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Added on: 04/22/2019

Our time to seek justice is now’: Transgender woman speaks for first time since Oak Cliff attack

04/20/2019

A transgender woman made her first public comments Saturday, a week after she was attacked by a large group in east Oak Cliff. Edward Dominic Thomas was…

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Added on: 04/22/2019

Lyra McKee: kindness defined her, we must fight for her memory

04/21/2019

Like a lot of gay people, Lyra McKee spent a long time hiding first. Of course she did. The Bible told her she was going to Hell….

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Added on: 04/21/2019

THOUSANDS TURN OUT TO SAY NO TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN CAYMAN

04/17/2019

An estimated 2,000 people filled Cayman’s capital on Saturday (13 April) to rally against same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands. It comes on the heels of the…

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Added on: 04/21/2019

LGBT ally and psychiatrist who argued homosexuality isn’t a disorder dies

04/19/2019

A pioneering LGBTQ ally and psychiatrist has died at the age of 82. Richard Green was one of the first psychiatrists to speak out against labelling homosexuality…

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Added on: 04/21/2019

China’s largest e-commerce site removes LGBTI products

04/19/2019

China’s largest e-commerce site, Taobao, began removing LGBTI-themed items from online stores this week. Taobao, owned by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, told Vendors selling products such as…

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Added on: 04/20/2019

Northern Ireland Mourns Lyra McKee, Journalist and LGBT Activist Shot at Nationalist Riot

04/19/2019

Lyra Mckee, a young journalist and activist for LGBT rights in Northern Ireland, was killed Thursday night by a bullet fired in the direction of police officers…

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Added on: 04/20/2019

Jamaica: Gay panic defense in killing of Pride icon

04/17/2019

The man who killed fashion designer Dexter Pottinger had his murder charge reduced to manslaughter after he told Jamaican authorities that he stabbed Pottinger 25 times after…

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Added on: 04/20/2019

Russian LGBT activists arrested in St.Petersburg Day of Silence protest

04/18/2019

A group of Russian LGBT+ activists have been arrested in St. Petersburg during an annual “Day of Silence” protest for sex and gender equality. Some 11 people…

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Added on: 04/20/2019

Trans weddings in Japan: forced surgery before ‘I do’

04/17/2019

For Tacaquito Usui to marry his partner, Japanese law first requires him to undergo sterilisation surgery and be diagnosed with a mental disorder because he is transgender….

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Added on: 04/19/2019

Amnesty to monitor Italian politicians’ social media for hate speech

04/18/2019

The Italian arm of Amnesty International said it would be tracking comments posted amid concerns verbal and physical violence is on the rise under Italy’s populist government….

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Added on: 04/19/2019

Politicians urged to cut ties with ‘homophobic’ pastor

04/18/2019

Two assembly members have been urged to sever their links with a controversial pastor who claimed homosexuality is a “sin”. Yang Tuck Yoong called homosexuality an “abomination”…

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Added on: 04/19/2019

Thousands feared at risk after Mexico reforms HIV+ regime

04/17/2019

Thousands of Mexicans living with HIV or at risk of infection could be left without life-saving services after the government changed the way it funds treatment, according…

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Added on: 04/18/2019

Weibo Reverses Ban on Lesbian Content Amid Uproar

04/17/2019

Lesbian content was banned on Sina Weibo last week, with related same-sex discussion forums and LGBT hashtags removed from the popular microblogging site. This censorship operation comes…

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Added on: 04/18/2019

Buttigieg shrugs off anti-LGBT protesters in Iowa swing

04/17/2019

Pete Buttigieg is confronting another sign that his history-making candidacy is rising to the top tier of the Democratic presidential race: protesters. A few anti-LGBT protesters, including…

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Added on: 04/18/2019

Colombians stage kiss-a-thon in support of LGBT rights

04/17/2019

Dozens of same sex couples kissed simultaneously outside an upscale shopping mall in Colombia’s capital Wednesday, in the latest demonstration calling for LGBT rights in the South…

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Added on: 04/18/2019

Russia transgender woman wins case in rare win for LGBT rights

04/15/2019

When Anastasia, a Russian transgender woman, took her employer to court for firing her after a gender reassignment operation, she did not expect to win. “I knew…

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Added on: 04/18/2019

‘DRAG STORY TIME’ CANCELLED AT IRISH LIBRARY AFTER ‘VIOLENT HOMOPHOBIC’ MESSAGES

04/15/2019

A drag collective have announced their event with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has been cancelled due to ‘age appropriateness’. Glitter Hole had arranged to read children’s…

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Added on: 04/17/2019

Malaysian LGBT rights activist Numan Afifi questioned by police

04/16/2019

Malaysian LGBT+ rights activist Numan Afifi is being questioned by police over a speech highlighting discrimination against the queer and trans community. Afifi, who founded a LGBT+…

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Added on: 04/17/2019

LGBT couples speak of their suffering in lawsuit seeking marriage for all in Japan

04/15/2019

In the first oral argument of an unprecedented trial challenging the constitutionality of Japan’s same-sex marriage ban, LGBT couples spoke Monday of their experiences, aiming to highlight…

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Added on: 04/17/2019

New gay rights coin divides LGBT community — and outrages social conservatives

04/16/12019

A new dollar coin designed to commemorate 50 years of homosexual rights has sparked a dual backlash — from both members of Canada’s LGBT community and from…

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Added on: 04/17/2019

Peru law-and-order official takes on new battle: legalizing gay marriage

04/16/2019

Susel Paredes often finds herself in dangerous situations, donning a bulletproof vest to lead high-profile police operations and breaking up cartels of street vendors in one of…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

LGBT Syrian refugees launch legal challenge against UK Home Office ‘abandonment’

04/15/2019

Fifteen LGBT Syrian refugees, living in Turkey, launched a legal claim against the UK Home Office on Monday. The group claim the British government has abandoned them…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

Weibo is removing content with the #les hashtag

04/15/2019

The Chinese microblogging website Sina Weibo has reportedly been removing posts and comments with the hashtag #les. The ban on the term, which is short for lesbian,…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

Millennial activism: Daryl Yang fights for LGBT issues and more

04/14/2019

In 2014, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) published a set of FAQs on youth sexuality and received backlash for being affirming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

Baby boomers ‘de-gay’ to survive life in Scottish care homes

04/14/2019

Baby boomer LGBTQI people in care homes are “de-gaying” themselves to hide their sexual or gender identity for fear of bullying and discrimination from staff and other…

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Added on: 04/16/2019

Gay hunters: How criminal gangs lure men on dating apps before extorting cash and beating them

04/14/2019

It was supposed to be a harmless liaison, starting as it sometimes did: an attractive profile on a gay site, a few messages about nothing much at…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

OutSaskatoon gets $1.1M to help LGBT survivors of gender violence

04/12/2019

OutSaskatoon says $1.1 million in new federal funding to provide support for LGBT people, particularly youth, who are survivors of gender-based violence will help the organization make…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

PM: I cannot tell why LGBT Forum was canceled in Yerevan

04/11/2019

The rule of law operates in Armenia, and all citizens have the same rights and obligations, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during PACE spring session. His…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

Brunei once held off on strict Islamic law to stay in a U.S.-backed trade pact. Then Trump pulled out.

04/12/2019

When more than 100 members of Congress raised worries in 2014 over plans to include Brunei in a sweeping Pacific trade deal, envoys from the tiny sultanate…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

Navy will allow off-duty sailors to ‘live socially’ according to their preferred gender, but not do so on duty

04/11/2019

For transgender people in the U.S. military, April is shaping up to be a bittersweet month. But mostly bitter. Just a few days before the implementation of…