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Added on: 01/17/2021

Improving the Lives and Rights of LGBTQ People in America

1/12/21

The Trump administration spent the majority of its four years in office launching a barrage of attacks infringing on the rights of LGBTQ people, promoting discriminatory policies,…

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Added on: 01/17/2021

‘An inspiration’: How Marta’s engagement gave Brazilian LGBT community strength in fight against homophobia

1/16/21

On 4 January, Brazil’s six-time Ballon d’Or winner Marta logged onto Instagram and posted three pictures of herself alongside her partner and Orlando Pride teammate Toni Deion…

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Added on: 01/17/2021

Ugandan president Museveni wins sixth consecutive term after campaign marred by homophobia and violence

1/16/21

On Saturday (16 January) Museveni was once again declared the winner of the presidential election with 58.64 percent of the vote. He has ruled over Uganda since…

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Added on: 01/16/2021

Transgender student shares distressing experience of MOE blocking her HRT treatment

1/15/21

Using a throwaway account on reddit/r/SGExams, one transgender student recalled her difficult experience in school, specifically with the Ministry of Education (MOE) allegedly interfering her hormone replacement…

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Added on: 01/16/2021

What does the European Commission’s LGBTIQ Equality Strategy mean for CEE?

1/15/21

For most of emerging Europe, LGBTIQ rights and social inclusion remain contentious issues with no clear path forward. Poland and Hungary especially have seen a sharp rise…

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Added on: 01/16/2021

California bill would ban intersex surgery for young kids

1/15/21

A California lawmaker is trying again to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are at least 6-years-old, hoping a narrower focus combined with…

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Added on: 01/16/2021

Nigerian gay-themed film will explore homophobia’s impact

1/15/21

The film “Broken Rainbow” which is produced by HUG Media, a Nigerian indie-film-making outfit, will address family rejection, depression, HIV stigmatization, suicide, and homophobia — crucial issues…

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Added on: 01/15/2021

Steelers: How anti-gay row inspired rugby film

01/14/2021

Conventional perceptions around sexuality, gender and manliness are challenged in a new documentary about Kings Cross Steelers – the world’s first gay rugby club. The film, called…

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Added on: 01/15/2021

Biden Should Cement Rights in US Policy

01/13/2021

(Washington, DC) – US President-elect Joe Biden should work with global leaders who have sought to shore up a defense of human rights around the world, Human…

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Added on: 01/15/2021

Biden Admin. to Terminate Flawed Asylum Agreement with El Salvador

01/15/2021

President-elect Joe Biden said he will terminate a flawed asylum agreement with El Salvador, the Human Rights Watch reported. LGBT groups within the country experience violence and…

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Added on: 01/15/2021

LGBT+ Ugandans find camaraderie, hope and despair on election day

01/14/2021

KAMPALA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Despite a presidential campaign marked by homophobic rhetoric, LGBT+ Ugandans turned out to vote on Thursday, with many hoping for change and…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

Czech Republic rules against same-sex couples adopting as wave of homophobia continues sweeping across Europe

01/14/2021

The Czech Republic has ruled against adoptions from same-sex couples registered abroad as anti-LGBT+ rhetoric continues spreading across eastern Europe. On Monday (11 January) the Czech Constitutional…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

South Korean firm suspends LGBT-hating chatbot over hate speech

01/14/2021

A popular AI-driven chatbot in South Korea with the persona of a 20-year-old female student was taken down this week after it was accused of bigotry towards…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

Hong Kong workplaces lag behind rest of Asia in LGBT acceptance, study finds

01/14/2021

Attention to workplace diversity and inclusion (D&I) has been on the rise in recent years. Among key areas of D&I, many are calling for advancing lesbian, gay,…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

Poland plans to make censoring of social media accounts illegal

01/14/2021

Polish government officials have denounced the deactivation of Donald Trump’s social media accounts, and said a draft law being readied in Poland will make it illegal for…

