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Added on: 12/31/2018

Tanzania dismisses travel advisory by US

12/29/2018

Tanzania has reacted angrily to an advisory issued by the US to its citizens, against travelling to the East African country, terming the action malicious. Government spokesman…

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Added on: 12/31/2018

Canadian gay bishop marries in Toronto cathedral

12/30/2018

An Anglican gay bishop has married his partner surrounded by friends and family at a cathedral in Toronto. Bishop Kevin Robertson has married his partner Mohan Sharma at St…

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Added on: 12/31/2018

Fun and interesting things LGBT+ science taught us in 2018

12/30/2018

Among various topics worth intellectual consideration, LGBT+ science and research in 2018 gave us a better understanding of gender identity, sexual desire and same-sex reproduction. In the…

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A LGBTI activist in Malaysia speaks out

12/30/2018

A 96-second video of an apparent homophobic attack has been circulating in Malaysia this week. A group of individuals verbally abuse, then violently attack, two men. The…

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Japan’s tourism industry looks to LGBT market

12/30/2018

Japan’s tourism industry is looking for ways to attract LGBT visitors from overseas and take advantage of their tendency to spend more than average tourists. Tourism-related businesses…

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Added on: 12/30/2018

Watch – Marielle and Monica: the LGBT activists resisting Bolsonaro’s Brazil

12/28/2018

Marielle Franco, Brazilian LGBT and human rights activist, was killed in March 2018. Her widow, Monica Benicio, continued her fight for better treatment of the poor, the…

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Added on: 12/30/2018

This Egyptian LGBT couple received threats post-engagement in Canada

12/28/2018

For two Egyptian women, being in a relationship without risking their lives meant traveling all the way to Canada. Soon after they arrived there, Miral Mokhtar and…

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Donors cut aid to Tanzania after rights crackdown

12/29/2018

Tanzania’s tough-talking president John Magufuli has earned respect by fighting corruption, but international donors are now concerned by crackdowns on human rights. The European Union, Tanzania’s biggest development…

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Added on: 12/30/2018

Life is hard as a gay refugee

12/28/2018

I am a Ugandan man living in Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya, where I am seeking asylum. I am 23 years old, the second child to…

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Students hijack Ofsted signs in bid for LGBT inclusive sex ed in 2019

12/27/2018

A group of student activists have created banners in the style of those made by Ofsted, the UK schools regulator, in a bid to highlight the lack…

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Added on: 12/29/2018

Guyana bisexual seeks to become Anglican priest

12/26/2018

Family and God are priorities of Marvin Junior Livan, an openly bisexual citizen of Guyana who aspires to become an Anglican priest. “I knew I was bisexual…

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Added on: 12/29/2018

Activists Agree With Canada Warning To Lgbtqi Community

12/28/2018

TWO LGBTQI activists yesterday agreed with Canadian government’s crime advisory warning Canadians to consider the risks of traveling to The Bahamas because homosexuality is not widely accepted….

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Added on: 12/29/2018

Trans soldier Hannah Graf among those celebrated in New Year’s honors list

12/29/2018

Trans soldier Hannah Graf has been celebrated in the New Year’s honors list among a whole host of exceptional people in the United Kingdom. The honors and bravery list…

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Interview: Indonesians are gay-friendly if not brainwashed

12/27/2018

Dede Oetomo is the founder and trustee of the Indonesian LGBT advocacy group GAYa Nusantara Foundation, based in Surabaya. “Indonesia has always been conservative and it has…

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Added on: 12/28/2018

Trans protestors in India demand repeal of controversial bill

12/27/2018

Members of the trans community in Mumbai, India have protested a bill which was designed to protect their rights. The bill has been highly controversial among the trans, intersex,…

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Added on: 12/28/2018

Notes From My Time Surveying China’s Gay Community in 1993

12/26/2018

In 1993, I was appointed by China’s Ministry of Health to carry out a multi-city survey on the country’s population of men who have sex with men,…

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Added on: 12/28/2018

Russian City Cancels K-Pop Film Amid Fear of ‘Korean Homosexuals’

12/26/2018

A theater in the Russian city of Makhachkala canceled the premiere of the music documentary BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul after a social media campaign accused BTS,…

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Added on: 12/27/2018

I survived conversion therapy as a child. Now, I’m part of the movement to ban it for good.

12/27/2018

As a child undergoing conversion therapy in Florida in the early 2000s, I could never have imagined how different this nation would be nearly 20 years later. I could…

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Solongo Batsukh, Mongolia’s transgender beauty queen who refuses to stay hidden despite backlash on social media

12/26/2018

Make-up artist Solongo Batsukh braves Mongolia’s below-freezing temperatures in just a skimpy black dress and light pastel pink coat – the country’s trailblazing transgender beauty queen wants…

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Thailand: PARTNERSHIP BILL MAY STILL NOT PASS NLA

12/26/2018

Opinions are divided on the Life Partnership Bill, which is holding back some rights for same-sex couples, as the bill enters the final phase before becoming law….

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Anti-discrimination ‘We All Belong’ pledge launch

12/26/2018

The ‘We All Belong’ campaign in Derry & Strabane have launched their pledge to tackle prejudice, racism, discrimination and all forms of hatred. Public representatives, as well…

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Added on: 12/26/2018

No ‘Gay Propaganda’ Found in Schoolchildren’s Art, Police Say

12/26/2018

Police found no violations of Russia’s gay propaganda laws in confiscated children’s drawings from a school art exhibition after parents complained that they depicted same-sex couples. Russia…

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Added on: 12/26/2018

Thailand cabinet approves the first draft of same-sex civil union bill

12/25/2018

Thailand is moving forward in recognizing same-sex couples. Today the cabinet approved the first draft of a bill regulating civil partnerships. This paves the way for Thailand to become…

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Added on: 12/26/2018

Gay Life in Berlin Is Starting to Echo a Darker Era

12/25/2018

Germany has long been lauded for its liberal attitude toward sex. It recently passed laws allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, and just became the first…

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Added on: 12/26/2018

Gay affirming Church launches day before Christmas in Uganda

12/24/2018

A Church that does not view homosexuality as sin, and affirms the full inclusion of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender persons (LGBT) in ministry has been launched…

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Added on: 12/25/2018

Peep Show’s Robert Webb slams trans charity that saves lives: ‘Mermaids sucks’

12/24/2018

Peep Show star Robert Webb has attacked a UK charity that helps to save trans lives. The British comedian slammed Mermaids in a series of tweets that…

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Added on: 12/25/2018

AIDS council slams Jakim’s ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTs

12/24/2018

The Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) has censured a purported revamp of the Malaysian Islamic Development Department’s (Jakim) outreach (Mukhayyam) programme to rehabilitate LGBT persons. Referring to a…

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Added on: 12/25/2018

Indonesia’s president turns tough

12/24/2018

Joko Widodo was welcomed as a fresh breeze when he stood for election as president of Indonesia in 2014. A stranger to the elites that had long…

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Added on: 12/25/2018

‘Badhais’ criminalised, LGBT community opposes LS Bill

12/24/2018

At the office of the Shaan Foundation, which works with the LGBT community in the district, transgender persons begin a gathering early in the day, holding a…

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Added on: 12/25/2018

Stonewall hits back at ‘inaccurate’ transgender lottery grant bias claims

12/23/2018

Stonewall has responded to an “inaccurate” article by the Sunday Times about a grant reportedly awarded to the charity by the Big Lottery Fund. The piece claimed…