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Added on: 06/14/2020

Some of the Best Movies About Racism in America

06/13/2020

We’ve been asked by friends, family, and readers to recommend movies about systemic racism, police brutality, and civic unrest that can help contextualize the current Black Lives…

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Added on: 06/11/2020

The best online LGBT exhibitions for pride month

06/10/2020

With the Covid-19 pandemic still ongoing, hundreds of pride events have been cancelled across America. But the celebrations will continue online. There will be digital parties but…

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Added on: 06/11/2020

LGBT Activist Charged With Pornography for Body-Positive Vagina Drawings

06/10/2020

Authorities in Far East Russia charged an LGBT rights activist with distributing pornography for posting drawings of vaginas on social media, the activist told Russian media Tuesday….

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Added on: 06/10/2020

Saudi authorities beat blogger, demand he ‘confess’ being gay because he supports LGBT+ rights

06/09/2020

Human rights campaigners have called on Saudi Arabia to release blogger Mohamad al-Bokari, who was detained after stating his support for LGBT+ rights. According to Human Rights…

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Added on: 06/10/2020

This Pride Month, Shame on You: Exposing Anti-LGBT Government Strategies in MENA

06/08/2020

As a researcher and advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, I am often asked: “What…

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Added on: 06/07/2020

We are all George Floyd!

06/06/2020

Most of us must have been troubled by the news of what is happening in the US in the aftermath of the horrific death of George Floyd,…

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Added on: 06/07/2020

20 photos that chronicle America’s iconic history of activism

06/06/2020

Tens of thousands of Americans have been marching in the streets daily, demanding an end to police brutality and racism. Following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna…

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Added on: 06/06/2020

Celebrating Pride Month and rallying for racial equality: LGBTQ groups seek ‘to stand in solidarity with the black community’

06/05/2020

Pride Month began Monday. Many in the LGBTQ community, however, were unsure how to celebrate without overshadowing the ongoing nationwide protests over racial injustice spurred by the…

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Added on: 06/05/2020

LGBT+ Pride events turning focus to racial injustice in U.S

06/04/2020

Organizers of LGBT+ Pride events in major U.S. cities are shifting their focus to racism and police violence, they said this week, addressing the concerns and demands…

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Added on: 06/02/2020

LGBTQ Groups Call to Bring Into Movement Anti-racism, End to White Supremacy

06/01/2020

Amid the national horror following the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota, LGBTQ and civil rights groups have issued a joint statement declaring anti-racism and an…

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Added on: 06/02/2020

As protests roar, LGBT+ activists see chance to return to ‘radical roots’

06/01/2020

As widespread protests over racial injustice roiled the country, LGBT+ campaigners on Monday, the start of the annual Pride month, called for a return to the rebellious…

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Added on: 05/31/2020

Brazil’s crisis deepens as Bolsonaro holds on to the military for support

05/30/2020

Brazil has kicked political drama to the curb. Between scandals, powerplay episodes, and a slew of surprising statements, the South American country has been a mainstay in…

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Added on: 05/30/2020

Dozens of LGBTQ Groups Denounce Racist Violence

05/29/2020

Following a series of racist incidents and fatal police shootings targeting Black individuals, a coalition of leaders representing at least 75 LGBTQ organizations signed a joint statement…

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Added on: 05/29/2020

Pride, Juneteenth flags to be raised at Richmond City Hall

05/28/2020

The Juneteenth and LGBT Pride flags will be raised at Richmond City Hall on Monday, June 1, in a ceremony that the public can view via Zoom…

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Added on: 05/28/2020

Malaysian wins landmark right to challenge Muslim gay sex ban

05/27/2020

Malaysia’s top court has given the go-ahead for a man to challenge an Islamic ban on sex “against the order of nature”, his lawyer said on Wednesday,…

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Added on: 05/28/2020

Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84

05/27/2020

Larry Kramer was one of the first activists against AIDS, back when the disease didn’t even have a name. In the early 1980s, Kramer witnessed hundreds, then…

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Added on: 05/27/2020

‘We were so ready’: LGBT refugees in Kenya live in fear as global resettlement is put on hold

05/26/2020

After four years of waiting, he had the ticket booked: Nairobi, Frankfurt, Toronto. He had fled Uganda’s violent homophobia, survived in neighboring Kenya, where it’s only a…

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Added on: 05/27/2020

Two Years in Prison for Gay Sex in Turkmenistan

05/26/2020

In Turkmenistan, men who have sex with men continue to be arrested and imprisoned on sodomy charges. In mid-March independent media in the region reported the arrest…

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Added on: 05/27/2020

Zambian president pardons gay couple jailed for 15 years

05/26/2020

Zambia’s president has pardoned a gay couple sentenced to 15 years in prison in November under colonial-era sodomy laws in a case that caused a diplomatic row…

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Added on: 05/23/2020

Tanzania Opens To (Non-Gay) Tourists Without Conditions*

05/22/2020

There are huge restrictions on international travel at the moment. Many countries have closed their borders altogether, other countries are restricting visitors from some countries, others are…

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Added on: 05/22/2020

No medicine, no food: Coronavirus restrictions amplify health risks to LGBT+ people with HIV

05/22/2020

It started with headaches then came nausea and diarrhea. Within two weeks, gay Ugandan barber Eric had became so weak without his HIV medication he could not…

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Added on: 05/19/2020

FINALLY FREE: ORDER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISSUED FOR #COSF19

05/18/2020

Uganda’s LGBTIQ community has reason to jubilate amidst the COVID-19 hardships as an order for immediate release has this afternoon been issued for the #COSF19. This comes…

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Added on: 05/19/2020

Iraqi leader who blames coronavirus on same-sex marriage demands Islamic flag is raised across UK and EU to counter-protest Pride flag

05/18/2020

Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who is head of the Sadrist Movement and the Saraya al-Salam militia, said in March: “One of the most appalling things that…

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Added on: 05/19/2020

Coronavirus causing a humanitarian crisis for LGBT+ people around the world

05/18/2020

LGBT+ people around the world are facing a humanitarian crisis. And COVID-19 risks decimating the organizations they rely on for support. UK-based international LGBT+ charity, the Kaleidoscope…

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Added on: 05/18/2020

Map Shows Where It’s Illegal To Be Gay – 30 Years Since WHO Declassified Homosexuality As Disease

05/17/2020

It’s still illegal to be LGBT+ in 70 countries, and you could be given the death penalty in 12, as the world marks 30 years since “homosexuality”…

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Added on: 05/17/2020

May 17 Is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia

05/16/2020

May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. First observed in 2004, the day was designed to focus “attention on the violence and discrimination experienced…

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Added on: 05/17/2020

Albania becomes third European country to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’

05/16/2020

Albania’s psychologists have banned so-called “conversion therapy”, which tries to change the sexual orientation of young LGBT people, a move hailed on Saturday by the country’s rights…

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Added on: 05/16/2020

Singaporean pop star dropped by his record label for coming out as gay makes triumphant comeback

05/15/2020

Willie Tay, a Singaporean pop star whose sexuality cost him his record deal and social media following, has bounced back with a brand new album. Tay was…

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Added on: 05/15/2020

Why banning anti-LGBT ‘conversion therapy’ isn’t enough

05/14/2020

Lawmakers around the world have proposed new legislation to ban ‘conversion therapy’ – attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. In Canada, for example,…

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Added on: 05/14/2020

LGBT+ asylum seekers are sharing bedrooms with strangers during coronavirus

05/13/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is revealing how our dysfunctional asylum and immigration system is failing to support people in need. The system prevents people from accessing health services…