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Added on: 04/13/2023

Ugandan LGBTQ activist readies for the fight of his life

04/12/2023

By Reuters – When Frank Mugisha came out two decades ago, being gay in Uganda could be lonely and uncomfortable, but it was rarely a matter of life…

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Added on: 04/13/2023

Italy’s Meloni turns to culture wars after muted debut

04/12/2023

(CN) — What country is talking about banning “fake” lab-grown meat and flour made from pulverized insects, blocking ChatGPT, not recognizing the children of gay couples and…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

Nonprofit Group Working to Help Transgender People Escape the U.S.

04/11/2023

A newly formed group launched two weeks ago seeks to help transgender Americans escape the United States. Nearly three dozen applicants have already sought assistance emigrating from…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

LGBTQ rights group wants Canada to ban Fox News Channel for anti-trans claims

04/11/2023

An LGBTQ rights organization wants Canada to ban Fox News from TV programming over anti-trans comments. In an open letter to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

In Senegal, justice for LGBTI people is a long way off

04/11/2023

Orlando (pseudonym) is a founding member of the Association for the Universal Decriminalization of Homosexuality and the president of a support organization for vulnerable LGBTI people in…

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Added on: 04/11/2023

Vietnam to introduce landmark new bill making it easier for trans people to change gender

04/10/2023

In what would be a massive victory for trans rights, a gender identity law could be included in Vietnam’s parliamentary agenda next year. On Monday (10 April),…

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Added on: 04/11/2023

California bill requiring school staff to out transgender students to parents effectively dead

04/10/2023

A California bill that would require school employees to out transgender students to their parents will not get a committee hearing, meaning the legislation is effectively dead….

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Added on: 04/11/2023

Hands off our children, Hungary tells Czech FM amid anti-LGBT law dispute

04/10/2023

Keep your hands off the Hungarian children, Hungarian State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Tamás Menczer told Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský (Pirates, Greens/EFA) who expressed his regrets…

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Added on: 04/11/2023

Uganda’s brutal anti-LGBTQ+ bill is making queer life there unbearable & it isn’t even law yet

04/10/2023

Earlier this month, the Ugandan parliament approved a bill that many believe to be the most extreme anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in history. Knowledge of the bill has gained…

World Voices

Added on: 04/10/2023

Cabaret Against the Hate Speech

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Can you start by describing the work of Cabaret Against the Hate Speech? Cabaret Against the Hate Speech is an ally and LGBT+ organization that runs counter-protests…

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Added on: 04/10/2023

A transgender teacher in Georgia runs a queer school. Most of her students are trans too, and activism is part of the curriculum.

04/09/2023

In March, Thea Canby, a 38-year-old trans woman who teaches at a queer-centered micro-school in Georgia, was watching a livestream of state lawmakers voting on Senate Bill…

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Added on: 04/09/2023

Here’s what American Christian fundamentalists are exporting to Africa | Column

04/08/2023

Uganda’s parliament recently week approved a law making it a crime for individuals to identify as LGBTQ+. The bill also provides the government with extensive powers to…

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Added on: 04/09/2023

Italy celebrates its second ever LGBT History Month – Here’s why it matters

04/08/2023

This month, Italy celebrates its second LGBT History Month, with a variety of events and seminars being held in its honour throughout the coming weeks. In a…

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Added on: 04/09/2023

Court backs teacher firing over transgender students’ names

04/08/2023

An Indiana school district did not violate a former music teacher’s rights by pushing him to resign after the man refused to use transgender students’ names and…

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Added on: 04/08/2023

‘A backwards betrayal’: Biden Title IX proposal draws criticism from LGBTQ community

04/07/2023

Some LGBTQ advocates this week slammed the Biden administration’s proposed revision to Title IX, accusing the president of backtracking on his commitment to protecting transgender young people….

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Added on: 04/08/2023

Germany and France join EU proceedings against Hungary over anti-LGBTQ law

04/07/2023

Germany and France are joining the EU Commission’s infringement proceedings against Hungary over its anti-LGBTQ law, a German government spokesperson said Thursday. The European Commission referred Hungary…

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Added on: 04/08/2023

Russia arrests Chinese LGBTQ blogger for violating so-called same-sex ‘propaganda’ law

04/07/2023

Russian authorities arrested a Chinese LGBTQ blogger Wednesday for allegedly violating a law that bans so-called same-sex “propaganda,” according to Adel Khaydarshin, a lawyer representing the blogger…

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Added on: 04/08/2023

INDIAN TRANSGENDER MODEL HUMILIATED AND DENIED ENTRY IN THE COUNTRY BY MUSCAT AIRPORT AUTHORITY

04/07/2023

It was the night of February 24th when an Indian model and designer Nin Kala landed at the Muscat International airport to explore the city on a…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

Couple arrested for violating Russia’s ‘gay propaganda’ law

04/06/2023

Police in the Russian city of Kazan Wednesday arrested a publicly out gay couple, Haoyang Xu and Gela Gogishvili, for their alleged breach of the country’s “gay propaganda” law….

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Added on: 04/07/2023

15 governments join EU lawsuit against Orbán’s anti-LGBT law

04/07/2023

Fifteen EU governments have joined the European Commission’s lawsuit against Hungary over a controversial anti-LGBTQ law making what civil society groups have described as the largest human…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations

04/07/2023

In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, one variation of a local legend goes something…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

US Supreme Court rules in favour of transgender track runner

04/06/2023

The United States Supreme Court on Thursday has allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on the girls’ sports teams at her middle school…

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Added on: 04/05/2023

Wherever I go in Africa, I will advocate for respect for LGBTQ community – French Minister

04/04/2023

The French Minister of State for Development, Francophonie, and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, has renewed her call for the protection of the rights of the LGBTQ+ community….

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Added on: 04/05/2023

Jayapal reintroduces Transgender Bill of Rights

04/04/2023

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) is once again trying to codify federal protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people across the country. This is her second effort…

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Added on: 04/05/2023

Juju the ally: Malema and EFF come to defence of Uganda’s LGBTQI+ community

04/04/2023

Scores of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members marched to the Ugandan high commission in Pretoria on Tuesday to protest against the East African country’s bill which criminalises…

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Added on: 04/05/2023

UK Equality Act could be amended to make ‘sex’ mean ‘biological sex’

04/04/2023

Trans advocates are incensed after the Equality Human Rights Commission (EHRC) laid out how amending the Equality Act to make sex mean biological sex could impact trans…

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Added on: 04/04/2023

Ghanaian president doubles down on anti-LGBT bill

04/03/2023

AN ANTI-LGBT bill which was expected to impose some of the harshest laws against gay people has had “substantial elements” modified, the President of Ghana has said….

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Added on: 04/04/2023

Chinese students battle LGBTQ suppression

04/03/2023

Two female Chinese students who promote LGBTQ rights have continued a legal battle seeking a review of punishment and harassment for placing rainbow flags on a university…

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Added on: 04/04/2023

How amateur football in Germany is approaching transgender inclusion

04/03/2023

As sports such as swimming and athletics bring in rules restricting, or even banning, participation for transgender women at the elite level of female sport, world football’s…

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Added on: 04/04/2023

Veto stands: Transgender pronouns OK in North Dakota schools

04/03/2023

Teachers in North Dakota can still refer to transgender students by the personal pronouns they use, after lawmakers on Monday failed to override the governor’s veto of…