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Added on: 04/09/2022

Tough Territory for Transgender People in the Middle East and North Africa

4/8/22

Transgender people, whose assigned gender at birth does not match their gender identity, face a grim reality in much of the Middle East and North Africa region,…

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Added on: 04/08/2022

By cancelling its LGBT conference, the government shows its lack of concern for our rights

04/07/2022

This week, the government cancelled its first global LGBTQ+ conference which was meant to further equality and help tackle pressing issues like violence and hate. It did…

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Added on: 04/08/2022

Anti-gay protests at Disney’s Burbank studios turns ugly

04/07/2022

Protesters have taken to the streets in the LA suburb of Burbank, demonstrating against a new Disney LGBTQ public service announcement. With tensions between entertainment giant The…

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Added on: 04/06/2022

Cyprus push to ban gay conversion therapy amid exorcism claim.

04/05/2022

Cypriot lawmakers and activists are pushing to criminalise “gay conversion therapy” which has left members of the island’s LGBTQ+ community traumatised through “medieval” practices such as exorcisms….

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Added on: 04/05/2022

Escudero plans to build shelters for homeless LGBT nationwide.

04/04/2022

A senatorial aspirant on Monday said he aims to build shelters for homeless members of the LGBT — lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender — community nationwide as…

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Added on: 04/01/2022

Conversion therapy: Ban to go ahead but not cover trans people

04/01/2022

The government now says it will ban so-called conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and Wales – but not for transgender people. It comes…

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Added on: 04/01/2022

Qatari official says rainbow flags may be confiscated to “protect” World Cup fans

04/01/2022

Fans at the World Cup in Qatar may have rainbow flags confiscated by security in order to “protect” them against perceptions they are “insulting” the society, a…

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Added on: 04/01/2022

One in three LGBT+ Brits abused by their family, disturbing report finds

04/01/2022

One in three LGBT+ people in Britain have been abused by their relatives, a study by Galop has found. The LGBT+ anti-abuse charity found that of the…

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Added on: 03/30/2022

How Florida teachers plan to deal with ‘Don’t Say Gay’ rules.

03/29/2020

Florida’s governor has signed what critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Teachers share how they plan to comply and how it will affect classroom discussions on…

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Added on: 03/26/2022

Air Force offers medical, legal help as states clamp down on trans and LGBTQ+ children

3/25/22

In light of recent state laws criminalizing parents and doctors who help transgender children take steps to affirm their gender, and other legislation banning official talk about…

World Voices

Added on: 03/25/2022

CZESLAW WALEK — PRAGUE PRIDE

Alturi Project Strategist

Prague Pride’s Motivation Before the war began, Prague Pride was more focused on issues like LGBTI crisis alleviation, nondiscrimination in the workplace, and legislation for marriage equality….

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Added on: 03/19/2022

Priests ‘forcing LGBTI people to undergo conversion therapy’, MPs hear

3/18/22

Priests force children and adults into hormone and other conversion therapy treatments, which remain legal in Cyprus, with the aim of changing their sexual orientation and gender…

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Added on: 03/16/2022

“Life and Family” Bill is a Smokescreen for Corruption in Guatemala.

03/15/2022

On International Women’s Day, March 8, the Guatemalan Congress passed an extraordinarily regressive “Life and Family” bill that undermines the rights of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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Added on: 03/16/2022

Black, Latino queer students say they are on edge in the wake of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

03/15/2022

Miami eighth grader Zen Nelson, who is Afro Latinx and uses gender-neutral pronouns, said they have been subjected to homophobic slurs from their classmates for at least…

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Added on: 03/16/2022

France to lift blood donation ban for gay men who have had recent sex.

03/15/2022

France will end a ban tomorrow (March 16) that rules that gay men cannot give blood if they have had sexual relations in the past four months….

