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Added on: 09/13/2022

Politicians in Italy are freaking out over lesbian polar bears in a British cartoon

LGBTQ Nation
09/12/2022
A far-right political group in Italy is up in arms over a popular British children’s cartoon that recently featured a lesbian polar bear couple. Federico Mollicone, culture…
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Added on: 09/13/2022

Tanzania warns against sharing pro-LGBTQI content

Africa News
09/12/2022
The Tanzanian government has warned against the dissemination of online messages and short videos promoting same-sex relationships. It has also warned that it will take action against…
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Added on: 09/12/2022

Sri Lankan Prez says Govt won’t oppose Bill to decriminalise homosexuality

Business Standard
09/11/2022
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the government will not oppose the Private Member’s Bill presented to Parliament to decriminalize homosexuality, however, the bill…
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Added on: 09/12/2022

Tokyo Court Denies Transgender Parent Legal Rights To Own Child

Unseen Japan
09/11/2022
The journey toward equality for the LGBTQ+ community in Japan has been something of a ping-pong match over the past few years. The country has indeed taken…
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Added on: 09/12/2022

Drag queens and TikTokers: queer Fijian influencers challenging traditional notions of masculinity

The Guardian
09/11/2022
Sevuloni Lule, a professional dancer from Lautoka City in western Fiji, is causing a stir on Shenzen’s club scene in China. Or rather, his drag alter ego – Savanaah…
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Added on: 09/12/2022

Transphobia in Germany: The danger of anti-queer attacks

Deutsche Welle
09/11/2022
Munster, Augsburg, Bremen: three German cities, three brutal attacks on queer people within the past three months. One of them ended in tragedy for Malte C.*, a transgender man who…
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Added on: 09/11/2022

Yeshiva University Can Bar L.G.B.T. Club for Now, Justice Rules

New York Times
09/09/2022
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said on Friday that Yeshiva University in Manhattan can for now disregard a state court ruling that ordered it to recognize an L.G.B.T. student…
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Added on: 09/11/2022

Queer Hungarians in Berlin: ‘We can finally hold hands in public’

Deutsche Welle
09/10/2022
Over the past years, the situation for LGBTQ individuals in many EU countries has improved, even if often only haltingly. But Hungary is another story. There, homophobia…
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Added on: 09/11/2022

‘I want to see the rainbow flag raised in Iran’

BBC
09/10/2022
For the first time, two women known to have been lesbian have been sentenced to death in Iran. It marks a new stage in the Islamic republic’s…
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Added on: 09/10/2022

Montana permanently blocks transgender birth certificate changes

Washington Times
09/09/2022
Montana health officials on Friday made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. The move by…
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Added on: 09/10/2022

LGBT solidarity march in Norway for canceled Pride parade

CT Insider
09/10/2022
Hundreds of people marched through the Norwegian capital on Saturday in an LBGT solidarity event to honor the Pride parade that was canceled in June after a…
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Added on: 09/10/2022

Iran: Rights groups slam death sentences for LGBTQ activists

Deutsche Welle
09/09/2022
Iran said this week that a court had sentenced to death two female gay rights activists for “spreading corruption on earth” — a charge frequently imposed on…
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Added on: 09/10/2022

Cyprus’ LGBTI Pride Parade Back With Equal Marriage Message

The National Herald
09/10/2022
After a two-year break during the COVID-19 pandemic that brought lockdowns and slowdowns, the annual LGBTI parade is returning with a call to allow marriage for all….
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Added on: 09/09/2022

Teen suicides are a clarion call to protect queer children

Mail & Guradian
09/08/2022
The queer community is still reeling from the tragic death of Tiro Moalusi. The Soweto teenager took his own life on 16 August after he was allegedly humiliated…
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Added on: 09/09/2022

Ruto on CNN: Kenyans Wonder Why Arab Leaders are Not Asked About LGBTQ Rights

Nairobi Wire
09/08/2022
President-elect William Ruto on Wednesday night appeared on CNN in a pre-recorded interview. The current Deputy President sat down with Christiane Amanpour to discuss among other things his…
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Added on: 09/09/2022

