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Added on: 09/19/2019

Myanmar’s ‘tomboys’ stride out of the shadows

Nikkei Asian Review
09/18/2019
In seventh grade, at school in a small town five hours’ drive north of Yangon, Jel Li developed a crush on another girl. Confused, she wrote her…
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Added on: 09/19/2019

Trans woman defies danger to champion LGBTI rights in El Salvador

UNHCR
09/18/2019
Bianka Rodríguez was leaving a San Salvador shopping centre when a man with a gun came up and forced her into his car. He proceeded to drive…
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Added on: 09/19/2019

Qantas and Virgin bosses reject Morrison government calls to be silent on social issues

The Guardian
09/18/2019
The chief executives of Australia’s major airlines have warned they will not be silent on social issues, with Qantas’s Alan Joyce arguing it was not just “morally…
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Added on: 09/19/2019

Photojournalist Rescues Victim Of Anti-LGBT Mob

Petapixel
09/18/2019
On September 15, around 2,000 LGBT rights activists marched through Kharkiv in the first event of its kind in the eastern Ukrainian city. When the march ended,…
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Added on: 09/19/2019

Homophobia and ‘Soviet hangover’ driving HIV infections in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, says David Furnish

The Independent
09/18/2019
Homophobia and a “Soviet hangover” are driving HIV infections in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, according to David Furnish, AIDS campaigner and Sir Elton John’s…
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Added on: 09/18/2019

‘I’m not giving up’: Belgrade Pride calls for Serbia to address LGBT rights

Euro News
09/17/2019
Marching under the slogan ‘’I’m not giving up’’ #NeOdricemSe, Sunday evening saw thousands take part in Belgrade’s eighth Pride Parade. The latest Balkans capital to hold Pride…
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Added on: 09/18/2019

Nepal’s sexual minorities say progress in rights has stalled

Times Argus
09/18/2019
Nepal seized the lead in equal rights for sexual minorities in South Asia four years ago with a new constitution that forbids all discrimination based on sexual…
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Added on: 09/18/2019

Transgender sex workers feel under attack. These women are working to protect their own.

The Washington Post
09/16/2019
With a bag of condoms and a stack of business cards, Tamika Spellman began a route she knew by heart, peering out the window of her Lincoln…
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Added on: 09/18/2019

Anti-gay candidate leads in Tunisia’s presidential election

Erasing 76 Crimes
09/17/2019
Anti-gay law professor Kais Saied won the most votes in the first round of Tunisia’s presidential election, the Tunisian electoral commission announced. This is the country’s second…
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Added on: 09/17/2019

Arizona Supreme Court rules business can discriminate against gays & lesbians

LGBTQ Nation
09/16/2019
The Brush & Nib Studio’s owners have won a major LGBTQ discrimination case despite never being accused of discriminating against anyone. Instead, the business preemptively sued for…
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Added on: 09/17/2019

Inside Australia’s Christian churches where gay people are told they are ‘broken’ and ‘need to be fixed’ before they undergo ‘conversion therapy’

Daily Mail
09/15/2019
Gay Christians are being sent to ‘conversion therapy’, an outdated form of ‘counselling’ which teaches homosexuality is a form of ‘brokenness’, it has been revealed. An explosive…
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Added on: 09/17/2019

Jamaica tops Caribbean countries for human rights violation, Guyana comes second

Stabroek Times
09/16/2019
Jamaica has recorded the most incidents of human rights violation when compared to its Caribbean neighbours. According to the regional civil society-led human rights reporting mechanism, the…
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Added on: 09/17/2019

Ex-rugby star could become role model for HIV+ people – HIV/AIDS groups

Reuters
09/16/2019
Former rugby international Gareth Thomas’s decision to come out as HIV-positive could transform the sports star into a role model for millions of people living with the…
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Added on: 09/16/2019

‘We are seeing a push back on human rights’

Euro News
09/16/2019
LGBTQ and women’s rights are particularly targeted in the current proliferation of hate speech and backsliding on human rights in the world, including in some EU countries….
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Added on: 09/16/2019

London’s first ever Trans+ Pride march – in pictures

Pink News
09/15/2019
On September 14, thousands of transgender people and their allies took to the streets of London in a historic first – the UK capital’s first-ever Trans+ Pride…
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Added on: 09/16/2019

