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Added on: 12/23/2019

US urges 69 nations, including Iran, to decriminalize homosexuality

12/21/2019

US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell and American Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft used the UN bully pulpit on Wednesday to call on 69 nations,…

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Added on: 12/23/2019

Brazil: Bolsonaro in homophobic outburst as corruption scandal swirls

12/20/2019

Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has launched a homophobic attack on a journalist from one of the country’s top newspapers in an apparent bid to divert attention…

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Added on: 12/22/2019

J.K. Rowling backs sacked worker in transgender speech case

12/19/2019

J.K. Rowling on Thursday backed a British woman who lost her job for tweeting that people cannot alter their biological sex after she lost a legal case…

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Added on: 12/22/2019

Lambda Legal: Trump Administration’s Assault On the Courts and LGBTQ Protections Intensifies

12/21/2019

Lambda Legal released the third edition of its annual report of judicial nominees revealing the alarming extent to which the Trump-Pence administration, with the help of Senate…

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Added on: 12/22/2019

Human rights are rarely debated openly in China. Xiao Ma’s case is a fascinating exception

12/21/2019

It is rare to see human rights debated openly in China but the case of Xiao Ma has proven to be a fascinating exception. Not only was…

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Added on: 12/21/2019

Anti-gay laws in 2019: You win some, you lose some

12/20/2019

2019 has been a mixed year for opponents of the anti-gay laws that still oppress LGBTQ people in dozens of countries worldwide. During 2019, millions fewer people…

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Added on: 12/21/2019

Thailand: Activists broaden push for same-sex marriage

12/18/2019

LGBT activists are broadening their push for an amendment to the Civil and Commercial Code in a bid to allow people to legally wed, regardless of gender….

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Added on: 12/20/2019

US Agency Could Pave Way for Anti-LGBT Discrimination

12/19/2019

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funds thousands of organizations that work on important health and social welfare issues including adoption and foster…

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Added on: 12/20/2019

Chinese censors, audiences unfazed by ‘Rise of Skywalker’ gay kiss

12/19/2019

The first gay kiss of the “Star Wars” film franchise has surprisingly survived China’s censors and made it to the big screens across the country. Audiences were…

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Added on: 12/19/2019

Germany moves to ban gay ‘conversion therapies’

12/18/2019

Germany moved a step closer to banning so-called gay “conversion therapies” on Wednesday, as the cabinet backed a law that would punish bogus practitioners with up to…

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Added on: 12/19/2019

European Assembly Blasts Polish ‘Anti-LGBT’ Zones

12/18/2019

The European Parliament on Wednesday blasted Poland for creating zones “free from any LGBTI ideology” and suggested closer attention should be paid as a result to EU…

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Added on: 12/19/2019

Anti-LGBT discrimination has a huge human toll. Research proves it.

12/18/2019

In a trio of cases heard in October, the Supreme Court weighed whether discrimination against LGBT people should be legal. Over the course of those and related…

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Added on: 12/18/2019

Duterte hosts LGBT party in Malacañang

12/17/2019

President Rodrigo Duterte hosted a thanksgiving party for members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community in Malacañang on Tuesday. Duterte welcomed members of the LGBT Pilipinas,…

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Added on: 12/17/2019

A Gay Film Sent an Entire Nation Into a Frenzy

12/17/2019

Conflicts around gender and sexuality are often indicators of social tension. A recent public clash over the screening of a film in Tbilisi gives insight into the…

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Added on: 12/17/2019

Gay Saudi journalists both freed from Australian detention after ‘powerful’ LGBT community rallied round them

12/17/2019

The two gay Saudi journalists who sought asylum in Australia have both finally been freed after one was forced to remain alone in a detention centre due…

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Added on: 12/17/2019

Netflix ‘gay Jesus’ film sparks backlash in Brazil

12/17/2019

A comedy on Netflix depicting Jesus as a gay man has prompted widespread anger in Brazil with almost two million people signing a petition calling on the…

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Added on: 12/16/2019

Hallmark Channel Reinstates Kissing Brides’ Ads After Backlash

12/15/2019

In a change of heart, the Hallmark Channel will allow television commercials produced by wedding-planning website Zola that show two brides kissing. The cable network had pulled…

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Added on: 12/16/2019

Everyone welcome? Gay football fans prepare for Qatar

12/15/2019

World Cup 2022 host Qatar has given the clearest indication yet that LGBT fans will be welcome, engaging with gay supporters as it hosts the Club World…

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Added on: 12/16/2019

Korean Air recognizes same-sex Korean couple as family

12/15/2019

A same-sex couple of Korean nationality were recognized as family members by Korean Air’s membership rewards program, South Korea’s flag carrier said Thursday, a step hailed by…

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Added on: 12/15/2019

Malaysian Islamists warn of LGBT normalisation after ‘Beauty‘ passed despite gay moments

12/14/2019

Several Islamist activists were incensed after news broke that Disney’s Beauty and the Beast will be screened in Malaysia with no cuts after all, despite the Film…

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Added on: 12/15/2019

Bishops in Germany are declaring that homosexuality is “normal”

12/15/2019

Bishops in Germany have declared that homosexuality is “normal” as the Catholic Church there begins reviewing certain reforms. The Commission for Marriage and Family of the German…

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Added on: 12/15/2019

Man Convicted of Hate Crime for Punching Transgender Woman

12/14/2019

An Oregon man convicted of punching a transgender woman has been sentenced to probation. Dominick Gonzales, 38, changed his plea Friday and was convicted of first-degree bias…

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Added on: 12/14/2019

Advertiser Cuts Ties With Hallmark Channel for Pulling Lesbian Ad

12/13/2019

Following pressure from anti-LGBTQ groups including One Million Moms, the Hallmark Channel pulled four ads from wedding registry site Zola that feature lesbian nuptials, while keeping two…

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Added on: 12/14/2019

Gabon bans gay sex as global pace of reform falters

12/13/2019

Gabon has passed a law against gay sex, becoming the 70th country to ban the practice, an official confirmed, as the global pace of reform falters. The…

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Added on: 12/14/2019

Gay Afghans Facing Deportation From UK Told ‘Pretend To Be Straight’

12/13/2019

Gay Afghans facing deportation from UK told ‘pretend to be straight’ Gay Afghans being deported to their home country where homosexuality is illegal are being told to…

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Added on: 12/14/2019

Australian anti-discrimination board accepts complaint against Israel Folau

12/13/2019

An anti-discrimination board in Australia has accepted a complaint against former Wallabies star Israel Folau accusing him of the “vilification of LGBT people”. Gay anti-discrimination activist Garry…

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Added on: 12/13/2019

Painting of Naked Mexican Revolutionary Hero Unleashes Controversy

12/12/2019

A painting depicting Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata naked but for high heels and a pink sombrero, astride an aroused white horse, has sparked controversy in socially…

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Added on: 12/13/2019

Transgender Latina makes history as Evangelical Lutheran pastor

12/12/2019

Before coming out as transgender, Nicole Garcia prayed daily that God would “fix” her. When her prayers weren’t answered and the feeling in her gut didn’t go…

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Added on: 12/13/2019

Revisions announced to Australia religious freedom bill

12/12/2019

Following religious groups’ criticism of an Australian bill intended to protect religious freedom, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Attorney-General Christian Porter have released a second version that…

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Added on: 12/13/2019

Is Zambia ready for a gay pride march?

12/11/2019

The intensity of Zambian homophobia might suggest that the nation could not endure a demonstration of LGBT pride, but some activists think it’s time to shake the…