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Added on: 09/19/2024

Soweto Pride Is Celebrating 20 Years of Queer Empowerment

Mamba Online
09/18/2024
Since its inception in 2004, Soweto Pride has been a vital platform for the empowerment of the LBQ community, fostering a safe, inclusive space for queer individuals…
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Global News

Added on: 09/19/2024

Republicans pour money into attacking Texas Democrats on LGBTQ+ issues ahead of Election Day

Texas Tribune
09/18/2024
Congressional Republicans will spend millions on television ads this fall targeting Texas Democrats for supporting pro-LGBTQ+ legislation — a bet that issue will resonate more than the…
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Global News

Added on: 09/17/2024

This Neo-Nazi was planning an anti-LGBTQ+ shooting. Now he’s paying the price.

LGBTQ Nation
09/16/2024
A neo-Nazi is facing years in prison after he was found guilty of intending to commit a terrorist act on an LGBTQ+ group in a nearby town….
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Global News

Added on: 09/17/2024

SheDrives: Pakistan’s first ride-share service exclusively for women and the transgender community

Hindustan Times
09/16/2024
A new service by the name of SheDrives was launched in Lahore, Pakistan recently and the most interesting thing about it is that it exclusively serves transgender…
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Global News

Added on: 09/16/2024

Queers for Palestine? Group offers $1 million for LGBTQ advocacy org to hosts Pride parade in Gaza, West Bank

Fox News
09/16/2024
A watchdog group that aims to expose hypocrisy announced Monday that it would donate $1 million to “Queers for Palestine” or any U.S. LGBTQ advocacy organization to…
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Global News

Added on: 09/13/2024

Kenyan and queer: how going public as gay and non-binary has led to a life of activism and optimism

The Guardian
09/12/2024
When Chris Muriithi (they/them) woke up to a stream of messages and missed calls one morning six years ago, their blood ran cold. Their foreboding grew into…
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Global News

Added on: 09/11/2024

Kenyan and queer: how going public as gay and non-binary has led to a life of activism and optimism

The Guardian
09/10/2024
When Chris Muriithi (they/them) woke up to a stream of messages and missed calls one morning six years ago, their blood ran cold. Their foreboding grew into…
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Global News

Added on: 09/09/2024

Two men in Zimbabwe face 14 years in prison after accidentally telling cops they’re a gay couple

LGBTQ Nation
09/08/2024
A young gay couple in Zimbabwe inadvertently got themselves arrested when one called the police on the other over a money dispute. The two men – one aged…
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Global News

Added on: 09/06/2024

LGBTQ Activists In Ivory Coast Concerned Over Wave Of Attacks

Barrons
09/05/2024
LGBTQ activists in Ivory Coast expressed concern on Thursday over verbal and physical attacks fanned by social media targeting gay and transgender people. Anti-LGBTQ content soared on…
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Global News

Added on: 09/05/2024

Argentina state job cuts push LGBTQ+ people ‘back into sex work’

Context News
09/03/2024
After coming out as non-binary, Argentine artist Federico Adorado searched fruitlessly for two years to secure a formal job that guaranteed a salary and access to healthcare….
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Global News

Added on: 09/05/2024

Tehran summons Australian ambassador over ‘norm-breaking’ Instagram post, Iranian media reports

ABC Australia
09/04/2024
Iran summoned Australia’s ambassador in Tehran over the publication of an Instagram post the government deemed “norm-breaking”, Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency reported on Tuesday, a day…
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Global News

Added on: 09/04/2024

Murder of Lesbian Couple in KZN Highlights Persistent LGBTIQ+ Hate Crimes

Mamba
09/03/2024
A young lesbian couple were brutally murdered in KwaZulu-Natal, allegedly by the former male partner of one of the victims. According to media reports, on 27 August,…
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Global News

Added on: 09/03/2024

Australian Embassy Defies Iran’s Anti-LGBTQIA+ Laws, Celebrates Inclusion

Gay Nation
09/02/2024
In a bold move, the Australian embassy in Tehran has celebrated “Wear it Purple Day”, a stark contrast to Iran’s strict anti-LGBTQIA+ laws where homosexuality is punishable…
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Global News

Added on: 09/02/2024

LGBTQ people at risk: Will Bangladesh be a safe haven for Islamist militancy?

