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Added on: 03/03/2019

Gay conversion therapy ban in Germany gains support

03/01/2019

LGBT people continue to face prejudice and discrimination in Germany as well. A 2017 study by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency showed that 18.3 percent of Germans still…

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Added on: 03/03/2019

South Korea rights body claims it does not ‘deny’ same-sex marriage

03/01/2019

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea on Wednesday (27 February) claimed it did not ‘deny’ the rights of a same-sex couple to marry. But, it also…

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Added on: 03/02/2019

30,000 sign petition against gender diversity teaching in New Zealand

02/28/2019

More than 30,000 people in New Zealand have signed a parliamentary petition against teaching gender diversity in the country’s schools. ‘I believe that endorsing gender discordance as…

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Added on: 03/02/2019

Undocumented LGBT ‘Dreamer’ Shares His Story at 4Ward Symposium

02/28/2019

Candelario Saldana is a leader who is making strides and causing a few waves at the University of Miami for LGBT lawyers. Saldana’s mother brought him to…

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Added on: 03/01/2019

Cardiff University criticised over student support services after deaths of two LGBT group members

02/28/2019

Cardiff University has been criticised over an alleged lack of support for students with mental health issues after two members of an LGBT group took their own…

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Added on: 02/28/2019

Colour & confidence: Marching with queer pride

02/25/2019

Even as the Supreme Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in a landmark judgement in September last year, the queer community’s fight for…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

Pakistan opens public school for transgender students

02/25/2019

Pakistan has opened a public school exclusively for transgender pupils, believed to be one of the first of its kind in the country. Around 20 students will…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

How being an LGBT international student in Australia changed me

02/26/2019

When Bijan Kardouni was 23, he went to the wedding of his secret lover. Bijan had met Sami* through the underground LGBT community in Iran, using a…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

LGBT Kenyans’ Patience Has Gone Unrewarded

02/26/2019

Kenya’s High Court on Friday postponed a much-awaited decision on a colonial-era law that has long deprived one group of Kenyans of uhuru, or freedom, promising to…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

Drag queens protest at border wall to raise money for LGBTQ asylum-seekers

02/25/2019

Beatrix Lestrange stood in front of a crowd wearing a multicolored dress, red wig, black pumps and a choker with studs. “Who’s ready to have a political…

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Added on: 02/26/2019

Story of a trans man who suffers Brazil’s hostile environment to LGBTQ

02/25/2019

Growing up in an evangelical Christian family in Brazil, life was pretty tough for Ariel Nobre. Designated female at birth, the 31-year-old transgender man was sent to…

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Added on: 02/26/2019

Force British territories to legalise gay marriage, report says

02/22/2019

Last year, the British governor of Bermuda – the most populous territory – allowed legislation denying LGBT+ people the right to marry in favour of domestic partnerships. British…

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Added on: 02/25/2019

Cabinet Unveils Draft Bill and Picks a Side in Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Fight

02/22/2019

The administration of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has approved a draft bill which, if passed, will make Taiwan the first country in Asia to legally enact…

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Added on: 02/24/2019

Holyrood politicians unite in show of support LGBTI Scots

02/22/2019

MSPS from across Holyrood’s political spectrum have joined together to give their backing to Scotland’s LGBTI youngsters. The representatives helped to mark the last Friday of LGBT…

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Added on: 02/24/2019

Poland moves step closer to banning gay conversion therapy

02/22/2019

Politicians in Poland have submitted a draft bill to the Parliament which bans the use of gay conversion therapy. Lawmakers from the liberal Nowoczesna party drafted the…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Iran: activist charged with normalising same sex relations

02/22/2019

Rezvaneh Mohammadi, gender equality activist’s first court session was held in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court Branch 28 on February 18, 2019, presided by the notorious Judge Moghiseh, according…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Can the United Methodist Church stay united? LGBT issues may lead to a split

02/21/2019

At a high-stakes gathering starting Saturday in St. Louis, the United Methodist Church’s legislative assembly will debate the place of LGBT people in the church knowing that…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Richard Grenell says he has support at home to decriminalize homosexuality abroad

02/20/2019

U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell says the Trump administration has strong backing at home from Republicans and even religious conservatives for its push to end laws…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Gay parenting ‘boot camp’ moves to Asia to meet growing demand from China

02/21/2019

The world’s largest “boot camp” to help gay men become parents will stage its first Asia event next month to address growing demand for surrogates from China…

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Added on: 02/22/2019

Ex-child soldier fights for trans rights in Colombia

02/21/2019

When Colombia’s FARC guerrillas turned up at the home of Cristian Camilo Gonzalez nearly two decades ago and shoved him into a truck when he was just…

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Added on: 02/22/2019

Georgian far right vows to shut down upcoming LGBT parade

02/20/2019

LGBT Pride Week will be held in Tbilisi from 18-23 June and is organized by Tbilisi Pride. Preparations for the event have already begun, and a preliminary…

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Added on: 02/22/2019

Taiwan unveils Asia’s first draft law on same-sex marriage

02/20/2019

Taiwan on Thursday proposed a draft law to allow same-sex marriage in Asia’s first such bill, but the legislation was criticized by rights activists and conservative groups…

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Added on: 02/22/2019

Kenya High Court delays ruling on law banning gay sex to May 24

02/22/2019

Supporters and opponents of gay rights said on Friday they accepted a decision by Kenya’s High Court to delay for another three months a ruling on whether…

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Added on: 02/21/2019

Kenyan court to rule on decriminalising gay sex

02/21/2019

Kenya’s High Court is to rule on Friday whether to decriminalise gay sex. The court’s verdict could make history if it decides to scrap the law that…

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Added on: 02/20/2019

LGBT+ Africans optimistic as Kenya set to rule on decriminalising gay sex

02/19/2019

There is a quiet air of excitement at the offices of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC), as the countdown draws closer to Friday…

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Added on: 02/20/2019

Gujarat Govt Establishes Transgender Welfare Board; Housing, Education & Other Issues To Be Taken Care Of

02/19/2019

A Transgender Welfare Board has been established by the Gujarat government, which has been constituted by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. The community’s housing, education,…

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Added on: 02/20/2019

Kenyan United Methodists oppose allowing LGBT clergy, pray for church unity worldwide

02/18/2019

During a recent prayer service here at the Kayole St. John’s United Methodist Church, more than a hundred worshippers followed Rev. Wilton Odongo, one of the church’s…

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Added on: 02/20/2019

Inside Monica Roberts’ Mission to Identify Transgender Murder Victims

02/19/2019

Monica Roberts does in 30 minutes what reporters have been failing to do for years. She identifies murder victims who are transgender. Whenever she discovers through Facebook…

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Added on: 02/19/2019

No human rights violation in West Sumatra’s LGBT ban: Human rights commission

02/15/2019

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), says it doesn’t see West Sumatra’s plan to ban LGBT behavior in the province as an infringement on the…

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Added on: 02/19/2019

Algerian student murdered, ‘he is gay’ written on wall with his blood

02/15/2019

Two assailants executed an Algerian medical student in a shocking homophobic killing on Sunday, in which victim’s blood was smeared on a wall reading “He is Gay.”…