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Added on: 12/08/2020

No one can stop anti-gay therapy in Florida — for now. How LGBTQ advocates are rethinking their battle strategy.

12/06/2020

Gay rights and mental health advocates in South Florida are trying to come up with new ways to fight conversion therapy, the practice of mental health counseling…

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Added on: 12/08/2020

CHRISTIAN LOBBY TARGETS VICTORIA’S BILL BANNING CONVERSION PRACTICES

12/06/2020

The Australian Christian Lobby has a new target – the Victorian government’s proposed law against conversion practices that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender…

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Added on: 12/06/2020

‘A Butterfly With My Wings Cut Off’: A Transgender Asylum Seeker’s Quest to Come to California

12/4/2020

When she turned 15, like so many girls in her town in Guatemala, Luna Guzmán celebrated with a quinceañera. “My friend lent me the dress because she…

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Added on: 12/06/2020

‘Highest ranks’ of Polish government are putting LGBT+ lives at risk, says top European human rights commissioner

12/4/2020

In a memorandum on the stigmatisation of LGBT+ people in Poland published Thursday (3 December), Council of Europe commissioner for human rights Dunja Mijatovic criticised authorities in…

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Added on: 12/02/2020

Queer Ugandans beaten with iron rods, burned with firewood and forced to confess to being gay after ‘bogus’ shelter raid

11/29/2020

LGBT+ Ugandans arrested under dubious coronavirus charges have revealed the harrowing levels of abuse they faced while in prison – being beaten with iron rods, burnt with…

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Added on: 11/29/2020

Rainbow Railroad Launches #60in60 Campaign: How You Can Help

11/28/2020

Rainbow Railroad is a charitable organization that should be on everybody’s lips right now. What they are able to accomplish is beyond incredible and super admirable. Rainbow…

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Added on: 11/29/2020

Widow of murdered LGBT+ politician in Brazil vows to combat hate with election win

11/28/2020

Two years after the murder of popular Brazilian councilwoman Marielle Franco, her partner Monica Benicio has also won a council seat and vowed to fight for justice…

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Added on: 11/25/2020

Placement of trans woman in men’s prison inhumane, unlawful: Activists

11/25/2020

Activists have strongly condemned law enforcement officials for placing a transgender woman in a men’s detention facility, calling it an insensitive move against the special needs and…

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Added on: 11/25/2020

The House Drops a Bill That Will Require Indonesians to Turn in Gay Family Members

11/24/2020

Jakarta. A controversial bill proposed by an Islamic political party that will dictate how husbands, wives, and family members behave has stalled at the House of Representatives…

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Added on: 11/24/2020

Evangelical pastor forces delay in Dominica lawsuit

11/23/2020

Conservative Christians in Dominica are seeking to torpedo a lawsuit that challenges the nation’s anti-sodomy law. Merely by requesting the right to enter the lawsuit, an evangelical…

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Added on: 11/24/2020

Gay couple risk 100 lashes after being attacked and dragged out of their home by mob

11/22/2020

A gay couple in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, was forcibly dragged out of their homes to a police station and now run the risk of being lashed 100…

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Added on: 11/19/2020

Trans People at Risk in Honduras

11/18/2020

William Alejandro Martínez, a trans man from Honduras, stood up for his rights when military police officers stopped him in Comayagüela in May 2019 and asked to…

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Added on: 11/18/2020

“LGBT people still tend to hide”

11/17/2020

Homophobia haunts many African countries, including Uganda. The civil-society organisations Queer Youth Uganda is making efforts to improve things for LGBT people. The four letters stand for…

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Added on: 11/13/2020

Angola: New penal code adds protections for sexual orientation

11/12/2020

Angola’s National Assembly approved a final reading of the new Penal Code which will go into effect in February 2021. The code removes the phrase “vices against…

