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Added on: 11/21/2022

Maguindanao town goes strict against LGBTQ cross-dressing

11/20/2022

SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines — Previously known as the municipality of Maganoy, this third-class town with a population of around 35,000 has imposed stricter measures…

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Added on: 11/21/2022

Pakistan’s transgender activists seek rights and protection

11/20/2022

Karachi (AFP) – Hundreds of transgender activists and their supporters protested in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi Sunday to campaign for equal rights and raise awareness of discrimination…

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Added on: 11/20/2022

‘I feel gay, disabled … like a woman too!’: Infantino makes bizarre attack on critics

11/19/2022

The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has accused critics of Qatar’s human rights record of staggering hypocrisy and racism in a bizarre and incendiary attack on the eve…

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Added on: 11/18/2022

Bangladeshi students seek dismissal of gay teacher

11/16/2022

The Bangladeshi human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh expressed concern and anger over the attempt to expel the gay teacher, Aminul Islam, from his position as senior lecturer…

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Added on: 11/16/2022

Gay Qataris physically abused then recruited as agents, campaigner says

11/15/2022

Gay Qataris have been promised safety from physical torture in exchange for helping the authorities to track down other LGBTQ+ people in the country, a prominent Qatari…

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Added on: 11/14/2022

1,000 hold rally in Tokyo in call to protect rights of transgenders

11/13/2022

Hundreds of people rallied in Tokyo to highlight the urgency of calls to protect the rights of transgender people. Organizers estimated that about 1,000 people, Japanese and foreign…

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Added on: 11/14/2022

Fifa’s meetings with LGBT charities are just a ‘Band-Aid’ to cover Qatar’s oppression, says Arab LGBT group

11/13/2022

One of the only LGBT organisations based in the Gulf region has accused Fifa of putting a “Band-Aid” over Qatar’s treatment of LGBT people by holding meaningless…

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Added on: 11/14/2022

Isreal’s new legislative leader promises to protect LGBTQ rights despite his party’s threats

11/13/2022

Benjamin Netanyahu — the former Israeli prime minister who was recently elected as the chairman of the majority Likud party within his country’s legislature, the Knesset —…

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Added on: 11/12/2022

Gandhara Briefing: Taliban Targets Universities; Women Barred From Parks; Gay Afghan Men Fear Persecution

11/11/2022

RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi reports on the Taliban cracking down on Afghan universities, which have become a hotbed of anti-Taliban protests led by female students. In the latest…

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Added on: 11/12/2022

Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile

11/11/2022

She was the only woman soldier working in the guard room, surrounded by men who harassed and frightened her after she said she was transgender. She tried…

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Added on: 11/10/2022

Before The 2022 World Cup In Qatar, French Football Called To Condemn Violations Of LGBT + Rights

11/09/2022

Pressure on French football. A group of associations and personalities have called on the France team and national authorities to denounce the violations of the rights of…

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Added on: 11/09/2022

6th Grader Interviews LGBTQ+ People, Makes Picture Book for Kids

11/08/2022

Education about sexual minorities in Japanese schools is relatively non-existent. But one 6th grader named Ui is hoping to educate children about LGBTQ+ people with her picture…

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Added on: 11/09/2022

Gay football fans set to be offered ‘safe houses’ in Qatar during World Cup

11/08/2022

Gay football fans are set to be offered ‘safe houses’ in Qatar after a World Cup ambassador described homosexuality as ‘damage in the mind’. The Football Association…

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Added on: 11/08/2022

Ben-Gvir, the Beast Parade, and a Blessing in Synagogue

11/07/2022

What follows is a translation of a long Hebrew-language Facebook post by Amir Ohana, the recently reelected Israeli Knesset member who formerly served in governments led by…

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Added on: 11/08/2022

New project Nour Sarah reaches out to LGBTQ Afghans, aims for more

11/07/2022

A new project launched by LGBTQ rights activists based in Lebanon and Paris offers emotional support services to members of the LGBTQ community — initially to refugees…

