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Added on: 08/17/2020

An inclusive move: Reserved seats for transgenders in Kolkata

Times of India
08/16/2020
Kolkata’s transgender commuters will now have designated seats in some of the city’s public buses. The movement to reserve at least one bus seat for the third…
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Added on: 08/17/2020

UK Black Pride ‘celebrates black queer voices’ as coronavirus forces 15th anniversary event online

iNews
08/16/2020
UK Black Pride – Europe’s largest celebration for LGBTQ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent – didn’t let a little thing like…
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Added on: 08/16/2020

World Rugby’s proposed ban on transgender women sparks outcry

Windy City Times
08/15/2020
Citing recent research, a 38-page World Rugby transgender working group draft document is proposing a ban on transgender women from playing women’s rugby. An anonymous leaked the…
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Added on: 08/15/2020

First pan-African virtual Pride event takes place to share LGBT+ stories

Reuters
08/14/2020
The first pan-African virtual Pride event takes place on Friday aimed at bringing together LGBT+ Africans to share their stories of challenge and success from a continent…
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Added on: 08/11/2020

Trans women pose no threat to cis women, but we pose a threat to them if we make them outcasts

The Guardian
08/10/2020
Dear ladies who are fearful and hostile to trans women, That I grew up and spent most of my life in San Francisco I consider one of…
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Added on: 08/07/2020

Thailand: Gender recognition bill set to be tabled

Bangkok Post
08/06/2020
The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security will table its gender recognition bill for consideration by parliament in October amid concerns it will leave behind those…
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Added on: 08/06/2020

Russia: Reject Anti-LGBT ‘Traditional Values’ Bill

Human Rights Watch
08/05/2020
A draft bill before Russia’s parliament would significantly affect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, Human Rights Watch said today. Among the proposed…
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Added on: 08/03/2020

Relief eludes transgender gharanas of Bhopal

The Hindu
08/02/2020
Their income has dried up due to COVID-19 restrictions. “They came for men and women but not us,” lamented Devi Singh, 30, from the Mangalwara gharana [family]…
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Added on: 07/31/2020

El Salvador police sentenced in nation’s first trans murder convictions

Reuters
07/30/2020
A court in El Salvador has sentenced three police officers to 20-year prison sentences for the murder of a transgender woman, the nation’s first convictions in a…
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Added on: 07/25/2020

Pennsylvania governor blasts ‘vile acts’ against transgender official leading pandemic response

Washington Post
07/24/2020
The man sitting in a Pennsylvania carnival’s dunk tank at a fundraiser last weekend was going for a Marilyn Monroe look, he said, styling himself in a…
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Added on: 07/25/2020

Republican platform condemned for claim LGBT+ people ‘recruit children’ and ‘prey’ on cis women

Pink News
07/24/2020
The Republican Party in North Dakota has been condemned by a raft of party officials after it published vile and offensive remarks about the LGBT+ community. In…
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Added on: 07/22/2020

First-ever pan-African Pride will celebrate the ‘bustling, multi-layered reservoir’ of queer Africans

Pink News
07/21/2020
A first-of-its-kind pan-African LGBT+ Pride event, Pride Afrique, is set to take place virtually, celebrating the “bustling, multi-layered, chaotically explosive reservoir” of queer Africans. According to Star…
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Added on: 07/21/2020

First Romanian trans woman to run for office vows to support women, sex workers and Roma

Pink News
07/20/2020
Antonella Lerca, a Roma woman and sex worker, is campaigning to run as an independent candidate for District 2 in the Romanian capital of Bucharest. Launching her…
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Added on: 07/20/2020

With Brazil’s Bolsonaro attacking the Supreme Court, are gay rights at risk?

