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Added on: 03/08/2020

Coming out as gay doesn’t absolve you of your anti-LGBTQ+ history

The Guardian
03/07/2020
Aaron Schock, a four-term Illinois congressman, was once a GOP wunderkind. He was the first member of the US Congress born in the 1980s but had the…
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Added on: 03/08/2020

China tech firm to sell gay dating app Grindr for $608 million

Raw Story
03/07/2020
One of China’s biggest mobile gaming companies is selling popular gay dating app Grindr for $608 million after pressure from US authorities concerned over the potential misuse…
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Added on: 03/07/2020

Brazilians call for boycotts of major companies that support Bolsonaro

The Guardian
03/05/2020
Brazilians appalled by Jair Bolsonaro’s bigotry and authoritarianism are calling for boycotts of major companies whose founders or owners support the far-right president. Bolsonaro has often attacked…
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Added on: 03/07/2020

Barbados: Regional approach to decriminalising homosexuality

St. Lucia Online
03/06/2020
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) advocates in Barbados are working closely with their counterparts in Trinidad and Tobago to prove that changes to the country’s “discriminatory”…
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Added on: 03/07/2020

‘I was waiting to die’: In Russia, HIV+ migrants fear death and deportation

Retuers
03/06/2020
Dilovar moved to Russia from Tajikistan a decade ago hoping for a better life but he contracted HIV and now lives with the threat of deportation and…
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Added on: 03/07/2020

Chile changing: transgender student leader lends voice to renewed protests

Reuters
03/06/2020
As the long southern hemisphere summer holiday draws to an end this month, students in Chile are returning to college – but not always to classes. Many…
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Added on: 03/06/2020

LGBTQ voters flock to Bernie Sanders

NBC News
03/03/2020
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans — long a reliable voting bloc for Democrats — made up a disproportionately high 9 percent of the electorate in the…
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Added on: 03/06/2020

Queer Mormons say they’ve been put in danger by ‘cruel’ university as it U-turns on homosexuality policy

Pink News
03/05/2020
The Mormon Brigham Young University (BYU) has backtracked on removing a ban “homosexual behaviour”, announcing that “same-sex romantic behaviour” is still outlawed. BYU in Utah is run…
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Added on: 03/06/2020

This ‘gay, atheist, leftist’ is taking on Poland’s right-wing government — by running for president

Los Angeles Times
03/05/2020
When Robert Biedron showed up in this historic city’s main square to lead a rally in his bid to be president, he was bracing for a fight…
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Added on: 03/06/2020

POLISH ACTIVISTS FACE LEGAL ACTION OVER ‘ATLAS OF HATE’

Balkan Insight
03/05/2020
Several Polish municipalities have announced that they plan to sue a group of activists who created an “Atlas of Hate” map, depicting municipalities covering one-third of the…
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Added on: 03/05/2020

How a Dating App Helped a Generation of Chinese Come Out of the Closet

New York Times
03/04/2020
Like many gay Chinese growing up at the turn of the millennium, Duan Shuai began his long, deliberate process of coming out online. After school, he would…
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Added on: 03/05/2020

LGBT+ candidates win big in U.S. Super Tuesday contests

Reuters
03/04/2020
Most of the openly LGBT+ candidates competing in this week’s Super Tuesday elections won their races, campaigners said, showing acceptance and momentum building among the nation’s largest-ever…
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Added on: 03/05/2020

Hong Kong court rules in favor of gay couple seeking public housing

Reuters
03/04/2020
A Hong Kong court on Wednesday ruled that married same-sex couples have the right to apply for public housing, in a move that could make it easier…
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Added on: 03/05/2020

Funds running out, Kenya LGBT refugee program seeks help

Bay Area Reporter
03/04/2020
LGBT refugees in Nairobi, Kenya might soon find themselves homeless and without any source of income as funding for housing and other programs is rapidly drying up….
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Added on: 03/04/2020

Putin Proposes Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage

New York Times
03/03/2020
President Vladimir V. Putin has proposed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in what political analysts suggest is an effort to raise turnout for a constitutional referendum…
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Added on: 03/04/2020

Why do we need LGBT leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics?

