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Added on: 09/17/2022

Japan’s first gay elected member of parliament visits SF

09/16/2022

San Francisco’s GLBT Historical Society Museum welcomed Taiga Ishikawa, Japan’s first gay member of parliament, during his recent visit to San Francisco. Ishikawa, 48, is Japan’s highest-ranking…

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Added on: 09/17/2022

Despite ban and protests, LGBTQ organizers move forward with EuroPride march in Serbia

09/16/2022

Organizers of European LGBTQ events in Belgrade this week said Friday they will hold a planned Pride march on the streets of the Serbian capital despite a…

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Added on: 09/15/2022

Serbian pride officially banned after threats

09/15/2022

The EuroPride was launched on September 12. Its opening passed without incidents, RFERL reports. However, on Tuesday, the Serbian authorities officially banned the event. The Pride Parade,…

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Added on: 09/15/2022

Singapore mulls ‘cancel culture’ legislation amid gay marriage debate

09/15/2022

Singapore’s law minister says “cancel culture” rules may be included in legislation in the near future as the government looks to protect residents against online pressure over…

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Added on: 09/15/2022

Violence against LGBTQI+ people continues

09/15/2022

Last Saturday, Munni Kinnar was on her way back home to Dumari from Laxmipur with her friend, Chanda Raut, after visiting her ailing sister. What followed their…

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Added on: 09/14/2022

Soon-to-close NHS Tavistock clinic is accused of ‘wrongly convincing gay and bisexual people they were TRANS’ in bitter legal dispute

09/13/2022

The UK’s soon-to-close child gender clinic has been accused of wrongly convincing gay and bisexual people that they are trans. London-based Tavistock Clinic was ordered to close…

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Added on: 09/14/2022

Lebanon’s anti-LGBT “Soldiers of God”

09/13/2022

At the end of June, a widely circulated video showed a floral display, installed for Pride Month in Beirut, being vandalised. The video was shot by the…

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Added on: 09/14/2022

Gay rights group was set up ‘to promote transphobic activity’, court told

09/13/2022

The gay rights organisation LGB Alliance was set up to “promote transphobic activity rather than pro-LGB activities”, the head of Consortium, an umbrella group of LGBT organisations…

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Added on: 09/13/2022

Explainer: The facts about Russia’s expanded ‘gay propaganda’ law

09/12/2022

Russia’s so-called ‘gay propaganda’ law has banned the promotion of “non-traditional sexual values” to under-18s since 2013. Now, the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament,…

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Added on: 09/13/2022

Politicians in Italy are freaking out over lesbian polar bears in a British cartoon

09/12/2022

A far-right political group in Italy is up in arms over a popular British children’s cartoon that recently featured a lesbian polar bear couple. Federico Mollicone, culture…

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Added on: 09/13/2022

Tanzania warns against sharing pro-LGBTQI content

09/12/2022

The Tanzanian government has warned against the dissemination of online messages and short videos promoting same-sex relationships. It has also warned that it will take action against…

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Added on: 09/12/2022

Sri Lankan Prez says Govt won’t oppose Bill to decriminalise homosexuality

09/11/2022

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the government will not oppose the Private Member’s Bill presented to Parliament to decriminalize homosexuality, however, the bill…

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Added on: 09/12/2022

Tokyo Court Denies Transgender Parent Legal Rights To Own Child

09/11/2022

The journey toward equality for the LGBTQ+ community in Japan has been something of a ping-pong match over the past few years. The country has indeed taken…

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Added on: 09/12/2022

Drag queens and TikTokers: queer Fijian influencers challenging traditional notions of masculinity

09/11/2022

Sevuloni Lule, a professional dancer from Lautoka City in western Fiji, is causing a stir on Shenzen’s club scene in China. Or rather, his drag alter ego – Savanaah…

