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Added on: 07/02/2024

Mexico fans again scream disgusting anti-gay slurs at a match as USA officials do nothing

Outsports
07/01/2024
Mexico has been eliminated from the Copa America with their supporters’ all-too-familiar anti-gay chant ringing in the players’ ears. “El Tri” will jointly host the FIFA World…
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Added on: 07/02/2024

Same-sex couples line up to register under Latvia’s new civil union law

LGBTQ Nation
07/01/2024
Two Latvian men, Maksims Ringo and Janis Locs, have become the first same-sex couple to register their partnership as a civil union under a new nationwide law…
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Added on: 07/02/2024

Trans teens occupy ledge at NHS England headquarters: ‘Lives are at stake’

Pink News
07/01/2024
A group of transgender teenagers are three days into their occupation of a ledge at NHS England’s headquarters in central London, with a simple message that trans…
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Added on: 07/02/2024

Malawi court refuses to overturn anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Erasing 76 Crimes
07/01/2024
Hopes of a second victory for LGBTQ+ rights activists in southern Africa were dashed Friday when the High Court in Malawi rejected two challenges seeking to overturn…
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Added on: 07/01/2024

Can Japan’s First Same-Sex Dating Reality Show Change Hearts and Minds?

The New York Times
06/03/2024
Japan is the only country among the world’s wealthiest democracies that has not legalized same-sex unions. Few celebrities are openly gay. Conservative groups oppose legislative efforts to protect the L.G.B.T.Q. community. But now,…
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Added on: 07/01/2024

How the Lavender Scare forced LGBTQ workers out of the federal government

PBS
06/30/2024
On this final day of Pride Month, the next installment of our “Hidden Histories” series isn’t about an individual, but a phenomenon: how the anti-communist paranoia that…
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Added on: 07/01/2024

Pride in Finland’s oldest city shows how inclusive the country is

LGBTQ Nation
06/30/2024
In Turku, Finland, the country’s oldest city and its former capital, thousands gathered in August last year for the city’s Pride Parade — officially a “protest march”…
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Added on: 07/01/2024

Assam Trans Student Ousted From School Due To Bikini Photos, Sparks Outcry

News 24
06/30/2024
“My daughter, born in a male body but identifying as a girl, didn’t choose this difficult life where she faces bullying and hatred for being herself. A…
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Added on: 06/30/2024

‘I had to stand up in court and give gory details’: Why Biden’s gay veterans pardon is so important

Pink News
06/29/2024
A US air force veteran who was discharged for being gay and served time in prison for consensual gay sex has expressed his relief at the recent…
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Added on: 06/30/2024

Guatemala asks LGBT pride marchers to have ‘good manners’ after bid to ban event

Reuters
06/29/2024
Guatemala’s top court on Friday issued a resolution that called for “good manners” and authorities to protect moral values at this year’s annual LGBT pride parade, after…
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Added on: 06/30/2024

Church of England faces threat of split over stance on gay couples

Asia One
06/29/2024
An alliance of church leaders threatened to split from the Church of England over plans to let gay couples hold standalone services in churches, saying it would…
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Added on: 06/30/2024

LGBTQIA+ Pride Day: Fight for rights in Brazil goes back a long way

Agencia Brasil
06/29/2024
“Visibility” is a word that permeates the history of the LGBTQIA+ struggle in Brazil. Not even during the most violent and authoritarian times—such as the military dictatorship—was…
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Added on: 06/29/2024

LGBTI rights in Uganda: An interview with activist Jaqueline Kasha

Amnesty International
06/28/2024
In a country where homosexuality is criminalized, Jacqueline Kasha, a courageous Ugandan activist, has founded Freedom and Roam Uganda (FARUG), a lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex rights…
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Added on: 06/29/2024

Cuba’s first transgender athlete shows the progress and challenges faced by LGBTQ people

Associated Press
06/28/2024
Ely Malik Reyes stepped onto the cordless platform and began delivering powerful punches and spectacular flying kicks against his combatant. He lost the fight, but won a…
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Added on: 06/29/2024

