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Added on: 08/20/2022

WorldPride Taiwan a missed opportunity for Kaohsiung

08/20/2022

The relationship between the bid team for the now-aborted WorldPride Taiwan 2025 event — which was to be held here in Kaohsiung — and the event licensor,…

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Added on: 08/20/2022

Vietnam Adopts Global LGBT Health Standard

08/18/2022

Vietnam’s Health Ministry officially confirmed on August 3, 2022, that same-sex attraction and being transgender are not mental health conditions, Human Rights Watch said today. The decision…

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Added on: 08/20/2022

Kenya’s lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

08/15/2022

All Imani wanted to do was to play football. But Kenyan fans, gossiping about her sexuality, had other ideas. “That one is always with girls,” Imani overheard…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

LGBTQ HEROES AND WINNERS OF HONOUR AWARDS 2022 ANNOUNCED

08/18/2022

After being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Honour Awards, the annual celebration of outstanding service and achievements in LGBTQ communities in NSW,…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

Rights groups ask Defense Ministry to stop sales of phone hacking tool to Uganda

08/17/2022

Human rights groups have reportedly asked the Defense Ministry to stop permitting an Israeli company to sell its phone hacking tool to Uganda, claiming it is used…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

OPINION: We need more South Asian queer stories and voices

08/18/2022

Shivani Dave is a freelance journalist and broadcaster at Openly and Virgin Radio. Growing up I never thought Brown people could be LGBTQ+. That’s an absolutely ridiculous thought,…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

The situation as a Ugandan LGBTQ+ refugee in Kenya is as terrible as you can imagine

08/17/2022

Geoffrey Rainbo* is an LGBTQ+ refugee from Uganda (@GeoffreyRainbo). I am a Ugandan gay man living in Nairobi after being relocated from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in north-western…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

The First Gay Film: Different From the Others From 1919

08/17/2022

The first known film with a gay love story was made more than 100 years ago. Greatly predating Brokeback Mountain, Making Love, and all the rest, the…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

Gay Billionaire Peter Thiel Is Backing a Straights Only Anti-Woke Dating App

08/17/2022

You’ve heard of OkCupid’s “I don’t want to see or be seen by straight people” filter. Now get ready for “I only want to see and be…

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Added on: 08/19/2022

Slovakia beats neighbours on LGBT+ rights

08/17/2022

Slovakia has beaten its neighbours in a new ranking of LGBT+ rights thanks to rules on gender recognition – which have, though, been suspended since the survey…

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Added on: 08/17/2022

MEET THE AUSSIE GAY RUGBY TEAMS COMPETING IN THE 2022 BINGHAM CUP IN CANADA

08/16/2022

The 10th Bingham Cup, known as the Gay Rugby World Cup, is scheduled to start later this week in Ottawa, Canada. LGBTQI players from 20 participating countries,…

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Added on: 08/17/2022

Why Nayyab Ali puts her life on the line to protect trans Pakistanis

08/16/2022

In the basement of a residential building in a developing part of Islamabad, a dozen or so transgender women are sitting in a circle on the floor….

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Added on: 08/17/2022

Transgender people protected from discrimination under ADA, appeals court rules

08/16/2022

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that transgender people who experience gender dysphoria are protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a ruling with major…

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Added on: 08/16/2022

Kenya’s lesbian footballers fight for the right to play

08/15/2022

All Imani wanted to do was to play football. But Kenyan fans, gossiping about her sexuality, had other ideas. “That one is always with girls,” Imani overheard…

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Added on: 08/16/2022

The U.K. Turns Its Back on Transgender Ideology

08/15/2022

By the spring of 2023, Britain’s state-run transgender youth clinic will shut its doors for good. NHS England announced it was closing the Tavistock gender-identity clinic last…

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Added on: 08/16/2022

Utah Republican Party passes resolution seeking to block gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth

08/15/2022

The Utah Republican Party passed a resolution encouraging the banning of surgeries and hormone therapy for transitioning transgender minors. “We don’t let them drink until they’re 21….

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Added on: 08/15/2022

Thousands March in Belgrade to Protest Against Euro Pride

08/15/2022

Thousands of people gathered in Belgrade city centre on Sunday to demonstrate against the international LGBT event Euro Pride that is scheduled to be held in Belgrade…

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Added on: 08/15/2022

Indian mothers explain how they ‘came out’ as proud parents to their LGBTQ+ kids

08/14/2022

Four years after India repealed Section 377 – the British colonial era law used to criminalise LGBTQ+ people – being openly queer and Indian comes with its fair…

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Added on: 08/15/2022

Texas Church Stages Unlicensed ‘Hamilton’ with Anti-Gay Message

08/14/2022

Hamilton might be well-known as a retelling of a famous figure’s life, but a Texas church has introduced another figure — Jesus Christ — to the mix,…

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Added on: 08/15/2022

Winchester dance charity Move Momentum strive to be more inclusive with transgender awareness training

08/14/2022

Move Momentum, based in Winchester, aims to provide accessible, inclusive and affordable dance classes for the community. Recently, staff from the dance charity attended Transgender Awareness training led…

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Added on: 08/14/2022

Churches in East Africa can help to change attitudes to LGBT rights, says charity

08/12/2022

Churches in East Africa have a necessary part to play in changing attitudes and policies concerning LGBTIQ+ rights, the international charity the Arcus Foundation has said. Last…

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Added on: 08/14/2022

Same-sex union bill filed in largely Catholic Philippines, put forward by former film star Senator Robin Padilla

08/12/2022

A bill seeking to allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions has been filed at the Philippine Senate, the first step toward legislating a proposal that…

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Added on: 08/14/2022

Taiwan blames politics for cancellation of global Pride event

08/12/2022

Taiwan on Friday blamed “political considerations” for the cancellation of WorldPride 2025 Taiwan after it said the organisers had insisted the word “Taiwan” be removed. Taiwan participates…

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Added on: 08/14/2022

After ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passed, anti-LGBTQ ‘grooming’ rhetoric surged 400% online

08/12/2022

Anti-LGBTQ hate surged online following the passage of a Florida law that limits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, a new report found. This particular…

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Added on: 08/13/2022

Nigerian police investigating gay dating app scam could prosecute victims

08/13/2022

Police in Nigeria have urged users of a gay dating app who may have been scammed to come forward – but has so far refused to give…

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Added on: 08/13/2022

Vietnam Takes Major Step Forward in Recognizing LGBTQ Rights

08/12/2022

Vietnam last week took a major step forward in the recognition of LGBTQ rights, with the country’s Ministry of Health stating that being gay, bisexual, or transgender…

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Added on: 08/13/2022

Malaysian Government Says They Are “Fighting Back” Against LGBTQ Content In Disney Movies

08/12/2022

Over the last few months, Disney employees and executives have publicly admitted to having a not-so-secret agenda to push gay and queer content in programs targeted at…

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Added on: 08/13/2022

Activists urge UN to move climate conference from Egypt over LGBT rights concerns

08/12/2022

A White House adviser and his partner have called on the United Nations to move a key climate change summit from Egypt due to the country’s treatment…

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Added on: 08/12/2022

Global LGBT event cancelled after demand to remove Taiwan’s name

08/12/2022

An international LGBT gathering in Taiwan was cancelled Friday after global organisers demanded the self-ruling island’s name be removed from the 2025 event — a move slammed…

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Added on: 08/12/2022

Maldives police arrest four men and target dozens more over leaked gay sex videos

08/12/2022

Police arrested a Bangladeshi sex worker on 12 July, who they claim filmed his encounters with men with intentions to blackmail them, according to Human Rights Watch. Police…