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Added on: 05/02/2021

Russian LGBT Activist On Trial For ‘Pornography’ Launches Hunger Strike

5/1/21

A Russian LGBT activist and artist has declared a hunger strike to protest the proceedings of her closed-door trial on pornography charges. Yulia Tsvetkova’s trial began on…

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Added on: 05/01/2021

Gay Ugandan refugee’s odyssey to Vancouver chronicled in film

4/30/21

“We’re not rescuing. We’re not saving. We’re walking in solidarity with them.” So says Rainbow Refugee’s Chris Morrisey in Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams new film…

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Added on: 05/01/2021

Support for gay marriage doubles in Romania

4/30/21

A new study has shown that Romanians are increasingly more tolerant towards LGBTI rights – with 43 percent saying that they support a legal form of same-sex…

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Added on: 04/30/2021

‘Laughing-stock’ Polish town revokes ‘LGBT-free’ status so it can keep lucrative EU grants

04/29/2021

The small community of Kraśnik in eastern Poland was among the first in the country to sign a public declaration against LGBT+ rights in May 2019. The…

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Added on: 04/30/2021

Judge orders himself to speak to a psychologist to ‘understand same-sex relationships better’ before ruling

04/29/2021

A high court judge in India has ordered himself to undergo an education session with a psychologist on same-sex relationships before ruling on a case relating to…

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Added on: 04/30/2021

ACTIVISTS TO PROTEST LATHAM’S ANTI-LGBT BILLS IN SYDNEY ON JUNE 5

04/29/2021

The next protest against One Nation MP Mark Latham’s anti-LGBTQI bills is scheduled for June 5, at the Town Hall in Sydney. The protests against the bills…

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Added on: 04/30/2021

Father arrested while testifying against anti-trans health ban in Arkansas

04/29/2021

Chris Attig was arrested while testifying against HB 1570 in the Arkansas House on March 9. When their speech went 30 seconds over the allotted two minutes,…

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Added on: 04/29/2021

David Tasevski — Subversive Front, North Macedonia

Alturi Contributor

How did you initially get involved with activism? My first contact in the NGO sector was through volunteering in an organization for people who use drugs. I…

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Added on: 04/29/2021

Lithuanian artist uses homophobic messages to raise money for LGBT causes

04/29/2021

A Lithuanian artist has raised over $6,000 for LGBT groups by selling a digital collage of homophobic messages that were sent to a member of parliament who…

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Added on: 04/29/2021

Chechnya Grants State Protection to ‘Kidnapped’ Gay Men – Reports

04/29/2021

Authorities in Russia’s republic of Chechnya have granted state protection to two gay men facing threats of familial “honor killings” after they were forcibly returned to their…

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Added on: 04/29/2021

Brazilian musician shines light on intersection of sexuality and Judaism

04/29/2021

Brazil is a diverse and complex country. For 32-year-old Assucena Assucena, who is trans and Jewish (of Moroccan and Sephardic descent), that complexity is intensified. To be…

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Added on: 04/28/2021

Russian Man On Pornography Charge For Sharing Rammstein Clip

04/28/2021

A court in northwestern Russia is set to deliver its verdict on April 28 in the case against an activist accused of “distributing pornography” for sharing a…

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Added on: 04/28/2021

Opponents force referendum on Swiss same-sex marriage

04/28/2021

Swiss voters will get final say on whether same-sex couples can marry after opponents gathered enough signatures to force a binding referendum on a 2020 law allowing…

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Added on: 04/28/2021

Anti-LGBT+ discrimination damages Eastern Europe’s economic growth

04/28/2021

Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people costs Eastern European countries almost 2% a year in economic growth, a coalition of dozens of global companies promoting…

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Added on: 04/28/2021

Black Gay Man in Critical Condition After Cop Shot Him Multiple Times

04/28/2021

A 32-year-old Black gay man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times by a police officer in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Isaiah Brown was on the…

