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Added on: 07/14/2021

Russia: European Court of Human Rights rules ban on same-sex unions violates human rights

07/13/2021

Reacting to the news that the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia is in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights by not…

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Added on: 07/14/2021

Jailed transgender women in Cameroon to be released pending appeal

07/13/2021

DOUALA, July 13 (Reuters) – Two transgender women in Cameroon convicted in May of “attempted homosexuality” were ordered released from prison on Tuesday until a court hears…

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Added on: 07/14/2021

Jailed transgender women in Cameroon to be released pending appeal

07/13/2021

Two transgender women in Cameroon convicted in May of “attempted homosexuality” were ordered released from prison on Tuesday until a court hears their appeal, their lawyer said….

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Added on: 07/14/2021

Russia: European Court of Human Rights rules ban on same-sex unions violates human rights

07/13/2021

Reacting to the news that the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Russia is in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights by not…

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Added on: 07/14/2021

Arrested, abused and accused: wave of repression targets LGBT+ Ghanaians

07/13/2021

“All I wanted to do was help vulnerable people,” said Shaun Apong, tears streaking down his face, from behind the bars of a squalid police cell in…

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Added on: 07/14/2021

LGBTQ in China lament ‘dark day’ after social media crackdown

07/13/2021

A week ago without warning, WeChat, a popular social media platform in China, permanently suspended the official accounts of more than a dozen college LGBTQ groups, igniting…

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Added on: 07/13/2021

Thai hospital opens one-stop center for LGBTQ services

07/12/2021

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Bumrungrad International Hospital has launched a clinic for LGBTQ patients, bringing together specialized services catering to this minority demographic. The high-end private hospital operator’s…

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Added on: 07/13/2021

Taliban vow to crush gay men to death by pushing WALLS onto them as jihadis plunge Afghanistan back under Sharia law

07/12/21

THE Taliban have horrifically vowed to crush gay men to death by pushing walls on them as they plan to reinstate Sharia law across Afghanistan. Jihadist judge…

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Added on: 07/13/2021

Murder of Samuel Luiz galvanizes Spain’s LGBTQ+ community: ‘There is no going back’

07/12/2021

Just before Samuel Luiz was brutally beaten to death on July 3, he and his friend Lina made a video call to Vanessa González. The time was…

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Added on: 07/12/2021

New Malaysian Anti-LGBT Law Proposal

07/11/2021

On Friday 25 June, a task force within the Malaysian government proposed modifications to the laws governing social media. The new amendments would allow Malaysian officials to…

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Added on: 07/11/2021

Israel’s Supreme Court rules in favour of same-sex couple surrogacy rights

7/11/21

Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday ruled that current legal restrictions barring same-sex couples from becoming parents through surrogacy were unlawful and must be lifted within six months….

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Added on: 07/11/2021

Georgian TV Cameraman Dies, Was Injured Amid Anti-LGBT Violence

7/11/21

A Georgian TV cameraman who was among dozens of journalists attacked by a right-wing mob during a melee aimed at LGBT campaigners has died. Co-workers of Lekso…

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Added on: 07/11/2021

Chinese social media shutdown of LGBT student groups ‘highlights backlash against Western influences’

7/11/21

The closure of dozens of LGBT student organisations’ WeChat accounts this week may be the result of a larger Chinese nationalist backlash against perceived Western influences, according…

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Added on: 07/10/2021

Pakistan opens first state-run school for transgender people

7/9/21

Pakistan has opened its first government-funded school for transgender women, who are often bullied out of mainstream education as children in the deeply conservative nation. The country’s…

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Added on: 07/10/2021

Hungary Bans LGBTQ Content From Schools, But Some Teachers Say They Will Defy It

7/9/21

Viktoria Radvanyi says her job has never been so stressful. She’s on the board of Budapest Pride, Hungary’s annual LGBTQ event, whose monthlong festival is currently underway….

