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Added on: 01/08/2022

Germany appoints first LGBTQ rights commissioner

1/7/22

Accepting his new position on January 5, Green Party politician Sven Lehmann said “everyone should be able to live freely, safely, and with equal rights.” In the…

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Added on: 01/08/2022

Gay South Korean couple lose equal coverage lawsuit against health insurer

1/7/22

A Seoul court rejected a landmark lawsuit by a same-sex couple over shared health insurance benefits Friday, a ruling that advocates say highlights the challenges the lesbian,…

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Added on: 01/08/2022

Work resumes on the nation’s only major transgender study

1/7/22

After two years of delays, work on the only comprehensive study of transgender life has restarted. The National Center for Transgender Equality announced on Monday that it…

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Added on: 01/07/2022

Pope Francis praises Sister Jeannine Gramick’s 50 years of L.G.B.T. ministry in handwritten letter

01/06/2022

In another sign of support for L.G.B.T. Catholics and those who advocate on their behalf, Pope Francis sent a handwritten letter on Dec. 10 to Jeannine Gramick,…

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Added on: 01/07/2022

Turkish court releases two Bogazici students from jail

01/06/2022

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court ruled on Friday to release two students from jail in the first hearing of a broader case over campus protests against…

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Added on: 01/07/2022

‘Gay cake’ case shows power of US Christian Right

01/06/2022

Gay rights activist Gareth Lee has lost his seven-year battle with the Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery who refused to make him a cake decorated…

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Added on: 01/07/2022

Transgender woman referred to prosecutors for using Osaka ladies room

01/06/2022

A transgender woman was referred to prosecutors Thursday for suspected trespassing after using the ladies room in a commercial facility in Osaka, in a case an expert…

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Added on: 01/06/2022

Is Korean media silencing LGBT voices?

01/05/22

A rendition of Lady Gaga’s LGBT anthem “Born This Way” with a missing lyric by a South Korean group on New Year’s Eve has caused controversy, with…

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Added on: 01/06/2022

Ugandan LGBT ally Sylvia Tamale receives honorary doctorate

01/05/2022

Professor Sylvia Tamale, a Ugandan LGBT ally and academic scholar, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Pretoria in South Africa in recognition of…

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Added on: 01/06/2022

U.K. expands ‘Turing’s Law’ to pardon past same-sex convictions

01/06/2022

In a long-awaited triumph for the U.K.’s LGBTQ community, the government on Tuesday announced that anyone convicted of consensual same-sex activity under now-defunct laws will soon be…

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Added on: 01/06/2022

Senegal rejects bid to toughen strict anti-LGBT law

01/05/2022

DAKAR, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Senegalese lawmakers on Tuesday stopped from passing to parliamentary vote a draft bill that sought to toughen already severe laws against same-sex…

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Added on: 01/05/2022

Lawmakers in Senegal Reject Bill to Double Penalties for Same-sex Relations.

01/04/2022

Over the Christmas holidays, parliamentary lawmakers in Senegal rejected a proposed bill that sought to double the jail time for people convicted under the country’s anti-sodomy law…

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Added on: 01/05/2022

‘I’d been set up’: the LGBTQ Kenyans ‘catfished’ for money via dating apps.

01/04/2022

One day after work last month, Tom Otieno went to a shopping centre in Nairobi to pick up groceries before heading home. He got a call from…

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Added on: 01/05/2022

Intersex bill, again, dies in committee.

01/04/2022

Lacking the votes to pass his bill banning medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children out of committee, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) announced January 4…

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Added on: 01/05/2022

2022 WORLD CUP CEO SAYS HOMOSEXUALITY ‘NOT AUTHORISED’ IN QATAR.

01/04/2022

The CEO of the 2022 FIFA World Cup organising committee, Nasser Al Khater, says “homosexuality is not authorised” in his home country of Qatar. In 2010, the…

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Added on: 01/04/2022

Meet Trinetra Haldar Gummaraj, Karnataka’s First Transgender Doctor.

