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Added on: 11/07/2022

LGBT community makes presence felt at ALF

11/06/22

NAMSAI, 6 Nov: The three-day Arunachal Literature Festival (ALF) – one of the most popular events conducted by a government department in the state – ended here…

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Added on: 11/07/2022

Qatari minister blasts ‘arrogant’ critics of World Cup host’s repressive anti-LGBT laws in furious rant amid huge public backlash to football stars David Beckham and Gary Neville taking money from Middle Eastern state to front the tournament

11/06/22

Qatar’s foreign minister has said the country’s critics are ‘arrogant’ and ‘cannot accept a small country from the Middle East’ is hosting the World Cup, amid criticism…

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Added on: 11/06/2022

Texas politicians rake in millions from far-right Christian megadonors pushing private school vouchers

11/05/2022

Texas Republicans bankrolled by Christian conservative donors are hoping to ride a wave of parental anger over the teaching of race and sexuality in schools to achieve…

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Added on: 11/06/2022

England’s Coach Encourages Gay Soccer Players to Come Out

11/05/2022

England coach Gareth Southgate hopes that gay soccer players “come out soon” because “it would have an enormous impact on society,” he said in an interview with…

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Added on: 11/06/2022

Poland’s highest court rules foreign same-sex marriages can be recognised

110/05/2022

Poland’s highest court has ruled that it is in line with the country’s constitution to recognise foreign same-sex marriages. Poland has become increasingly hostile towards the queer…

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Added on: 11/05/2022

Centaurus High to perform ‘The Crucible’ through LGBTQ lens

11/04/2022

Centaurus High theater students wanted a fall play that celebrated their diversity and tackled a social issue. They chose Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” a 1953 play that…

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Added on: 11/05/2022

Germany’s Franciscan Friars Elect Openly Gay Brother as New Provincial Leader

11/04/2022

Germany’s Franciscan friars have elected an openly gay brother as their new leader, who becomes one of the most high-profile out LGBTQ+ church leader to date. The…

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Added on: 11/05/2022

Qatari officials accused of gang raping gay man in hotel before deporting him

11/04/2022

A gay man who lived in Qatar has revealed the harrowing truth about sting operations in place to entrap members of the queer community, with his own…

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Added on: 11/04/2022

In a first, two gay men contest same Congress seat in U.S. elections

11/03/2022

NEW YORK, Nov 3 (Openly) – History is in the making. For the first time, two openly gay candidates are competing for election to a U.S. congressional…

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Added on: 11/04/2022

Religious Zionism MK: Party won’t come after LGBT, but wants ‘order in public space’

11/03/2022

Religious Zionism MK Orit Strock says leftists, Arabs and members of the LGBT community should not fear the rise of the far right in this week’s election. “We’re…

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Added on: 11/04/2022

Polish top court issues ruling on same-sex marriage

11/03/2022

Poland’s highest administrative court has issued a ruling on same-sex marriage which the gay couple who brought the case say shows that such unions are not barred…

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Added on: 11/04/2022

Uproar after Irish priest says Varadkar and other gay politicians will go to hell

11/03/2022

A Catholic priest has caused uproar in Ireland after declaring that the deputy prime minister, Leo Varadkar, and other gay politicians will go to hell. Fr Seán Sheehy, 65, condemned…

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Added on: 11/02/2022

Tokyo Same-Sex Couples Start Receiving Partnership Certificates

11/01/2022

In what LGBTQ+ people in Japan hope is a harbinger of marriage equality, Tokyo’s city government began issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples Tuesday. The certificates allow…

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Added on: 11/02/2022

7 queer French Muslims reflect on their identity and upbringing

11/01/2022

Documentary and portrait photographer Camille Farrah Lenain dissects issues of representation, collective memory and identity through long-term projects grounded in portraiture. Connecting the dots that make up…

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Added on: 11/02/2022

Darling of the “detransition” movement comes out again as transgender

11/01/2022

Like the ex-gay movement that rose to prominence in the early 2000s and then came crashing down as leaders recanted their “conversions,” the detransition movement is showing…

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Added on: 11/02/2022

NSW gay hate murder probe seeks ‘justice’

11/01/2022

A landmark NSW inquiry is investigating cold-case murders of gay men and LGBTQI community members. Led by Justice John Sackar, the special commission of inquiry into hate…

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Added on: 11/01/2022

Dutch increasingly critical about transgender law

10/31/2022

This year, Dutch citizens have become more critical of a transgender proposal that should make it easier for people to change their gender on birth certificates and…

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Added on: 11/01/2022

Government urged to stop discrimination against intersex people

10/31/2022

Worried about stigmatisation and discrimination against intersex persons in society, the Centre for Healthcare Development and Youth Empowerment, (Intersex Nigeria) has called on the government to intervene…

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Added on: 11/01/2022

Czech MP comes out as gay after Slovakia LGBTQ+ bar shooting: ‘Society is being radicalised’

10/31/2022

A Czech Republic MP has come out as gay in the wake of an apparent anti-LGBTQ+ shooting in neighbouring Slovakia. Jiří Navrátil discussed his sexuality and his…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Transgender and intersex people demonstrate in Brussels for more rights and respect

10/30/2022

Some 300 people demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday afternoon to demand more rights and respect for transgender and intersex people. “We are still excluded and attacked in this…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Young gay couple jumps to their deaths after posting final photos together on Instagram

10/30/2022

A young gay couple jumped to their deaths from a bridge in Armenia last week, after posting a series of photos together on Instagram and tagging them…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Malaysian Authorities Raid LGBT Halloween Party

10/30/2022

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s Islamic religious officers broke up a large Halloween party attended by the LGBT community and arrested 20 people for cross-dressing and allegedly encouraging vice,…

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Added on: 10/31/2022

Thousands attend LGBTQ Pride marches in South Africa and Taiwan

10/30/2022

Some 3,000 people participated in South Africa’s LGBTQ Pride Parade on Saturday, the country’s first after celebrations were cancelled for two consecutive years due to COVID-19 restrictions. However,…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Taiwan holds first LGBTQ Pride march in two years

10/30/2022

The festivity was back in full swing on Saturday as marchers donned eye-catching costumes and draped themselves in rainbow flags. Tens of thousands braved downpours in Taiwan…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Nearly half of Japan’s LGBTQ teens have considered suicide: survey

10/30/2022

Out of Japan’s LGBTQ teens, 48.1% thought about committing suicide over the past year and 14% made an attempt, according to a recent survey by a nonprofit…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Johannesburg LGBT+ Pride marches on despite U.S. terrorism warning

10/29/2022

Thousands of people took part in Johannesburg’s first LGBT+ Pride march since the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday despite U.S. warnings of a possible terrorist attack in the…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Brazil’s LGBTQ+ community fears Bolsonaro re-election

10/28/2022

LGBTQ+ Brazilians fear that a win for incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro in Sunday’s runoff election could lead to a rollback of their rights. The vote in South…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Penalized pastor vows to continue his fight for LGBT people

10/28/2022

Rev. Lee Dong-hwan’s fight to reverse the decision by the Korean Methodist Church to suspend him for two years for blessing LGBT people in 2019 came to…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

A Thai media mogul and transgender activist has bought the Miss Universe competition

10/28/2022

A Thai business tycoon and transgender activist has purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, her company announced Wednesday. Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Global…

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Added on: 10/30/2022

Republican Governor Wants a Statewide Ban on Gay Marriage

10/28/2022

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said at a debate on Wednesday night that he would enforce a state ban on same-sex marriage if the U.S. Supreme Court…