Reuters
07/19/2020
As a gay man growing up in Brazil, Afif Sarhan was banned from donating blood for most of his life. “I thought, ‘Why is my blood inferior…
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Added on: 07/20/2020

Hong Kong’s transgender community faces workplace discrimination, leading LGBT campaigner to launch company guidance scheme

South China Morning Post
07/19/2020
When Liam Mak Wai-hon began a part-time bartending job at a steakhouse in Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan earlier this year, he did not sense anything amiss at…
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Added on: 07/19/2020

Pakistan court orders ‘gender test’ of trans man accused of illegal ‘same-sex’ marriage to woman

Pink News
07/18/2020
A court in Pakistan has ordered the formation of a medical board to do a ‘gender test’ on a trans man who is accused of changing his…
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Added on: 07/18/2020

Washington state sues Trump administration to block rollback of transgender health care protections

CNN
07/17/2020
The state of Washington is suing the Trump administration to block the rollback of an Affordable Care Act regulation that has prohibited discrimination in health care against…
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Added on: 07/16/2020

Internet provides vital connection for Africa’s LGBT communities

Irish Times
07/15/2020
As lockdowns and restrictions limit physical movement across Africa, persecuted and marginalised LGBT communities have been finding new support online. This has ranged from fundraising opportunities to…
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Added on: 07/16/2020

From victim to protector: Pakistan’s first trans cop fights for justice

Reuters
07/15/2020
After enduring death threats, transphobic slurs and sexual harassment at college, Pakistan’s first trans police officer Reem Sharif now shields other trans people from abuse. In her…
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Added on: 07/15/2020

Her death sparked Transgender Day of Remembrance. 22 years later, still no answers

NBC News
07/14/2020
Rita Hester fought like hell. The story was written in blood. The phone had been ripped from the wall. Half a shoe print — not Rita’s —…
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Added on: 07/14/2020

UK debates creation of gender-neutral passports

Brussels Times
07/13/2020
Gender-neutral passports (where ‘X’ replaces M/F) will be debated again this week in the British Parliament after judges ruled in March that the Home Office has the…
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Added on: 07/14/2020

Brazil LGBTQ group avoids coronavirus in Copacabana’s Casa Nem building

Hindustan Times
07/13/2020
In a courtyard a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, a dozen people get settled on broken couches beneath a banner reading “Cure Your Prejudice.”…
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Added on: 07/13/2020

Trump’s New Asylum Regulations Could Have Devastating Effects For LGBTQ People

Forbes
07/12/2020
In June, the Trump administration released a 161-page draft rule that many say would essentially shut down the United States asylum system. The regulations would impose harsh…
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Added on: 07/10/2020

Norway will prioritise lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender refugees

EuroNews
07/09/2020
Norway is to prioritise refugees who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, the government has confirmed. LGBT+ refugees will, for the first time, be given priority both…
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Added on: 07/08/2020

Meet Malaysia’s LGBTQ punk rockers

Nikkei Asian Review
07/07/2020
Singing and playing guitar with her garage punk band TingTongKetz, trans musician Shika Corona is a striking mak nyah — Malay slang for a trans woman. Tall…
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Added on: 07/07/2020

57 Million Viewers Joined Virtual LGBT Pride Celebration Global Pride

On Top Magazine
07/06/2020
More than 57 million people tuned in to the first-ever Global Pride. Global Pride replaced the annual LGBT Pride parades and festivals canceled this year due to…
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Added on: 07/06/2020

Protesters take to the streets amid concerns over Tory government’s alleged rollback of trans rights

Pink News
07/05/2020
More than a thousand people gathered in London’s Parliament Square yesterday (July 4) to protest against the government’s alleged abandonment of reforms to the Gender Recognition Act….
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Added on: 07/05/2020

Farmer comes out as trans at 65, proving it’s never too late to be your true, authentic self

Pink News
07/04/2020
A farmer from rural Ireland has proven that it’s never too late to be your authentic self by coming out as trans at the age of 65….
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Added on: 07/04/2020

What Happened For Black Transgender People When Police Protests And Pride Converged

NPR
07/03/2020
June 2020 was a pride month that looked different from past years, and not just because people were socially distancing and wearing masks: Demonstrations for LGBTQ equality…
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Added on: 07/04/2020

‘Difficulties’ surrounding Indonesia sexual violence eradication bill

Jakarta Post
07/03/2020
On Thursday, the House of Representatives’ Legislation Body (Baleg) officially dropped the long-sought after sexual violence eradication bill from this year’s National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) priority list,…
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