01/03/2022

Transgender activist, surgeon in training, and Instagram influencer Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju is fighting bigotry. She is taking on prejudice against the trans community and hopes to improve…

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Added on: 01/04/2022

Israel opens surrogacy to same-sex couples, single fathers, transgender people.

01/04/2022

Israel announced on Tuesday that the country will begin allowing same-sex couples, single fathers and transgender individuals to pursue parental surrogacy. The news was delivered by Israeli…

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Added on: 01/04/2022

How a music video about a gay teen may have saved hundreds of lives.

01/03/2022

The 2017 music video for rapper Logic’s song “1-800-273-8255” may have saved hundreds of lives, a new study found. The song’s title is the phone number of…

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Added on: 01/03/2022

Tucson nonprofit seeks to build tiny house community for transgender women of color

01/02/2022

With 2021 poised to be the deadliest year on record for violence against transgender or gender non-conforming people living in the United States, one local nonprofit is…

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Added on: 01/03/2022

Major group of UK girls schools says ‘it will not accept transgender students’

01/02/2022

A LEADING group of girls schools has stated it will not accept transgender students through fears of jeopardising single-sex status, leaving unions to call on the Government…

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Added on: 01/03/2022

Mother-daughter therapists focus on BIPOC, LGBTQ communities

01/02/2022

For the owners of Magnolia Wellness, LLC, mental health is more than just a brain issue. Rather, say Gizelle Tircuit and her daughter Janelle Posey-Green, emotional wellness…

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Added on: 01/03/2022

Seoul government, Mnet dance around ‘Born This Way’ LGBTQ references

01/02/2022

The Seoul metropolitan government is facing criticism by some viewers for airing wrongly translated lyric subtitles for a dance performance of “Born This Way,” thus blurring the…

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Added on: 01/02/2022

Tom Daley promises to use his OBE to advocate for LGBT+ rights across the world

1/2/22

The Olympic diver was made an OBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours List, and he told BBC Breakfast that he now feels a responsibility to make…

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Added on: 01/02/2022

We fear that this may end in legalizing gay rights’: MP on adding female noun to constitution

01/02/2022

MP Ahmed Al-Qatawneh said Sunday that after legal inquiries it became clear that the word ‘Jordanians’ includes both males and females. He added, during the parliament session…

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Added on: 01/02/2022

Queer kiss-a-thon staged at Six Flags Mexico theme park in response to ‘homophobia’

1/1/22

A “besotón”, or kiss-a-thon, has been staged at the Six Flags Mexico theme park after a queer couple visiting said they were victims of “homophobia”. A friend…

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Added on: 01/02/2022

30% of children in foster care identify as LGBTQ. Here’s one transgender teen’s story in Virginia.

1/1/22

Taliah, a 14-year-old transgender girl, looks and acts like any teenager growing up in Chesterfield County. She loves YouTube and TikTok and texting her friends. She listens…

World Voices

Added on: 01/02/2022

Joci Márton — Hungary

Alturi Contributor

Can you start by telling me a bit about your background? What led you to become involved in Roma LGBTQ+ activism? I grew up in Nograd county…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Trans man who took school bathroom case all the way to the Supreme Court facing homelessness

12/31/2021

The LGBT+ community and allies are raising funds for trans trailblazer Gavin Grimm, who is at risk of homelessness. Grimm was involved in a seven-year-long battle that…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

How one underground party night changed Ljubljana – and Yugoslavia – forever

12/31/2021

In 1984, the K4 Club was an inconspicuous venue tucked among the concrete streets of Ljubljana. But while the bar seemed innocuous from street level, the inside…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Mexico: Six Flags amusement park drops PDA ban

12/31/21

The Six Flags amusement park in Mexico City has decided to drop a ban on “affectionate behavior” on its grounds. It comes after criticism members of the…