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Added on: 09/26/2020

Govt urged to recognise, research on intersex community

09/25/2020

There are growing calls for government to recognise the existence of intersex persons and need for research to guide on the realities of the “hidden” community. Intersex…

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Added on: 09/26/2020

Trans rights activists and Home Affairs minister agree to work together

09/25/2020

Last month, a group of trans, LGBTI+ and allied organisations wrote to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) over its reduction of vital gender-affirming services during the…

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Added on: 09/25/2020

Could Same-Sex Marriage Advocacy in China Be Poised for a Breakthrough?

09/17/2020

Last fall, as China’s lawmakers neared finalizing the country’s first-ever Civil Code, they opened to public comment its draft chapters on marriage and other areas of law….

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Added on: 09/25/2020

French court rejects transgender woman’s demand to be recognised as a mother

09/17/2020

France’s highest court has ruled that a transgender woman cannot be officially recognised as the biological mother of the child she conceived with her wife before transitioning….

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Added on: 09/25/2020

A Step Backward for Same-Sex Couples in Chile

09/24/2020

Over three years ago, the Chilean government sent a bill to Congress to uphold same-sex marriage. The bill has not moved forward. Instead, Chile has been taking…

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Added on: 09/23/2020

Simeon Vassilev – GLAS, Bulgaria

Ari Weinstein

Alturi Contributor

I would love to hear a bit about your own introduction to LGBTI activism. Seven or eight years ago, I first started helping with Sofia Pride, which…

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Added on: 09/23/2020

Changes to gender recognition laws ruled out

09/22/2020

Ministers have ruled out changes to make it easier for transgender people in England and Wales to have their gender legally recognised. They have rejected calls for…

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Added on: 09/23/2020

Trans Activist Akkai Padmashali joins Congress Party in Karnataka

09/22/2020

Well know transgender activist Akkai Padmashali joined the Indian National Congress in Karnataka on Sunday. Akkai is the recipient of Karnataka Rajyotsava award – the second highest…

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Added on: 09/23/2020

Beirut’s port explosion shattered a queer oasis, but the residents of Mar Mikhael have vowed to rebuild

09/22/2020

Firas Nabulsi remembers dancing in drag under a rain of glitter, rose petals cascading from beneath his wig, the Beirut nightclub crowd cheering as he lip-synched to…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

Germany: CDU leadership hopeful slammed for comments on homosexuality

09/21/2020

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leadership hopeful Friedrich Merz came under fire on Monday for a response he gave when questioned on whether he could imagine Germany having…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

BBC journalist had the gall to ask Barbados’ prime minister if people should be ‘allowed’ to be gay. She didn’t hold back

09/21/2020

A BBC journalist asked the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, if people should be “allowed” to be gay – and she did not hold back. Mottley…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

Cayman’s LGBTQIA+ allies ‘let the sun set on hate’

09/21/2020

Cayman Islanders gathered in a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ community on Sunday at Seven Mile Public Beach. More than 100 residents arrived, dressed in bright…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

Israel’s LGBT tech sector is finally being seen

09/21/2020

“I was very concerned about how it would impact my career,” Grembek told CTech when thinking back to coming out of the closet following his divorce. “I…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

Nigerian activist: Is it time to march against anti-LGBT bias?

09/21/2020

Nigerian human rights activist Samuel Uchenna has suggested that it may be time for public demonstrations by LGBTIQ+ Nigerians pushing back against the country’s anti-gay biases. Sharing…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

The Qwelane case: When human rights meet human rights

09/20/2020

When there is a clash between rights, then equality and dignity must be the stars that guide us on the path to resolution, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC contends…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

Medical diagnosis will still be needed to have gender legally recognised after reform

09/20/2020

Trans adults will continue to need a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria to change their legal gender even after a reform of the UK’s gender-recognition laws, the…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

Transgender activist Akkai Padmashali joins Congress

09/20/2020

In a historic event of sorts, transgender activist Dr Akkai Padmashali joined the Karnataka unit of the Congress party on Sunday. Akkai is the first from the…

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Added on: 09/21/2020

Inside Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’

09/20/2020

In Poland, dozens of small towns have declared themselves free of “LGBT ideology”. Politicians’ hostility to gay rights has become a flashpoint, pitting the religious right against…

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Added on: 09/20/2020

Tens of thousands of protesters partake in Thailand pro-democracy rally

09/19/2020

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed close to Thailand’s royal palace Saturday, in a huge rally calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha to step down and…

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Added on: 09/20/2020

‘Vote like your life depends on it’: Pete Buttigieg’s message to LGBTQ youth

09/19/2020

For Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay candidate to win a presidential primary or caucus, the threat of a second Trump term is both political and deeply…

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Added on: 09/20/2020

‘Love Falls on Us’ explores the intersection of African LGBT rights and American activism

09/19/2020

The book in this installment of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular — “Love Falls on Us: A Story of American Ideas and African LGBT Lives” —…

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Added on: 09/20/2020

Big Read: The Irish far right is on the rise

09/19/2020

Bloodied and bashed, an image of LGBT campaigner Izzy Kamikaze being attacked for voicing her opposition to anti-face mask demonstrators last weekend in the capital went viral….

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Added on: 09/19/2020

60% of queer Iranians have been assaulted by homophobic family members

09/18/2020

More than six in 10 queer people from Iran have been assaulted by anti-LGBT+ family members, and almost half have been sexually assaulted in public, according to…

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Added on: 09/19/2020

Gay children are ‘children of God’, Pope tells parents

09/18/2020

Pope Francis has told the parents of gay children that God loves them “as they are” because they are “the children of God”. His remarks came following…

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Added on: 09/19/2020

Proposed ‘comprehensive anti-discrimination bill’ called oxymoronic, removes need to protect LGBTQIA Filipinos

09/17/2020

A proposed “Comprehensive (sic) Anti-Discrimination Act” is being considered in the House of Representatives (HOR), though the bill eliminates LGBTQIA people among those in need of protection….

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Added on: 09/18/2020

China Court Rules on LGBT Couple’s Landmark Child Custody Case

09/17/2020

A court in eastern China’s Fujian province has ruled against a woman who sued her ex-partner for custody of their 1-year-old daughter in a landmark legal case…

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Added on: 09/18/2020

Fiji: A long way to go for LGBTQ equality

09/17/2020

Fiji’s growth in achieving transgender rights and freedom is less than 1 per cent, says founder of Transgender Fiji Network, Dr Isireli Biumaitotoya. Dr Biumaitotoya said Fiji…

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Added on: 09/18/2020

Could the parents of LGBTQ kids decide the presidential election? Advocates say yes.

09/17/2020

LGBTQ voters are becoming an increasingly key constituency for presidential candidates. On Super Tuesday, 10% of voters identified as queer, a marked jump from the 6% recorded…

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Added on: 09/18/2020

Belize Gets Cold Feet, Withdraws Equal Opportunity Bill

09/16/2020

It seems all the blowback gave the government cold feet. In a late evening press release the Government of Belize confirmed that the Equal Opportunity bill will…

World Voices

Added on: 09/17/2020

Kalki Subramaniam – Sahodari Foundation, India

Ari Weinstein

Alturi Contributor

I’m wondering if you can tell me a little bit about what inspired the Sahodari Foundation. Since childhood, I’ve had difficult experiences because of my transgender identity….