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Added on: 11/06/2022

England’s Coach Encourages Gay Soccer Players to Come Out

11/05/2022

England coach Gareth Southgate hopes that gay soccer players “come out soon” because “it would have an enormous impact on society,” he said in an interview with…

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Added on: 11/06/2022

Poland’s highest court rules foreign same-sex marriages can be recognised

110/05/2022

Poland’s highest court has ruled that it is in line with the country’s constitution to recognise foreign same-sex marriages. Poland has become increasingly hostile towards the queer…

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Added on: 11/05/2022

Germany’s Franciscan Friars Elect Openly Gay Brother as New Provincial Leader

11/04/2022

Germany’s Franciscan friars have elected an openly gay brother as their new leader, who becomes one of the most high-profile out LGBTQ+ church leader to date. The…

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Added on: 11/04/2022

Polish top court issues ruling on same-sex marriage

11/03/2022

Poland’s highest administrative court has issued a ruling on same-sex marriage which the gay couple who brought the case say shows that such unions are not barred…

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Added on: 11/04/2022

Uproar after Irish priest says Varadkar and other gay politicians will go to hell

11/03/2022

A Catholic priest has caused uproar in Ireland after declaring that the deputy prime minister, Leo Varadkar, and other gay politicians will go to hell. Fr Seán Sheehy, 65, condemned…

Global News

Added on: 11/02/2022

7 queer French Muslims reflect on their identity and upbringing

11/01/2022

Documentary and portrait photographer Camille Farrah Lenain dissects issues of representation, collective memory and identity through long-term projects grounded in portraiture. Connecting the dots that make up…

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Added on: 11/01/2022

Dutch increasingly critical about transgender law

10/31/2022

This year, Dutch citizens have become more critical of a transgender proposal that should make it easier for people to change their gender on birth certificates and…

Global News

Added on: 11/01/2022

Czech MP comes out as gay after Slovakia LGBTQ+ bar shooting: ‘Society is being radicalised’

10/31/2022

A Czech Republic MP has come out as gay in the wake of an apparent anti-LGBTQ+ shooting in neighbouring Slovakia. Jiří Navrátil discussed his sexuality and his…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Transgender and intersex people demonstrate in Brussels for more rights and respect

10/30/2022

Some 300 people demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday afternoon to demand more rights and respect for transgender and intersex people. “We are still excluded and attacked in this…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Young gay couple jumps to their deaths after posting final photos together on Instagram

10/30/2022

A young gay couple jumped to their deaths from a bridge in Armenia last week, after posting a series of photos together on Instagram and tagging them…

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Added on: 10/28/2022

UN expresses deep concern over Russia’s ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ law

10/28/2022

The United Nations said on Friday that it was “deeply concerened” by moves of Russian legislature to toughen up the notorious ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ law. The UN has…

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Added on: 10/28/2022

Vatican’s Latest Synod Document Recognizes LGBTQ+ People as Pressing Pastoral Issue

10/28/2022

The Vatican released the latest working document for the Synod on Synodality yesterday, which included LGBTQ+ issues at two points. The document is a signal for LGBTQ+…

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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: 10/27/2022

Russia moves to ban ‘LGBT propaganda’ among all ages

10/26/2022

Russian lawmakers backed a bill on Thursday that would expand an existing ban on the promotion of “LGBT propaganda” among children to include people of all ages,…

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Added on: 10/27/2022

Thousands rally in Prague to honor two slain Slovak gay men

10/26/2022

PRAGUE — Thousands rallied in the Czech capital Wednesday to honor two Slovak gay men shot dead this month outside a bar in Slovakia, and demanded better protection of…

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Added on: 10/26/2022

Where does Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stand on LGBTQ issues?

10/25/2022

Conservative party leader and former treasury minister Rishi Sunak has become Britain’s first prime minister (PM) of color, following the 49-day tenure of former PM Liz Truss….

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Added on: 10/23/2022

Dutch Christian Union ready to give seats to people in gay relationship

10/21/2022

The board of the Dutch political party Christian Union drops the notion that sexuality belongs to the marriage of a man and a woman. The party has…

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Added on: 10/21/2022

Slovakia votes against more rights for LGBT couples

10/20/2022

The Slovakian Parliament has decided to keep registration of relationships exclusively for one man and one woman only. On Wednesday, it voted against a proposal that would…

World Voices

Added on: 10/19/2022

J.P. Der Boghossian — Queer Armenian Library

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Can you tell me a bit about yourself and what led you to establish the Queer Armenian Library? I’m Armenian-American and grew up in the diaspora. My…

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Added on: 10/18/2022

Queer Refugees Are Struggling to Live in One of Europe’s LGBTQ Havens

10/17/2022

At the beginning of September, I joined a protest in Amsterdam against the refugee housing emergency happening in the Netherlands. At the centre of the crisis is…

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Added on: 10/18/2022

Russia Prepares To Toughen Anti-gay Law In Conservative Push

10/17/2022

Russian lawmakers Monday called for the toughening of a strict anti-gay law and the Kremlin ordered expensive patriotic education projects as Moscow presses with a conservative drive…

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Added on: 10/18/2022

Brighton is a ‘safe haven’ thanks to LGBTQ+ charities according to study

10/16/2022

A recent study has declared Brighton as a “safe haven” and a “place to escape” thanks to the work of LGBTQ+ charities and nonprofits. LGBTQ+ mental health…

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Added on: 10/18/2022

Female prison guards balk at processing transgender inmate

10/16/2022

Female prison guards at Tires women’s prison found themselves in an impossible position: they were expected to body-search a new inmate who, in spite of having male…

Global News

Added on: 10/15/2022

‘Habibi, The Revolutions of Love’: Being Queer in the Arab World exposition

10/14/2022

Are we really free to be, to love and to show who we are without danger? No matter where you are in the world, it is often…

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Added on: 10/15/2022

Thousands rally in Bratislava to honor 2 gay men shot dead

10/14/2022

Slovakia’s president joined a rally of thousands on Friday to honor two gay men who were shot dead in the capital earlier this week and demonstrate support…

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Added on: 10/14/2022

Radicalised teenager’ killed two outside Slovakia gay bar

10/13/2022

BRATISLAVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) – A “radicalised teenager” shot dead two people outside a gay bar in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said. A gunman killed…

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Added on: 10/14/2022

Bosnia Unveils LGBT Rights Strategy

10/12/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina unveiled its first ever strategy to improve the rights and freedoms of LGBT people on Wednesday, a step towards bringing human rights protections in…

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Added on: 10/12/2022

How Do Lesbians Have Sex?’ Boss Asked Queer Employee, Complaint Says

10/11/2022

A gay former employee of a Vodafone store in Scotland was awarded more than $30,000 for being asked sexually inappropriate questions at work. The woman, identified only…

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Added on: 10/11/2022

Gay former monk has dream wedding after being forced to quit Catholic church

10/10/2022

Bilgri was ordained in 1980 by Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 and served as head of the Roman Catholic Church until February 2013….

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Added on: 10/11/2022

Propaganda video warns fleeing Russians about LGBTQ & Black people in the US

10/10/2022

As thousands of Russians continue to flee the country to avoid being conscripted to fight in Ukraine, a propaganda video warning of interactions with LGBTQ, Black, and…