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Added on: 08/10/2019

Poland holds new pride parade after one marred by violence

Washington Post
08/10/2019
LGBT activists held a central Polish city’s first pride parade without incident Saturday amid a deep divide in the country over gay and lesbian rights. The parade…
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Added on: 08/10/2019

LGBT+ murders at ‘alarming’ levels in Latin America – study

Reuters
08/08/2019
Four LGBT+ people are murdered every day in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to “alarming” new research released on Thursday by a regional network of gay…
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Added on: 08/09/2019

Anthropological project Gaysian Faces aims to increase visibility of the LGBT+ South Asian community

Birmingham Mail
08/09/2019
A South Asian queer anthropology photography project titled Gaysian Faces has been created in a bid to increase visibility around LGBT+ individuals within Birmingham’s South Asian community….
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Added on: 08/08/2019

Swaziland: LGBTI Discrimination in Swaziland Leads to Big Mental Health Issues, Report Finds

All Africa
08/08/2019
LGBTI people in Swaziland/eSwatini suffer mental health issues and many have attempted suicide because of the way they are discriminated against in the kingdom. This has prompted…
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Added on: 08/08/2019

IDF moves to expand integration of transgender troops

Ynet News
08/07/2019
Israel’s army is taking into account a slow but steady growth in number of transgender soldiers going through sex change processes before or during their military service,…
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Added on: 08/07/2019

Coca-Cola faces backlash in Hungary for ad featuring same-sex couples

Stamford Advocate
08/06/2019
Coca-Cola is facing intense criticism in Hungary over an ad campaign featuring same-sex couples, the latest instance of a vocal anti-gay backlash across parts of post-communist central…
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Added on: 08/07/2019

Religious activist fined for burning library’s LGBTQ books

LaCrosse Tribune
08/07/2019
A religious activist accused of burning four LGBTQ children’s books that he checked out of a library in Iowa has been convicted of criminal mischief and fined….
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Added on: 08/07/2019

Effort to Roll Back Transgender Rights Fails in Uruguay

VOA News
08/06/2019
A ballot-box effort to roll back transgender rights in Uruguay failed to draw enough voters to the polls to trigger a national referendum, prompting LGBT+ rights supporters…
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Added on: 08/07/2019

Sonoran marriage equality measure begins legislative journey

Arizona Public Media
08/06/2019
For the time being at least, Sonora’s family code defines marriage as the “legitimate union of a man and a woman,” and further states that same-sex marriages…
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Added on: 08/06/2019

Murder, ‘gay-hunters’ strike terror in Russia’s LGBT community

Yahoo! News
08/05/2019
When LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva found her name on a hit list of a “gay-hunting” group, she did not appear to take the threat seriously. The group…
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Added on: 08/06/2019

Transsexuals more acceptable in Thai society: Nida Poll

Bangkok Post
08/04/2019
Transsexual people have become more acceptable in Thai society, according to an opinion survey released on Sunday by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll….
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Added on: 08/06/2019

Polish state firms pouring ad cash into media that attack gay rights, research data shows

Reuters
08/05/2019
State companies in Poland have multiplied many times over their spending on advertising via news magazines that attack gay rights since the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS)…
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Added on: 08/06/2019

Ohio GOP chair calls for state lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage

The Hill
08/05/2019
Ohio Republican Party Chairwoman Jane Murphy Timken on Monday called for GOP state Rep. Candice Keller to resign after the lawmaker linked mass shootings in the U.S….
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Added on: 08/05/2019

Same-Sex Union Vote Failure Dismays Montenegro’s LGBT Community

Balkan Insight
08/01/2019
The Montenegrin parliament on Wednesday failed to adopt a law to legalize same-sex unions after deputies from ruling parties representing ethnic minorities voted against it. MPs from…
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Added on: 08/05/2019

Hamburg Pride Parade paused after fire breaks out

Deutsche Welle
08/03/2019
Celebrations at Hamburg’s Pride Parade ground to a halt after one of the floats went up in flames. At least two people suffered smoke inhalation. Large LGBT+…
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Added on: 08/05/2019

