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Added on: 10/31/2021

Taliban say gay rights will not be respected under Islamic law

10/29/2021

In a rare statement addressing LGBT rights, the Taliban said that their intended support for human rights did not include gay rights. Although Western powers want to…

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Added on: 10/31/2021

‘I feel free’ – LGBT Afghan refugees arrive in UK

10/30/2021

I feel like “a human being for the first time” in my life, a gay Afghan man has said after arriving in the UK with 28 others…

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Added on: 10/29/2021

Polish parliament debates anti-LGBT legislative proposal

10/29/2021

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers held an emotional debate Thursday on proposed legislation dubbed “Stop LGBT,” which would ban pride parades and other public gatherings deemed…

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Added on: 10/29/2021

Ghana’s law curbing LGBT rights sparks Anglican church rift

10/28/2021

A proposed law in Ghana to toughen curbs on the LGBT community has triggered a rift between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the local Anglican church, which…

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Added on: 10/29/2021

The wins and woes of Hong Kong’s rainbow families – has city made progress on policy and law for LGBT community?

10/29/2021

When a lesbian couple in Hong Kong broke up last year after nearly two decades together, they agreed it was crucial they both continued to play an…

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Added on: 10/28/2021

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

10/27/2021

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: 10/27/2021

Senegal imprisons 3 men for gay-bashing

10/26/2021

Three young men who beat up suspected homosexuals on July 28 have been sentenced to prison in Senegal. The country’s homophobes aren’t happy about it. Prison sentences…

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Added on: 10/26/2021

Sudan coup adds uncertainties for LGBTQ+ community

10/25/2021

Queer people have long been excluded from Sudans’ political life and social mainstream, but some believe the country’s currently tumultuous transition to democracy presents an opportunity to…

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Added on: 10/26/2021

Lithuanian president to meet with mother fighting for LGBTQ rights

10/25/2021

VILNIUS – Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda is on Monday meeting with a mother who is fighting for the rights of her child and other LGBTQ people. Rasa…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Watch: Nigerian LGBTQ+ activists campaigning and demanding to be seen and heard

10/24/2021

Now despite the strides towards equality around the world, homosexuality remains a crime in some 69 countries, almost half of them in Africa. But in Nigeria, Africa’s cultural…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Western Sanctions: Is Zimbabwe being punished for its strong views against gay rights?

10/24/2021

WASHINGTON – The United States has defended its two-decades-old economic sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they only targeted those that undermine democratic processes or facilitate corruption. However, analysts believe…

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Added on: 10/25/2021

Second protest held in Birmingham after homophobic attacks

10/24/2021

Dozens of people have staged a second protest in Birmingham following a series of homophobic attacks. Crowds gathered close to the scene of an assault in the…

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Added on: 10/23/2021

The 40th anniversary of a key European Court of Human Rights case that led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality – a turning point for LGBTI persons

10/22/21

The fight for LGBTI persons to enjoy their human rights has not been an easy one. 40 years ago today, Jeffrey Dudgeon found justice at the European…

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Added on: 10/23/2021

Gay Afghan Says the Taliban Burned Him, Lives ‘Like a Prisoner’ Now

10/22/21

A gay man from Afghanistan said he was burned by the Taliban. He now lives in hiding out of concern for his safety and said he’s been…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

NGOs scramble to dampen COVID-19’s impact on people living with HIV

10/18/2021

NEW YORK/PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa, Oct 18 (Openly) – South African domestic worker Mabuyi Dlamini always dreaded the bumpy, day-long minibus journey she had to make each month…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

Report Details Anti-LGBT Discrimination, Violence in Kenya Refugee Camp

10/21/2021

(WB) A new report released on Wednesday indicates nearly all of the LGBT people who live in a Kenya refugee camp have experienced discrimination and violence because…

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Added on: 10/22/2021

Ghana president calls for tolerance as parliament considers anti-LGBT+ law

10/22/2021

ACCRA, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday emphasised the need for civil debate and tolerance as parliament works towards a vote on a…

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Added on: 10/21/2021

Across Africa, major churches strongly oppose LGBTQ rights

10/20/2021

In Ghana, home to a diverse array of religions, leaders of major churches have united in denouncing homosexuality as a “perversion” and endorsing legislation that would, if…

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Added on: 10/18/2021

HRW calls on Kuwait to stop punitive acts towards transgender Kuwaitis

10/17/2021

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Kuwait to end its suppression of the LGBTQ community in a report published on Thursday, following the conviction and imprisonment of…

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Added on: 10/17/2021

LGBTQI+: ‘We’ll campaign against Dutch interests in Ghana’ – Sam George on visa denial

10/17/21

Lead sponsor of the anti-gay bill in Parliament and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram Sam Nartey George has slammed the Dutch Embassy in Ghana for resorting…

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Added on: 10/15/2021

Sex Education’s’ gay teen Eric takes a risky trip to Nigeria. How realistic is it?

10/15/2021

In season 3 of the popular Netflix series Sex Education, the character named Eric Effiong goes to Nigeria. It is a risky trip. Eric is a gay teenager…

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Added on: 10/15/2021

Ghana’s parliament to vote on what could be world’s toughest anti-gay laws

10/14/2021

A video has emerged in Ghana of a gay man being beaten by a mob and doused in animal blood, as the country’s MPs prepare to vote…

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Added on: 10/15/2021

I have not taken money to fight LGBT Bill; I’m not a pimp – Akoto Ampaw

10/15/2021

Lawyer Akoto Ampaw, the leader of the group of lawyers and professors opposing the anti-gay Bill in Parliament has rubbished allegations that he is championing the course…

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Added on: 10/14/2021

Botswana Court Reserves Judgement After State Appeals Gay Sex Ruling

10/13/2021

GABORONE — Botswana’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday reserved judgement in a case in which the state seeks to overturn a 2019 ruling that decriminalized same sex relations….

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Added on: 10/14/2021

Ghanaian chief threatens to storm parliament to force through anti-LGBT+ bill

10/13/2021

The “Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill 2021”, leaked in July this year, would criminalise everything from sex toys, to trans medical…

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Added on: 10/14/2021

Lithuania’s ‘gay propaganda’ law looms over fight for same-sex unions

10/14/2021

VILNIUS, Oct 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As the target of constant homophobic abuse as a teenager, Rimas Prokopovicius rarely heard anything positive about gay people when…

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Added on: 10/13/2021

Botswana appeals ruling allowing gay sex, court delays judgment

10/12/2021

Botswanan judges on Tuesday postponed ruling on a case in which the government is seeking to overturn a 2019 ruling that decriminalised gay sex, saying the matter…

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Added on: 10/12/2021

Ghana church leaders intensify pressure on parliament to pass anti-gay bill

10/11/2021

Dis move dey follow from recent calls by some academics and lawyers who start dey criticize de anti-LGBTQ Bill. Pentecost, Anglican Church state dema position. House of…

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Added on: 10/11/2021

Poland’s LGBTQ+ community potentially at risk after court challenges primacy of EU laws

10/10/2021

On Thursday, the country’s constitutional tribunal ruled that the EU and some of its key treaty articles go against Poland’s own constitution. Back in March, the country’s…

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Added on: 10/11/2021

UGANDA RECOGNISES ITS FIRST TRANSGENDER CITIZEN, CLEOPATRA KAMBUGU

10/10/2021

Cleopatra Kambugu, a Ugandan activist who advocates for sexual and gender minorities, has made history as the first transgender person in Uganda to have their new gender…