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Added on: 05/13/2022

Marking International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia 2022 in Albania

05/11/2022

To mark IDAHOT 2022 in Albania, the action on “Promotion of Diversity and Equality in Albania” under the joint European Union and Council of Europe “Horizontal Facility…

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Added on: 05/13/2022

Greece bans LGBTQ conversion therapy

05/12/2022

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece on Wednesday banned conversion therapy for minors, a practice aimed at suppressing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity and which the lesbian,…

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Added on: 05/12/2022

Out in the World: 60 LGBTQ Afghan refugees arrive in Canada

05/11/2022

The Canadian government has quietly relocated 60 LGBTQ Afghan refugees from Pakistan to the North American country. Afghan refugees flew out of Islamabad to Nova Scotia around…

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Added on: 05/11/2022

Cameroon: Rising Violence Against LGBTI People.

05/11/2022

Security forces in Cameroon are failing to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people from violent attacks and instead are arresting the victims, Human Rights…

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Added on: 05/11/2022

Gender Queer’ to stay on school library shelf, Hudson Board of Education decides.

05/10/2022

After months of discussion and debate, the Hudson City Schools Board of Education has decided to keep a popular LGBTQ+ book on the library shelves. Hudson students,…

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Added on: 05/10/2022

Kansas’ first transgender lawmaker reflects on ‘emotionally charged’ legislative session.

05/09/2022

State Rep. Stephanie Byers of Wichita has endured a session in which Republicans tried to pass bills curbing rights of trans kids and a fellow lawmaker complained…

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Added on: 05/10/2022

Labor commits to religious freedom and LGBTQ protections but no timeline.

05/09/2022

Labor will seek to legislate a religious discrimination act and scrap the ability of schools to expel gay and transgender students at the same time should it…

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Added on: 05/09/2022

Buttigieg on abortion-LGBTQ+ rights as new poll shows 64% support Roe

05/08/2022

CHICAGO – U. S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg delivering remarks at a symposium at The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics on Wednesday blasted Republicans for…

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Added on: 05/08/2022

Queer Nigerians protest proposed anti-trans ‘cross-dressing’ ban

5/5/22

Dozens of LGBTQ protesters gathered Sunday in the capital of Nigeria to oppose anti-trans legislators’ proposal to ban “cross-dressing”. The bill, which seeks to amend a 2013…

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Added on: 05/07/2022

Federal judge leaves open possibility Alabama transgender medicine law could go into effect

5/6/22

A federal judge Friday afternoon floated the possibility that state law making medication for transgender youth illegal could go into effect on Sunday without a ruling on…

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Added on: 05/06/2022

Trans Ukrainians being forced back into closet as cruel despot Putin’s bloodthirsty war rages on

05/06/2022

LGBT+ Ukrainians have been living in fear and uncertainty ever since Russia launched its full scale invasion in February. Now, some are retreating into the closet in the face…

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Added on: 05/04/2022

Queer Nigerians stage defiant protest as government tries to ban ‘crossdressing’.

05/03/2022

Around 50 LGBT+ activists took to the streets of Abuja, Nigeria, to protest a reviled bill that would make “crossdressing” illegal. The bill, which seeks to amend…

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Added on: 05/04/2022

LGBTQ Agenda: 19 states plan laws to support trans kids.

05/03/2022

LGBTQ lawmakers from 19 states have or will introduce laws to protect trans kids from civil and criminal penalties when seeking gender-affirming care. At a virtual press…

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Added on: 05/03/2022

Anti-LGBTQ laws inspire many LGBTQ people to seek public office.

