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Added on: 09/30/2022

Dominica High Court accepts challenge to sodomy laws

09/27/2022

A constitutional challenge against laws that criminalize same-sex intimacy in the Caribbean country Dominica was to be heard today at the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, acting as…

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Added on: 09/29/2022

Russians Are Fleeing Putin’s Draft. But in Georgia, Few Are Happy About a Fresh Influx

09/29/2022

It’s not hard to understand why Nikolai Shushpan, who is gay, made the decision to become one of the thousands of Russians to flee to Georgia after…

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Added on: 09/26/2022

Cuba holds unusual vote on law allowing same-sex marriage

09/25/2022

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba held a rare referendum Sunday on an unusually contentious law — a government-backed “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry…

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Added on: 09/24/2022

Turkey’s Anti-LGBTQ Display Reflects Nation’s Political Shift

09/23/2022

The 25-year-old translator by day and trans drag performer by night felt overwhelming panic and anxiety when several thousand demonstrators gathered and marched Sunday in Turkey to…

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Added on: 09/23/2022

In divisive election, Brazil’s trans candidates face threats, intimidation

09/22/2022

At her campaign headquarters, Brazilian congressional hopeful Duda Salabert gently lays out the newspaper clippings sent to her in August. Her photo is on many of the…

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Added on: 09/23/2022

Prove World Cup will be safe, England LGBTQ+ supporters’ group tells Qatar

09/22/2022

The England national team’s largest LGBTQ+ supporters’ group has urged Qatar’s authorities to provide clear reassurances that it will be safe for gay fans to visit for…

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Added on: 09/18/2022

Police and anti-LGBT protesters clash in Belgrade as EuroPride march goes ahead

09/17/2022

Serbian riot police clashed with anti-LGBT protesters in the capital Belgrade on September 17, as a last minute government decision allowed the EuroPride march to go ahead….

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Added on: 09/15/2022

Serbian pride officially banned after threats

09/15/2022

The EuroPride was launched on September 12. Its opening passed without incidents, RFERL reports. However, on Tuesday, the Serbian authorities officially banned the event. The Pride Parade,…

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Added on: 09/15/2022

Violence against LGBTQI+ people continues

09/15/2022

Last Saturday, Munni Kinnar was on her way back home to Dumari from Laxmipur with her friend, Chanda Raut, after visiting her ailing sister. What followed their…

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Added on: 09/12/2022

Transphobia in Germany: The danger of anti-queer attacks

09/11/2022

Munster, Augsburg, Bremen: three German cities, three brutal attacks on queer people within the past three months. One of them ended in tragedy for Malte C.*, a transgender man who…

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Added on: 09/11/2022

‘I want to see the rainbow flag raised in Iran’

09/10/2022

For the first time, two women known to have been lesbian have been sentenced to death in Iran. It marks a new stage in the Islamic republic’s…

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Added on: 09/10/2022

LGBT solidarity march in Norway for canceled Pride parade

09/10/2022

Hundreds of people marched through the Norwegian capital on Saturday in an LBGT solidarity event to honor the Pride parade that was canceled in June after a…

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Added on: 09/10/2022

Iran: Rights groups slam death sentences for LGBTQ activists

09/09/2022

Iran said this week that a court had sentenced to death two female gay rights activists for “spreading corruption on earth” — a charge frequently imposed on…

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Added on: 09/09/2022

Teen suicides are a clarion call to protect queer children

09/08/2022

The queer community is still reeling from the tragic death of Tiro Moalusi. The Soweto teenager took his own life on 16 August after he was allegedly humiliated…

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Added on: 09/08/2022

How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian Playbook

09/07/2022

In the last three decades, protections for LGBT people’s rights have advanced rapidly in many countries and regions. However, rising populist authoritarianism poses a significant threat to…