Erasing 76 Crimes
09/01/2024
Human rights activists in Bangladesh fear that the nation’s current transitional government is opening the door to a return to the days when Islamic terrorists were murdering…
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World Voices

Added on: 08/31/2024

SARITA KC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MITINI NEPAL

Annie Clark
Alturi Contributor
You gave an interview to Alturi in 2020 in which you spoke about recent progress in constitutional protections for LGBTI people but also noted that many in…
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Global News

Added on: 08/30/2024

Uganda LGBTI activist honored by Canadian refugee organization

Erasing 76 Crimes
08/29/2024
Steven Kabuye, a Ugandan LGBTQI+ rights activist who survived a deadly homophobic attack in January, has been honored with the Rev. Troy Perry Medal of Pride from…
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Added on: 08/29/2024

Ultra-conservative advocacy group pushing right-wing ideologies in Kenya

Ifex
08/28/2024
A Supreme Court of Kenya ruling meant to reaffirm the rights of queer Kenyans as guaranteed in the Constitution was ironically used to unleash unbalanced, politically-motivated homophobia,…
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Global News

Added on: 08/28/2024

How Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community is fighting the country’s deadly “Family Values” bill

LGBTQ Nation
08/27/2024
Like every other queer community on the continent already living in fear after being targeted with draconian anti-gay laws, the LGBTQ+ community in Ghana was the latest…
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Added on: 08/27/2024

Pope welcomed Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist to Rome

Advocate
08/26/2024
A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist revealed she met with Pope Francis in Rome earlier this month. Clare Byarugaba, the diversity, equity, and inclusion officer for Chapter Four Uganda,…
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Global News

Added on: 08/27/2024

Gay Brazilians targeted in deadly stickups, lured by dating apps

NBC News
08/26/2024
It was June 12, Lover’s Day in Brazil. Leo Nunes, 24, had spent a few days talking to someone he met on Hornet, a popular gay dating…
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Added on: 08/27/2024

Uganda Police accused of raping male prisoners

Erasing 76 Crimes
08/26/2024
Human rights activists have demanded the Uganda Police Force respond to allegations of widespread human rights violations within its cells, including reports of officers raping male inmates….
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Global News

Added on: 08/22/2024

Details Emerge in Senseless Murder of Trans Woman Clement Hadebe

Mamba Online
08/21/2024
A friend of Clement Hadebe, a transgender woman recently murdered in Johannesburg, has spoken out to correct what they describe as inaccurate media reports about the circumstances…
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Global News

Added on: 08/21/2024

Closing the legal gaps: Advancing transgender justice in Pakistan

The Express Tribune
08/21/2024
The legal recognition and protection of transgender rights in Pakistan has been subject to a complex interplay of societal norms, cultural practices, and legislative frameworks. A significant…
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Global News

Added on: 08/20/2024

Joburg Murder Sparks Transphobic Victim Blaming

Mamba
08/19/2024
The horrific murder of Clement Hadebe, a queer individual in Johannesburg, has sparked a flood of hateful, victim-blaming transphobic bigotry on social media. Reports of Hadebe’s death,…
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Global News

Added on: 08/16/2024

Activists sound alarm as gay exorcism cult seeks foothold in Scotland

The Advocate
08/15/2024
As the Scottish government seeks to ban conversion therapy, it is granting charity status to a notorious cult that believes in witchcraft, advocates gay exorcism, and extolls…
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Global News

Added on: 08/15/2024

Ukraine’s Other Revolution: Embracing the Rights Russia Would Deny

Kyiv Post
08/14/2024
Putin’s Russia has become the poster child in the fight against the global LGBTQ movement, labeling any activists “extremists” and criminalizing any associated activities within its borders….
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Global News

Added on: 08/14/2024

Canada | Rights that are “becoming fragile”, the LGBT+ community on alert

Actual News Magazine
08/14/2024
The country and many of its major cities have for years been considered safe havens for freely living one’s sexual and gender identity. And Canada is one…
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Global News

Added on: 08/14/2024

LGBTQ asylum-seekers chase a life of safety and peace after rape and death threats

NBC News
08/13/2024
Michelle Carranza, 22, did not want to be another trans woman murdered in her native Honduras. “They don’t accept us there. They kill us, they discriminate us,…
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Added on: 08/13/2024

Ballroom Is Still About Black Queer Joy

Yes! Magazine
08/12/2024
Every Saturday between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., the Washington Neighborhood Center in Sacramento, California, vibrates with house beats. Unknowing neighbors peer in curiously, but for those…
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Global News

Added on: 08/13/2024

Queer Nigerian victims of online blackmail fight back

Erasing 76 Crimes
08/12/2024
Entrapment of LGBTQ+ Nigerians through dating apps and social media has been documented for years, yet most perpetrators continue to walk free. Now, queer people are turning…
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