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Added on: 09/19/2024

EU’s Borrell Urges Georgia To Scrap Bill Curbing LGBTQ Rights

09/18/2024

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell on Wednesday urged Georgia to withdraw a “family values” bill denounced as curbing LGBTQ rights, warning that it further harmed the country’s…

Global News

Added on: 09/19/2024

Georgian parliament passes anti-LGBTQ legislation

09/18/2024

Georgia’s parliament passed a package of anti-LGBTQ laws on Sept. 17 in its third reading. The bills will still need to be signed by pro-Western President Salome…

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Added on: 09/19/2024

Soweto Pride Is Celebrating 20 Years of Queer Empowerment

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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Added on: 09/19/2024

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

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…

Global News

Added on: 09/17/2024

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

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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Added on: 09/17/2024

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

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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Added on: 09/16/2024

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

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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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

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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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

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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Added on: 09/09/2024

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

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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Added on: 09/06/2024

LGBTQ Activists In Ivory Coast Concerned Over Wave Of Attacks

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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Added on: 09/05/2024

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

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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Added on: 09/05/2024

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

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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Added on: 09/04/2024

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

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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Added on: 09/03/2024

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

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…

Global News

Added on: 09/02/2024

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

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…

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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Added on: 08/30/2024

Uganda LGBTI activist honored by Canadian refugee organization

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

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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Added on: 08/28/2024

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

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

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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Added on: 08/27/2024

Uganda Police accused of raping male prisoners

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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Added on: 08/22/2024

Details Emerge in Senseless Murder of Trans Woman Clement Hadebe

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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Added on: 08/21/2024

Closing the legal gaps: Advancing transgender justice in Pakistan

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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Added on: 08/20/2024

Joburg Murder Sparks Transphobic Victim Blaming

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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Added on: 08/16/2024

Activists sound alarm as gay exorcism cult seeks foothold in Scotland

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…

Global News

Added on: 08/15/2024

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

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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Added on: 08/14/2024

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

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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Added on: 08/14/2024

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

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,…

Global News

Added on: 08/13/2024

Ballroom Is Still About Black Queer Joy

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…