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Added on: 06/16/2021

Japan Heads into ‘Diversity’ Olympics Without Promised LGBT Law

06/15/2021

Japan’s parliament ended its session without passing a promised law on LGBT understanding, failing to fulfill a ruling party pledge just as the country is set to…

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Added on: 06/16/2021

Hungary Lawmakers Pass Law Barring LGBT Content For Minors

06/15/2021

BUDAPEST — Lawmakers in Hungary passed legislation Tuesday that prohibits sharing with minors any content that portrays being gay or transgender, something supporters said would help fight…

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Added on: 06/16/2021

Canada’s LGBTQ population now 1 million — but hate crimes are rising too: Statistics Canada

06/15/2021

Canada is now home to about one million people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community, with people under the age of 25 accounting for a…

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Added on: 06/16/2021

Guyana government introduces bill to repeal defunct cross-dressing ban

06/15/2021

The Guyanese government has introduced a bill to repeal its defunct criminal ban on cross-dressing, Starbroek News reports. The law had previously been struck down by the…

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Added on: 06/15/2021

After 3-week delay, Ghana releases 21 human rights defenders

06/14/2021

After three weeks of detention without trial, a High Court in Ghana granted bail for 21 people who were arrested May 20 at a training session about…

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Added on: 06/15/2021

Hungarians protest against PM Orban’s LGBTQ rights crackdown

06/14/2021

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Thousands of Hungarians protested outside Parliament in Budapest on Monday against legislation that would ban discussions of homosexuality or gender change in schools as…

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Added on: 06/15/2021

Boris Johnson tells G7 leaders world must rebuild ‘in a more gender-neutral and feminine way’

06/14/2021

Boris Johnson surprised the G7 summit by saying the world must rebuild post-pandemic in a more “gender-neutral and feminine” way. At a meeting of leaders of the…

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Added on: 06/15/2021

Brooklyn Liberation March Brings Attention to Trans Youth

06/14/2021

For a second consecutive year, a large crowd of people donning white shirts marched in the historic Brooklyn Liberation demonstration — and this time the focus was…

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Added on: 06/14/2021

India’s transgenders ‘left out’ of Covid vaccination drive

06/13/2021

India’s transgender community has complained it is being neglected from the nationwide Covid vaccination drive and has called for easier access to vaccines in community-friendly settings and…

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Added on: 06/14/2021

France snubs World Rugby’s guidlines on transgender athletes

06/13/2021

Franc Rugby has gone against the guidance of World Rugby who recommends that transgender female athletes should not play in any women’s elite tournaments for safety reasons….

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Added on: 06/14/2021

Filipino LGBTQIA advocates seek clarity on stance of politicians for 2022 elections

06/13/2021

LGBTQIA Filipino organizations released an open letter seeking clarifications on the political stance towards LGBTQIA issues of politicians and political parties or coalitions engaging in the 2022…

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Added on: 06/14/2021

In US, wave of anti-transgender legislation casts shadow on Pride Month festivities

06/13/2021

It’s Pride Month, and gay Americans should have a lot to celebrate: A new president who has pledged to advocate for LGBTQ people, an easing of a…

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Added on: 06/13/2021

QUEER ARTISTS OF INDIA USE ART TO EXPLORE GENDER AND SEXUALITY

6/11/21

In India, and South Asia in general, bias against women and other gender minorities remains prevalent across class, caste and social hierarchies. While there have historically been…

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Added on: 06/13/2021

The hopes and dreams of Africa’s queer activists

6/9/21

It took Dzoe Ahmad weeks of introspection and agonising over whether or not she was ready to share her story with the world. Ahmad, a young Zimbabwean…

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Added on: 06/13/2021

Pride Month: LGBT Scots on homophobia, trans rights and what still needs to change in Scotland

6/12/21

There may not be a parade this year, but Pride Month is an opportunity to spotlight LGBT+ experiences in Scotland. So we spoke to a range of…

