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Added on: 08/18/2023

Saudi LGBTQ refugees live in fear of being kidnapped

08/17/2023

In the wake of the tragic death of a Saudi trans woman who was coerced back to the country before taking her own life, LGTBQ Saudis are…

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Added on: 08/18/2023

Two Brewers stabbing leaves London queer community reeling: ‘Our second home was attacked’

08/17/2023

In Clapham, there’s a sense of trepidation and sadness as the local LGBTQ+ community comes to terms with an attack at one of their safe spaces, iconic…

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Added on: 08/16/2023

Uganda: New anti-homosexuality law could spark migration

08/15/2023

Holding hands with the person you love and share a life with can get you thrown into jail in Uganda. Even penning this article would carry a…

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Added on: 08/13/2023

North Star – Creating a Constellation of Services to Support Refugees in Minnesota

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Changing Legal Landscape It has scarcely been eight years since the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, but recent legislation has dramatically changed LGBTQIA+ rights for the worse,…

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Added on: 08/11/2023

Mass arrest at LGBTQ club in Venezuela prompts outcry over discrimination

08/10/2023

It was an otherwise ordinary night at the Avalon Club, a bar and sauna popular with the LGBTQ community in Valencia, Venezuela’s third-largest city. Music was playing, drinks…

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Added on: 08/07/2023

Hundreds gather at Brooklyn gas station to remember O’Shae Sibley

08/06/2023

As night fell in southern Brooklyn on Aug. 4, a crowd of people equipped with pictures and Rainbow Flags swarmed the Brooklyn gas station where an out…

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Added on: 08/02/2023

Anti-LGBT Rhetoric Undermines Rights in Lebanon

08/01/2023

Anti-gay remarks made on Saturday by a Hezbollah leader in Lebanon who has recently called for anti-gay violence sparked panic and terror among lesbian, gay, bisexual and…

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Added on: 08/01/2023

Fear and frustration escalate after antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ graffiti found in London park

07/31/2023

Members of London’s LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities say they’re disappointed and fearful after “alarming” graffiti was found scrawled in a park in London’s SoHo neighbourhood over the…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

How will Russia’s tough new law affect trans people?

07/25/2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law that bans transgender people from changing their gender on ID documents or undergoing transition-related medical care such as…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

Ghana set to pass anti-homosexuality law after legal challenge fails in Supreme Court

07/27/2023

Same-sex intercourse is already illegal in the West African nation, and is punishable by up to three years in jail. The Ghanaian parliament has been debating the…

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Added on: 07/29/2023

Malaysia’s LGBTQ community fears backlash after concert kiss

07/27/2023

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy’s recent appearance at a festival in Kuala Lumpur — where he criticized Malaysia’s homophobic laws and kissed a male bandmate on stage…

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Added on: 07/26/2023

‘White savior complex’: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams The 1975’s Matty Healy’s onstage kiss

07/25/2023

When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert on Friday, following a profanity-laden speech slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ…

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Added on: 07/24/2023

German LGBTQ+ activist warns over ‘worrying’ hate crime rise

07/23/2023

BERLIN, July 23 (Reuters) – Prominent German LGBTQ+ rights activist Anastasia Biefang has expressed concerns about an increase in homophobic and anti-transgender violence and abuse in the…

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Added on: 07/21/2023

Activists condemn violence against LGBTQ community in St. Vincent, where gay sex is illegal

07/20/2023

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Advocacy group Human Rights Watch released an in-depth report Thursday that details the abuse and discrimination the LGBTQ community says it…

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Added on: 07/20/2023

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: LGBT People Face Bias

07/20/2023

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines face bias-motivated violence and discrimination in their daily life, Human Rights Watch said in…

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Added on: 07/20/2023

LGBT rights in Africa: Will Kenya be the latest to pass anti-gay law?

07/19/2023

In the latest sign of rising homophobia in different African countries, a Kenyan opposition MP is leading a campaign for parliament to further criminalise the country’s small…

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Added on: 07/20/2023

Ghana supreme court rejects bid to block anti-LGBTQ bill

07/19/2023

ACCRA, July 19 (Reuters) – Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a legal challenge seeking to block parliament from passing a stringent anti-LGBT bill, paving the way…

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Added on: 07/19/2023

Trans-Russians fear for their lives after the ban on operations has expired

07/18/2023

When the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament passed a new law banning gender-affirming surgeries for transgender people, it confirmed Milana Romanova’s worst fear: the relative freedom transgender…

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Added on: 07/19/2023

For Queer Spaniards, the Stakes in This Week’s Elections Couldn’t Be Higher

07/18/2023

Lucía Sobral first figured out that she was trans because of Twitter. Growing up, the Gran Canaria native struggled to interact with boys and feared taking off…

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Added on: 07/19/2023

LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Fleeing Violence in Africa Are Sleeping on Canada’s Streets

07/18/2023

For decades, Theresa Makumi hid who she was growing up in Kenya—one of many African nations where same-sex marriage is not only illegal, but where being queer…

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Added on: 07/19/2023

LGBT rights in Africa: Will Kenya be the latest to pass anti-gay law?

07/18/2023

In the latest sign of rising homophobia in different African countries, a Kenyan opposition MP is leading a campaign for parliament to further criminalise the country’s small…

Global News

Added on: 07/18/2023

LGBT meet shifted out of Indonesian capital after death threats

07/17/2023

Security threats from conservative Islamic groups in Indonesia have forced organizers of a Southeast Asian LGBT event to move it from Jakarta to an undisclosed location. The…

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Added on: 07/17/2023

White Christian Nationalists Shape Uganda’s Anti-Gay Laws

07/16/2023

White Christian nationalists are exporting their American culture wars to Africa and getting people killed with “kill the gays” laws, and we see what they are doing….

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Added on: 07/14/2023

LGBT event in Indonesia scrapped after security threats

07/12/2023

The organisers did not disclose the new venue due to security concerns. The event has also drawn attention as Indonesia hosts a regional meeting of Southeast Asian…

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Added on: 07/14/2023

In Uganda, Iranian President Attacks West On LGBT Rights

07/12/023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on July 12 launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda, which has just introduced some of…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Online Incitement Against LGBT People in Cameroon

07/10/2023

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Cameroon are all too aware of homophobic rhetoric and violent attacks against them. This has been highlighted once…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world

07/09/2023

When the US evangelical preacher and anti-LGBTQ+ crusader Scott Lively landed in Uganda in 2009 to warn of the “gay agenda”, he was arriving after a series…

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Added on: 07/07/2023

Ghana parliament pushes for passing of anti-gay bill

07/06/2023

The Ghana parliament has backed a proposed amendment to an anti-gay bill that would make identifying as LGBT punishable by a three-year prison sentence. The amendments were…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

‘There are more trans bans than trans athletes’: what’s driving anti-LGBTQ+ hate in America?

06/29/2023

Gillian Branstetter, a trans rights advocate, has watched in distress over the last year as lawmakers have eliminated fundamental protections for transgender people across the US. But…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

Why is Russia ramping up attacks on LGBT rights during the Ukraine invasion?

06/29/2023

After passing a law last year banning all pro-LGBT narratives in the country, Russiais planning to launch an institute to administer “psychiatric terror” on trans individuals. How…