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Added on: 11/13/2020

Biden rekindles American Dream for Africa’s LGBT+ refugees

11/12/2020

Joe Biden’s electoral victory has revived the American Dream for scores of African LGBT+ refugees who fled persecution at home only to languish in Kenya when President…

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Added on: 11/10/2020

Rainbow Railroad launches #60in60 campaign to help save at-risk LGBTQ people

11/10/2020

Rainbow Railroad, the Canadian-based international organization that helps LGBTQI people around the globe escape violence and persecution, has launched its #60in60 campaign, which aims to raise $600,000…

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Added on: 11/09/2020

Equality Act hangs in the balance as Democrats falter in Senate races

11/08/2020

On May 14, 1974, Rep. Bella Abzug, a feminist icon in women’s rights movement, introduced one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation ever ignored….

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Added on: 11/09/2020

Senegal: Prison for 8 men arrested at supposed ‘gay wedding’

11/08/2020

A total of 24 people were arrested at the party in the Keur Gorgui section of Dakar. Of the 24, five were sentenced to six months in…

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Added on: 11/07/2020

Italy lower house approves bill protecting LGBTQ+ community, women and disabled people from violence

11/6/2020

Italy’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Wednesday that extends anti-discrimination protection to women, disabled people and members of the LGBTQ+ community, making violence against these…

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Added on: 11/07/2020

#EndSARS is a huge moment in Nigeria’s queer history

11/05/2020

If there is one thing that unites a lot of Nigerians, it is hatred toward queer people. Religion is the basis for a good amount of this….

World Voices

Added on: 11/04/2020

Alex Kofi Donkor – LGBT+ Rights Ghana

Ari Weinstein

Alturi Contributor

What is it like in terms of self-expression in Ghana? How does that affect LGBT people? There are quite a number of inequalities here, and it streams…

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Added on: 11/03/2020

Egypt detains two men on ‘suspicion’ over their sexual orientation: HRW

11/02/2020

Egyptian authorities have unlawfully detained two men, citing “suspicion” over their sexual orientation and under the pretext of investigation into a high-profile gang-rape case, Human Rights Watch…

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Added on: 10/31/2020

UK government finally admits it trained and equipped Nigeria’s homophobic SARS unit

10/30/2020

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has a long record of horrifying abuses, including the routine intimidation, harassment and attacks of peaceful protesters. It has also been accused…

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Added on: 10/28/2020

Nigerian judge throws out case against 47 men facing homosexuality charge

10/27/2020

A judge in a Nigerian court on Tuesday threw out a case against 47 men charged with public displays of affection with members of same sex, ending…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Egyptian officials systemically abuse and torture gays, rights group says

10/26/2020

Malak el-Kashif, a political activist and transgender woman living in Egypt, was arrested at her Cairo home last March after participating in a protest and was then…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Intersex Activists Push Hospitals to Ditch Nonconsensual Surgeries on Children

10/26/2020

When Marissa Adams was a toddler, she underwent surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital to make her genitalia look more like a doctor’s idea of “normal.” Like as…

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Added on: 10/25/2020

Right to love

10/25/2020

With the petition in the Delhi High Court asking that the Special Marriage Act be interpreted in a gender-neutral fashion allowing for the marriage of persons regardless…

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Added on: 10/23/2020

Photos Capture Striking Moments of Nigeria’s #EndSARS Protests

10/22/2020

Over the past few weeks, Nigeria has been rocked by mass protests against continued police brutality in the country. Nigerian youth have called upon President Muhammadu Buhari…

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Added on: 10/23/2020

Olubiyi Sanders – ISHRAI, Nigeria

Ari Weinstein

Alturi Contributor

I want to hear a bit about you. How did you become involved in LGBTI activism? The things that pushed me to be an activist centered around…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

Sri Lanka: Forced Anal Exams in Homosexuality Prosecutions

10/20/2020

(Colombo) – Sri Lankan authorities have subjected at least seven people to forced physical examinations since 2017 in an attempt to provide proof of homosexual conduct, Human…