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Added on: 10/28/2020

Nigerian judge throws out case against 47 men facing homosexuality charge

10/27/2020

A judge in a Nigerian court on Tuesday threw out a case against 47 men charged with public displays of affection with members of same sex, ending…

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Added on: 10/28/2020

In conservative Mexico, ‘Muxes’ soccer team tackles outdated LGBT stereotypes

10/27/2020

A soccer team in Mexico’s capital is shooting for greater inclusion for the LGBT community by relying on the widespread love of Latin America’s most popular sport….

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Added on: 10/28/2020

Trump-linked groups spending millions campaigning against LGBT and women’s rights in Europe

10/27/2020

Right-wing US groups, some with links to Donald Trump, are spending millions of pounds campaigning against LGBT and women’s rights in Europe, it has been revealed An…

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Added on: 10/28/2020

Taiwanese military mass wedding to feature its first same-sex couples

10/27/2020

Two same-sex couples are to be married in the Taiwanese army’s annual mass wedding ceremony this week, in a first after the island’s government legalised marriage equality…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Egyptian officials systemically abuse and torture gays, rights group says

10/26/2020

Malak el-Kashif, a political activist and transgender woman living in Egypt, was arrested at her Cairo home last March after participating in a protest and was then…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Kenya’s anti-LGBT+ ‘moral policeman’ is bending over backwards arguing against the Pope’s support of same-sex couples

10/26/2020

The CEO of the Kenya Film Classifications Board (KFCB), known as the country’s “moral policeman”, has insisted that Pope Francis must have been misquoted when spoke out…

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Added on: 10/27/2020

Foreigners Living with HIV in Jordan Face an Impossible Choice

10/26/2020

In Jordan, medical professionals and health facilities are mandated to report an individual’s HIV status to the government. Foreign nationals found to be HIV-positive are summarily deported…

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Added on: 10/26/2020

How intersex Latter-day Saints struggle to stay in a ‘two gender’ faith

10/25/2020

Courtney Skaggs always felt, well, different from other girls growing up, but she didn’t really know how different until she had the birds-and-the-bees talk with her parents…

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Added on: 10/26/2020

‘Marriage will protect our rights, affirm commitment’ — why same-sex couple moved Delhi HC

10/25/2020

After being together for over eight years, Kavita Arora and Ankita Khanna wanted legal recognition of their “committed relationship”, just like any other couple would. But for…

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Added on: 10/25/2020

Civil partnerships can now be converted to marriages in Northern Ireland

10/23/2020

The Northern Ireland Office has recently announced the ability to convert civil partnerships to marriage and vice versa. “Regulations were laid in Parliament today allowing conversion from…

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Added on: 10/25/2020

Right to love

10/25/2020

With the petition in the Delhi High Court asking that the Special Marriage Act be interpreted in a gender-neutral fashion allowing for the marriage of persons regardless…

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Added on: 10/24/2020

Venezuela President Urges Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage After Pope’s Comments

10/23/2020

Venezuela’s president has called on his country to take up the issue of same-sex marriage following the Pope’s comments endorsing civil unions. On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas…

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Added on: 10/24/2020

Log Cabin Republicans Endorse Dozen Anti-LGBT Candidates

10/23/2020

The Log Cabin Republicans, which describes itself as “the nation’s original and largest organisation representing LGBT conservatives and straight allies”, has endorsed 34 candidates from across the…

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Added on: 10/23/2020

Photos Capture Striking Moments of Nigeria’s #EndSARS Protests

10/22/2020

Over the past few weeks, Nigeria has been rocked by mass protests against continued police brutality in the country. Nigerian youth have called upon President Muhammadu Buhari…

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Added on: 10/23/2020

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I want to hear a bit about you. How did you become involved in LGBTI activism? The things that pushed me to be an activist centered around…

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Added on: 10/22/2020

QAnon’s ‘SaveOurChildren’ Slogan Has Long Anti-LGBT History

10/21/2020

Model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen recently shared the devastating news with her social media followers: she and her husband, singer John Legend, had lost their child…

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Added on: 10/22/2020

Trump administration forces university to start discriminating against trans athletes

10/21/2020

New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce University has agreed to abolish its trans-inclusive policy for athletics, after pressure from the Trump administration and anti-LGBT+ activists. The university agreed to…

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Added on: 10/22/2020

Barrett Was Trustee at Private School With Anti-Gay Policies

10/21/2020

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents…

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Added on: 10/22/2020

Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions

10/21/2020

Pope Francis has given his most explicit support to same-sex civil unions in a move that is likely to further enrage his conservative opponents in the Catholic…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

Global HIV response found to neglect gay and bisexual men, trans women

10/20/2020

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Funding to fight HIV among gay and bisexual men and transgender women is a fraction of what it should be, researchers said…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

Intersex, HIV/AIDs Status, Citizenship Now Protected Characteristics Under Albanian Discrimination Law

10/20/2020

The Albanian parliament has made amendments to the law “on protection from discrimination” to afford more protection to people living in the country. As per the amendments,…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

LGBT Italians Protest in 63 Cities to DemandProtection from Violence

10/19/2020

Protestors in 63 Italian cities have come together with 24 organizations to demand LGBT+ people receive protection from violence. Meanwhile 69,000 people from Italy and all over…

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Added on: 10/20/2020

The military is having a hard time providing evidence that supports the transgender ban, advocate says

10/19/2020

The military is having a hard time providing documented evidence in support of its transgender ban. In Karnoski v. Trump, one of four challenges to the transgender…

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Added on: 10/19/2020

Pro-LGBT+ central Tallinn protest passes off largely peaceably

10/18/2020

Around 300 people gathered in Tallinn’s Vadaduse väljak (Freedom Square) Sunday in protest against a planned referendum on defining marriage within the constitution as being between one…

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Added on: 10/19/2020

Belize’s far-reaching gender bill runs aground. Critics warn of international ‘gender ideology’ pressure.

10/18/2020

A bill purporting to secure equality and anti-discrimination in Belize was withdrawn last month after Bishop Lawrence Nicasio and other Catholic leaders raised objections to the bill’s…

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Added on: 10/18/2020

Amy Coney Barrett Puts Reversal of Marriage Equality ‘Clearly Within Sight’

10/17/2020

While many Republicans and right-wing activists are pretending that they have no idea how Amy Coney Barrett will rule on major issues, anti-equality activists like National Organization…

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Added on: 10/18/2020

Single fathers with children via surrogates flee Russia amid crackdown

10/17/2020

Several gay men have fled Russia after officials said that they would arrest people “of non-traditional sexual orientation” who had had children through surrogacy. The announcement formed…

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Added on: 10/18/2020

44 held for attending ’gay wedding’ in Algeria

10/17/2020

Human rights advocacy group Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Algerian authorities must immediately release and drop the charges against 44 people for attending a “gay…

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Added on: 10/18/2020

While fighting anti-Muslim hatred, I decided to stand up up for LGBT+ rights. Homophobes targeted me.

10/17/2020

A core founding principle of leading organisations that tackle hatred and bigotry, is to ensure that these organisations hold up and stand firm against any form of…

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Added on: 10/17/2020

Demos planned as Italy mulls LGBT+ hate crime law for the sixth time

10/16/2020

When Marlon Landolfo kissed his date on a night out, onlookers started heckling, a fight broke out and his friend ended up in hospital – the latest…