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Added on: 04/07/2020

Top Americas court finds Peru responsible for torture of trans woman

04/06/2020

The top human rights court in the Americas has found Peru responsible for the arbitrary detention and rape of a transgender woman in a landmark case marking…

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Added on: 04/06/2020

Coronavirus pandemic a perfect storm for LGBTQ homeless youth

04/05/2020

Finding a secure place to live has not been easy for Nez Marquez, 23, who has experienced homelessness for the past five years. Born in Mexico and…

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Added on: 04/05/2020

Coronavirus: LGBT+ charity says young people should ‘pause’ coming out in lockdown

04/04/2020

LGBT+ young people should “hit pause” on coming out while self-isolating with their families during the coronavirus pandemic, a UK charity has advised. The Albert Kennedy Trust…

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Added on: 04/05/2020

LGBT Migrants Are Vulnerable to Coronavirus, But Our Community Can Help

04/04/2020

Our LGBT communities are impacted in various ways by the global Coronavirus pandemic. Some of us are lucky enough to have a safe place to stay, while…

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Added on: 04/04/2020

Supreme Court scraps April calendar, delays major cases amid pandemic

04/03/2020

Citing the ongoing coronavirus public health crisis, the US Supreme Court on Friday cleared its calendar for April, extending an already historic delay of major legal cases,…

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Added on: 04/04/2020

Panama’s Gender-Based Quarantine Ensnares Trans Woman

04/03/2020

When Panama announced it would implement a gender-based quarantine schedule in response to COVID-19, transgender activists were alarmed. And with reason: on April 1, police detained a…

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Added on: 04/03/2020

EU lawmakers condemn Hungary for ‘attack’ on trans people over sex on IDs

04/02/2020

European Union (EU) lawmakers on Thursday criticized Hungary for trying to ban transgender people from changing their sex on some official documents as a “deliberate” attack on…

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Added on: 04/03/2020

Asylum seeker beaten, doused in petrol and threatened with beheading by his own dad finally told he deserves refuge

04/02/2020

A gay asylum seeker from Ghana who was beaten, doused in petrol and threatened with beheading by a homophobic mob led by his own dad has been…

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Added on: 04/02/2020

Ugandan police accused of abusing lockdown laws after LGBT arrests

04/01/2020

Police in Uganda have charged 20 LGBT people with disobeying rules on physical distancing and risking the spread of coronavirus, in what campaigners say is a clear…

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Added on: 04/01/2020

SPLC Publishes List of ANTI-LGBTQ Groups in US

03/31/2020

The anti-LGBTQ movement continued to enjoy success in mainstreaming its agenda in 2019 as the Trump administration pursued anti-LGBTQ policies at the federal level, while state and…

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Added on: 03/31/2020

Ugandan fear of Covid-19 leads to 23 arrests at LGBT shelter

03/30/2020

Uganda police charged the 23 LGBT Ugandans with disobeying a presidential directive against large meetings, aimed at curbing the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19. The…

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Added on: 03/31/2020

Tributes pour in for pioneering transgender Latinx activist Lorena Borjas who has died from coronavirus

03/30/2020

The pioneering transgender activist Lorena Borjas has tragically passed away from coronavirus early on Monday morning. Borjas, 60, was known as the mother of the trans Latinx…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

Chechen Police Brandish Pipes in Coronavirus Street Patrols

03/30/2020

Police officers armed with plastic pipes in Russia’s republic of Chechnya are patrolling the streets to observe compliance with the region’s coronavirus quarantine, Russian media reported this…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

Singapore Upholds Colonial Anti-Gay Laws: Being Gay Remains Illegal For 5.7M People

03/30/2020

Singapore’s High Court today ruled to uphold the criminalisation of homosexuality, the Human Dignity Trust have confirmed. The decision would have overturned an anti-gay colonial law instated…

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Added on: 03/29/2020

Egypt denies existence of LGBT people

03/28/2020

The government of Egypt has told UN member states that it cannot protect LGBT people’s rights because it does not recognise that they exist. Human Rights Watch…

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Added on: 03/27/2020

The fight against Poland’s ‘LGBT free zones’

03/21/2020

New laws are being passed across Poland taking aim at the LGBT community. They’ve been called “LGBT free zones” as a shorthand. While they don’t necessarily mean…

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Added on: 03/26/2020

Malaysian LGBT podcast hosts on being queer in a conservative society

03/25/2020

“One episode that stands out to this day involved an interview with a person who participated in chemsex,” the Malaysian podcast host known as J says when…

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Added on: 03/26/2020

Global LGBT organizations mobilize in face of pandemic

03/25/2020

Global LGBT organizations are responding to the impact of the coronavirus as they work to protect some of the most vulnerable queer people. There have been 19,753…

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Added on: 03/25/2020

Mogadishu’s refugees ‘waiting for death’ as Covid-19 reaches Somalia

03/24/2020

In the Nabadoon camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Asho Abdullahi Hassan, a 40-year-old mother of seven, has heard about the coronavirus on the radio. “I am…

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Added on: 03/25/2020

This lesbian artist faces six years jail for creating innocent pictures

03/24/2020

A lesbian artist has spent months under house arrest and is facing fines and six years jail, just for publishing innocent images in Russia. Yulja Tsvetkova faces…

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Added on: 03/24/2020

LGBT+ homeless fear violence, illness as coronavirus shuts U.S. shelters

03/23/2020

The coronavirus is causing the closure of homeless centers across the United States, putting LGBT+ people without housing at increased risk of suicide, health complications or hate…

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Added on: 03/22/2020

Gay YouTuber takes aim at Indonesia’s ‘sexual deviant’ bill

03/21/2020

An Indonesian YouTube star, whose videos about being gay and living with HIV have generated millions of views, is hoping his popular channel will help fight moves…

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Added on: 03/21/2020

Egypt’s Denial of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

03/21/2020

The Egyptian government is refusing to recognize the existence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, flouting its responsibility to protect the rights of everyone. On…

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Added on: 03/19/2020

‘It’s not safe for them’: Coronavirus lockdowns putting LGBT+ people at risk across Middle East

03/18/2020

Coronavirus-induced isolation and lockdowns are putting LGBT+ people in the Middle East at risk, campaigners have warned. Many individuals are – or, due to money worries, fear…

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Added on: 03/19/2020

VIRAL VIGILANTES ARE TURNING YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK INTO A WEAPON

03/18/2020

The video begins with an accidental, amateurish lens flare against the window of a car, before the teen’s phone camera settles on a supposedly 35-year-old man who…

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Added on: 03/19/2020

White nationalist groups surge as they move online

03/18/2020

A new report on hate groups in the United States detailed an increase in the number of white nationalist groups even as the overall number of hate…

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Added on: 03/14/2020

A Clash Across America Over Transgender Rights

03/13/2020

By the time Peyton Badalucco came out to his mother as transgender, he had been secretly binding his chest in a desperate attempt to hide his body….

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Added on: 03/14/2020

How Indian Pride Festivals Have Become Political Battlegrounds

03/09/2020

For most queer people, pride is seen as a space to celebrate diversity and resist oppression. It’s a space where they feel safe and seen. But this…

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Added on: 03/14/2020

A British court ruling may change laws for LGBT+ people around the world

03/13/2020

Years of legal battles around same-sex marriage in Bermuda will come to a head 5,548kms away in London on 7 and 8 December this year. And the…

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Added on: 03/13/2020

Ghana bans LGBT+ conference after Christian groups protest

03/12/2020

Ghana’s government has said it will not allow a major gathering of LGBT+ activists to go ahead after an outcry from conservative Christian groups in the country….