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Added on: 05/03/2019

Spanish far-right party’s anti-LGBT tweet makes star of tiny gay ghost

The Guardian
05/02/2019
Aragorn, son of Arathorn, pal of hobbits, scourge of orcs and wielder of a legendary sword, appears to have met his match in a tiny gay ghost….
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Global News

Added on: 05/03/2019

LGBT shelter means I can be myself

BBC
05/01/2019
About one in four homeless people is thought to be LGBT. But Chabahn, who became homeless last year aged 51, said it was very, very, dangerous to…
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Global News

Added on: 05/03/2019

Malaysian LGBT activist accuses authorities of intimidation

Malaysiakini
04/29/2019
A leading Malaysian LGBT activist has accused the authorities of intimidation after a statement he read to the UN Human Rights Council led to him being questioned…
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Global News

Added on: 05/02/2019

You’re always told you can’t be queer and a politician. That needs to change says creator of Pink List.

Times of India
04/28/2019
There’s a rainbow wave sweeping the country this time with a record number of LGBT individuals in the poll fray. A young trio comprising Anish Gawande, a…
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Global News

Added on: 05/02/2019

Ex-president Da Silva: Brazil governed by ‘crazy people’

Houston Chronicle
04/26/2019
From the federal police headquarters where he is serving a sentence for corruption and money laundering, Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the South…
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Global News

Added on: 05/01/2019

South Africa to host Mr Gay World 2019 pageant after China pulled out

Face2Face Africa
04/30/2019
All roads will lead to Cape Town, South Africa for the 2019 edition of Mr Gay World pageant where 24 finalists will compete for this year’s crown….
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Global News

Added on: 05/01/2019

Is America Ready for a Gay President? ‘You’re Going to See the Wall Crumble’

New York Times
04/30/2019
In 2009, Raymond Buckley was the only openly gay state chairman in the Democratic Party. His state, New Hampshire, was one of very few that had passed…
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Global News

Added on: 05/01/2019

With spirits high, the LGBT community and supporters marks Tokyo’s 25th pride march

Japan Times
04/28/2019
With rainbow flags flying high and colorful signboards vividly displayed under a clear blue sky, thousands of members of the LGBT community and their supporters took to…
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Global News

Added on: 05/01/2019

China’s resistance to gay relationships and surrogate births, seen through a filmmaker’s own family

South China Morning Post
04/30/2019
Chinese documentarian Hao Wu’s latest film, All in My Family, focuses on Chinese family tradition, social expectations, gay relationships and children born using surrogacy through an extremely…
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Global News

Added on: 04/30/2019

Saudi Arabia beheaded 5 men ‘proven’ to be gay under torture

LGBTQ Nation
04/28/2019
Saudi Arabia recently beheaded 37 men in a mass execution. Most were suspected spies and terrorists allegedly working on behalf of Iran, but one of the men…
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Global News

Added on: 04/30/2019

Bolsonaro Backlash: Event Honoring Brazilian President Calls into Question Corporate Support of LGBT Rights

NBC News
04/30/2019
Marriott International, among many big corporations, has gone on record in support of the LGBT community. Its CEO, Arne Sorenson, has been one of the most vocal…
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Global News

Added on: 04/30/2019

Tunisia invokes sharia law in bid to shut down LGBT rights group

The Gurdian
04/30/2019
One of the Arab world’s most visible advocacy groups defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people is facing closure following legal threats by…
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Global News

Added on: 04/30/2019

Spanish election: Anti-LGBT Vox party makes political breakthrough

Pink News
04/29/2019
The far-right Vox party won just over 10 percent of the vote in Spain’s general election. Vox will take 24 of the Congress of Deputies’ 350 seats…
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Global News

Added on: 04/30/2019

Hopeful signs for LGBT people in the Caribbean

Erasing 76 Crimes
04/28/2019
In the Caribbean, homophobia remains a problem, but LGBT people are seeing increased signs of public acceptance, including politicians coming out in support of their LGBT constituents….
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Global News

Added on: 04/30/2019

Riyadh Khalaf: ‘Homophobia begins from a lack of education’

Irish Times
04/27/2019
Riyadh Khalaf is standing on St Stephen’s Green when he is approached by two young women. “Are you Riyadh K?” asks one, referring to his YouTube handle….
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Added on: 04/30/2019

