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Added on: 09/30/2023

Russia: Trans woman forced into conversion therapy camp for nine months ‘had to castrate a pig’

06/29/2023

As Russia continues to crack down on LGBTQ+ lives, one transgender woman has told PinkNews how she was forced to undergo conversion therapy, which involved “masculinity training”,…

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Added on: 09/29/2023

Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law causing wave of rights abuses, activists say

09/28/2023

The passage of one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws by Uganda’s government has unleashed a torrent of abuse against LGBTQ people, mostly committed by private individuals,…

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Added on: 09/28/2023

UN refugee agency slams Braverman’s LGBTQ+ asylum comments

09/27/2023

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has hit back at UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s highly controversial comments on the international asylum system. Braverman faced heavy backlash this week…

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Added on: 09/28/2023

Pan-Africanism: West African gathering will push for rights of LGBT French-speakers

09/27/2023

Defenders of the human rights of French-speaking African sexual and gender minorities will meet in Ivory Coast in November to coordinate and strengthen efforts on behalf of…

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Added on: 09/28/2023

Uganda’s anti-gay law has turned camps into prisons for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

09/27/2023

Uganda is home to the largest refugee population in Africa – and the third largest in the world – and has been widely praised for its progressive…

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Added on: 09/27/2023

Court demands answers on chief rabbi’s hate speech against LGBTQ, Reform Jews

09/26/2023

The Supreme Court ordered the government on Tuesday to explain why it has not taken disciplinary action against Jerusalem Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar for comments he…

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Added on: 09/27/2023

Slovakia Campaign Rhetoric Raises LGBTQ Concern

09/26/2023

A year after a homophobic double murder, Slovakia’s LGBTQ community is concerned about the increase in hate speech ahead of elections on Saturday in a country where…

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Added on: 09/26/2023

Nadra resumes registration of transgender persons

09/25/2023

The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) on Monday resumed the registration of transgender persons, almost three months after it had halted the process. Following the May…

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Added on: 09/25/2023

No harassment of LGBT community will be allowed, says Anwar

09/24/2023

PETALING JAYA: The government will not condone excessive action or harassment against those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar…

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Added on: 09/24/2023

OPINION: Protecting undocumented immigrants and Dreamers is a queer rights issue

09/22/2023

In 2012, an undocumented immigrant from Indonesia named Rio Djiwandana began his studies at Georgetown University. During his first semester, he enrolled in the Deferred Action for…

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Added on: 09/24/2023

‘The state says our kids don’t exist’ – how LGBT life is changing in Italy

09/23/2023

Italian authorities are bringing in new measures targeting LGBT families and making it harder for them to have children. Many same-sex parents feel that a new law,…

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Added on: 09/23/2023

Uganda LGBT crackdown: enforcement of new law begins

09/22/2023

Uganda has begun charging people under its draconian new anti-LGBT law, including two men accused of “aggravated homosexuality”, which can carry the death penalty. Human rights activists…

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Added on: 09/22/2023

Turkey President Erdogan ‘bothered by LGBT colours’ at UN headquarters

09/22/2023

Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has complained about the display of what he described as as “LGBT colours” at the United Nations, which was brightly decorated to…

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Added on: 09/22/2023

Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term

09/22/2023

Kenya is considering the Family Protection Bill 2023, which could lead to 50-year prison sentences for non-consensual same-sex acts. Sponsored by Homa Bay Town legislator Peter Kaluma, the…

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Added on: 09/21/2023

69 people arrested for attending ‘gay wedding’ in Nigeria freed on bail

09/20/2023

The 69 suspects who were arrested in Nigeria last month in connection with an alleged gay wedding have been released on bail. Over 200 people were arrested in…

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Added on: 09/20/2023

France sets up embassy fund to defend LGBTQ rights

09/19/2023

France said on Monday that it would set up a fund through its embassies to promote the rights of LGBTQ people, as it met like-minded nations at…

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Added on: 09/20/2023

LGBT Asylum Project helps asylum seekers fleeing persecution

09/19/2023

San Francisco has become a beacon for many LGBTQ asylum seekers — and the LGBT Asylum Project is meeting the need, having provided legal representation for nearly…

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Added on: 09/20/2023

Transgender rights in Canada deeply divide voters as study suggests most still believe in only two genders

09/19/2023

As more Canadians are faced with the evolving nature of gender identity, gaps in the ways different groups view the subject are growing, according to a recent…

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Added on: 09/19/2023

Historic struggle of Montreal queer Jews is the subject of a new zine called ‘Not Going Anywhere’

09/18/2023

Younger generations may find it hard to believe that less than 50 years ago LGBTQ Jews in Montreal were denied space at the Jewish community centre—and even…

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Added on: 09/19/2023

Ireland concerned at ‘alarming pushback’ against LGBTI rights, says Varadkar

09/18/2023

Ireland is deeply concerned at the “alarming pushback against LGBTI rights and the rise of violence and hatred towards LGBTI people at home and abroad”, Taoiseach Leo…

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Added on: 09/19/2023

Russia’s LGBTQ+ community unites amid Kremlin crackdown

09/18/2023

Surveillance and the threat of imprisonment: Euronews spoke to Russian queer activists who have chosen to stay in the country, despite increasing hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community….

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Added on: 09/19/2023

Clerics ask President Ruto to take clear stand on LGBTQ

09/18/2023

The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) wants President William Ruto to declare his position on the registration of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and…

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Added on: 09/17/2023

Why is anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on the rise in the Middle East?

09/16/2023

From Lebanon to Iraq, politicians in the Middle East have stepped up their anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, raising concerns about an increase in homophobic violence and even tougher penalties…

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Added on: 09/16/2023

Rwanda: Activists want trans and intersex legal rights

09/15/2023

Maily Isaro, a transgender woman in the Central African nation of Rwanda, has faced various forms of discrimination since publicly coming out as trans. She lives in…

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Added on: 09/15/2023

Uganda: Constitutional Court to hear challenges to anti-LGBTQ law

09/14/2023

The Constitutional Court of Uganda has confirmed that it will review three petitions challenging the constitutionality of the country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act. The court announced that all legal…

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Added on: 09/15/2023

Nigeria: Delta Wedding – U.S. Lawmakers Protest Arrest, Parade of Gay Suspects

09/14/2023

“We’re here to demand that Nigeria release all the detainees and drop all the charges.” On Tuesday, a group of Black American LGBTQ lawmakers protested in front of…

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Added on: 09/14/2023

A proposed law in this country would require citizens to report LGBTQ people to authorities

09/13/2023

When Lariba was growing up in James Town — a coastal neighborhood in Accra, Ghana — they never felt criticized for living the life they wanted to…

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Added on: 09/13/2023

Turkish Police Detain 10 for Protesting Televised Ad for Anti-LGBT Rally

09/13/2023

Turkish police in the port city of Izmir detained 10 protesters who objected to the Turkish TV and radio regulator’s decision to broadcast a public ad on…

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Added on: 09/13/2023

Explained: Why Tourists From China Are Being Drawn To Thailand’s LGBTQ+ Community

09/12/2023

Thailand has established itself as a welcoming refuge for the LGBTQ+ community. Thailand is well-known for its beautiful beaches, extensive cultural heritage, and exciting nightlife. In recent…

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Added on: 09/13/2023

Setting the Record Straight on Chechnya’s Anti-Gay Purge

09/12/2023

Today, the European Court of Human Rights handed down a ruling in the case of Maxim Lapunov, the only victim of Chechnya’s vile 2017 anti-gay purge who…