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Added on: 02/08/2024

First Russians jailed over rainbow-coloured items after LGBTQ ‘movement’ outlawed

02/07/2024

The first publicly known cases have emerged of Russian authorities penalising people under a court ruling that outlawed LGBTQ activism as extremism, Russian media and rights groups…

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Added on: 02/07/2024

Can Europe resist the anti-LGBT politics of hate?

02/06/2024

As we navigate an increasingly tumultuous world laden with conflict, unconditional backing of equal rights for all will become increasingly essential for the well-being and resilience of…

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Added on: 02/07/2024

Ombudsperson Strikes Down Anti-LGBT Bill

02/06/2024

Poland’s ombudsperson has said that a draft law aimed to limit the rights of LGBT people, proposed by a group of citizens, violates the constitution and EU…

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Added on: 02/06/2024

Namibia president dies. What does that mean for LGBTQ people?

02/05/2024

Namibian President Hage Geingob passed away at age 82 on Sun, Feb 4. He had served as Namibia’s third president since 2015, and is succeeded by his…

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Added on: 02/06/2024

Transgender woman on election trail in bid to be member of Pakistan’s National Assembly

02/05/2024

Transgender woman Nayab Ali is running in Thursday’s elections in Pakistan, aiming for a seat in the National Assembly. In traditionally conservative Pakistan, where no transgender person…

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Added on: 02/06/2024

Argentina Serves As Safe Haven For Russia’s LGBT Refugees

02/05/2024

Persecuted and prosecuted in their home country, some members of Russia’s LGBT community have been driven abroad — and hundreds have moved to Argentina, where their civil…

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Added on: 02/05/2024

LGBTQ+ Palestinians can request asylum in Israel, court rules

02/04/2024

LGBTQ+ Palestinians in danger due to their sexual orientation can request asylum in Israel, the Tel Aviv District Court for Administrative Affairs ruled on Sunday, according to KAN…

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Added on: 02/05/2024

A Tale of Tragedy and Oppression: The Struggles of Iran’s LGBT Community

02/04/2024

In the corridors of power and the shadows of society, a chilling tale unfolds in Iran, tugging at the threads of cultural stigma, societal prejudice, and governmental…

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Added on: 02/05/2024

Woman arrested for “extremist” crime of wearing rainbow earrings in Russia

02/04/2024

Reports from Russia indicate a young woman in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, east of Moscow, has been arrested and charged for wearing rainbow-colored earrings in violation…

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Added on: 02/02/2024

Ghana opposition head expresses anti-LGBTQ stance ahead of elections

02/01/2024

Ghana’s former president and leading opposition presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday expressed his opposition to LGBTQ+ rights but did not say if he would support…

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Added on: 01/31/2024

Armenia Denies Extradition Request for Gay Chechen Man Wanted by Russia

01/30/2024

A court in Yerevan on Tuesday rejected Russia’s request to extradite a man who fled the republic of Chechnya after being tortured because he was suspected of…

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Added on: 01/31/2024

Doski Azad: Murder of trans woman still haunts LGBTQ+ Iraqi Kurds

01/30/2024

Doski Azad dared to live openly as a transgender woman in Iraqi Kurdistan, but her murder two years ago shattered the enclave’s reputation as a relatively liberal…

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Added on: 01/30/2024

Fleeing home as a queer Ukrainian

01/29/2024

Marianna is a queer activist from the south of Ukraine. She is also the head of an LGBTQ+ organization, “For Equal Rights,” which has been working toward…

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Added on: 01/25/2024

Rights group call on Meta to step up LGBT+ protections in MENA region

01/24/2024

A coalition of rights groups launched a campaign – #SecureOurSocials – on Tuesday, 23 January, calling on social media giant Meta to strengthen protections for LGBT+ people in the Middle…

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Added on: 01/24/2024

Jacob Zuma vows to reverse same-sex marriage rights in South Africa

01/23/2024

Disgraced former President Jacob Zuma has raised alarms within the LGBTIQ+ community by seemingly spearheading a campaign to undermine the hard-won rights of same-sex couples in South…