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Added on: 04/28/2021

Scottish election 2021: Douglas Ross attacked for historic comments on gay marriage during TV leaders’ debate

04/27/2021

The Scottish Conservative leader was asked about his position on equal marriage in Tuesday night’s debate following a report in the Daily Record that he, while a…

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Added on: 04/28/2021

Bangladesh: Verdict Due Soon in Killing of Gay Rights Activists

04/27/2021

A verdict is expected soon for eight suspects charged with murder over the killing of two Bangladeshi gay-rights activists who were hacked to death in a Dhaka…

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Added on: 04/27/2021

Long road to motherhood: Lesbians fight for IVF in Europe

04/26/2021

LONDON, April 26 (Openly) – It took Leonie Plastina and her wife Sonja years of careful research – poring over LGBT+ rights laws and private medical costs…

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Added on: 04/26/2021

Turkish Protests: Students, LGBTI, Women, and Democracy in Turkey

Alexander Champeau

Alturi Contributor

Four Months of Protests: LGBTI Protesters, From Bogazici to Now Starting in early January, students at Bogazici University went out into the streets to protest a new…

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Added on: 04/26/2021

Mima Simic, Croatia

Ryan Eakins

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As an individual growing up in Croatian society where LGBTQ issues are silenced and made invisible, Mima found that the most powerful tool for creating change that…

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Added on: 04/26/2021

Lilit Martirosyan – RighT Side: Human Rights Defender, Armenia

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How did you become involved in activism? My mission in this world is to help people live safely and to help them have a good life. I…

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Added on: 04/26/2021

CGE VOWS TO USE LEGAL POWERS TO PROTECT MEMBERS OF LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY

04/24/2021

The Commission For Gender Equality is promising to use its legal powers to protect the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community, following a recent…

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Added on: 04/26/2021

LGBT+ Travellers: ‘A lot of the community are ignorant towards the trans issue

04/25/2021

Imagine a world where you live in fear, and with each waking hour that fear grows to a point where the only escape comes from the promise…

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Added on: 04/25/2021

LGBTQ migration on the rise in Poland as homophobia deepens

4/24/21

For months, government ministers spewed vicious rhetoric about gay people. Trucks blasted anti-gay hate messages from loudspeakers on the streets of Poland’s cities. Finally fed up with…

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Added on: 04/24/2021

SOUTH AFRICAN LGBTI+ COMMUNITY AND ORGANISATIONS SPEAK UP AGAINTS HATE CRIMES

4/23/21

Several LGBTI+ and human rights organizations came together this week and released a joint press statement condemning the hate crimes that have been rocked South Africa over…

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Added on: 04/24/2021

What is conversion therapy and will it be banned?

04/23/2021

According to NHS England, conversion therapy, sometimes called “reparative therapy” or “gay cure therapy”, is based on attempts to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. It…

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Added on: 04/24/2021

Plans for DUP leader Arlene Foster to meet with LGBT groups ‘belatedly welcome’ say campaigners

04/22/2021

Plans for First Minister Arlene Foster to meet with LGBT organisations have been described by campaigners as “belatedly welcome”. The DUP leader is set to meet with…

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Added on: 04/24/2021

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly Vetoes Transgender Sports Ban

04/22/2021

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, on Thursday vetoed a bill that seeks to prohibit transgender women and girls from participating on sports teams. In announcing her…

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Added on: 04/24/2021

Together for 50 years, a lawsuit reminds China that love and marriage are very different things

04/22/2021

After more than 50 years of living with her partner, a Chinese lesbian woman in her late 70s faced a lawsuit from her partner’s family to return…

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Added on: 04/22/2021

LGBT Couples Not Entitled to Full Property Rights, Court Rules

05/21/2021

A court’s recent ruling that same-sex couples aren’t entitled to the same property rights as married heterosexual couples has once again highlighted the legal predicaments many LGBT…