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Added on: 05/28/2022

Jewish Queer Youth is growing. For closeted Orthodox and Sephardic teens, that ‘means the world.’

5/27/22

Students come to Jewish Queer Youth secretively — through a Google search, a meme on social media, a pamphlet in their local pizzeria, a chat between two…

Global News

Added on: 05/28/2022

Bangkok’s first ‘real’ Pride parade coming up June 5

5/27/22

Pride month is approaching cities across the globe, including Bangkok! On June 5, the city is expected to host its first ‘real’ pride parade. Feminist activist Siri…

Global News

Added on: 05/27/2022

LGBTQI people on the continent are ‘children of the Africa soil’, says activist

05/26/2022

LGBTI activist groups and their allies are gathering in Cape Town this week to discuss the progress being made to advance equality, freedom, and social inclusion for…

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Added on: 05/27/2022

As monkeypox cases grow, so do fears of a return of gay blame and stigma

05/226/2022

BERLIN — As mysterious cases of a rare and ominously named virus began surfacing in Europe, Germany’s disease-control center quickly told people to be on the lookout. In a May…

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Added on: 05/27/2022

Not even Russian bombs can silence queer Ukrainian journalist Maksym Eristavi

05/26/2022

A queer Ukrainian journalist. A writer. A public speaker. A self-proclaimed bridge builder and “Russian colonialism storyteller-in-chief.” Maksym Eristavi was born to amplify voices! For only being in…

Global News

Added on: 05/26/2022

More than one in 10 young women in UK identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or other

05/25/2022

More than one in 10 young women in the UK identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or other, according to official figures that suggest more than 2 million…

Global News

Added on: 05/26/2022

Tunisia’s first LGBTQ play lifts curtain on hidden violence

05/25/2022

The first queer play to be staged in Tunisia has premiered in the capital, Tunis. Director Essia Jaibi’s latest work aims to challenge conservative attitudes in a country…

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Added on: 05/26/2022

Trans woman’s photo used to spread baseless online theory about Texas shooter

05/25/2022

Sam, a transgender woman who lives in Georgia, said that on Tuesday evening, Reddit users started commenting on a photo of her that she had shared on…

Global News

Added on: 05/25/2022

Without disruption, Cameroon’s LGBTI coalition elects new leadership.

05/24/2022

The UNITY umbrella organization of Cameroon’s varied LGBTI rights advocacy groups has elected a new board after a spirited campaign. “We all won,” said Sandrine Ateh, the…

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Added on: 05/25/2022

Jamaica man sentenced to half-decade behind bars for threatening to shoot transgender woman on his street: DA.

05/24/2022

Jamaica resident Quame Truitt was sentenced to five years in prison Monday after pleading guilty earlier this month to threatening a transgender woman with an illegal firearm…

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Added on: 05/25/2022

Indonesia may outlaw gay sex amid growing anti-LGBTQ sentiment.

05/24/2022

Indonesia’s parliament is debating a bill that would outlaw so-called deviant sexual behavior, raising alarm among human rights activists about a possible increase in violence against LGBTQ…

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Added on: 05/25/2022

Montana bars birth certificate changes, even with surgery.

05/24/2022

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration says transgender people can not change their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery, in defiance of a court order that…

Global News

Added on: 05/24/2022

Qatar’s Emir welcomes gay couples to World Cup but asks them to ‘respect our culture’.

05/24/2022

The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has said that gay fans will be welcome at the 2022 World Cup, but demanded that visitors “respect…

Global News

Added on: 05/24/2022

Indonesia summons British ambassador over LGBT flag.

05/23/2022

The Indonesian authorities summoned Monday the British ambassador, Owen Jenkins, to protest the raising of an LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) flag in the embassy, considering…

Global News

Added on: 05/24/2022

Church of Scotland general assembly votes to allow same-sex marriages.

05/23/2022

The Church of Scotland has voted to allow same-sex marriages, after fresh warnings that its historical opposition had increased the church’s decline towards irrelevance. The church’s general…

Global News

Added on: 05/24/2022

UN denounces ‘racist’ and ‘homophobic’ coverage of monkeypox.