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Added on: 06/13/2021

Transgender athletes fight Florida’s new ban

6/12/21

They’ve spent months in limbo, anxiously waiting to figure out how they would be able to celebrate Pride Month 2021. They could emerge from more than a…

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Added on: 06/12/2021

LGBTQ activists react to Justice Department defense of Title IX religious exemption

6/11/21

LGBTQ advocates are criticizing the Justice Department for a court filing in which the DOJ wrote it would “vigorously” defend a religious exemption that allows federally funded…

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Added on: 06/12/2021

Hungary: Reject Bill Banning Discussion of LGBT Issues

6/11/21

Hungary’s parliament should reject a bill that would prohibit discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation, and violates Hungary’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch said today….

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Added on: 06/12/2021

Ghana court grants bail to 21 LGBT+ activists

6/11/21

A high court in Ghana has granted bail to 21 gay rights activists arrested three weeks ago for what police described as an unlawful gathering, the prosecutor…

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Added on: 06/11/2021

Eli Rigatuso – Two Spirit of the Menominee Nation

Savita Sukul

Alturi Contributor

“I think I started advocating the moment I was born, I just didn’t have the language,” Eli says his focus for advocacy is currently very specific to…

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Added on: 06/11/2021

Mass for LGBT community criticized by Traditionalists in Brazil

06/11/2021

A Mass in memory of murdered members of the LGBT community has spurred controversy in Brazil. While LGBT Catholic movements hailed the event as a sign of…

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Added on: 06/11/2021

Nearly 1 in 5 young adults say they’re not straight, global survey finds

06/09/2021

An increasing number of young adults identify as nonheterosexual and noncisgender, according to a new global survey from Ipsos. The results, released Wednesday, are based on internet…

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Added on: 06/11/2021

Kashmir: LGBT+ demand health care access during COVID pandemic

06/10/2021

Kashmir’s LGBT+ community members are calling for the right to access health care and COVID-19 vaccines. They are also urging the government to set up support schemes…

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Added on: 06/11/2021

‘Epidemic of violence’: Brazil shocked by ‘barbaric’ gang-rape of gay man

06/09/2021

An act of “barbaric” violence where a 22-year-old gay man was gang-raped and tortured has prompted fierce reaction in Brazil and is evidence of a growing tide…

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Added on: 06/10/2021

Equality watchdog, LGBT activists hit back at pro-Beijing lawmakers’ attacks on Gay Games

06/10/2021

LGBT activists and the Equal Opportunities Commission have lambasted pro-Beijing lawmakers for opposing the 2022 Gay Games. The event promotes values of equality, inclusion and diversity, and…

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Added on: 06/10/2021

The church’s complicity in dehumanizing the LGBTQ community in Ghana

06/09/2021

The West African country of Ghana is one of the most homophobic countries in the world today. It not only refuses to recognize same-sex unions, but it…

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Added on: 06/10/2021

Somewhere under the Bengaluru FC rainbow

06/07/2021

On the first day of this month, Bengaluru FC uploaded a social media post that had the sketch of a floodlight throwing rainbow colours over their home…

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Added on: 06/10/2021

Manitoba gay couple lose fight to have 1974 marriage validated

06/08/2021

A gay Winnipeg couple have lost their fight to have their marriage of nearly five decades registered by the province of Manitoba. Chris Vogel and Richard North…

Global News

Added on: 06/09/2021

Almost all Australian LGBTQ+ high school students hear homophobic language at school, study finds

06/08/2021

More than 90% of LGBTQ+ students hear homophobic language at school, with more than one in three confronted with slurs on a daily basis, a study of…

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Added on: 06/09/2021

LGBT activists denied bail in Ghana

06/08/2021

A Ghanaian court on Tuesday denied bail to 21 gay rights activists arrested nearly three weeks ago for what police described as an unlawful gathering, their lawyer…