Trans women march for their rights in conservative Indonesia

Voice of America
04/28/2019
Adhe Jengker marched among 4,000 others at the Women’s March in Jakarta Saturday. A tall trans woman in her late 20s, Jengker carried a poster that said…
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Added on: 04/30/2019

Taiwan set to get gay marriage despite Christian opposition

Patheos
04/27/2019
MAINLY Buddhist Taiwan, with a population of around 24 million, would have become the first country in Asia to legalise gay marriage following a 2017 ruling by…
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Added on: 04/30/2019

A Gay Atheist Plots to Save His Catholic Country

Bloomberg
04/29/2019
A dozen Virgin Mary figurines decorate Robert Biedron’s office in Warsaw, picked from about 400 or so he’s gathered from across the world. Some show her smiling…
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World Voices

Added on: 04/27/2019

Maria Berenice Dias – “Homoaffectionate Law” and a Revolutionary Change in The Legal System

Nóra Blaskovits
Alturi Contributor
Shifting the paradigm Having the largest Catholic population in the world, Brazil is a country where culture, beliefs, and institutions are highly influenced by the Church. Catholicism…
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Added on: 04/27/2019

Gay club in central Ukraine raided by police

Pink News
04/25/2019
A popular gay nightclub in central Ukraine has been raided by police, with eyewitnesses claiming officers “behaved in a homophobic way.” Potemkin club in the city of…
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Added on: 04/27/2019

Abandoned: traditional festival of male beauty in Niger

Erasing 76 Crimes
04/23/2019
Festival in Niamey, Niger, has promoted traditional men’s fashion, local couturiers’ skills and masculine beauty. It has also been a place for social minorities and artists in…
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Added on: 04/27/2019

Report: Eight LGBTI Nicaraguans killed during anti-government protests

Washington Blade
04/24/2019
A report from Nicaragua indicates eight LGBTI people have been killed during anti-government protests that began in the Central American country last April. The report notes a…
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Global News

Added on: 04/27/2019

Foreign Minister denies saying gay sex ban is a ‘silly’ issue in Singapore

Gay Star News
04/24/2019
Singapore’s Foreign Minister has denied ever labelling a discussion around the country’s gay sex ban as ‘silly’. Queer man, YuZhou Lee attended a Singapore government forum in…
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World Voices

Added on: 04/27/2019

William Lounsbury – Where Love is Illegal

Max Micallef
Alturi Contributor
Could you give me a brief summary of what the Where Love is Illegal project is about? The Where Love is Illegal project is a campaign to…
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Global News

Added on: 04/26/2019

How Poland’s attacks on LGBT rights strengthened the Polish LGBT movement

Washington Post
04/26/2019
In late February, the mayor of Warsaw issued a declaration combating discrimination against LGBT people by providing better sex education in schools and creating a city shelter…
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Added on: 04/26/2019

Armenian MPs call for transgender activist Lilit Martirosyan to be burned alive after high-profile speech

South China Morning Post
04/26/2019
Armenia’s first registered transgender woman has received death threats after making a speech in her country’s national assembly. Lilit Martirosyan became the first member of her country’s…
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Added on: 04/26/2019

Brazil must not become a ‘gay tourism paradise’, says Bolsonaro

The Guardian
04/25/2019
Brazil’s far-right president, the self-declared homophobe Jair Bolsonaro, has been accused of inciting hatred towards LGBT people after declaring the South American country should not become a…
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Global News

Added on: 04/26/2019

Multinationals see benefits in Taiwan same-sex marriage

Reuters
04/24/2019
Some of the world’s largest companies said on Wednesday that plans to grant equal marriage to LGBT+ couples in Taiwan – the first place in Asia to…
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Added on: 04/26/2019

“Pride” Film Tells True Story of a 1984 LGBT Group

The Underground
04/24/2019
On April 23, the film “Pride” showcased for an audience of approximately 100 people in Flex Theatre in the HUB-Robeson Center at 7 p.m. Directed by Matthew…
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Added on: 04/25/2019

Polish leader: LGBT rights an import that threatens nation

660 News
04/24/2019
The chairman of Poland’s conservative ruling party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has called the LGBT rights movement a foreign import that threatens the Polish nation. Kaczynski, Poland’s most important…
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