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Added on: 01/22/2021

UN: Eastern Caribbean States Called Out Over Anti-LGBT Bias

01/21/2021

(Geneva) – Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis should decriminalize same-sex relations and adopt comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human…

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Added on: 01/19/2021

South Asia’s LGBT Muslims turn to social media for support

01/18/2021

Shahamat Uddin moved to the United States recently to look for a better future after living in fear for his life as a marginalized gay man in…

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Added on: 01/19/2021

N. Carolina cities begin passing historic LGBTQ nondiscrimination laws

01/18/2021

Three North Carolina municipalities passed discrimination protections for LGBTQ people this past week, shortly after the expiration of a yearslong moratorium on such measures. Hillsborough, Carrboro and…

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Added on: 01/17/2021

Ugandan president Museveni wins sixth consecutive term after campaign marred by homophobia and violence

1/16/21

On Saturday (16 January) Museveni was once again declared the winner of the presidential election with 58.64 percent of the vote. He has ruled over Uganda since…

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Added on: 01/16/2021

What does the European Commission’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy mean for CEE?

1/15/21

For most of emerging Europe, LGBTIQ rights and social inclusion remain contentious issues with no clear path forward. Poland and Hungary especially have seen a sharp rise…

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Added on: 01/12/2021

Senegal: Victims of homophobia find respect inside prison walls

01/09/2021

African prisons often are hotbeds of homophobic violence, but that hasn’t been the experience of seven Senegalese men convicted in November on homosexuality charges. Treated respectfully by…

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Added on: 01/10/2021

Anti-gay rhetoric ramps up fear among LGBT+ Ugandans ahead of polls

1/9/21

Homophobic comments by Uganda’s president and other politicians are making some LGBT+ Ugandans too scared to vote in elections scheduled for Jan. 14, gay rights campaigners said…

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Added on: 01/09/2021

No Safe Haven for LGBT People in El Salvador

1/8/2021

Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele agreed on December 15 to implement an Asylum Cooperative Agreement with the US government. It allows US immigration authorities to transfer non-Salvadoran asylum…

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Added on: 01/08/2021

LGBT Persecution in Senegal

01/08/2021

In Senegal, a young man was arrested for his suspected sexual orientation, the African Human Rights Media Network reported. Though persecution in the West African country is…

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Added on: 01/06/2021

Uganda: Media bias leads to harassment of trans women

01/05/2021

Ms Melanie Anyu, a human rights activist based in Mbale City in eastern Uganda, made the point in a recent interview: Too many media houses in Uganda…

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Added on: 01/05/2021

Report: Denial of freedom of LGBTQ+ artistic expression in Sudan

01/03/2021

At least three LGBTQ+ organisations in Sudan are forced to operate underground, forcing artists to work with virtually no financial support, according to a report published on…

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Added on: 01/01/2021

First Person: Vietnamese man finds ‘true voice’ in gay community

12/31/2020

Nguyen Trong Hung opened a café in Son La in northwestern Viet Nam to serve as a meeting place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and…

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Added on: 12/31/2020

LGBTQ+ year in review: 47 troubling events of 2020

12/30/2020

The year 2020 had more than its share of grim news for LGBTQ+ people. If you read this summary, you might want to dilute its impact by…

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Added on: 12/30/2020

37 arrests of allegedly LGBTQ Senegalese since September

12/29/2020

In Senegal, an almost totalitarian atmosphere reigns in the holy city of Touba. It is patrolled by Islamist religious militias. Citizens are encouraged to denounced suspected homosexuals….

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Added on: 12/30/2020

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: The Indonesian Military Case

12/29/2020

In October, news broke about Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel who were dismissed for being a part of the LGBTQ community. As of this writing, TNI had fired…

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Added on: 12/29/2020

Germany’s Transgender Law seen as ‘archaic, degrading’

12/28/2020

“Degrading, expensive and illogical” — that is how one trans* person described her experience of legally changing her gender in Germany. Felicia Rolletschke is one of many…

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Added on: 12/29/2020

Muslim school accused of expelling pupil over lesbian claims

12/27/2020

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is investigating a private religious school in Johannesburg for allegedly throwing out a pupil who was “accused” of being lesbian. The…

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Added on: 12/28/2020

Dr. Frank Mugisha – Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG)

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Can you tell me about some of this research that you did earlier this year about the impact of COVID-19 on LGBTI communities in Uganda? Uganda is…

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Added on: 12/27/2020

Tears of joy as LGBTQ asylum seeker battered by police wins fight to stay in Liverpool

12/26/2020

An LGBTQ asylum seeker described their tears of joy when a judge said they could stay in Liverpool after fleeing murder, police brutality and discrimination in El…

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Added on: 12/25/2020

Uganda charges leading lawyer for LGBT rights with money laundering

12/25/2020

Nicholas Opiyo, one of Uganda’s most prominent human rights lawyers, has been charged with money laundering. Opiyo, known for representing LGBTQ+ people, appeared before magistrates in Kampala…

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Added on: 12/23/2020

Uganda detains leading lawyer for LGBT rights on money-laundering charges

12/22/2020

Security agencies in Uganda have arrested a prominent human rights lawyer over alleged money laundering. Nicholas Opiyo, known for representing LGBTQ+ people, was arrested in a restaurant…

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Added on: 12/22/2020

Greek LGBTQ+ rights: ‘It was a lynching. No other way to describe it’

12/20/2020

Days after his death in the heart of Athens, the image of Zak Kostopoulos began to appear across the city centre, on buildings and nondescript office blocks,…

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Added on: 12/22/2020

Washington DC bans gay & trans “panic” defenses in criminal cases

12/20/2020

Defense attorneys have also argued the same theory when it comes to crimes against transgender people, saying that when their clients discovered their sexual partner was transgender,…

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Added on: 12/22/2020

Canadian lawmakers vote for non-binary gender option on citizenship cards in ‘respect of basic human rights’

12/21/2020

“We want this resolution to remind all our LGBTQ2+ citizens that you are embraced in our community and your Métis government, and we are proud of who…

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Added on: 12/15/2020

Interfaith declaration seeks forgiveness for harm caused to LGBT people

12/15/2020

More than 370 religious leaders around the world have signed a new declaration which seeks forgiveness for religious teachings that have harmed LGBT people, calls for an…

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Added on: 12/15/2020

GAY INDONESIAN POLICE OFFICER SUING FOR WRONGFUL DISMISSAL

12/13/2020

A former Indonesian police officer is suing the force following his wrongful dismissal due to his sexuality, with the case a ‘first of its kind’ for the…

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Added on: 12/15/2020

Egyptian pastor opens conversion therapy school to “treat” LGBTQ youth

12/14/2020

An evangelical pastor in Egypt intends to open up school in Heliopolis which will inflict conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth in the area. Pastor Tony George Rizk,…

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Added on: 12/13/2020

The hashtag that grew the most on Twitter this year is “#transrightsarehumanrights”

12/13/2020

J.K. Rowling recently said that she believes people agree with her transphobic opinions, but they’re just “afraid to speak up” on them. “Many are afraid to speak…

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Added on: 12/12/2020

Turkish court postpones trial of 19 Pride attendees, infringing their right to fair judicial process

12/10/2020

During the hearing, all the defendants gave testimonies explaining how this trial is a cloud over their heads which negatively impacts their everyday lives. The trial has…

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Added on: 12/11/2020

“Kill Them, They Are Sodomites” – Police Violence Against LGBT People in Tunisia

12/10/2020

On October 6, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) activists in Tunisia raised their voices and banners in the street, amid the hundreds of demonstrators who were…