05/02/2022

The avalanche of anti-LGBTQ laws before state legislatures this year is inspiring LGBTQ candidates to seek office. This is even happening in smaller cities and rural parts…

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Added on: 05/02/2022

Healthcare For All: LGBTQ-Inclusive Health Cover Is A Must In Corporates

05/01/2022

The LGBTQ community has been fighting for its rights in the corporate world for a long time. For most people, work is often stressful, and the additional…

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Added on: 05/02/2022

“Two-spirit musicians show with RSO a beacon to Indigenous, queer youth Social Sharing “

05/01/2022

When the Buffalo Girls took the stage in Regina Saturday night, the show wasn’t just about their music. Alongside their songs were anecdotes about life and about their experience as a…

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Added on: 05/01/2022

It’s only 25 years since being gay stopped being illegal in Australia

5/1/22

When Tasmania decriminalised homosexuality on 1 May 1997, it became the last Australian state to do so. Today, LGBTIQ+ advocates there say there’s still work to be…

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Added on: 04/30/2022

LGBTQ+ Muslims on finding queer joy: “It’s important to show future generations”

4/29/22

“I didn’t know you could be LGBTQ+ and Muslim” is a statement I overheard not too long ago. For the speaker, a religious identity (one of practised…

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Added on: 04/29/2022

Protests greet homophobic TV interview in Martinique

04/28/2022

In Martinique, human rights defenders quickly protested against a local television station that broadcast a sidewalk interview containing LGBTphobic conspiracy theories related to France’s April 24 presidential…

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Life in Scotland is getting worse, say young LGBT+ people.

04/26/2022

Life for LGBT+ young people in Scotland is “worse now than it has been for a long time”, according to a report that highlights growing concerns about…

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Torture won’t fix me’ Protestors gather in Cardiff against transgender conversion therapy.

04/26/2022

Protestors gathered in the centre of Cardiff to oppose conversion therapy for transgender people all over the UK. Organised by south Wales based group, Trans Aid Cymru,…

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Air Force updates physical fitness testing guidelines for transgender airmen.

04/26/2022

The Air Force updated its requirements Thursday to permit transgender airmen to skip the annual physical fitness test while they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. The policy itself is…

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Added on: 04/26/2022

‘Are You Ok?’ project gives voice to transgender kids in South Dakota.

04/25/2022

In the first half of 2022, bills in state legislatures targeting transgender individuals are already outpacing 2021 legislation according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The…

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Added on: 04/25/2022

Judge blocks Montana’s transgender birth certificate law

04/21/2022

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana judge on Thursday temporarily blocked enforcement of a law that required transgender people to have undergone a “surgical procedure” before being allowed…

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Added on: 04/24/2022

America is drowning in anti-LGBTQ attacks. Where is the Left’s lifeboat?

4/22/22

This week, Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow gave a powerful floor speech in response to a colleague who in a fund raising email to supporters accused McMorrow…

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Added on: 04/23/2022

SYDNEY’S OUT GAY MP GREENWICH THREATENS TO PULL SUPPORT FOR NSW GOVERNMENT OVER TRANS COMMENTS

4/22/22

Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich has warned the NSW’s minority Dominic Perrottet government that he would withdraw his support if the Premier continued to make comments against…

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Added on: 04/22/2022

GOP turns to false insinuations of LGBTQ grooming against Democrats

04/20/2022

When Michigan Democratic state Sen. Mallory McMorrow stood on the chamber floor to take on a Republican colleague who had accused her of wanting to sexually groom children,…

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Added on: 04/20/2022

From backstage to spotlight: LGBTQ samba group takes on Rio carnival.

04/19/2022

For the first time ever, a majority-LGBTQ samba outfit will take part in Rio carnival’s famous street parades, flaunting rather than hiding their sexual identity. In the…

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Added on: 04/20/2022

Look Inside Lambda Warszawa, the Organization Helping LGBTQ Ukrainian Refugees.

04/19/2022

A deeply Catholic country, Poland has long been a fraught place for LGBTQ people. But in 2015, when President Andrzej Duda was elected, anti-LGBTQ sentiments increased amid…

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Added on: 04/19/2022

Same-Sex Marriage Foes Get Band Back Together for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Push.

04/18/2022

As social conservatives across the country push a coordinated, nationwide effort to roll back the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children, many veterans of the…