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Added on: 01/14/2021

Court blocks Trump’s sad assault on LGBT+ asylum seekers as administration’s death rattle rings out

01/13/2021

A court has shot down Donald Trump‘s sweeping new immigration rules that would make it significantly harder for LGBT+ people to claim asylum. The Department of Homeland…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

INTERVIEW-Greece’s first gay minister hopes appointment helps erode homophobia

01/11/2021

LONDON, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Greece’s first openly gay minister said encountering homophobia in public life was “a given”, but hoped his appointment to the…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

WOMAN WHO THREATENED TO BOMB SCHOOL PLEADS GUILTY TO HATE CRIMES

01/11/2021

After threating to kill students and teachers by bombing the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington DC in May 2019, a woman has plead guilty to hate…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

Popular rabbi warns followers COVID vaccine ‘could make you gay’

01/11/2021

A popular rabbi urged his followers not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, warning them that doing so, it might “turn them” into homosexuals. Rabbi Daniel Asor’s…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

Polish activists face jail for sticking up Virgin Mary posters with rainbow halo

01/11/2021

The trial of three Polish activists accused of “offending religious beliefs” will start on Wednesday, according to LGBT+ rights organisation ILGA-Europe, and could result in each one…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

Dept. of Ed Says Title IX Does Not Apply to LGBTQ Discrimination

01/12/2020

The United States Department of Education’s Office of the General Counsel published a memorandum on Friday that states that LGBTQ students are not expressly included in protections…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

Move to make state gender identity more inclusive in SA

01/12/2020

Move to make state gender identity more inclusive in SA Article by Roberto Igual | January 12, 2021 | In HEADLINES The South African government wants to…

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Added on: 01/13/2021

UNAIDS calls for the LGBT community in Uganda to be treated with respect and dignity at all times

01/12/2020

UNAIDS calls for the LGBT community in Uganda to be treated with respect and dignity at all times. GENEVA, 12 January 2021—UNAIDS is concerned that the vilification…

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Added on: 01/12/2021

Senegal: Victims of homophobia find respect inside prison walls

01/09/2021

African prisons often are hotbeds of homophobic violence, but that hasn’t been the experience of seven Senegalese men convicted in November on homosexuality charges. Treated respectfully by…

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Added on: 01/12/2021

Tolerant Uruguay a place for some trans citizens to ‘glow’

01/10/2021

On a recent Sunday in the Salaverry household in Montevideo, various members of Uruguayan transgender teenager Sebastian’s family gathered for a traditional “asado,” or barbecue. The family…

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Added on: 01/12/2021

The ex-cop behind China’s largest gay dating app

01/10/2021

Browsing the internet as a young policeman in China, Ma Baoli recalls the sheer volume of web pages telling him he was a pervert, diseased and in…

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Added on: 01/10/2021

In Four Years, Trump Has Ushered In Federal Judicial Climate Unprecedented In Its Hostility

1/5/21

In just four years, President Trump has ushered in a judicial landscape that is significantly more hostile toward LGBTQ+ people, with nearly 40% of Trump’s confirmed federal…

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Added on: 01/10/2021

Court extends Centre last chance to reply to pleas seeking recognition for same-sex marriage

1/9/21

The Delhi High Court Friday granted a last opportunity to the Centre and the Delhi government to respond to three separate pleas, including by two couples, seeking…

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Added on: 01/10/2021

Anti-gay rhetoric ramps up fear among LGBT+ Ugandans ahead of polls

1/9/21

Homophobic comments by Uganda’s president and other politicians are making some LGBT+ Ugandans too scared to vote in elections scheduled for Jan. 14, gay rights campaigners said…

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Added on: 01/09/2021

Our rules don’t permit it — NCC chief on enrolment of transgenders in the corps

1/8/21

Observing that the current rules did not permit enrollment of transgenders, National Cadet Corps (NCC) head Lt Gen Tarun Kumar Aich on Friday said NCC would need…