Georgian parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights

Reuters
06/28/2024
Georgia’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships…
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Added on: 06/29/2024

Biden addresses NYC’s LGBTQ community hours after poor debate performance

NBC News
06/28/2024
Under the dark cloud of a lackluster debate performance and panic among some Democrats, President Joe Biden spoke Friday at the opening of a visitor center for…
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Added on: 06/28/2024

Anti-LGBTQ Christian Nationalist Plan: Allow Anyone To Sue Teacher, Librarian ‘Groomers’

Right Wing Watch
06/27/2024
When the National Association of Christian Lawmakers held its National Policy Conference at Liberty University earlier this month, participants on one panel discussed ways to take advantage…
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Added on: 06/28/2024

THE GENDER QUEER NIGERIANS ENTERING HETERO MARRIAGES

Fair Planet
06/27/2024
After years of living openly as a woman, 32-year-old Adamu now faces a pivotal crossroads as he prepares to marry a woman. “I believe it is the…
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Added on: 06/28/2024

How a Neighborhood in Kathmandu Became a Haven for LGBTQ+ People

Global Press Journal
06/27/2024
If you take a walk in Lazimpat, here is what you might see: narrow streets buzzing with life, cozy cafes filled with laughter and lively conversations, and…
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Added on: 06/28/2024

Georgian parliament gives initial approval to sweeping curbs on LGBT rights

Reuters
06/27/2024
Georgia’s parliament on Thursday gave its initial approval to a set of bills containing sweeping curbs on LGBT rights, including bans on the “propaganda” of same-sex relationships…
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Added on: 06/27/2024

Peru to stop labeling transgender people as mentally ill

Reuters
06/26/2024
LIMA, June 25 (Reuters) – Peru will stop listing individuals who identify as transgender, among others, as suffering from mental disorders, the country’s health ministry announced on…
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Added on: 06/27/2024

Pride Month is a secret celebration in Bangladesh

Voice of America
06/26/2024
DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Pride Month, the monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights, is not publicly celebrated in Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority country where same-sex relationships are illegal under…
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Added on: 06/27/2024

Russia’s first transgender politician reveals she was forced to announce her detransition

Novaya Gazeta Europe
06/26/2024
The first openly transgender politician in Russia has described how the Russian authorities threatened to commit her to a psychiatric hospital unless she detransitioned, Novaya Gazeta Baltic…
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Added on: 06/27/2024

Census reveals Scotland’s LGBT numbers for first time

BBC
06/26/2024
Almost 184,000 people in Scotland identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, census data has revealed for the first time. The census, conducted in 2022, found that 80,100…
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Added on: 06/26/2024

A US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat

Associated Press
06/26/2024
Ten same-sex couples got married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that does not formally recognize such unions…
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Added on: 06/26/2024

LGBT Afghans Subjected To Growing Taliban Threats, Discrimination, Watchdogs Say

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
06/26/2024
Rights groups say LGBT Afghans are in an increasingly desperate situation after the Taliban takeover as they face serious threats to their safety. Human Rights Watch and…
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Added on: 06/26/2024

Peru to stop labeling transgender people as mentally ill

NBC News
06/25/2024
Peru will stop listing individuals who identify as transgender, among others, as suffering from mental disorders, the country’s health ministry announced on Tuesday, following a backlash to…
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Added on: 06/26/2024

Sarah McBride poised to become the first transgender member of Congress

Colorado Hometown Weekly
06/25/2024
Delaware State Senator Sarah McBride, who is poised to become the first openly transgender member of Congress, thinks she can help garner respect for transgender people by…
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Added on: 06/26/2024

LGBT troops on Ukraine’s front line fight homophobia at home

BBC
06/25/2024
One corner of Kyiv’s symbolic central square is now carpeted in thousands of tiny blue and yellow flags, in tribute to Ukraine’s fallen soldiers. Earlier this month,…
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Added on: 06/26/2024

President Biden to pardon veterans convicted under regulation used to keep LGBT members from serving

ABC News
06/26/2024
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will pardon U.S. veterans who were convicted by the military under a regulation that allowed people to be kicked out…
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