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Added on: 08/17/2019

The Trump Administration Asked The Supreme Court To Legalize Firing Workers Just For Being Transgender

BuzzFeed
08/16/2019
The Trump administration on Friday took one of its most aggressive steps yet to legalize anti-transgender discrimination by telling the Supreme Court that federal law allows firing…
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Added on: 08/16/2019

Gay marriage cake: customer takes case to European court

The Guardian
08/15/2019
Lawyers representing a man from Northern Ireland who sued a bakery for refusing to make a cake with pro-gay marriage message are going to Europe to challenge…
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Added on: 08/16/2019

Prague Pride March attracts 30,000 supporters, but faces minor protests

Expats CZ
08/12/2019
The annual Prague Pride March on August 10 attracted approximately 30,000 participants, despite some rain. The march, and a week of Prague Pride events ahead of it…
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Added on: 08/16/2019

Côte d’Ivoire: Bill to Amend Marriage Law Approved

Library of Congress
08/09/2019
On March 27, 2019, the Council of Ministers of Côte d’Ivoire approved a bill that would substantially amend the country’s marriage law. It must now be presented…
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Added on: 08/16/2019

‘Scandal’ as English gay men at risk without access to HIV prevention pill

Openly
08/14/2019
Delays in rolling out an HIV prevention pill in England are putting gay men’s lives at risk, with thousands buying it online without medical supervision, HIV campaigners…
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Added on: 08/16/2019

How Multinationals Can Help Advance LGBT Inclusion Around the World

Harvard Business Review
08/15/2019
As the rainbow flags come down in New York City after the WorldPride and Stonewall 50 celebrations, and as flags go up for pride events in other…
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Added on: 08/15/2019

Cameroon’s most prominent LGBT+ activist Marc Lambert Lamba has passed away

The Nation
08/14/2019
Marc Lambert Lamba a leading LGBT rights activist in Cameroon, passed away unexpectedly on August 4th of a stroke at age 44. In 2000 Lambert founded Cameroon’s first…
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Added on: 08/15/2019

Bill to allow transgender people to change birth certificate without surgery clears first hurdle in Victoria

The Guardian
08/15/2019
A bill to allow transgender and gender diverse people to change the sex listed on their birth certificate without surgery has cleared its first hurdle, passing the…
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Added on: 08/15/2019

Bus driver suspended after ‘refusing to drive double-decker celebrating gay pride’

Birmingham Mail
08/14/2019
A bus driver has been suspended amid claims he refused to drive a vehicle with a rainbow-coloured service number on the front. The driver allegedly told passengers…
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Added on: 08/14/2019

Australian national newspaper condemned for appalling coverage of transgender issues

Pink News
08/14/2019
Journalist Bernard Lane of The Australian newspaper, announced a gender issues section on the broadsheet’s website on Friday to widespread criticism from LGBT+ advocates. The section so far…
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Added on: 08/14/2019

Far-right anti-gay party links LGBT, Reform Jews to Nazis

Times of Israel
08/14/2019
A new campaign video by the Noam party, which went viral on Tuesday evening among Hebrew-speaking social media users, compares Reform Jews, left-wing activists and gay rights…
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Added on: 08/14/2019

Fear: If unchained, faith-based bias would crush LGBT medical care

Rights Africa
08/13/2019
Gay Africans barred from medical care. A rise in HIV infections in homophobic countries. Reduced access to health care for LGBTI people both in the United States…
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Added on: 08/13/2019

MORE THAN 1 IN 5 SCOTS DON’T ACCEPT LGBT PEOPLE

Pink Saltire
08/12/2019
Research has suggested over 1 in 5 Scots (21%) would not describe themselves as open-minded and accepting of LGBT lives. In a survey of 1,005 Scottish people…
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Added on: 08/13/2019

India SC Rejects Review Plea Seeking Same-Sex Marriage

Millennium Post
08/12/2019
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of its order which had rejected a petition seeking various civil rights such as same-sex marriage, adoption and…
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Added on: 08/13/2019

Lawsuits in Four Caribbean Countries Challenge Colonial-era Sodomy Laws

PrideSource
08/08/2019
LGBTI people in four Caribbean countries over the last year have filed lawsuits against their nations’ colonial-era sodomy laws. Javin Johnson and Sean Macleish on July 26…
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Added on: 08/13/2019

