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Added on: 06/03/2024

The Independent Pride List 2024: the LGBT+ people making change happen

06/01/2024

Britain is proud to be viewed as an accepting and inclusive nation, never better seen than during its annual Pride celebrations. Yet support must be year round…

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Added on: 06/03/2024

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

06/01/2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – 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…

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Added on: 06/03/2024

Seoul’s LGBT community gathers for annual festival despite protest

06/01/2024

SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) – The annual Seoul Queer Culture Festival was held in the South Korean capital on Saturday despite previous issues in securing a venue…

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Added on: 06/03/2024

Thai LGBT community start Pride Month ahead of marriage equality bill readings

06/01/2024

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rainbow flags filled the streets of Bangkok on Saturday at the start of Pride Month as Thailand inches closer to recognising same-sex marriages. Thousands of…

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Added on: 06/02/2024

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

06/01/2024

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: 06/02/2024

Seoul’s LGBT community gathers for annual festival despite protest

06/01/2024

The annual Seoul Queer Culture Festival was held in the South Korean capital on Saturday despite previous issues in securing a venue and protests against the LGBT…

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Added on: 06/02/2024

The Independent Pride List 2024: the LGBT+ people making change happen

06/01/2024

Britain is proud to be viewed as an accepting and inclusive nation, never better seen than during its annual Pride celebrations. Yet support must be year round…

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Added on: 06/02/2024

Thai LGBT community start Pride Month ahead of marriage equality bill readings

06/01/2024

Rainbow flags filled the streets of Bangkok on Saturday at the start of Pride Month as Thailand inches closer to recognising same-sex marriages. Thousands of LGBTQ+ revellers…

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Added on: 06/01/2024

‘We exist’: S. Korea’s first LGBTQ councillor tackles inclusion

05/31/2024

South Korea’s first openly gay legislator may have cracked the ruling party’s rainbow ceiling but admits there is a long way to go to make the country’s…

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Added on: 06/01/2024

After a quarter century, Thailand’s LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success

05/31/2024

Thailand kicked off its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month with a parade Saturday, as the country is on course to become the first nation in…

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Added on: 06/01/2024

Biden State Department Spending Millions on Foreign LGBTQ Events as ‘Pride Month’ Approaches

05/31/2024

The State Department is funding an array of LGBTQI+ pride events across the globe ahead of June, some of which include events focused on children, federal grant…

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Added on: 06/01/2024

Thousands march in a subdued Jerusalem gay pride parade

05/31/2024

Jerusalem on Thursday held its annual gay pride parade under heavy security and with a subdued vibe, given the solemn mood in Israel after months of war….

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Added on: 05/31/2024

Decriminalizing Gay Sex: A Universal Human Rights Imperative

05/30/2024

In April, Dominica became the latest country to decriminalize consensual same-sex conduct. A local court ruled that provisions banning “buggery” and “serious indecency,” understood to criminalize gay sex, were unconstitutional. The…

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Added on: 05/31/2024

The moral victory of Georgians against ‘Russian law’

05/30/2024

Tbilisi (AsiaNews) – Young activists and students opposed to the law on the ‘transparency of foreign influences’, definitively approved by the Tbilisi parliament over President Salome Zurabišvili’s…

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Added on: 05/31/2024

One-third of world still criminalises consensual same-sex acts: report

05/30/2024

The LGBTQ community faces “relentless opposition” across the globe despite some progress, said a report published on Thursday by an international advocacy group, with one-third of the…

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Added on: 05/31/2024

In the ‘gay capital’ of Asia, Chinese LGBTQ+ emigres look to build a new life

05/30/2024

BANGKOK, Thailand — In 2019, business was booming for Owen Zhu. He was one year into his new career in real estate, showing Bangkok properties to Chinese investors. Then the…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Head of Russian LGBT group detained for leading an ‘extremist organisation’

05/29/2024

Police have raided the home of an LGBT activist in the city of Samara in Russia’s Volga region after opening a case into his involvement with an…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Uganda anti-LGBTQ+ law threatens HIV gains as patients fear arrest

05/29/2024

NAIROBI – Hoping to avoid the police, Alexy set off one night to get his monthly antiretroviral treatment (ART) from a clinic just east of the Ugandan…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Pope apologises over reported homophobic slur

05/30/2024

Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men. A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa

05/30/2024

A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by…

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Added on: 05/29/2024

Where do the UK’s political parties stand on self-ID for trans people?

05/28/2024

As campaigning for the UK general election hots up, concerns are being raised by the trans community on several key issues, including conversion therapy, self-ID and the…

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Added on: 05/29/2024

Active Court Cases that Will Influence the State of LGBTQ+ Rights

05/28/2024

As the LGBTQ+ community continues to face discriminatory legislation across the country, there are also a number of active court cases making their way through the court…

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Added on: 05/29/2024

Pope Francis apologizes for using a homophobic slur during a meeting with bishops

05/28/2024

Pope Francis has apologized for using an anti-gay slur during a meeting with bishops. The 87-year-old pontiff reportedly made the homophobic remark in a closed-door meeting last…

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Added on: 05/28/2024

City lists gay couple like de facto marriage for registry

05/28/2024

The city government here has issued a certificate of residence to a same-sex couple, listing their relationship in the same way as those in a de facto…

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Added on: 05/28/2024

Pope Francis used gay slur in meeting with Italian bishops-media

05/28/2024

Pope Francis used an offensive gay slang word during a meeting with Italian bishops, where he joked about the number of gay men in seminaries, media reports…

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Added on: 05/28/2024

FDA Maintains Discriminatory Rules on Donated Tissue for Gay and Bisexual Men

05/27/2024

The federal government in 2020 and 2023 changed who it said could safely donate organs and blood, reducing the restrictions on men who have had sex with…

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Added on: 05/28/2024

Zackie Achmat and His Queer Revolution

05/27/2024

For many South Africans, Zackie Achmat is best remembered as the co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), which waged a valiant battle to compel Thabo Mbeki’s…

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Added on: 05/27/2024

INDONESIA CONSIDERS BAN ON LGBTQ+ CONTENT AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

05/26/2024

The Government of Indonesia is proposing a media bill that raises serious concerns about freedom of expression. The bill, if passed, would ban “LGBT content” and heavily…

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Added on: 05/27/2024

Afghan transgender people petition Peshawar Court for protection

05/26/2024

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Transgender individuals from Afghanistan have filed a petition with the Peshawar High Court, seeking protection from forced deportation by Pakistan. The petitioners argue that they…

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Added on: 05/27/2024

Queer Namibians pin hopes on progressive court ruling as Parliament moves to curtail rights

05/26/2024

Namibian LGBTQ+ advocates hope a High Court ruling next month will decriminalise gay sex by overturning the colonial-era sodomy law, offering a ray of hope even as parliament…