Hate crimes in schools in region affected by anti-LGBT+ protests surge

The Independent
08/04/2019
The number of hate crimes in schools and colleges in the county affected by protests against LGBT+ lessons has surged by more than 50 per cent in…
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Added on: 08/05/2019

Big corporates can show their support for LGBT+ people by forcing Governments to get tough with online bigots

Yorkshire Post
08/05/2019
FOR a few weeks in the height of summer, the corporate and municipal world is draped in a rainbow flag. Events like Leeds Pride – which is…
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Added on: 08/04/2019

LGBT in Russia: smashing stereotypes and creating a queer future

Pink News
08/03/2019
For Russia’s LGBT community, homophobia and violence are part of day-to-day reality. Some cases, like the murder of activist Yelena Grigoryeva last week or torture in Chechnya,…
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Added on: 08/04/2019

Lebanon protest: Boycott festival that blocked LGBT-led band

Erasing 76 Crimes
08/03/2019
Hundreds of petitioners are urging a boycott of the upcoming Byblos International Festival because the festival cancelled a performance by the LGBT-led band Mashrou’ Leila. “Stand up…
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Added on: 08/04/2019

Belfast celebrates Pride amid hope same-sex marriage ban is lifted

Metro UK
08/03/2019
Thousands took to the streets of Belfast for what could be the last Pride held under the same-sex marriage ban in Northern Ireland. Ulster has been packed…
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Added on: 08/04/2019

Qatar World Cup sponsors and broadcasters ‘risk red card’ over anti-gay laws

Sunday Times
08/04/2019
An international risk consultancy has called on RTE and other broadcasters to put pressure on Qatar to suspend anti-homosexuality laws before the 2022 football World Cup is…
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Added on: 08/03/2019

Chilean Senate Once Again Begins Equal Marriage Debate

South Florida Gay News
07/29/2019
The Chilean Senate’s Constitution Committee on Tuesday once again began to debate an equal marriage bill that former President Michelle Bachelet introduced two years ago. The renewed…
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Added on: 08/03/2019

Australian booksellers petitioned to pull ‘conversion therapy’ titles

Q News
08/01/2019
Equality Australia have launched a petition calling on Australian booksellers to remove titles promoting harmful LGBTIQ “conversion therapy”. The group’s call comes after Amazon recently agreed to…
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Added on: 08/03/2019

Pinoy LGBT group in Europe rallies support for LGBT in Asia

GMA Network
08/01/2019
The Pride Movement in Asia has been growing over the years and 2019 has been so far a particularly historic year for LGBTQ history. This year, Taiwan…
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Added on: 08/03/2019

Radical Baptist church preaches LGBTQ hate just miles from California’s Capitol

Los Angeles Times
08/02/2019
Pastor Roger Jimenez implored his congregation at Verity Baptist Church to separate themselves from the ways of a modern, wicked world. Burn your Harry Potter books. Trash…
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Added on: 08/02/2019

Liberals fear unrest as Poland Catholic Church doubles down on anti-gay rhetoric

Reuters
08/02/2019
Poland’s Catholic Church has doubled down on the anti-gay rhetoric that has become the nationalist ruling party’s dominant theme in recent weeks, drawing a rebuke from liberal…
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Added on: 08/02/2019

LGBT people are ‘being made homeless due to religion’

BBC
07/30/2019
Nearly half of young LGBT people who are left homeless after coming out are from religious backgrounds. That’s according to research by the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT),…
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Added on: 08/02/2019

Police arrest 3rd suspect in Arab LGBT youth’s stabbing

Times of Israel
08/02/2019
Police on Thursday arrested a third suspect in a stabbing last Friday in Tel Aviv that left an LGBT teen from the Arab town of Tamra seriously…
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Added on: 08/02/2019

Activism is Survival for Brazilian Trans Women

Ms. Magazine
07/31/2019
Since the campaign and subsequent election of Jair Bolsonaro, who was long known for trotting out hate speech against marginalized communities in his bid for Brazil’s presidency,…
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Added on: 08/01/2019

Same-Sex Union Vote Failure Dismays Montenegro’s LGBT Community

Balkan Insight
08/01/2019
The Montenegrin parliament on Wednesday failed to adopt a law to legalize same-sex unions after deputies from ruling parties representing ethnic minorities voted against it. MPs from…
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