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Added on: 07/10/2021

LGBTQ Activists Condemn the Dominican Republic For New Penal Code That Makes Anti-Gay Discrimination Legal

7/9/21

Recently, the hashtags #DontCometoDR and #DRisnotgayfriendly began to trend on social media. The trend was in response to a new penal code that the Dominican Republic‘s government…

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Added on: 07/08/2021

LGBT visibility grows in Japan ahead of ‘diversity’ Olympics

07/06/2021

Fumino Sugiyama, a former female fencer for the Japan women’s national team who came out as a man more than a decade ago, last week became the…

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Added on: 07/08/2021

Hungary’s controversial anti-LGBT law goes into effect despite EU warnings

07/07/2021

A new law that bans the dissemination of content in schools deemed to promote homosexuality and gender change went into effect Wednesday despite a warning from Europe’s…

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Added on: 07/08/2021

For Turkey’s LGBT+ community, discrimination said to loom larger

07/06/2021

Cayan Hakiki trimmed their finger nails and scrubbed off the polish last week in order to take Turkish university entrance exams without being hassled, as advocacy groups…

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Added on: 07/07/2021

European Court Upholds Russian Transgender Woman’s Right to Family Life

07/06/2021

In a victory for a transgender parent’s right to maintain contact with her children, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on July 6 that Russia’s denial…

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Added on: 07/07/2021

LGBTQ Social Media Groups at Most Major Chinese Universities Shuttered Overnight

07/06/2021

Tencent’s WeChat social media platform on Tuesday evening blocked and wiped all past content of the accounts for the campus LGBTQ groups of China’s top universities, striking…

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Added on: 07/06/2021

Protests in Spain against suspected LGBT hate crime

07/05/2021

BARCELONA, July 5 (Reuters) – People took to the streets of Spain’s biggest cities on Monday evening to express their anger at the death of a man…

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Added on: 07/05/2021

Georgian Patriarchate condemns int’l support for ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda activities’ at Tbilisi Pride

07/04/2021

The Georgian Patriarchate says the ‘drastic interference’ of foreign officials ‘in our public and spiritual life’ through supporting Tbilisi Pride events ‘is a matter of severe concern…

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Added on: 07/05/2021

LGBTQ+: Bagbin’s neutrality soiled after becoming cheerleader for anti-LGBTQ bill

07/04/2021

On the matter of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, welcoming a bill presented to the House that would criminalize the “promotion, advocacy, funding and act of…

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Added on: 07/04/2021

Gay couple wins case against florist after Supreme Court rejects appeal

7/2/21

Over the objections of three conservative justices, the US Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from a Washington State flower shop that violated state anti-discrimination law…

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Added on: 07/04/2021

Discriminatory State Rhetoric Is Threatening Turkey’s LGBTQ+ Community

7/3/21

Among the negative consequences of Recep Erdoğan’s Presidency, his leadership has been harmful to the rights and safety of Turkey’s LGBTQ+ community. For example, in June 2021,…

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Added on: 07/03/2021

In Mexico, transgender politicians make strides

7/2/21

Salma Luévano was arrested for publicly identifying herself as transgender in provincial Mexico in 1985. Now she is set to take office as a member of Congress…

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Added on: 07/03/2021

Ghana political leader says LGBTQ ‘pandemic’ is worse than COVID-19 and it ‘must be fought by all of us’

7/2/21

One of Ghana’s most powerful political leaders said that the LGBTQ “pandemic” is worse than the COVID-19 pandemic, and “it must be fought by all of us.”…

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Added on: 07/01/2021

Poland could face legal action over its controversial ‘LGBT+ free zones’

06/29/2021

The European Commission is studying the possibility of legal action against Poland over its “LGBT-free zones” in some towns, several EU sources have said. As the “guardian…

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Added on: 07/01/2021

Venezuelan activists say there is little to celebrate this Pride month

06/29/2021

Activists in Venezuela say there is little to celebrate this LGBTI Pride month, which they say is behind in South America on legislation protecting members of the…