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Added on: 08/26/2019

Israeli Arabs indicted for attempted honor killing of gay teen

Arutz Sheva
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

Al Bawaba
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

The Guardian
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

Telegraph
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

The Independent
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

Jerusalem Post
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

Gay Times
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…
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Added on: 08/18/2019

A gay couple in Russia was forced to flee the country simply because they told their adopted children they are married

Business Insider
08/17/2019
A Russian couple was forced to flee the country because they told their two adopted sons that they are married. As far-fetched as that may sound, the…
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Added on: 08/16/2019

Côte d’Ivoire: Bill to Amend Marriage Law Approved

Library of Congress
08/09/2019
On March 27, 2019, the Council of Ministers of Côte d’Ivoire approved a bill that would substantially amend the country’s marriage law. It must now be presented…
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Added on: 08/16/2019

How Multinationals Can Help Advance LGBT Inclusion Around the World

Harvard Business Review
08/15/2019
As the rainbow flags come down in New York City after the WorldPride and Stonewall 50 celebrations, and as flags go up for pride events in other…
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Added on: 08/15/2019

Cameroon’s most prominent LGBT+ activist Marc Lambert Lamba has passed away

The Nation
08/14/2019
Marc Lambert Lamba a leading LGBT rights activist in Cameroon, passed away unexpectedly on August 4th of a stroke at age 44. In 2000 Lambert founded Cameroon’s first…
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Added on: 08/14/2019

Australian national newspaper condemned for appalling coverage of transgender issues

Pink News
08/14/2019
Journalist Bernard Lane of The Australian newspaper, announced a gender issues section on the broadsheet’s website on Friday to widespread criticism from LGBT+ advocates. The section so far…
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Added on: 08/14/2019

Fear: If unchained, faith-based bias would crush LGBT medical care

Rights Africa
08/13/2019
Gay Africans barred from medical care. A rise in HIV infections in homophobic countries. Reduced access to health care for LGBTI people both in the United States…
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Added on: 08/13/2019

Lawsuits in Four Caribbean Countries Challenge Colonial-era Sodomy Laws

PrideSource
08/08/2019
LGBTI people in four Caribbean countries over the last year have filed lawsuits against their nations’ colonial-era sodomy laws. Javin Johnson and Sean Macleish on July 26…
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Added on: 08/11/2019

LGBTQ asylum seekers persecuted at home and in U.S. custody

PBS
08/10/2019
With more than 800,000 migrants currently applying for asylum in the U.S., a growing number of immigrants rights groups are calling attention to the plight of LGBTQ…
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Added on: 08/10/2019

He survived Chechnya’s LGBTQ purge. Now, he’s ready to tell his story

Daily Xtra
08/09/2019
Amin Dzhabrailov shivered as the cold air hit his sweat-drenched body. It had been two weeks since he began sleeping on the floor of the tiny, windowless…
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Added on: 08/09/2019

Anthropological project Gaysian Faces aims to increase visibility of the LGBT+ South Asian community

Birmingham Mail
08/09/2019
A South Asian queer anthropology photography project titled Gaysian Faces has been created in a bid to increase visibility around LGBT+ individuals within Birmingham’s South Asian community….
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Added on: 08/08/2019

Australia: Pressure building on Qantas to end LGBT+ deportations

Pink News
08/07/2019
A group of influential LGBT-supportive celebrities have signed an open letter calling on Qantas to end its forced deportations of LGBT+ asylum seekers. Quantas, Australia’s largest airline,…
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Added on: 08/08/2019

Swaziland: LGBTI Discrimination in Swaziland Leads to Big Mental Health Issues, Report Finds

All Africa
08/08/2019
LGBTI people in Swaziland/eSwatini suffer mental health issues and many have attempted suicide because of the way they are discriminated against in the kingdom. This has prompted…
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Added on: 08/06/2019

Murder, ‘gay-hunters’ strike terror in Russia’s LGBT community

Yahoo! News
08/05/2019
When LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva found her name on a hit list of a “gay-hunting” group, she did not appear to take the threat seriously. The group…
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Added on: 08/04/2019

LGBT in Russia: smashing stereotypes and creating a queer future

Pink News
08/03/2019
For Russia’s LGBT community, homophobia and violence are part of day-to-day reality. Some cases, like the murder of activist Yelena Grigoryeva last week or torture in Chechnya,…
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Added on: 08/04/2019

Qatar World Cup sponsors and broadcasters ‘risk red card’ over anti-gay laws

Sunday Times
08/04/2019
An international risk consultancy has called on RTE and other broadcasters to put pressure on Qatar to suspend anti-homosexuality laws before the 2022 football World Cup is…
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Added on: 08/03/2019

Australian booksellers petitioned to pull ‘conversion therapy’ titles

Q News
08/01/2019
Equality Australia have launched a petition calling on Australian booksellers to remove titles promoting harmful LGBTIQ “conversion therapy”. The group’s call comes after Amazon recently agreed to…
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Added on: 08/02/2019

Liberals fear unrest as Poland Catholic Church doubles down on anti-gay rhetoric

Reuters
08/02/2019
Poland’s Catholic Church has doubled down on the anti-gay rhetoric that has become the nationalist ruling party’s dominant theme in recent weeks, drawing a rebuke from liberal…
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Added on: 08/02/2019

LGBT people are ‘being made homeless due to religion’

BBC
07/30/2019
Nearly half of young LGBT people who are left homeless after coming out are from religious backgrounds. That’s according to research by the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT),…
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Added on: 08/02/2019

Activism is Survival for Brazilian Trans Women

Ms. Magazine
07/31/2019
Since the campaign and subsequent election of Jair Bolsonaro, who was long known for trotting out hate speech against marginalized communities in his bid for Brazil’s presidency,…
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Added on: 08/01/2019

ORAM appoints new ED

Bay Area Reporter
07/31/2019
Steve Roth has been tapped to head the Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration. ORAM announced Roth’s appointment as the LGBT refugee and asylum organization’s new executive…
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Added on: 07/31/2019

‘We need freedom’: Sehaq, the party space for Amsterdam’s queer refugees

The Guardian
07/31/2019
At the dinner table, conversations bubble around people as they tuck into a three-course meal. A plethora of different nationalities and identities have pulled up a chair…
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Added on: 07/30/2019

The struggle for LGBT equality: Pride meets prejudice in Poland

The Guardian
07/28/2019
We set off from the Arsenal gallery in a small group of about 20 people, first through Białystok’s Branicki Palace gardens, where a “family picnic” is in…
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Added on: 07/29/2019

Do LGBT asylum seekers need to look and act queer?

Out in Perth
07/26/2019
LGBTQI+ Muslims seeking asylum are more successful if they speak, dress and act in accordance with Western notions of homosexuality, according to a new study. The study,…
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