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Added on: 04/08/2020

Indonesia police will not bring murder charges in case of transgender woman burned to death

Reuters
04/08/2020
Indonesian police said on Wednesday they would not bring murder charges against suspects accused of killing a transgender woman by dousing her with petrol and setting her…
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Added on: 04/08/2020

The Uganda 19: Lawyers barred; no chance of bail; 10 days in prison and counting

Erasing 76 Crimes
04/07/2020
Lawyers for 19 LGBT Ugandans arrested March 29 at an LGBT homeless shelter near Kampala still have been barred from seeing their clients. The arrestees are imprisoned…
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Added on: 04/08/2020

In Russia’s far east, a feminist theatre director comes under attack

Global Voices
04/07/2020
“I feel that today there are so many invisible female political prisoners: mothers, wives – women who bear an incredible burden thanks to political trials,” says Russian…
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Added on: 04/07/2020

‘Social distancing’ is how LGBT people have always had to live

Erasing 76 Crimes
04/06/2020
As news reports with dire predictions about Covid-19 began to multiply exponentially, I quickly realized that the inevitable physical distancing required and resulting social isolation was not…
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Added on: 04/07/2020

Top Americas court finds Peru responsible for torture of trans woman

Reuters
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

NBC News
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

Sky News
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

Hornet Netowrk
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

ABC News
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

Human Rights Watch
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

Reuters
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

Pink News
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

The Guardian
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

Souther Poverty Law Center
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

Erasing 76 Crimes
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

Pink News
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

Moscow Times
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

Forbes
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

Mamba Online
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’

BBC Sounds
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

South China Morning Post
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

Bay Area Reporter
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

The Guardian
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

Gay Star News
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

Reuters
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

Reuters
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

Human Rights Watch
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

The Independent
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

The Verge
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

Al Jazeera
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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