Queen Elizabeth: The Commonwealth gay sex bans scrapped under her reign

Thomson Reuters Foundation
09/08/2022
LONDON, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign saw a wave Commonwealth countries remove laws criminalising gay sex, most of which were introduced when…
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Added on: 09/09/2022

Brazil on Edge for a Bicentennial Bolsonaro has Made his Own

Edge Media
09/07/2022
President Jair Bolsonaro calls Brazil’s bicentennial Wednesday a chance to celebrate the nation’s proud history, but critics say he has transformed what should be a day of…
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Added on: 09/09/2022

‘No rings, no guests’: supreme court fears spur LGBTQ ‘shotgun’ weddings

The Guardian
09/08/2022
On a late June day in 2015, recent high school graduate Kaliyah Halsey and their mother were shopping for dormitory supplies when Kaliyah’s mother looked at her…
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Added on: 09/08/2022

How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian Playbook

Human Rights Watch
09/07/2022
In the last three decades, protections for LGBT people’s rights have advanced rapidly in many countries and regions. However, rising populist authoritarianism poses a significant threat to…
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Added on: 09/08/2022

Texas Judge: Letting Gay Men Die Is Religious Freedom

Daily Beast
09/07/2022
A district judge in Texas with a long record of extreme rulings against the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and against LGBTQ equality today managed to attack both of them at once, striking…
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Added on: 09/07/2022

Belgrade Pride vows EuroPride will happen despite threats of violence

LGBTQ Nation
09/06/2022
EuroPride, a pan-European Pride festival that takes place in a different city every year, is scheduled to take place in Belgrade, Serbia, from September 12 – 18….
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Added on: 09/07/2022

Ukraine’s LGBT activists face down war and homophobic attacks to support the vulnerable

i News
09/06/2022
“Please remember to not take any photos that could identify the location of the shelter,” says Maxim Potapovych, of Ukraine LGBT rights organisation, Kyiv Pride, as he…
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Added on: 09/07/2022

A new PAC has launched to campaign against anti-LGBTQ candidates

LGBTQ Nation
09/06/2022
As Republicans continue to threaten LGBTQ rights, a group of politicians and strategists have launched a new super PAC focused on keeping right-wing candidates out of office….
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Added on: 09/06/2022

‘Legislation regarding transgender community against Quran and Sunnah’

Dunya
09/05/2021
Senator Mushtaq Ahmad on Monday presented the bill for amendments in the Transgender Protection Act, 2018 to the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights. The meeting was…
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Added on: 09/06/2022

Louisiana tells schools to keep discriminating against trans students

LGBTQ Nation
09/05/2022
The Louisiana State Superintendent of Education is telling schools they can continue to discriminate against transgender students if they want to. In June, the Biden administration released…
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Added on: 09/06/2022

‘Brisbane has come of age’: the queer and migrant artists helping shed the city’s ‘cringe’

The Guardian
09/05/2022
It seemed every single person in Brisbane was on the banks of the Maiwar river on Saturday afternoon, settling in with beach chairs and eskies to get…
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Added on: 09/05/2022

On this day: Gay Liberation Australia, angry and proud

Q News
09/05/2022
“Had I known at the age of 15 that my lesbianism could have been ‘cured’, I would have rushed to Dr McConaghy as my saviour,” wrote Lindy…
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Added on: 09/05/2022

Acceptance and a job she loves makes this teacher’s world a lot brighter

The Hindu
09/04/2022
K. Sahana remembers how schools that had vacancies would reach out to her once they saw her qualifications listed in her resume. “When I would introduce myself…
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Added on: 09/05/2022

Thousands join LGBT parades in Polish cities

Notes from Poland
09/04/2022
Thousands of people have taken part in the annual LGBT equality marches in the cities of Katowice and Lublin. The former event was held jointly with the…
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Added on: 09/05/2022

Tijuana’s Gay Men’s Chorus harnessing the power of music to make LGBT community more visible

San Diego Union-Tribune
09/04/2022
The chords and notes from the Tijuana Gay Men’s Chorus spilled out from the basement of the red brick Casa de la Cultura and into the still…
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