Discrimination and Equality

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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…

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Added on: 04/22/2021

World reacts to murderer Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict: ‘Victory would be George Floyd being alive’

04/21/2021

The 12-member jury in Minneapolis, Minnesota, announced their verdict on Tuesday (20 April) after less than a day of deliberation. Chauvin was found guilty on three charges…

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Added on: 04/22/2021

Turkish prosecutors seek jail terms for anti-government student protesters

04/21/2021

Turkish prosecutors are seeking prison sentences for 97 people for taking part in one of the country’s biggest anti-government protest movements in years, sparked by the state…

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Added on: 04/22/2021

Hate sign put up against lesbian kindergarten teacher in Be’er Ya’acov

04/21/2021

A sign which says “[this kindergarten] is run by lesbians” was hung on a short railing near Moatza square in Be’er Ya’acov on Wednesday, as part of…

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Added on: 04/21/2021

Namibia denies residency to infant daughters of gay citizen

04/20/2021

A Namibian court ruled Monday against a gay couple demanding the right to bring their infant daughters home after being born to a surrogate in South Africa….

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Added on: 04/21/2021

NYC Launches First-of-Its-Kind Program to Help Homeless LGBTQ+ Youth Find Jobs

04/20/2021

Although attacks on LGBTQ+ young people, especially trans children, persist across the nation, some hope materialized today for New York City’s homeless LGBTQ+ population. On Tuesday, Mayor…

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Added on: 04/20/2021

The Ugandan mum who was once ashamed of her gay son

04/19/2021

When Rita heard rumours that her son was gay she refused to believe it. At the time, she thought that homosexuality was an abomination – a “problem”…

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Added on: 04/20/2021

‘It’s not safe’: Parents of transgender kids plan to flee their states as GOP bills loom

04/19/2021

George and Emily Spurrier are leaving their home of 16 years in central Arkansas due to a new law that will ban the health care that they…

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Added on: 04/20/2021

We cannot turn this country into a satanic one – Chieftaincy Minister rallies support from Chief Imam

04/19/2021

The Chieftaincy and Religious Minister, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has asked for support from leaders of the Muslim community as measures are being put in place to prevent…

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Added on: 04/20/2021

‘End housing bias against gay couples’

04/19/2021

Housing Authority should amend Home Ownership Scheme rules to rectify discrimination against gay couples, the high court heard yesterday. But the Housing Authority told high court judge…

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Added on: 04/19/2021

Halt Proposed Shariah Amendment Criminalising LGBTQ People

04/18/2021

Malaysia is facing a serious threat to human rights and the HIV response with the announcement by a cabinet minister of the government’s plans to expand the…

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Added on: 04/19/2021

German NGO files legal case against Chechen officials over anti-gay purges

04/18/2021

Five officials from the inner circle of Chechnya’s autocratic leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, are the subject of a criminal complaint in Germany for crimes against humanity, in a…

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Added on: 04/19/2021

Gay former extremist Caolan Robertson says leaving the far-right was like escaping ‘a cult’

04/18/2021

A gay former extremist Caolan Robertson has said that leaving the far-right was like leaving “a cult”, and explained how homophobia contributed to his radicalisation. Robertson grew…

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Added on: 04/18/2021

Mormon sex therapist faces excommunication for supporting LGBT+ community

04/18/2021

Natasha Helfer is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified sex therapist, who is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day…

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Added on: 04/18/2021

Nicola Sturgeon pledges action against gay conversion therapy and reaffirms commitment on gender recognition reform

04/18/2021

Last week Boris Johnson disbanded an LGBT advisory panel, which had been appointed by Theresa May when she was prime minister, shortly after three members quit accusing…

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Added on: 04/18/2021

Turkey’s women’s treaty exit legitimises crimes against women

04/17/2021

Turkey’s withdrawal from a European treaty aimed at protecting women against violence is a major setback with catastrophic consequences for women, Turkish writer Elif Şafak told actress…

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Added on: 04/17/2021

Gay couple fights Namibian government over surrogate-born twins

4/16/21

On a calm autumn afternoon, newborn twins Maya and Paula lay peacefully on a mattress at a Johannesburg house, blissfully taking turns to bottle-feed and nap, oblivious…

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Added on: 04/17/2021

LGBT People Fleeing Harassment in Iran Find Life No Easier in Turkey

4/16/21

For hundreds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Iranians who fled their homeland because of persecution for who they are, moving to Turkey was not a significant…

World Voices

Added on: 04/17/2021

Ali Bousselmi — Mawjoudin, Tunisia

Alturi Contributor

How did you become involved in activism? I think after the revolution, a lot of associations were founded, and when I saw my friends take part in…

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Added on: 04/16/2021

Cameroon: Abuses of LGBTQ People Increasing in Cameroon

04/15/2021

Human Rights Watch said in a report this week that LGBTQ people are suffering a fresh wave of persecution in Cameroon, where same-sex relations are illegal. The…

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Added on: 04/16/2021

Kyrgyzstan: National-patriots attack women’s rights rally

04/15/2021

Women’s rights campaigners in Kyrgyzstan’s capital were assaulted by dozens of self-styled traditionalists on April 14 while holding a rally to call on the government to do…

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Added on: 04/16/2021

Thai LGBT couple speak out against Indonesia’s online bullying

04/15/2021

Twenty-nine-year-old Jasmine, who asked to use a pseudonym to protect her privacy, moved to northern Thailand last year to be with her boyfriend, a 60-year-old American. As…

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Added on: 04/16/2021

Women, Girls and LGBT Fight for Rights in Myanmar: “We Have to Win This Time”

04/14/2021

In early February, women, girls and members of the LGBT community hit the streets of Yangon, Mandalay and other cities throughout Myanmar to protest the country’s military…