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Added on: 09/12/2022

Transphobia in Germany: The danger of anti-queer attacks

09/11/2022

Munster, Augsburg, Bremen: three German cities, three brutal attacks on queer people within the past three months. One of them ended in tragedy for Malte C.*, a transgender man who…

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Added on: 09/11/2022

Yeshiva University Can Bar L.G.B.T. Club for Now, Justice Rules

09/09/2022

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said on Friday that Yeshiva University in Manhattan can for now disregard a state court ruling that ordered it to recognize an L.G.B.T. student…

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Added on: 09/11/2022

Queer Hungarians in Berlin: ‘We can finally hold hands in public’

09/10/2022

Over the past years, the situation for LGBTQ individuals in many EU countries has improved, even if often only haltingly. But Hungary is another story. There, homophobia…

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Added on: 09/11/2022

‘I want to see the rainbow flag raised in Iran’

09/10/2022

For the first time, two women known to have been lesbian have been sentenced to death in Iran. It marks a new stage in the Islamic republic’s…

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Added on: 09/10/2022

Montana permanently blocks transgender birth certificate changes

09/09/2022

Montana health officials on Friday made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. The move by…

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Added on: 09/10/2022

LGBT solidarity march in Norway for canceled Pride parade

09/10/2022

Hundreds of people marched through the Norwegian capital on Saturday in an LBGT solidarity event to honor the Pride parade that was canceled in June after a…

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Added on: 09/10/2022

Iran: Rights groups slam death sentences for LGBTQ activists

09/09/2022

Iran said this week that a court had sentenced to death two female gay rights activists for “spreading corruption on earth” — a charge frequently imposed on…

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Added on: 09/10/2022

Cyprus’ LGBTI Pride Parade Back With Equal Marriage Message

09/10/2022

After a two-year break during the COVID-19 pandemic that brought lockdowns and slowdowns, the annual LGBTI parade is returning with a call to allow marriage for all….

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Added on: 09/09/2022

Teen suicides are a clarion call to protect queer children

09/08/2022

The queer community is still reeling from the tragic death of Tiro Moalusi. The Soweto teenager took his own life on 16 August after he was allegedly humiliated…

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Added on: 09/09/2022

Ruto on CNN: Kenyans Wonder Why Arab Leaders are Not Asked About LGBTQ Rights

09/08/2022

President-elect William Ruto on Wednesday night appeared on CNN in a pre-recorded interview. The current Deputy President sat down with Christiane Amanpour to discuss among other things his…

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Added on: 09/09/2022

Queen Elizabeth: The Commonwealth gay sex bans scrapped under her reign

09/08/2022

LONDON, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign saw a wave Commonwealth countries remove laws criminalising gay sex, most of which were introduced when…

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Added on: 09/09/2022

Brazil on Edge for a Bicentennial Bolsonaro has Made his Own

09/07/2022

President Jair Bolsonaro calls Brazil’s bicentennial Wednesday a chance to celebrate the nation’s proud history, but critics say he has transformed what should be a day of…

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Added on: 09/09/2022

‘No rings, no guests’: supreme court fears spur LGBTQ ‘shotgun’ weddings

09/08/2022

On a late June day in 2015, recent high school graduate Kaliyah Halsey and their mother were shopping for dormitory supplies when Kaliyah’s mother looked at her…

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Added on: 09/08/2022

How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian Playbook

09/07/2022

In the last three decades, protections for LGBT people’s rights have advanced rapidly in many countries and regions. However, rising populist authoritarianism poses a significant threat to…

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Added on: 09/08/2022

Texas Judge: Letting Gay Men Die Is Religious Freedom

09/07/2022

A district judge in Texas with a long record of extreme rulings against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and against LGBTQ equality today managed to attack both of them at once, striking…

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Added on: 09/07/2022

Belgrade Pride vows EuroPride will happen despite threats of violence

09/06/2022

EuroPride, a pan-European Pride festival that takes place in a different city every year, is scheduled to take place in Belgrade, Serbia, from September 12 – 18….