….

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Added on: 06/12/2021

Ghana court grants bail to 21 LGBT+ activists

6/11/21

A high court in Ghana has granted bail to 21 gay rights activists arrested three weeks ago for what police described as an unlawful gathering, the prosecutor…

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Added on: 06/10/2021

The church’s complicity in dehumanizing the LGBTQ community in Ghana

06/09/2021

The West African country of Ghana is one of the most homophobic countries in the world today. It not only refuses to recognize same-sex unions, but it…

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Added on: 06/09/2021

LGBT activists denied bail in Ghana

06/08/2021

A Ghanaian court on Tuesday denied bail to 21 gay rights activists arrested nearly three weeks ago for what police described as an unlawful gathering, their lawyer…

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Added on: 06/08/2021

Uzbekistan: Top lawmaker calls for deporting the LGBT community en masse

06/07/2021

The head of one of Uzbekistan’s leading political parties has suggested depriving gays, lesbians and transgender people of citizenship and deporting them as a way of ending…

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Added on: 06/06/2021

Ugandan court frees dozens of gay men on bail after days in jail

6/5/21

A court in Uganda granted bail on Friday to 39 people, most of them gay men, held for days after what police said was a raid on…

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Added on: 06/05/2021

Ghana court delays bail decision for 21 detained LGBT+ activists

6/4/21

A Ghanaian court on Friday delayed its ruling on a bail application for 21 Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) activists detained two weeks ago for an…

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Added on: 06/04/2021

New bill won’t “discriminate”, Cook Islands government says

06/03/2021

Same sex rights groups are expressing guarded optimism after Government disclosed that work is underway to ensure new criminal legislation will not contain clauses that discriminate against…

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Added on: 06/02/2021

LGBTQ life in Africa: Arrests, arrests, arrests, arrests

05/31/2021

The staggering pace of arrests of LGBTQ citizens continued today, as Uganda Police raided an LGBTQ shelter and detained 44 members of the LGBTQ community, repeating a…

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Added on: 06/01/2021

Ugandan LGBTQ activists respond to government attempts to further criminalize homosexuality

05/31/2021

LGBTQ Ugandan activists are mobilizing against the Sexual Offenses Bill 2019 before Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signs it into law. Members of Uganda’s Parliament caught LGBTQ Ugandan…

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Added on: 06/01/2021

Dirco silent on homophobia row as SA embassy refuses to affirm gay rights in Poland

05/31/2021

For the past eight years, South African diplomats in Poland have signed an annual letter alongside other embassies affirming gay rights in one of the most homophobic…

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Added on: 05/27/2021

Major donors urge Ghana to respect LGBT+ rights amid crackdown

05/25/2021

Major foreign aid donors called on Ghana on Tuesday to respect LGBT+ rights following a crackdown including arrests of people from sexual minorities and an increase in…

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Added on: 05/25/2021

No safe haven: gay and transgender Africans fleeing persecution at home attacked in refugee camps

05/24/2021

When Bijoux Ferrazza realised she was transgender, she took a good look around her. Transgender women are nowhere to be seen in Cameroon. Every once in a…

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Added on: 05/24/2021

SENEGALESE RALLY TO CRIMINALISE HOMOSEXUALITY

05/23/2021

Several hundred protesters rallied Sunday in Dakar to demand that homosexuality be made a crime in Senegal, according to AFP journalists. It is not illegal to identify…

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Added on: 05/24/2021

SOUTH AFRICA HIT BY A WAVE OF GAY AND TRANS HATE MURDERS

05/23/2021

A wave of brutal murders of gay men and trans women has hit South Africa. The death toll over the last three months has now reached at…