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Added on: 04/02/2021

Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBT flags

03/26/2021

Police in Turkey detained dozens of people who assembled outside a courthouse Friday in a show of solidarity with 12 students who were taken into custody for…

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Added on: 04/02/2021

Chechnya’s Horrific ‘Gay Purge’: A 4-Year Timeline of Abduction, Torture and Murder

04/01/2021

April 1, 2021, marks four years since the world at large was first made aware of Chechnya’s gay purge — atrocities committed against LGBTQ people within the…

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Added on: 03/31/2021

GHANA POLICE ARRESTS 22 LGBT+ IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUALS

03/30/2021

LGBT Rights Ghana, an organization that recently sparked a storm after opening a shelter and safe space for gender and sexual minorities in the West African nation…

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Added on: 03/30/2021

Uzbekistan police blame victim in violent attack on pro-LGBT activist

03/29/2021

Police in Uzbekistan say they are investigating the savage beating of an activist who has been advocating for the decriminalization of same-sex relationships. It is not likely…

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Added on: 03/26/2021

Double isolation of LGBT migrants

03/25/2021

LGBTIQ activists and asylum seekers are starring in a documentary which for the first time gives LGBTIQ migrants a voice to tell their stories. “These migrants not…

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Added on: 03/26/2021

Gay Egyptian Man Describes Plight Of Egyptian LGBT Community Through His Own Personal Story

03/25/2021

“It was an ordinary Thursday, and I was taking to him on a dating app. I became slightly suspicious when he insisted we meet at his house…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

Transgender women facing homosexuality charges in Cameroon denied bail

03/25/2021

Two transgender women facing charges of “attempted homosexuality” in Cameroon were denied bail on Wednesday after a judge adjourned their case and sent them back to jail,…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Turkey’s withdrawal from women’s rights treaty sparks domestic backlash

03/23/2021

Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on the prevention of violence against women came as a shock to many, despite several years of agitation by…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Chechnya Detains Kidnapped Gay Men’s Relatives – Rights Group

03/23/2021

Chechen authorities have detained dozens of relatives of two gay men who were forcibly returned to the southern Russian region to face terrorism charges, a rights group…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Ghanaian MPs form ‘Believers Against LGBT+’ alliance ahead of draconian bill attacking queer rights

03/23/2021

Lawmakers in Ghana have formed a “Believers Against LGBTQI+” alliance to push a brutally anti-LGBT+ bill through parliament, activists on the ground have said. The cross-party group…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

KUCHU SHINERS UGANDA MARKS 5 YEARS OF SERVICE

03/23/2021

Kuchu Shiners Uganda (KSU) celebrated their 5th year anniversary on Wednesday 17th March 2021 at their office premises in Nansana, Kampala. To celebrate, they hosted several partner…

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Added on: 03/24/2021

Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison

03/23/2021

(Berlin) – Men in Uzbekistan who engage in consensual same-sex sexual conduct face arbitrary detention, prosecution, and imprisonment as well as homophobia, threats, and extortion, Human Rights…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Kenya: Victims of Kakuma arson attack airlifted to Nairobi hospital

03/22/2021

In a rare change of heart, the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has airlifted the victims of a March 15 homophobic fire attack…

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Added on: 03/23/2021

Nigerian influencer ends hunger strike for LGBTQ rights after days without eating

03/22/2021

After three days, a YouTuber and LGBTQ activist in Nigeria, one of the world’s most anti-LGBTQ countries, has ended a hunger strike he started and swore to…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

Attack on kissing men fuels push for Italy hate crime law

03/21/2021

A recent attack in a Rome train station on two men who were kissing fueled calls by Italian political leaders Sunday for quick passage of a hate…

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Added on: 03/22/2021

A transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaks barriers

03/21/2021

A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan’s first transgender-only madrasa, or Islamic religious school, which she set up herself…

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Added on: 03/19/2021

Court releases 2 Boğaziçi students from pre-trial detention in case involving Kaaba poster

03/18/2021

An İstanbul court has released two Boğaziçi University students from pre-trial detention in the first hearing of a case in which they, along with five other defendants,…

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Added on: 03/19/2021

After international protest, Tunisian court releases LGBT rights activist

03/18/2021

Following an international protest, a Tunisia court ordered the release Wednesday of Rania Amdouni, the women’s rights defender and LGBTI activist who had been jailed for shouting…

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Added on: 03/19/2021

Poll Shows 70 Percent Of Voters Support LGBT Protections Bill Equality Act

03/18/2021

A new poll released Tuesday found overwhelming support for the Equality Act. The legislation cleared the House last month and is currently being considered in the Senate….

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Added on: 03/19/2021

‘Deal with it’, school in China tells gay high school student bullied and sexually assaulted for months

03/18/2021

A gay teenager was subjected to months of emotional and physical bullying, including repeated instances of sexual assault, at a school in China. In the most severe…

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Added on: 03/17/2021

Equality Act is creating a historic face-off between religious exemptions and LGBTQ rights

03/16/2021

In some ways, full LGBTQ rights has never seemed more within reach. First came the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage. Then its decision last year…

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Added on: 03/17/2021

Turkey’s LGBT+ endure brutal attacks amid Erdogan reign

03/16/2021

When Miras Günes body was found a few days ago, her face was disfigured beyond recognition. The preliminary autopsy report revealed she was beaten to death with…

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Added on: 03/17/2021

LGBT+groups from eight parties call for legislation to ban conversion therapy

03/15/2021

L GBT+ groups from eight political parties have called on the Government to introduce a legislative ban on conversion therapy. They have written to the Government Equalities…

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Added on: 03/11/2021

LGBT+ refugees call on U.N. for safe space after Kenya camp attacks

03/05/2021

LGBT+ people living in a refugee camp in northwestern Kenya urged U.N. officials on Friday to move them to a safer area following a series of homophobic…

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Added on: 03/10/2021

Uzbekistan: Draft Criminal Code Offers Little Meaningful Reform

03/10/2021

Uzbekistan should ensure that its new Criminal Code does not just tinker with some problematic provisions, but reflects meaningful reform, Human Rights Watch said today. The new…

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Added on: 03/10/2021

Tunisia: Harassment, Arbitrary Detention of LGBT Rights Activist

03/10/2021

A Tunisian court sentenced a prominent LGBT rights activist on March 4, 2021, to six months in prison and a fine for shouting outside a police station…

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Added on: 03/10/2021

Belgian prime minster flies rainbow flag in response to gay man’s murder

03/09/2021

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo flew the rainbow LGBTQ Pride flag outside his office on Tuesday in response to the fatal stabbing of a gay man…

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Added on: 03/10/2021

LGBTQ Travel Safety in Croatia: 39th Most Popular Country in the World

03/09/2021

March 9, 2021 – When it comes to traveling, Croatia has been known as a gay-friendly destination, even though not all Croatians in every part of the…

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Added on: 03/09/2021

Ghana’s emerging LGBT movement battles with hostility

03/09/2021

When activists in Ghana opened a support centre for the local gay community, they expected some pushback in a religiously conservative West African country where homosexuality is…

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Added on: 03/09/2021

Patriarchal Albania offers little compassion for same-sex relationships

03/09/2021

TIRANA (Reuters) – Sara, a 26-year-old woman from Tirana, is reluctant to talk about her love life with friends and family as they cannot understand her attraction…