05/23/2022

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that stigmatising language used in the coverage on the monkeypox virus could jeopardise public health, citing some…

World Voices

Added on: 05/24/2022

서울퀴어문화축제 – 한국 성 소수자 프라이드를 축하

Hunter Slingbaum (헌터 스링밤) 기자

Alturi Contributor

지난 10여년 동안, 한국은 광범위한 국제적 관심의 대상이었다. 한국 대중음악(케이팝)과 한국 드라마의 인기가 지난 몇년동안 천문학적인 수준에 도달하면서 한국은 세계적인 주목을 더 받게 되었다. 그러나 한국 대중문화에서…

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Added on: 05/23/2022

Rugby: Shifting attitudes towards rainbow community lead to hopes of first gay All Black

05/22/2022

It’s been a big and progressive week for the rainbow community in sport. First, New Zealand Rugby announced it’s signed up to the Pride Pledge, and then professional…

Global News

Added on: 05/23/2022

Starbucks to pay travel costs for trans employees getting gender-affirming care

05/22/2022

Starbucks has announced plans to cover travel costs for employees who must travel more than 100 miles to access gender-affirming care in the wake of multiple state-led…

Global News

Added on: 05/23/2022

Gay man killed in Cape Town as Parliament considers Hate Crimes Bill

05/22/2022

The family of a man allegedly murdered for being gay is calling for justice as Parliament continues to ponder the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and…

Global News

Added on: 05/23/2022

UK plummets further down ranking of LGBTQ-friendly countries in Europe

05/22/2022

ILGA Europe’s Rainbow Map and Index has ranked European countries on the basis of their “legal and policy situation” for LGBTQ+ people each year since 2009. It…

Global News

Added on: 05/22/2022

Turkish police break up LGBTQ pride parade

5/20/22

Police in Turkey broke up an LGBTQ pride parade at one the country’s top public universities and detained all of the participants Friday. Riot police entered Bogazici…

Global News

Added on: 05/22/2022

Same-sex marriage support still up substantially since 2018: survey

5/22/22

As Taiwan approaches the third anniversary of its legalization of same-sex marriage on May 24, support for the right of gay couples to wed has risen to…

Global News

Added on: 05/22/2022

Turkey’s Alevis to open their houses of worship to LGBTQ funerals

5/20/22

The mood at an ordinary symposium organized by various civic groups in mid-May suddenly took a joyous and emotional turn for Turkey’s LGBTQ individuals after a groundbreaking…

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Added on: 05/22/2022

French comedy on Russian homophobia filmed in Ukraine

5/22/22

“The Revenge of the Shiny Shrimps” follows an all-queer water polo team that lands in homophobic Russia. But the scenes had to be shot in Ukraine, before…

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Added on: 05/21/2022

Nigeria’s LGBTQ Community Fights Restrictive Cross-Dressing Bill

5/19/22

Dressed in rainbow-colored vests, members of the LGBTQ community marched in a risky demonstration in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to protest a bill introduced by lawmakers in Nigeria’s…

Global News

Added on: 05/21/2022

Turkey’s Alevis to open their houses of worship to LGBTQ funerals

5/20/22

The mood at an ordinary symposium organized by various civic groups in mid-May suddenly took a joyous and emotional turn for Turkey’s LGBTQ individuals after a groundbreaking…

Global News

Added on: 05/21/2022

A crutch to continue to prejudice’: Montreal’s LGBTQ community fears stigma from monkeypox

5/20/22

David Hawkins wasn’t alive during the height of the AIDS crisis in the mid-1980s, but decades later, his organization is still working on dispelling harmful myths associated…

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Added on: 05/21/2022

2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year testifies to Congress about LGBTQ inclusion

5/20/22

When it comes to his Montgomery County High School classroom, French and English teacher Willie Carver likes to let the students take the lead. “When I see…

Global News

Added on: 05/20/2022

DR Congo: Dejected LGBTI activist returns, despite dangers

05/19/2022

Congolese LGBTI rights activist Jeremie Safari thought he was out of the woods after he fled west in March to the anonymity of the capital city, Kinshasa,…