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Added on: 11/23/2021

Defender of LGBT Ugandans nominated for human rights award

11/22/2021

Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo, Uganda’s renowned LGBT ally and human right rights defender, has been nominated for the prestigious Tulip Human Rights Award for 2021. The Human Rights…

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Added on: 11/23/2021

Cameroon: Violent Mob Savagely Tortures Intersex Person for Hours

11/22/2021

A group sexually assaulted, beat, and humiliated an intersex person in Cameroon’s capital of Yaoundé on November 15. The victim suffered bruises all over her body, HRW…

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Added on: 11/22/2021

THE STRUGGLE FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS CONTINUES WITH TAIWAN’S FIRST LEGAL GENDER CHANGE WITHOUT PROVIDING PROOF OF SURGERY

11/21/2021

A variety of events happened this past week with regards to the ongoing struggle for transgender rights in Taiwan, including Taiwan’s first successful legal gender change without…

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Added on: 11/22/2021

Infantino says ‘all welcome’ as Qatar begins one-year countdown

11/21/2021

DOHA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisted that “all are welcome in Qatar” on Sunday as a digital countdown clock went on display in…

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Added on: 11/22/2021

Ghana’s Anti-Gay Law: God Loves Gays, Let’s Show Them Love- Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta

11/21/2021

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has glaringly pooh-poohed the new anti-gay law that has been presented before parliament awaiting passage into law by saying God loves gays too…

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Added on: 11/20/2021

New action plans supporting Roma and Egyptians and LGBTI adopted by Albanian government

11/19/21

The adaption of the National Action Plans for Roma and Egyptian minorities (2021-2025) and for the LGBTI community (2021-2027) affirms the Albanian Government’s commitment to further advance…

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Added on: 11/20/2021

LGBT migrants in South Africa: religion can be a blessing, and a curse

11/19/21

The politicisation of religion in Africa is now well documented. It is a strategy used to maintain the idea that heterosexuality is the only natural and normal…

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Added on: 11/19/2021

Statement by Russian and International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Russian LGBT Rights Activists under Attack

11/18/2021

We, the undersigned Russian and international human rights organization condemn the escalating attacks against Russian LGBT Network, its leadership and partners. We call on the Russian authorities…

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Added on: 11/19/2021

Mauritius: Island nation’s Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of anti-LGBT law

11/18/2021

Nov. 16, 2021 — A crucial hearing in a case challenging the constitutionality of Section 250, brought by Abdool Ridwan Firaas Ah Seek, a 31-year-old human rights…

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Added on: 11/18/2021

Despite its reformist agenda, Ukraine’s government shows little commitment to LGBT+ rights

11/17/2021

In September, thousands of people marched peacefully through the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the city’s now annual LGBT+ pride parade – a victory of sorts given that…

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Added on: 11/17/2021

LGBT+ Church of England members stage defiant protest after archbishop of Canterbury’s Ghana apology

11/16/2021

A gay canon and other LGBT+ members of the Church of England have staged a demonstration at a meeting of the General Synod to show solidarity with…

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Added on: 11/16/2021

You can’t target LGBT people like they are the source of Ghana’s sexual problems – Prof Prempeh fumes

11/15/2021

Executive Director of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, has expressed his utter disgust at the treatment being meted out to members…

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Added on: 11/15/2021

This Manipur Youth Fought Drug Addiction, Built India’s First Transgender Football Team

11/14/2021

Stigma, discrimination and a lack of social support and safe spaces for interactions have left queer youth across the world unable to come out or seek help….

