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Added on: 06/28/2024

Georgian parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights

06/27/2024

Georgia’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships…

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Added on: 06/27/2024

Russia’s first transgender politician reveals she was forced to announce her detransition

06/26/2024

The first openly transgender politician in Russia has described how the Russian authorities threatened to commit her to a psychiatric hospital unless she detransitioned, Novaya Gazeta Baltic…

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Added on: 06/27/2024

Census reveals Scotland’s LGBT numbers for first time

06/26/2024

Almost 184,000 people in Scotland identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, census data has revealed for the first time. The census, conducted in 2022, found that 80,100…

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Added on: 06/26/2024

LGBT troops on Ukraine’s front line fight homophobia at home

06/25/2024

One corner of Kyiv’s symbolic central square is now carpeted in thousands of tiny blue and yellow flags, in tribute to Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. Earlier this month,…

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Added on: 06/24/2024

US ambassador accuses Hungary’s PM of using anti-LGBTQ ‘machinery of fear’

06/23/2024

The US ambassador in Budapest has accused the government of Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Viktor Orbán, of using a “machinery of fear” to launch legal and rhetorical…

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Added on: 06/23/2024

Hungary’s Anti-LGBT Crusade Apparently Includes Trolling the U.S. Ambassador

06/22/2024

The U.S. Ambassador to Hungary hasn’t exactly been embraced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government. But now, it seems, things are getting petty. David Pressman, a gay…

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Added on: 06/23/2024

“Let’s love a little more”. Sofia Pride is taking place for the 17th year

06/22/2024

Thousands of people gathered at the 17th Sofia Pride protest march on Saturday night. It is held every summer in defense of the rights of people from…

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Added on: 06/22/2024

UK’s first Muslim Pride set to take place this weekend

06/21/2024

A first-of-its-kind Pride event for LGBTQ+ Muslims is happening this weekend. Organised by charity Imaan LGBTQI+, Muslim Pride 2024 is set to take place at Queen Mary,…

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Added on: 06/22/2024

From a stage in a lorry to party of 50,000

06/21/2024

It’s 1999 – teaching children about being gay is banned and same sex marriage is 15 years away, but one corner of Cardiff stages a celebration of…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

Fascinating 1970s Pride footage shows queer activism half a century ago

06/20/2024

Pride in the 1970s was an incredibly different landscape – with the wounds of the Stonewall Riots in New York, which gave way to Pride, still fresh…

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Added on: 06/21/2024

France’s Macron faces transphobia accusations after criticising left-wing coalition manifesto

06/20/2024

The emergence of the New Popular Front, which groups left-wingers from Socialists to Communists, has been an unwelcome development for Macron since he called the snap elections in response…

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Added on: 06/20/2024

Leeds Pride reverses controversial new policy forbidding ‘political opinions’ after backlash

06/19/2024

The Yorkshire-based Pride organisation, which is hosting its 2024 event on 21 July, told PinkNews that it had removed a point in its code of conduct after…

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Added on: 06/19/2024

LGBTI people’s human rights at the 56th UN human rights council

It’s June, and it’s time for the second session of the year of the UN Human Rights Council! The 56th session will take place at the United…

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Added on: 06/17/2024

LGBTQ soldiers in Ukraine hope their service is changing attitudes as they rally for legal rights

06/16/2024

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several hundred LGBTQ Ukrainian servicemen and their supporters marched in central Kyiv Sunday to demand more rights and highlight their service to their…

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Added on: 06/16/2024

Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrates 30th anniversary, makes fun of Pope Francis comments

06/15/2024

The Rome LGBTQ+ Pride parade celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday as tens of thousands of people in brightly colored outfits marched through the Italian capital waving banners,…

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Added on: 06/16/2024

How far-right parties seduced young voters across Europe

06/15/2024

That far-right parties fared well in the European elections came as no surprise – surveys had consistently foretold their triumph. The populist right has been on the…

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Added on: 06/15/2024

Italy denies removing LGBTQ and abortion references from G7 declaration

06/14/2024

Italy’s far-right government has denied that it removed references to abortion and LGBTQ rights in the final declaration of the G7 summit in Puglia. In the declaration,…

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Added on: 06/15/2024

There are just a handful of out, gay professional footballers in the world: here are their stories

06/14/2024

The world of men’s professional football has long been playing catch-up when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation and visibility, with very few openly gay professional footballers. But…

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Added on: 06/14/2024

Public consultations open to inform new National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy in Ireland

06/13/2024

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is opening public consultations to inform the development of the next National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy. The new plan…

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Added on: 06/14/2024

Kyiv Pride march planned for June 16 with tightened security measures

06/13/2024

The KyivPride march will occur on June 16 in the streets of Kyiv. Around 500 participants, including activists, diplomats, and international community representatives, will participate. The event will…

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Added on: 06/14/2024

LGBTQ+ Poles push for swift action to combat rise of homophobia

06/13/2024

WARSAW – Mateusz Czyczerski always feared he would be attacked for being gay in Poland and after his worst fears were realised six years ago, the 35-year-old…

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Added on: 06/14/2024

Happy Pride month to everyone! Except the landlords and asset managers bleeding dry queer culture

06/13/2024

I remember the first time I went to Heaven. I had only moved to London a few months before and I made plans to meet up with my friend…

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Added on: 06/13/2024

With New Bills, LGBTQ Georgians Fear Russia-style Crackdown

05/12/2024

On 4 June, Georgia’s ruling party outlined a package of draft laws that would ban what it calls “LGBT propaganda”, mirroring similar legislation used to crack down…

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Added on: 06/12/2024

Bisexual risks death in Nigeria, seeks asylum in the U.K.

06/11/2024

Chukwuebuka, a pseudonym for his safety, is a bisexual Nigerian student residing in the U.K. He finds himself at a critical juncture, torn between fear and hope,…

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Added on: 06/11/2024

This is why Marine Le Pen’s 2024 EU elections win is terrifying to LGBTQ+ people

06/10/2024

The Financial Times reports that Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (National Rally) received 31.5 per cent of the vote in the elections for the European Parliament which took…

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Added on: 06/10/2024

Non-binary Saudi influencer denied asylum in UK because officials ‘don’t believe they are really LGBT+’

06/09/2024

A non-binary social media influencer fleeing persecution in Saudi Arabia has been denied asylum in the UK because officials allegedly don’t believe they are really LGBT+. Ali Saad…

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Added on: 06/09/2024

LGBTQ+ activists warn against normalizing Europe’s far right

06/08/2024

Monika Magashazi is a fighter. The 52-year old trans woman lives in Hungary — a country that has been ruled by Viktor Orban’s nationalist Fidesz party since…

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Added on: 06/09/2024

In Georgia, LGBTQ community fears Russia-style crackdown in ‘existential fight’

06/08/2024

In Georgia’s oldest gay bar, Tato Londaridze carefully stepped around construction materials as he set out his ambitious plan to put a stage for drag queens on…

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Added on: 06/08/2024

Kyiv shoots down clever idea for a safe Pride March during Russia’s war

06/07/2024

More than two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the LGBTQ+ community there is anxious to march for their rights in the face of Russian President Vladimir…

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Added on: 06/08/2024

Far-right party leader defends appointment of man convicted of hate crime

06/07/2024

The head of the far-right National Rebirth Party has defended the appointment of a branch leader who was convicted of a hate crime last year sending malicious…