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Added on: 12/04/2022

Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ community has long struggled to find a ‘safe space’

12/03/2022

Finding a place for rainbows in a sea of red has often been a struggle for those who identify as LGBTQ+ in Colorado Springs, a city with…

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Added on: 12/04/2022

Influential Iraqi cleric launches anti-LGBTQ campaign

12/03/2022

An influential Iraqi cleric who announced his withdrawal from politics four months ago has broken a period of relative silence to launch an anti-LGBTQ campaign. Shiite cleric…

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Added on: 12/03/2022

LGBTQ Groups Seek Legal Ban On Swiss Conversion Therapy

12/02/2022

LGBTQ organisations in Switzerland are concerned that without swift action, the country could become a haven for conversion therapy, which is banned in neighbouring France and Germany….

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Added on: 12/03/2022

Inside The Secret Gay Neighborhood In Tehran, Iran Where People Are Risking Their Lives For Their Expression

12/02/2022

Historically, Iran has not been a safe place for cisgender women and LGBTQIA+ individuals. But homosexuality has not always been a crime in Iran. Some folks might…

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Added on: 12/03/2022

This man fled Qatar in fear of persecution because he’s gay. Now he’s pushing back

12/02/2022

Having been referred to as Qatar’s first person to come out publicly as gay, Dr. Nasser Mohamed thought having the World Cup on his home soil was…

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Added on: 12/02/2022

Russian drag queens ‘ready for the worst’ as LGBTQ law looms

12/01/2022

Backstage at a bar in Moscow, a troupe of drag queens surrounded by make-up palettes and sparkling costumes join hands before taking to the stage for what…

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Added on: 12/02/2022

Colombia: Guaranteeing justice and non-repetition in cases of gender-based violence during repression of National Strike must be central to any police reform

12/01/2022

Women and LGBTIQ+ protesters, journalists and human rights defenders suffered sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence at the hands of Colombia’s National Police and its…

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Added on: 12/01/2022

Singapore’s parliament strikes down ban on gay sex

11/30/2022

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday voted to repeal a controversial law that criminalized consensual sex between men, in a landmark victory for the city-state’s LGBTQ community….

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Added on: 11/30/2022

LGBTQ Arabs Fear Backlash After World Cup ‘Spotlight’

11/29/2022

With rainbow flags and “OneLove” armbands, World Cup fans have protested against host Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ policies, but many queer Arabs fear a Western solidarity push could do…

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Added on: 11/30/2022

Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill sparks spike in “legally sanctioned” extortion

11/29/2022

Last year, Ghana’s parliament introduced a controversial new anti-LGBTQ bill that could further criminalise same-sex acts and identities. Although homosexuality was initially outlawed under colonial rule –…

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Added on: 11/29/2022

Anti-LGBTQ group sparks queer-affirming clergy response at Club Q memorial

11/28/2022

An evangelical group with anti-LGBTQ beliefs showed up at the Club Q memorial. Now a group of queer affirming clergy is standing watch in response….

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Added on: 11/28/2022

Taliban lashes and flogs Afghans in crowded football stadiums for ‘adultery and gay sex’

11/27/2022

The Taliban have flogged a group of people in a crowded football stadium for “moral crimes” including gay sex. Twelve people, including three women, were lashed in front…

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Added on: 11/28/2022

How the American anti-LGBTQ hate machine is posing a threat to Canadians

11/27/2022

Seth Compton woke early one morning in July to his phone buzzing furiously with new messages. A wave of hate, stirred up far away, was starting to…

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Added on: 11/27/2022

I spoke to 100 LGBTQ+ Afghans fearing for their lives under the Taliban. This is what I learned

11/26/2022

Filmmaker Dan Hall accidentally found himself in contact with more than a hundred queer people in Afghanistan living under Taliban rule. He shares some of their stories…

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Added on: 11/27/2022

Days After Acquittal Confirmed In Nudes Case, LGBT Artist Flees Russia

11/26/2022

An LGBT activist and artist acquitted recently in a high-profile pornography case over nude drawings and other artwork she posted online has left Russia days after an…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

Rainbow struggle playing out on sidelines of World Cup

11/25/2022

Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues in the tournament in Qatar is over rainbow colors. In the…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

South Korea’s supreme court rules on legal transgender recognition

11/25/2022

In a victory for LGBTQ rights, South Korea’s supreme court ruled that transgender people have the right to change their legal sex status, regardless of whether they…

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Added on: 11/25/2022

Russian parliament passes law banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ among adults

11/24/2022

MOSCOW, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament approved on Thursday a bill that widens a prohibition of “LGBT propaganda” and restricts the “demonstration” of LGBT behaviour, making…

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Added on: 11/25/2022

EU parliament calls on FIFA to help compensate families of dead migrant workers

11/24/2022

BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (Reuters) – The EU parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a resolution that calls on FIFA to help compensate the families of the…

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Added on: 11/23/2022

Police joked about rising tide of gay hate

11/22/2022

As stories of teen gangs hunting down homosexual men grew with police ignoring the issue, community leader Gary Cox started a project to shine a light on…

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Added on: 11/22/2022

2022 Qatar World Cup Human rights protests and reactions live: LGBTQ, armbands, rainbow flags…

11/21/2022

Iranians chant for Mahsa Amini. Right before England beat Iran, the fans gathered outside the Khalifa International Stadium to chant the name of the woman whose death…

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Added on: 11/21/2022

Clear spike in anti-trans rhetoric sets stage for violence like Colorado Springs shooting, experts say

11/20/2022

A rapid increase in recent anti-trans and anti-gay rhetoric and protests set up violence like the overnight murders at Colorado Springs’ Club Q, political scientists and activists…

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Added on: 11/21/2022

Mothers of LGBTQ children join forces in Latin America

11/20/2022

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Fabu Olmedo is so nervous about clubs and restaurants in Paraguay that before a night out she often contacts one to make sure…

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Added on: 11/20/2022

Mothers of LGBTQ children join forces in Latin America

11/20/2022

Fabu Olmedo is so nervous about clubs and restaurants in Paraguay that before a night out she often contacts one to make sure that she’ll be let…

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Added on: 11/19/2022

Belgium bans ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ people

11/18/2022

Belgium is banning conversion practices – a pseudoscientific practice of trying to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms –…

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Added on: 11/19/2022

Gay men working in parliament ‘most vulnerable’ to harassment, says MP

11/18/2022

Gay men working in parliament are the “most vulnerable” to harassment and abuse but are “absolutely terrified of coming forward” because of the taboo which remains around…

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Added on: 11/16/2022

Gay Qataris physically abused then recruited as agents, campaigner says

11/15/2022

Gay Qataris have been promised safety from physical torture in exchange for helping the authorities to track down other LGBTQ+ people in the country, a prominent Qatari…

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Added on: 11/13/2022

As Texas cracks down on trans youth, some families feel trapped

11/11/2022

Every morning, Mary’s eight-year-old daughter Paige walks into school in the Texan city of Austin with a legal letter in her rucksack, neatly packed with her schoolbooks…

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Added on: 11/12/2022

Gandhara Briefing: Taliban Targets Universities; Women Barred From Parks; Gay Afghan Men Fear Persecution

11/11/2022

RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi reports on the Taliban cracking down on Afghan universities, which have become a hotbed of anti-Taliban protests led by female students. In the latest…

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Added on: 11/12/2022

Traditional Countries Rally on Transgender, Homosexuality, and Abortion at UN

11/11/2022

A major fight broke out in the UN General Assembly Third Committee this week that pitted traditional countries over against powerful Western governments on the questions of…