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Global News

Added on: 11/14/2018

Is Poland About to Issue a Russian-style ‘gay propaganda’ Ban?

11/12/2018

Polish president Andrzej Duda has said he would consider issuing a Russian-style “gay propaganda” law that would ban LGBTQ media, literature, and gatherings like Pride. The authoritarian leader told…

Global News

Added on: 11/14/2018

Anti-LGBTI Sentiment Rises Ahead of Elections

11/12/2018

Several regional authorities are planning to create regulations designed to further curtail the rights of the LGBTI community — minority group frequently used as political fodder during…

Global News

Added on: 11/13/2018

LGBT Migrants Leave Caravan over ‘Discrimination,’ Reach California Border

11/12/2018

LGBT members of a caravan of Central American migrants heading toward the U.S. border appear to have reached the California border after leaving the main group behind…

Global News

Added on: 11/13/2018

Young Ukrainian Campers Learn Lessons in War, LGBT Hate

11/13/2018

The campers, some clad in combat fatigues, carefully aim their assault rifles. Their instructor offers advice: Don’t think of your target as a human being. So when…

Global News

Added on: 11/11/2018

Tanzania’s Anti-homosexuality Purge Is Making Ottawa Anxious

11/10/2018

Official anti-gay prejudice in Tanzania is causing Canadian officials to reassess this country’s relationship with one of Canada’s biggest aid recipients. Arrests of gay men in Zanzibar…

Global News

Added on: 08/20/2018

LGBTQ+ Germans Reveal Life of Insults with #MeQueer

08/19/2018

LGBTQ+ people in Germany are sweeping Twitter with the hashtag #MeQueer, exposing how difficult life can still be in the country. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, pansexual…

Global News

Added on: 08/20/2018

Ukraine: Police Called on to Guard Odessa Pride Marchers

08/18/2018

A small 100-people strong, mostly successful LGBT march, was held in the Ukraine under the watchful eyes of the police amid contrasting events elsewhere. Several anti-LGBT marchers…

Global News

Added on: 08/20/2018

Legendary Alleged Gay Club in Kuala Lumpur Raided for First Time in 30 Years

08/18/2018

A local club operating on Jalan Sultan Ismail for about 30 years has finally been raided earlier this morning (August 18). It is believed that the club…

Global News

Added on: 08/16/2018

Austria Rejects ‘gay Afghan’s’ Asylum Claim Telling Him he Doesn’t ‘walk, talk or dress like a homosexual’

08/15/2018

Austria has rejected the asylum application of an Afghan claiming to be gay because he did not ‘act’ or ‘dress’ like a homosexual, according to a media report. An official in…

Global News

Added on: 08/16/2018

‘She Insulted My Manhood’: Murder Underlines Turkey’s LGBT Backlash

08/16/2018

In a country where anti-gay violence is often excused as unjust provocation, a fatal shooting has raised fresh fears. Simge Avcı loved practical jokes, says her roommate Bahar,…

World Voices

Added on: 08/02/2018

‘Visibles’ Shine a Light on LGBTI Rights in Guatemala

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

Visibles early work has included promoting public debates around issues relevant to the LGBTI community — equal marriage, the right to gender identity, promoting safe spaces for…

Global News

Added on: 07/09/2018

Malaysia: Numan Afifi, More than just gay

07/09/2018

I will openly admit that I have been gay since 2008 when I came out right in front of a crowd of people. Thus, when I was…

Global News

Added on: 07/07/2018

Colombia Failing to Stem Murders of LGBT People

07/06/2018

Colombia has made no progress in stopping killings of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, campaigners said, as new research showed more than 100 were killed last…

Global News

Added on: 07/06/2018

Neo-Nazis In Sweden Allegedly Attacked People Supporting Israel And LGBT Rights

07/05/2018

Members of a neo-Nazi group were allegedly involved in two separate incidents in Sweden this week, reportedly attacking LGBT rights supporters and a member of the Sweden–Israel…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 02/01/2018

Akahatá – Equipo de Trabajo en Sexualidades y Géneros

Programs: Regional and International Advocacy: Akahatá is working to advance human rights at international bodies such as the United Nations and Organization of American States (OAS) since…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 02/01/2018

Arus Pelangi

The vision of the founding fathers of the Republic of Indonesia has always been a pluralist, multi-cultural society where even sexual minorities should have their rightful place….

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

Heartland Alliance

Heartland Alliance’s Global Initiative for Sexuality and Human Rights (GISHR) stands behind activists who are improving the lives of LGBT persons — promoting their rights and protecting them…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

ORAM – Organization for Refuge, Asylum & Migration

Today’s global refugee crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Millions fleeing persecution or armed conflict are seeking safety in refugee facilities as…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

The Advocates for Human Rights (The Advocates) is a volunteer-based non-governmental organization committed to the impartial promotion and protection of international human rights standards and the rule…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

American Jewish World Service

AJWS is the fourth largest U.S.-based funder of global LGBTI rights worldwide. Since 2005, AJWS has invested nearly $9.5 million in global LGBTI rights. In 2013 alone,…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

Astraea Foundation

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice is a multi-gendered, multi-racial, multi-identity organization that prioritizes and supports the leadership of women, transgender people, youth, and people of color….

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

Human Rights Watch

The Human Rights Watch lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights program has fought for over a decade to end human rights violations based on sexual orientation…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/31/2018

Advocates for Youth

Advocates for Youth works across the U.S. and developing world to advance youth sexual health and rights to further a vision of a society in which all…

Alturi Partner

Added on: 01/20/2018

Amnesty International

With more than 7 million supporters, activists and volunteers in more than 150 countries, and complete independence from government, corporate or ideological interests, we work to protect…

World Voices

Added on: 01/19/2018

Indonesia’s Waria Heroine

Alturi Contributor

“We study Islam, and pray together, and share our lives,” Shinta says. “We do not choose to be transgender people, this is given by God.” The Yogyakarta…

World Voices

Added on: 09/20/2017

The Long Struggle in the Heart of Carnival

Alturi Contributor

Since 1989, it has been a member of the Ministry of Heath’s National Commission to Control AIDS, and since 1995 it has been one of the coordinators of the…

World Voices

Added on: 03/14/2017

LGBT Voices From Sudan

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

Azza identifies as a Sudanese lesbian, Muslim, Nubian feminist who finds inspiration in the many intersections of her identity. She began her activism in 2007 using social…

World Voices

Added on: 09/14/2016

Bringing LGBTI News from Turkey to the World

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

Her work as an urban sociologist in Istanbul has brought an understanding of social norms as a constraint on the ways people define themselves and, for her,…

World Voices

Added on: 09/14/2016

Hearing LGBTI Lives

Robert Blackmon

Alturi Project Director

Mike highlights his interview with John Adewoye, “a former priest who battled with his sexual orientation for many years, denying the truth of who he is, and…