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Added on: 03/13/2022

Judge temporarily blocks Texas investigations into families of trans kids

3/11/22

District Judge Amy Clark Meachum said the governor’s directive for the state child welfare agency to investigate parents who provide gender-affirming care to their children was “beyond…

World Voices

Added on: 03/13/2022

What Russia’s invasion means for LGBTI Ukrainians

Alturi Contributor

Putin has consistently portrayed himself — and by extension, Russia — as a staunch defender of traditional family values in order to create a distinct identity against…

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Added on: 03/08/2022

This Woman Channeled Her Pandemic Anxiety Into A Campaign For LGBTQ Rights In Tokyo.

03/07/2022

In December 2021, Tokyo’s governor, Yuriko Koike, announced that a “partnership system” that publicly recognizes the relationships of same-sex couples would be adopted in the city during…

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Added on: 03/08/2022

Prominent LGBTQ non-profit loses millions in funding following NY state probe.

03/07/2022

One of New York’s largest LGBTQ non-profits has lost $10 million in state funding after an investigation, first revealed by The Post, found it was mishandling the…

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Added on: 03/07/2022

“People Are Not Coming Back to the Closet”: The Fight for Ukraine Is Also a Fight for LGBTQ Rights

03/04/2022

On the seventh day of the war, Olena Shevchenko posted a message of despair on Facebook. Shevchenko, who leads the LGBTQ organization Insight, was not just voicing…

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Added on: 02/22/2022

Black History Month: Destination Tomorrow Dedicated To Helping LGBTQ+ Community In The Bronx.

02/21/2022

In celebration of Black History Month, CBS2 is taking you to a center dedicated to helping the LGBTQ+ community in the Bronx. As CBS2’s Cindy Hsu reports,…

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Added on: 02/22/2022

First Person : I don’t want to die in the body of a man.

02/21/2022

A transgender woman in Haiti has said she does not want to die in a man’s body, and hopes to leave her native country to fulfill her…

World Voices

Added on: 02/21/2022

Aspiring Community Activist Josh Stols on the South African Testosterone Shortage

Jo Moses

Alturi Contributor

Josh Stols (@jd_justjosh on Instagram) is an aspiring community activist, visiting classrooms across Johannesburg to teach students about what it means to be a South African trans…

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Added on: 02/19/2022

One UN human rights expert’s fight to eliminate ‘conversion therapies’

2/18/22

Some 69 States around the world currently criminalise homosexual relations between consenting adults. This means that in just this one area of human rights violations, two billion…

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Added on: 02/13/2022

‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is just the beginning of Florida GOP’s cruelty to LGBTQ kids

2/12/22

Florida Republican lawmakers have declared war on LGBTQ children — all in the name of freedom and “parental rights.” Aka, the rights of parents whose views of…

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Added on: 02/12/2022

Out in the World: Passage of Global Respect Act signals US stands with LGBTQ people globally

02/11/2022

Signaling the importance of global LGBTQ issues, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Global Respect Act. The bill, introduced by gay Congressmember David Cicilline (D-Rhode…

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Added on: 02/11/2022

Young trans people around Australia are seeing the news and hearing that they are not worthy of protection

02/08/2022

I grew up in Sydney’s western suburbs during the 80s, a knockabout kid who was always a bit worried and generally a bit of a worry. My…

World Voices

Added on: 02/08/2022

Rightify Ghana

Phillip Baumgart

Alturi Contributor

How did Rightify Ghana get started? The national government has long denied LGBTQ Ghanaians respect, protection, and recognition. Rightify Ghana came together to raise awareness about the…

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Added on: 02/08/2022

More Gay and Lesbian People are Vaccinated than Straight People, CDC Finds

02/07/2022

Gay and lesbian adults in the U.S. have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine at a higher rate than their straight counterparts, according to data released by the Center…

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Added on: 02/08/2022

Israel to open first LGBT shelter for Arab youth

02/05/2022

Israel is set to open its first shelter designated for LGBT Arab Israeli youth, in a move hailed as “historic” by one of the lawmakers who led…