China: Discrimination against same-sex couples must come to an end

South China Morning Post
09/15/2019
Despite government commitment to equal opportunities for all, many discriminatory practices are still entrenched by policies and legislation. More often than not, the court needs to step…
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Added on: 09/16/2019

Rwandan gospel singer comes out as gay, to country’s shock

ABC
09/16/2019
Friends of Albert Nabonibo, a well-known gospel singer in Rwanda who recently came out as a gay man, do not want their names revealed. It is too…
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Added on: 09/15/2019

Transgender Woman Found Burned Beyond Recognition in Florida, Officials Say

New York Times
09/14/2019
The body of a black transgender woman, said by the authorities to have been burned beyond recognition, was found inside an abandoned car in Florida. The victim,…
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Added on: 09/15/2019

73% of news stories on LGBTQ topics are flagged as inappropriate for advertisers, survey finds

New York Daily News
09/14/2019
A new report found that nearly three-quarters of articles on LGBTQ news are flagged as brand-unsafe to advertisers. The survey, designed by the cybersecurity company CHEQ, showed…
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Added on: 09/15/2019

Conservative Christians, feminists unite to fight transgender rights in Australia

Global News Canada
09/14/2019
Conservative Christians and feminist campaigners may seem unlikely bed fellows – but the two groups have found common cause when it comes to blocking transgender rights in…
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Added on: 09/15/2019

Death threats ‘broke my heart’ says popular Lebanese band singer

Reuters
09/12/2019
The lead singer of one of the Middle East’s most popular bands said on Thursday he was heartbroken by rising homophobia in Lebanon, after death threats stopped…
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Added on: 09/14/2019

Surge in chemsex parties arranged on ‘hook-up’ apps is fuelling fresh HIV epidemic in European cities, doctors warn

The Independent
09/13/2019
A surge in “chemsex” parties, where some people spend days getting high on drugs and having sex with scores of partners, is refuelling epidemics of HIV among…
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Added on: 09/14/2019

Kazakhstan: Feminist Group Denied Registration

Human Rights Watch
09/13/2019
An appeals court in Kazakhstan on September 3 upheld a decision denying Feminita, a national feminist initiative, registration as a nongovernmental organization (NGO). The group’s focus includes…
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Added on: 09/14/2019

New film captures the truth of gay life in Nigeria

Rights Africa
09/10/2019
Members of the gay community in Nigeria are excitedly anticipating the release of a new film that people believe has captured the true experience of life for…
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Added on: 09/13/2019

NYC Council wants to repeal a ban on LGBT conversion therapy

New York Daily News
09/11/2019
The City Council is moving to repeal a ban on conversion therapy to avoid fallout from a pending lawsuit that advocates and lawmakers fear could curtail LGBT…
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Added on: 09/13/2019

EQUAL MARRIAGE: HARBOE POSTPONED VOTE AND MOVILH DENOUNCED CENSORSHIP

La Nacion
09/10/2019
The president of the Senate Constitution Commission, Felipe Harboe (PPD), postponed the vote on the idea of ​​legislating for equal marriage , arguing that he should listen…
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Added on: 09/13/2019

Uruguay: Government will authorize this year equal marriage for foreign visitors

TeleMundo
09/11/2019
In addition to promoting the right to marriage between people of the same sex, it seeks to attract more tourists. It was announced by the Minister of…
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Added on: 09/13/2019

“ONE OF A KIND” DAY OF EVENTS TO DRAW FRESH ATTENTION TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL

Radio Prague
09/11/2019
An international conference on marriage equality will take place at the Czech Senate on Thursday, followed by a demonstration in support of the issue nearby. Organisers We…
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Added on: 09/13/2019

First same-sex weddings in Northern Ireland to take place on Valentine’s Day

The Irish News
09/10/2019
The first same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland are set to take place on Valentine’s Day next year. Campaigners for marriage equality say British government ministers have confirmed…
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Added on: 09/13/2019

US citizen sues Japanese government for denying him long-term visa to be with husband

The Independent
09/13/2019
US citizen barred from receiving a long-term visa to live with his husband in Japan has sued the country’s government, claiming he is being denied a family…
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