Pink News
03/03/2020
This February, PinkNews, Amazon and glamazon partnered up for the LGBT Leaders: STEM 2020 conference. The event addressed the under-representation of LGBT+ people in science, technology, engineering…
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Added on: 03/04/2020

LGBTQ people fought for decades to be recognized in the census. This time they will be — sort of.

Chicago Tribune
03/03/2020
Kayla Bates knows the 2020 census is important, but filling it out will mean yet another form that won’t allow the 30-year-old to correctly self-identify. “If you…
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Added on: 03/04/2020

Pakistan court gives green light to women’s march – with conditions

Reuters
03/03/2020
A Pakistani court on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to the country’s largest women’s rights event but told organizers to ensure participants adhere to “decency and moral values”….
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Added on: 03/03/2020

Indonesia doubles down on move to ban homosexuality and send ‘offenders’ to ‘rehab’ clinics

Pink News
03/03/2020
Indonesia is proposing legislation that would force LGBT+ people into treatment to “cure” their sexuality or gender identity. The “Family Resilience Bill” would force LGBT+ people into…
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Added on: 03/03/2020

100 LGBT filmmakers to boycott Tel Aviv festival to support queer Palestinians

Times of Israel
03/03/2020
Over 130 filmmakers from around the world, including at least 100 from the LGBT community, have pledged to boycott an upcoming government-sponsored gay film festival in Tel…
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Added on: 03/03/2020

Malaysian band’s new song encourages LGBTs to die and YouTube lets it keep on playing

Gay Star News
03/03/2020
LGBT+ Malaysians have criticized popular punk-rock band Bunkface for an ‘extremist anthem’ that calls for the death of LGBT+ people. The multi-award winning band has been popular…
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Added on: 03/03/2020

‘Whiplash’ Of LGBTQ Protections And Rights, From Obama To Trump

NPR
03/02/2020
At the heart of a story now playing out in schools, workplaces and courts across the U.S. is a disagreement over the legal meaning of the word…
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Added on: 03/02/2020

Slovak election hands democrats vital test

Al Jazeera
03/01/2020
Populist businessman Igor Matovic is set to become Slovakia’s next prime minister after his Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (Olano) movement enjoyed a surge of support in…
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Added on: 03/02/2020

Polish LGBT activists protest at Warsaw church against Catholic archbishop

Reuters
03/01/2020
Several dozen activists protested in front of a Warsaw church guarded by police on Sunday as a Catholic archbishop, criticized for his anti-LGBT language, celebrated mass. Last…
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Added on: 03/02/2020

Puberty blockers can be ‘life-saving’ drugs for trans teens, study shows

CNN
02/26/2020
Transgender youth have a much greater risk of suicide, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, if they have access to a puberty…
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Added on: 03/02/2020

Hashtag ‘ThankYouPete’ trends on Twitter after Buttigieg suspends presidential bid

Inianapolis Star
03/01/2020
Shortly after word got out that former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg was ending his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, the hashtag #thankyoupete began trending nationally…
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Added on: 03/01/2020

25 wedding photos show the very first LGBT couples to marry in their countries and the stories behind them

Insider
03/01/2020
Every wedding is an important day. But some marriages make history — such as the unions that signal a country’s acceptance of LGBT rights for the first…
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Added on: 03/01/2020

Pressure to keep up: status imbalance a major factor in stress in gay men

The Guardian
02/29/2020
The persistence of mental health hardships among gay and bisexual men, which endure even as LGBTQ people gain greater acceptance and civil rights, can be explained at…
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Added on: 03/01/2020

Tickets are now on sale for London’s first ever Muslim LGBT+ Pride

Pink News
02/26/2020
Tickets are officially on sale for London’s first LGBT+ Muslim Pride festival, bringing together artists and advocates for an event that organisers hope will spotlight a community…
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Added on: 03/01/2020

Sydney to ‘feel the love’ at Mardi Gras today

News AU
03/01/2020
Sydney Mardi Gras CEO Albert Kruger says this year’s event will include “everyone from all walks of life that touches our community”. Sydneysiders are preparing to ‘feel…
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