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Added on: 09/05/2022

On this day: Gay Liberation Australia, angry and proud

09/05/2022

“Had I known at the age of 15 that my lesbianism could have been ‘cured’, I would have rushed to Dr McConaghy as my saviour,” wrote Lindy…

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Added on: 09/04/2022

Iran sentences two gay rights activists to death

09/04/2022

The Islamic Republic of Iran imposed the death penalty on two LGBTQ activists for allegedly promoting homosexuality, human rights organization Hengaw reported on Sunday. According to Hengaw,…

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Added on: 09/04/2022

Gay man helps queer families fleeing red states with ‘above ground railroad’

09/03/2022

A Texas estate agent has developed a programme to help LGBTQ+ homeowners across the US “flee red [Republican] states”. When broker Bob McCranie and his partner bought…

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Added on: 09/03/2022

Russian lawmakers propose doubling fines for ‘gay propaganda’ law

09/01/2022

Russian lawmakers have introduced a proposal that would increase fines for individuals that violate the country’s ‘gay propaganda’ law. Back in 2013, Vladimir Putin signed the archaic…

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Added on: 09/02/2022

Armed left- and right-wing protesters face off at ‘drag brunch’ in Texas

08/30/2022

Right- and leftwing protesters, some heavily armed with semi-automatic rifles, faced off outside a “drag brunch” at a restaurant in Roanoke, Texas, video showed. The standoff on…

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Added on: 09/02/2022

Man dies following ‘hate attack’ at LGBT+ pride event in Muenster

09/02/2022

A 25-YEAR-OLD man has died from injuries suffered in an attack at a gay pride event in the western city of Muenster, prosecutors in Germany said. The…

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Added on: 09/02/2022

Peru opens torture investigation over trans man’s death in Indonesia

09/01/2022

LIMA, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Peruvian prosecutors have opened an investigation for alleged torture over the death in Indonesia last month of a trans Peruvian man who…

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Added on: 09/01/2022

‘I thought I would die before this moment’: one man’s fight against Singapore’s gay sex law

08/30/2022

Tan Eng Hong’s voice wavers as he remembers his 12-year struggle against Section 377A, a law that criminalises sex between men in Singapore. When he heard the…

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Added on: 08/29/2022

‘Straight Pride’ rocked by violence as Proud Boys and LGBTQ+ protesters clash

08/28/2022

A “Straight Pride” event organised by an anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion group ended in violence when the few dozen participants clashed with LGBTQ+ counter-protesters. Police wearing tactical riot gear…

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Added on: 08/28/2022

LGBT activists question Peru’s response to trans man’s death in Indonesia

08/26/2022

Indonesian police on Thursday denied accusations of violence from the family of a Harvard University transgender activist who died after being arrested on his honeymoon on the…

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Added on: 08/26/2022

Bali: Transgender student dies in police custody

08/25/2022

A Peruvian transgender rights activist has died in police custody in Bali. Police arrested Rodrigo Ventocilla, 32, on 6 August at Denpasar airport, after customs officials found…

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Added on: 08/22/2022

Conversion therapy survivors can seek apologies and compensation under New Zealand scheme

08/21/2022

The country’s Human Rights Commission launched a free and confidential dispute resolution service for those subjected to the dangerous and discredited practice on Thursday (18 August). The government-funded Conversion Practices…

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Added on: 08/22/2022

Singapore will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law

08/21/2022

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore announced Sunday it will decriminalize sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law while protecting the city-state’s traditional norms and its definition…

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Added on: 08/22/2022

He Was Young, Gay, and Sold For Sex. How Jose Alfaro Escaped a Trafficking Nightmare

08/21/2022

As a kid growing up in the small Texas town of Navasota, Jose Alfaro spent his summers playing in the pastures and creeks near his home, examining…

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Added on: 08/21/2022

CNA Explains: The history of 377A and how some countries have repealed it

08/19/2022

A controversial law that criminalises sex between men in Singapore has been thrust into the spotlight again, amid an ongoing government review which seeks to find the…