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Added on: 07/14/2023

LGBT event in Indonesia scrapped after security threats

07/12/2023

The organisers did not disclose the new venue due to security concerns. The event has also drawn attention as Indonesia hosts a regional meeting of Southeast Asian…

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In Uganda, Iranian President Attacks West On LGBT Rights

07/12/023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on July 12 launched into a condemnation of Western attitudes on homosexuality during a visit to Uganda, which has just introduced some of…

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Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage

07/12/2023

It’s a historic step for equality as Nepal’s supreme court has ruled for all same-sex marriages to be legally binding from 28 June 2023 forward. Nepal’s Supreme…

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Video Shows How Contestants Reacted to Transgender Miss Netherlands Winner

07/11/2023

While there was quite a furor online after a transgender woman won Miss Netherlands for the first time, her fellow competitors seemed to be very happy for…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Toilet limits for transgender woman ‘unacceptable,’ Japan’s top court

07/11/2023

Japan’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that restricting a transgender woman’s use of toilets at her workplace was “unacceptable”, a decision that may help promote LGBT rights…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

Montana leaves American Library Association over ‘Marxist lesbian’ president

07/11/2023

The Montana State Library Commission voted to cut all ties with the American Library Association on Tuesday, citing an inability to continue associating with an organization led…

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Added on: 07/12/2023

LGBTQ activism: Seeking queer love in Middle Eastern history

07/11/2023

“When I’m trying to impress someone I’m into, I like to send them classical poems that celebrate male beauty,” Fouad, a 26-year-old gay man, explained during a…

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Online Incitement Against LGBT People in Cameroon

07/10/2023

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Cameroon are all too aware of homophobic rhetoric and violent attacks against them. This has been highlighted once…

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Sydney gender clinic not working for people: minister

07/10/2023

The provision of gender-affirming care in NSW is not working and has to improve, the state’s health minister says. The main gender-affirming clinic for adolescents in Sydney…

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Officials to crack down on homophobic slurs in Dutch league

07/10/2023

League matches in the Netherlands will be stopped next season if fans repeatedly engage in homophobic chants, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said on Monday. From…

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The Trevor Project Slashed Its Crisis Line Staff During Pride Month

07/10/2023

A lot of Raelle Kaplan’s childhood consisted of acting. The plaid blouses and the white leather sandals at school, when all they wanted to wear were oversize…

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Added on: 07/11/2023

Greece Prime Minister promises to legalize same-sex marriage

07/09/2023

The Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, recently vowed to legalize same-sex marriage during an interview with Bloomberg. “Same-sex marriage will happen at some point and it’s…

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Russia’s first transgender politician drops her run for governor due to anti-LGBTQ+ bill

07/10/2023

Russia’s first openly transgender politician has abandoned plans to run in a gubernatorial election, saying that the country’s latest anti-LGBTQ+ bill has eroded the support needed to…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world

07/09/2023

When the US evangelical preacher and anti-LGBTQ+ crusader Scott Lively landed in Uganda in 2009 to warn of the “gay agenda”, he was arriving after a series…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

Swapo backs Ekandjo’s anti-same sex bill

07/09/2023

Ekandjo’s bill seeks to explicitly define the term spouse invoking articles 81 and 4 of the Namibian Constitution to contradict a decision of the Supreme Court of…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

State laws targeting LGBTQ rights have a new foe: federal judges

07/09/2023

A record number of bills aimed at restricting the rights of LGBTQ people have become law in the past three years, but the majority of those that…

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Added on: 07/10/2023

Pride Association addresses homophobia in Tobago

07/09/2023

PRESIDENT of the Tobago Pride Association (TPA) Todd MJ Denoon believes homophobia is perhaps the biggest challenge confronting the island’s LGBTQI community. While combatting homophobia still remains…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Gay marriage case could bring gold rush to Indian wedding industry

07/08/2023

When the Indian Supreme Court earlier this year started hearing a case to legalize same-sex marriage, matchmaker Kamakshi Madan suddenly received an increase in enquiries from parents…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Latvia swears in Edgars Rinkevics as EU’s first openly gay president

07/08/2023

Latvia’s long-serving foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics has become the first openly gay head of state of a European Union nation. Mr Rinkevics, who had served as foreign…

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Nepal Paves Way to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

07/08/2023

Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued a temporary order greenlighting the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time. LGBTQIA activists and couples across Nepal celebrated the decision….

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Added on: 07/09/2023

Georgia Pride festival in Tbilisi stormed by right-wing protesters

07/08/2023

Up to 2,000 anti-LGBT protesters stormed a gay pride festival in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday, forcing its cancellation. The right-wing protesters, who included Orthodox Christian clergy,…

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Added on: 07/08/2023

Pleas for help as Montreal’s LGBTQ Village falls victim to addiction, homelessness

07/07/2023

The Village, Montreal’s historical LGBTQ neighbourhood, has become the scene of homelessness, addiction and crime, with locals suggesting that its social problems are being imported because of…

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Added on: 07/08/2023

One-Fifth of United Methodist U.S. Congregations Leaving Over LGBTQ+ Issues

07/07/2023

The United Methodist Church stands to lose one-fifth of its U.S. congregations due to differences over LGBTQ+ issues and amid expectations that the church will become more…

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Added on: 07/08/2023

Polish court acquits driver of anti-LGBT van, finding homophobic slogans “true”

07/07/2023

A driver previously found guilty of defamation for driving a van with slogans linking homosexuality to paedophilia during a Polish city’s pride parade has had his sentence…

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Added on: 07/08/2023

African activists target Intel executive for allegedly pushing for the “Kill the Gays” law

07/07/2023

African activists from more than a dozen human rights organizations are fighting back against one of the primary sources of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation sweeping the continent. The…

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Ghana parliament pushes for passing of anti-gay bill

07/06/2023

The Ghana parliament has backed a proposed amendment to an anti-gay bill that would make identifying as LGBT punishable by a three-year prison sentence. The amendments were…

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Added on: 07/07/2023

More Than 100,000 Take Part In Colombia’s Largest-Ever Pride Parade

07/06/2023

More than 100,000 people were on the streets in Colombia’s capital Bogota on Sunday to take part in the largest-ever LGBTQ Pride parade in the country’s history,…

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20% of Brazilians still consider homosexuality a disease: study

07/06/2023

Lucas, a 34 year-old businessman from São Pauki, has felt out of place since childhood. A Catholic school pupil in his early years, he grew up in…

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Added on: 07/07/2023

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: LGBT Rights Group Shuttered

07/06/2023

A court in the Kurdistan region of Iraq dealt independent civil society a blow on May 31, 2023, by ordering the closure of Rasan Organization over “its…

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Added on: 07/05/2023

Gay penguins at Sydney aquarium are “fake”, conservative party claims

07/04/2023

Two male gentoo penguins homed at an aquarium in Australia have risen to fame in recent years as a result of their charming love story. However, the…