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Added on: 08/14/2024

Notorious cult that carry out “gay exorcisms” expanding in Scotland

08/14/2024

A church body that enables “gay exorcism” as conversion therapy and believes in witchcraft is conducting a major expansion in Scotland. The attitudes of the Forward In…

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Added on: 08/13/2024

Council Of Europe Urges Bulgaria To Scrap LGBTQ ‘Promotion’ Ban

08/12/2024

The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner on Monday said he was “deeply concerned” by an LGBTQ “promotion” ban passed by Bulgaria’s parliament, urging President Rumen Radev…

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Added on: 08/13/2024

First trans athlete at Paralympic Games says her participation ‘is an important symbol of inclusion’

08/12/2024

Valentina Petrillo is gearing up to become the first out transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, and has noted that her participation “is an important…

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Added on: 08/12/2024

Madrid high heels run defies gravity, homophobia

08/12/2024

MADRID (Reuters) – Dozens of men and a few women in stiletto heels raced through the centre of the Spanish capital on Thursday, defying gravity, the heat…

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Added on: 08/12/2024

German gov’t split over adding LGBTQ+ rights to constitution

08/10/2024

In July, hundreds of thousands of people marched in Berlin on Christopher Street Day in support of recognizing the rights of LGBTQ+ people. The abbreviation LGBTQ+ stands for lesbian,…

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Added on: 08/11/2024

GEORGIA: ‘The ‘anti-LGBT’ bill would make life nearly impossible for LGBTQI+ people’

08/10/2024

CIVICUS discusses proposed legislative changes that target LGBTQI+ people in Georgia with Tbilisi Pride director Tamar Jakeli. Tbilisi Pride is a prominent LGBTQI+ rights organisation fighting homophobia…

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Added on: 08/11/2024

Cape Clear welcomes first LGBT Irish-language festival

08/11/2024

The population of a remote island off the coast of Cork will double next week during a Gaeltacht festival for LGBT adults. Cape Clear, Ireland’s southernmost inhabited…

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Added on: 08/11/2024

Bulgarian Protesters Decry Move To Ban ‘Gay Propaganda’ In Schools

08/10/2024

“I am here because I believe that being an LGBT person is not propaganda,” said Simona, a 25-year-old woman who was protesting close to Bulgaria’s parliament. She…

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Added on: 08/10/2024

Protesters rally outside Bulgarian parliament to denounce ban on LGBTQ ‘propaganda’ in schools

08/09/2024

Protesters rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament on Thursday to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before that bans talk of LGBTQ and so-called nontraditional sexual choices…

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Added on: 08/09/2024

Bulgaria’s parliament bans LGBT “propaganda” in schools

08/08/2024

The Bulgarian parliament banned on August 7 what it called propaganda of “untraditional sexual orientation” at schools by adopting amendments to the law on pre-school and school…

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Added on: 08/08/2024

Diplomatic punches thrown at UN over Olympic women’s boxing

08/07/2024

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Russia and Algeria threw diplomatic punches at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday after Russia brought up an Olympic boxing gender row during…

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Added on: 08/08/2024

Transgender peoples’ legal hurdles with EU freedom of movement

08/07/2024

For transgender individuals, the dream of seamless travel and residence across EU member states is often undermined by a patchwork of legal and bureaucratic barriers surrounding recognition…

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Added on: 08/08/2024

Russian influence in eastern Europe is aggravating HIV epidemic, say experts

08/07/2024

Growing Russian influence in eastern Europe is driving a worsening HIV epidemic, health leaders have warned. In eastern Europe and central Asia, new diagnoses of HIV have risen 20%…

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Added on: 08/07/2024

Russia’s New Queer Purge

08/06/2024

In March, a little-known volunteer organization dedicated to “reviving the religious and secular unity of the Russian people” escorted agents from the Internal Affairs Ministry and the…

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Added on: 08/07/2024

The First British Movie With Sympathetic Gay Representation Still Has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

08/06/2024

In 1961, Basil Dearden’s neo-noir film, Victim, was released in the United Kingdom. Although Victim initially faced some controversy from the British Board of Film Censors, it…

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Added on: 08/05/2024

Finding empowerment through drag after cancer

08/04/2024

After enduring years of gruelling treatment for cancer as a child, Teifi Rowley was left self-conscious about their appearance and uncomfortable in their own skin. But performing as…

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Thousands join Budapest Pride in protest at state’s anti-LGBT moves

08/03/2024

Thousands of Hungarians braved scorching heat for the annual Pride march in Budapest on Saturday, protesting against government controls over public displays by the LGBT community. Prime…

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Added on: 08/04/2024

Pope Francis acknowledges conference for ‘LGBT Catholics’

08/03/2024

Pope Francis this week said he is “united in prayer” with those participating in a conference for Catholics who identify as LGBT taking place this weekend in…

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Added on: 08/02/2024

Both Russia and homophobia are in the crosshairs of Ukraine’s gay soldiers

08/01/2024

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: 08/01/2024

Erdogan to get Pope on line over Paris Olympics’ “disgusting” LGBT attack on sacred values

07/31/2024

The Paris Olympics opening ceremony was a “disgusting” attack on humanity’s sacred values and requires a call to Pope Francis “at the first opportunity” to discuss the…

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Added on: 08/01/2024

German colonialism in Africa has a chilling history – new book explores how it lives on

07/31/2024

Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But this colonial history is not told as often as that of other imperialist…

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Added on: 07/31/2024

Cardinal Zuppi reportedly praises ‘queer’ families at Italian film festival

07/30/2024

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi reportedly praised “queer” families at an Italian film festival last week, saying that “the point is to love each other.” The Daily Compass, an…

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Added on: 07/30/2024

Puberty blockers ban imposed by Tory government is lawful, high court rules

07/29/2024

A ban on prescribing puberty blockers in England, Wales and Scotland has been considered lawful by a high court judge. An emergency order implemented by former health…

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Added on: 07/30/2024

I’m so scared that I’ll be arrested’: France clamps down on sex workers during Olympics

07/29/2024

As Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, undocumented Chinese sex worker Hua says increased police patrols are threatening her livelihood. “I really feel under pressure, I’m constantly scared….

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Added on: 07/29/2024

Italy rightist ruling party pulls support from LGBT event, sparking anger

07/28/2024

ROME (Reuters) – The right-wing government of Italy’s Lazio region around Rome said on Monday it was withdrawing its backing from the capital’s annual LGBT parade, drawing…

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Added on: 07/29/2024

‘Gayest Olympics ever’: Paris Games will spotlight growing LGBTQIA+ athletic community

07/28/2024

PHOENIX — The LGBTQIA+ community will be a focal point during the Paris Olympics, which officially kick off with Friday’s opening ceremony. “This will be the gayest…

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Added on: 07/28/2024

Paris 2024 Olympics: Organisers respond to offended reactions to opening ceremony

07/27/2024

The Olympics opening ceremony was intended to “trigger a reflection” while using a global audience to promote diversity and freedoms in France, Paris 2024 organisers say. They…