Australia Prime Minister Joins Transgender Policy Backlash

US News and World Report
08/09/2019
Cricket Australia (CA) have come under fire for a new policy aimed at making the sport inclusive for transgender and gender diverse players, with Prime Minister Scott…
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Added on: 08/12/2019

Paraguay is set for historic trans murder trial

Thomson Reuters Foundation
08/09/2019
In a historic first for the conservative South American country, a court in Paraguay on Friday will convene for a murder trial in the death of a…
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Added on: 08/12/2019

Johannesburg holds city’s first black, queer ball

Africa News
08/12/2019
LGBTQ people gathered in Johannesburg recently for the city’s first official black queer ball. Organizers say the event was to create a safe space for people in…
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Added on: 08/12/2019

Gay couple in Beijing become first to take advantage of new legal rights

South China Morning Post
08/09/2019
Same-sex couples can now apply for guardianship rights. Photo: ReutersSame-sex couples can now apply for guardianship rights. A same-sex couple in Beijing have become the first in…
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Added on: 08/11/2019

Modesto denies permit for ‘straight pride’ rally

Los Angeles Times
08/10/2019
A Northern California city has denied a request to hold a so-called straight pride rally at a local park. Modesto city officials on Friday denied an application…
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Added on: 08/10/2019

He survived Chechnya’s LGBTQ purge. Now, he’s ready to tell his story

Daily Xtra
08/09/2019
Amin Dzhabrailov shivered as the cold air hit his sweat-drenched body. It had been two weeks since he began sleeping on the floor of the tiny, windowless…
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Added on: 08/10/2019

Poland holds new pride parade after one marred by violence

Washington Post
08/10/2019
LGBT activists held a central Polish city’s first pride parade without incident Saturday amid a deep divide in the country over gay and lesbian rights. The parade…
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Added on: 08/10/2019

LGBT+ murders at ‘alarming’ levels in Latin America – study

Reuters
08/08/2019
Four LGBT+ people are murdered every day in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to “alarming” new research released on Thursday by a regional network of gay…
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Added on: 08/09/2019

Anthropological project Gaysian Faces aims to increase visibility of the LGBT+ South Asian community

Birmingham Mail
08/09/2019
A South Asian queer anthropology photography project titled Gaysian Faces has been created in a bid to increase visibility around LGBT+ individuals within Birmingham’s South Asian community….
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Added on: 08/08/2019

Swaziland: LGBTI Discrimination in Swaziland Leads to Big Mental Health Issues, Report Finds

All Africa
08/08/2019
LGBTI people in Swaziland/eSwatini suffer mental health issues and many have attempted suicide because of the way they are discriminated against in the kingdom. This has prompted…
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Added on: 08/07/2019

Coca-Cola faces backlash in Hungary for ad featuring same-sex couples

Stamford Advocate
08/06/2019
Coca-Cola is facing intense criticism in Hungary over an ad campaign featuring same-sex couples, the latest instance of a vocal anti-gay backlash across parts of post-communist central…
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Added on: 08/07/2019

Religious activist fined for burning library’s LGBTQ books

LaCrosse Tribune
08/07/2019
A religious activist accused of burning four LGBTQ children’s books that he checked out of a library in Iowa has been convicted of criminal mischief and fined….
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Added on: 08/07/2019

Sonoran marriage equality measure begins legislative journey

Arizona Public Media
08/06/2019
For the time being at least, Sonora’s family code defines marriage as the “legitimate union of a man and a woman,” and further states that same-sex marriages…
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Added on: 08/06/2019

Murder, ‘gay-hunters’ strike terror in Russia’s LGBT community

Yahoo! News
08/05/2019
When LGBT activist Yelena Grigoryeva found her name on a hit list of a “gay-hunting” group, she did not appear to take the threat seriously. The group…
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Added on: 08/06/2019

Polish state firms pouring ad cash into media that attack gay rights, research data shows

Reuters
08/05/2019
State companies in Poland have multiplied many times over their spending on advertising via news magazines that attack gay rights since the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS)…
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