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Added on: 11/15/2021

LGBTQ+ youth violently attacked in Jerusalem on way to trans conference

11/14/2021

A group of LGBTQ+ youth were violently attacked near the Central Bus Station in Jerusalem on Friday, while they were on their way to a conference on transgender…

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Added on: 11/14/2021

Call for asylum for Afghans facing Taliban LGBT kill lists

11/13/21

Just.Equal Australia has urged the Australian Government to provide refuge for LGBTIQA+ Afghans facing persecution under the Taliban regime. The call follows reports from Rainbow Railroad of…

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Added on: 11/13/2021

Out in the World: Rainbow Railroad says resettlement has started for some LGBTQ Afghans

11/12/21

Rainbow Railrod announced that the first group of LGBTQ Afghan refugees arrived in the United Kingdom just before Halloween. They are safe, but hundreds more remain unsafe…

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Added on: 11/12/2021

Supporters and opponents face off over Ghana’s anti-LGBT law

11/11/2021

ACCRA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Supporters and opponents of Ghana’s new anti-LGBT bill faced off in parliament on Wednesday in the first public hearings into the proposed…

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Added on: 11/11/2021

A Discriminatory System Killed a Transgender Man in Egypt

11/10/2021

August 26 should have been a day of celebration for Ezz Eldin, a 26-year-old transgender man, but it ended in tragedy. He bled to death after he was prematurely…

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Added on: 11/11/2021

Poland: Trio back in court over posters showing Virgin Mary with LGBT halo

11/10/2021

Three activists cleared in Poland earlier this year over posters depicting the Virgin Mary with an LGBT halo are back in court today. They were acquitted of…

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Added on: 11/09/2021

As anti-LGBTQ+ crackdowns persist across Africa, these activists continue to fight

11/08/2021

Across Africa, queer people face oppression, discrimination and violence for their identities. A 2020 report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) reveals…

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Added on: 11/08/2021

Iran: Gay couple sentenced to death for adultery after family demanded execution

11/07/2021

After his father-in-law sought their execution, a married Iranian man and his male lover were given the death penalty for adultery. The couple, who are 27 and…

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Added on: 11/08/2021

China opens first clinic for transgender children

11/07/2021

China has opened its first dedicated clinic for adolescents and children who wish to change their gender. The clinic, at the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai,…

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Added on: 11/07/2021

Spain extends free IVF treatment to single women and LGBT+ community

11/6/21

Spain has extended the availability of free IVF treatment to single women and the LGBT+ community. Health minister Carolina Darias signed an order on Friday granting more…

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Added on: 11/07/2021

Furious LGBT+ football fans to protest Saudi-owned Newcastle United at Brighton showdown

11/6/21

LGBT+ football fans in Brighton will be demonstrating in support of a gay man jailed in Saudi Arabia when their team plays Newcastle United. The protest will…

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Added on: 11/06/2021

Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill leads to surge in anti-LGBTQ violence

11/5/21

“The anti- LGBTQI bill in the Parliament of Ghana is fueling hate and emboldens homophobic individuals and groups to harm LGBTQ persons. The worrying part is that…

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Added on: 11/05/2021

‘Disgraceful’: Italy’s senate votes down anti-homophobic violence bill

11/04/2021

Italy’s senate has killed off a bill that would have made violence against LGBT people and disabled people, as well as misogyny, a hate crime. The 315-member…

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Added on: 11/05/2021

China LGBT rights group shuts down amid hostile environment

11/04/2021

An LGBT advocacy group in China that has spearheaded many of the country’s legal cases pushing for greater rights is halting its work for the foreseeable future. LGBT Rights Advocacy China…

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Added on: 11/04/2021

NSW government announces inquiry into Sydney’s unsolved gay and transgender hate crimes, murders

11/03/2021

The NSW government has announced an inquiry into brutal hates crimes committed against members of Sydney’s gay community over 40 years. In July 1989, 25-year-old newsreader Ross…

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Added on: 11/03/2021

‘The Taliban has a kill list’ for the Afghan LGBT community, NGO says

11/02/2021

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan at the end of August the persecution of the country’s LGBT+ community has ramped up, forcing many to live in…

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Added on: 11/01/2021

DUP councillor thinks conversion therapy ban is a ‘hoax’ that will push ‘neo Marxist utopia’

10/30/2021

Colin Kennedy, a councillor for Ards and North Down Borough Council, spoke out a conversion therapy ban after the council passed a motion calling on Stormont to ban the discredited…