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Added on: 01/24/2024

World Health Organization Named Former Prostitute, ‘Genderf**king’ Theorist To Transgender Health Expert Board

01/23/2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) established an expert advisory group on transgender health, seeking guidance from a transgender former prostitute who called the line of work “empowering”…

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Added on: 01/24/2024

LGBT group: Estonia takes huge step with marriage equality

01/23/2024

For decades, same-sex Estonian couples could only register as co-habitants or domestic partners. As of 2024, they have the same right to marry as heterosexual couples. Minister…

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Added on: 01/24/2024

Hungary PM says ‘no money in the world’ would make him accept LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’

01/23/2024

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has claimed that ‘no money in the world’ would make him accept LGBTQ+ “propaganda” after the EU froze funding to the country…

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Added on: 01/23/2024

In Italy, non-biological parents in same-sex couples may be removed from birth certificates

01/23/2024

The children of dozens of same-sex couples in Italy could see the name of their non-biological parent removed from their birth certificates, an ongoing trial may soon…

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Added on: 01/23/2024

Challenge to University of Ghana: Put an end to anti-gay attacks

01/22/2024

Human rights groups are pushing the University of Ghana to take stronger action in response to a widely publicized anti-gay attack that occurred on a university campus…

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Added on: 01/22/2024

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law could pose major threat to HIV prevention

01/22/2024

Uganda’s heavily criticised Anti-Homosexuality Act could pose a major threat to the country’s efforts to prevent the spread of HIV. When the Anti-Homosexuality Act was enacted last year, the…

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Added on: 01/22/2024

Burundi: President accused of stoking anti-LGBTIQ+ hate

01/21/2024

Burundi’s President, Évariste Ndayishimiye, has come under sharp criticism from Human Rights Watch, the US and the EU for expressing support for the public execution of LGBTIQ+…

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Added on: 01/22/2024

“Institutional prejudice” What the full text of the Russian Supreme Court judgement labelling the LGBT movement ‘extremist’ tells us”

01/21/2024

In November, Russia’s Supreme Court ruled the “international LGBT movement” to be an extremist organisation, effectively outlawing LGBT activism in the country and placing anyone the authorities…

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Added on: 01/20/2024

Russia’s Internal Affairs Ministry has reportedly begun calling transgender people in for questioning

01/19/2024

Russia’s Internal Affairs Ministry has begun calling transgender people in for questioning in St. Petersburg and the Arkhangelsk region, reports human rights organization Sphere. Police officers are…

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Added on: 01/19/2024

First Russian prosecution of LGBT rainbow flag as “extremist symbol”

01/18/2024

A woman in Russia’s Saratov region faces charges for the first time ever of “demonstrating an extremist organisation’s symbols” after posting an image of the LGBT’s rainbow…

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Added on: 01/18/2024

‘I will pretend not to be me’: Russia cracks down on LGBTQ+ community

01/17/2024

The ink was barely dry on Russia’s decision to outlaw what it called the “international LGBT public movement” as extremist when masked police raided a bar in central…

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Added on: 01/17/2024

Making LGBTQ Issues Top Priority for Global Leaders: Inside GLAAD’s Work at the 2024 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos

01/16/2024

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland convenes leaders from government, business, and civil society to address the state of the world and discuss…

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Added on: 01/15/2024

Ghana: Education authorities specify ban on same-sex conduct

01/14/2024

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is accused of encouraging anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and discrimination by unnecessarily singling out same-sex sexual conduct in schools as misconduct. Human rights group Rightify…

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Added on: 01/12/2024

Donors raise $5,000 for victim of anti-gay attack in Uganda

01/11/2024

Supporters have donated more than $5,000 to help Ugandan LGBTQ+ rights activist Steven Kabuye, who was hospitalized in critical condition after he was repeatedly stabbed by anti-gay…

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Added on: 01/11/2024

Africa: 2023 saw weaponisation of laws against LGBTI persons

01/10/2024

In a new briefing looking at 12 African countries, Amnesty documented how legal systems were increasingly weaponised in the past year to systematically target and discriminate against…