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Added on: 09/21/2019

‘How can you be lesbian and Christian?’ Home Office using religion against LGBT asylum seekers

09/20/2019

A new report has alleged that the Home Office is using religion against LGBT+ asylum seekers. The 85-page publication also found that the government department was using…

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Added on: 09/20/2019

SUSPICIONS ARISE AFTER CONFESSION IN MURDER OF RUSSIAN LGBT ACTIVIST YELENA GRIGORYEVA

09/19/2019

LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva’s body was found in St. Petersburg, Russia on July 20, with evidence she had been choked, stabbed and thrown into the bushes near…

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Added on: 09/20/2019

Nigerian press agog with protests against LGBT, cashless policy

09/19/2019

The renewed pursuit of cashless policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the protest by youths against lesbians, gays, and transgender are some of the…

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Added on: 09/19/2019

Gay couple held down and prayed over against their will at a church to ‘turn them straight’

09/19/2019

A gay man said that he and his boyfriend were attacked by a congregation at his Mother’s church in an attempt to convert them to heterosexuality. Sean Cormie,…

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Added on: 09/19/2019

Trans woman defies danger to champion LGBTI rights in El Salvador

09/18/2019

Bianka Rodríguez was leaving a San Salvador shopping centre when a man with a gun came up and forced her into his car. He proceeded to drive…

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Added on: 09/17/2019

Jamaica tops Caribbean countries for human rights violation, Guyana comes second

09/16/2019

Jamaica has recorded the most incidents of human rights violation when compared to its Caribbean neighbours. According to the regional civil society-led human rights reporting mechanism, the…

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Added on: 09/15/2019

Transgender Woman Found Burned Beyond Recognition in Florida, Officials Say

09/14/2019

The body of a black transgender woman, said by the authorities to have been burned beyond recognition, was found inside an abandoned car in Florida. The victim,…

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Added on: 09/14/2019

Kazakhstan: Feminist Group Denied Registration

09/13/2019

An appeals court in Kazakhstan on September 3 upheld a decision denying Feminita, a national feminist initiative, registration as a nongovernmental organization (NGO). The group’s focus includes…

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Added on: 09/13/2019

US citizen sues Japanese government for denying him long-term visa to be with husband

09/13/2019

US citizen barred from receiving a long-term visa to live with his husband in Japan has sued the country’s government, claiming he is being denied a family…

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Added on: 09/12/2019

Opposition in Brazil blame political tone for anti-LGBT+ violence

09/11/2019

The political opposition in Brazil on Wednesday said the government of President Jair Bolsonaro was failing to stop violent attacks on women and LGBT+ people that have…

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Added on: 09/12/2019

Homophobic hate crime reports soar but charges fall

09/11/2019

The number of homophobic hate crimes reported to police have more than doubled in the past five years – yet only 8% result in prosecutions, figures show….

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Added on: 09/12/2019

The first same-sex weddings in Northern Ireland will take place on Valentine’s Day

09/10/2019

Campaigners for marriage equality in Northern Ireland have confirmed that same-sex marriage will be legal from January 13 2020, with the first weddings taking place on Valentine’s…

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Added on: 09/11/2019

Brazil report charts surge in racial abuse and violence against women, LGBT

09/10/2019

Brazil saw an alarming rise in racial abuse, sexual assault, femicide and violence against women and LGBT people in 2018, according to new figures released on Tuesday….

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Added on: 09/10/2019

Mexico trans women fight for justice as killings go unpunished

09/09/2019

Months after Kenya Cuevas’ friend was killed in front of her, a funeral wreath with Cuevas’ name on it arrived at her doorstep. The implication was clear:…

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Added on: 09/09/2019

Ethiopian church-affiliated group urges action against gays

09/08/2019

A group affiliated with Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church is condemning what it calls the government’s silence on homosexuality in the country. Speaking at a conference Sunday in Addis…

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Added on: 09/07/2019

Norway issues rightwing terror warning for year ahead

09/06/2019

Norway’s domestic security agency has warned about the possibility of a terror attack from rightwing extremists “in the coming year”. In a statement, the PST said its…

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Added on: 09/06/2019

2020 Democrat candidates focus on LGBT issues

09/05/2019

Democratic presidential hopefuls will take to another stage in October to discuss their stances on issues pertaining to the LGBT community. CNN and LGBT advocacy group the Human…

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Added on: 09/04/2019

Lebanon: End Systemic Violence Against Transgender Women

09/03/2019

Transgender women in Lebanon face systemic violence and discrimination, Human Rights Watch, Helem, and MOSAIC said in a report and video released today. Transgender women face discrimination…

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Added on: 09/03/2019

New campaign raises awareness of dangers faced by LGBTQ people in UK immigration detention

08/03/2019

UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group have launched an important new campaign. The organisation’s first national social media campaign #LendYourVoice aims to raise awareness around the discrimination…

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Added on: 08/31/2019

The (queer) year that was

08/31/2019

If you’re a queer Indian, the reading down of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (a colonial-era law that criminalised consensual adult same sex relationships) on…

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Added on: 08/30/2019

Indian State Bans Unnecessary Surgery for Intersex Children

08/29/2019

India’s Tamil Nadu state government has issued an executive order banning medically unnecessary surgeries on children born with intersex variations. The order comes in response to an April…

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Added on: 08/27/2019

Shining a light on lesbian experiences in Nigeria

08/22/2019

“If you haven’t come out to yourself, it’s difficult to come out to [other] people … At first, it might look like a difficult task, like something…

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Added on: 08/27/2019

An Exploration of LGBTQ Jamaican Identity—and Lots of Food

08/26/2019

A giant wall of Chinese takeout boxes was the background to an array of smiling, brown, queer faces — their hands darting to and from trays of…

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Added on: 08/26/2019

Israeli Arabs indicted for attempted honor killing of gay teen

08/26/2019

Three Israeli Arab men from northern Israel were indicted in Tel Aviv Sunday in connection with the stabbing of a gay teenager in Tel Aviv last month,…

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Added on: 08/26/2019

Transgender Refugee Fears Death for Being Deported to Syria

08/25/2019

Alarming stories of terror and heartbreak continue to surface amid Turkey’s ruthless campaign to deport thousands of refugees back to Syria’s Idlib province, which faces a deadly…

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Added on: 08/24/2019

‘It’s not legal’: UN stands by as Turkey deports vulnerable Syrians

08/23/2019

When summer began, Ward’s* biggest worry was her sick boyfriend. A Syrian with a gentle voice, and all her identity documents in order, Ward thought she could…

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Added on: 08/23/2019

‘Hunted for my sexuality’: How social media is fuelling homophobic attacks in Mali

08/22/2019

The film is grainy but the viewer can make out shadows looming over a woman cowering in fear. Men are shouting, hitting and demanding that their victim…

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Added on: 08/21/2019

Trump administration says transgender workers aren’t protected by civil rights

08/20/2019

President Trump’s administration has told the Supreme Court that transgender workers are not protected by federal civil rights law and can be fired because of their gender. The…

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Added on: 08/20/2019

PA BANS LGBTQ ACTIVITIES IN WEST BANK

08/19/2019

The Palestinian Authority banned members of the Palestinian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community from carrying out any activities in the West Bank. The ban…

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Added on: 08/18/2019

New survey finds a decrease in homophobic attitudes in Nigeria

08/18/2019

A survey from The Initiative for Equality Rights has found that homophobic attitudes in Nigeria are decreasing. The survey was last conducted in 2017, and this time…