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Added on: 11/07/2022

Australian Jewish group is concerned about homophobia in new Israeli government

11/06/22

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry have congratulated incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win but have also voiced concern about homophobic elements within…

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Added on: 11/07/2022

LGBT community makes presence felt at ALF

11/06/22

NAMSAI, 6 Nov: The three-day Arunachal Literature Festival (ALF) – one of the most popular events conducted by a government department in the state – ended here…

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Added on: 11/07/2022

Qatari minister blasts ‘arrogant’ critics of World Cup host’s repressive anti-LGBT laws in furious rant amid huge public backlash to football stars David Beckham and Gary Neville taking money from Middle Eastern state to front the tournament

11/06/22

Qatar’s foreign minister has said the country’s critics are ‘arrogant’ and ‘cannot accept a small country from the Middle East’ is hosting the World Cup, amid criticism…

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Added on: 11/05/2022

Qatari officials accused of gang raping gay man in hotel before deporting him

11/04/2022

A gay man who lived in Qatar has revealed the harrowing truth about sting operations in place to entrap members of the queer community, with his own…

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Added on: 11/04/2022

Religious Zionism MK: Party won’t come after LGBT, but wants ‘order in public space’

11/03/2022

Religious Zionism MK Orit Strock says leftists, Arabs and members of the LGBT community should not fear the rise of the far right in this week’s election. “We’re…

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Added on: 11/02/2022

Tokyo Same-Sex Couples Start Receiving Partnership Certificates

11/01/2022

In what LGBTQ+ people in Japan hope is a harbinger of marriage equality, Tokyo’s city government began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples Tuesday. The certificates allow…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Malaysian Authorities Raid LGBT Halloween Party

10/30/2022

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s Islamic religious officers broke up a large Halloween party attended by the LGBT community and arrested 20 people for cross-dressing and allegedly encouraging vice,…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Thousands attend LGBTQ Pride marches in South Africa and Taiwan

10/30/2022

Some 3,000 people participated in South Africa’s LGBTQ Pride Parade on Saturday, the country’s first after celebrations were cancelled for two consecutive years due to COVID-19 restrictions. However,…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Taiwan holds first LGBTQ Pride march in two years

10/30/2022

The festivity was back in full swing on Saturday as marchers donned eye-catching costumes and draped themselves in rainbow flags. Tens of thousands braved downpours in Taiwan…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Nearly half of Japan’s LGBTQ teens have considered suicide: survey

10/30/2022

Out of Japan’s LGBTQ teens, 48.1% thought about committing suicide over the past year and 14% made an attempt, according to a recent survey by a nonprofit…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Penalized pastor vows to continue his fight for LGBT people

10/28/2022

Rev. Lee Dong-hwan’s fight to reverse the decision by the Korean Methodist Church to suspend him for two years for blessing LGBT people in 2019 came to…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

A Thai media mogul and transgender activist has bought the Miss Universe competition

10/28/2022

A Thai business tycoon and transgender activist has purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, her company announced Wednesday. Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Global…

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Added on: 10/27/2022

UK foreign secretary under fire for saying LGBT soccer fans should be ‘respectful’ at Qatar World Cup

10/26/2022

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is receiving backlash for suggesting gay soccer fans should be “respectful” in Qatar when attending the FIFA World Cup set to take place in the Gulf Arab…

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Added on: 10/26/2022

Qatar’s emir lashes out at criticism ahead of FIFA World Cup

10/25/2022

Qatar’s ruling emir on Tuesday lashed out at criticism of his country over its hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, describing it as an “unprecedented campaign”…

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Added on: 10/25/2022

Pakistan’s Transgender Act & its opponents

10/24/2022

Eunuchs, or “Khawaja Sira” as they were known, were the most dependable royal aides during the Mughal Empire. They commanded a great deal of respect and had…