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Added on: 10/23/2024

LGBTQ+ aid workers reflect on a year in Gaza, working with queer Palestinians

10/22/2024

Gaza was different. Over the past two years, Rain Dove Dubilewski has been on the ground helping evacuate conflict areas such as Ukraine, Uganda, and Venezuela. But…

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Added on: 10/23/2024

‘This Is Coming to This Country’: Kara Swisher Warns Italy’s Anti-LGBTQ Parenting And Surrogacy Law Will Come to U.S.

10/22/2024

Tech journalist Kara Swisher made an ominous prediction recently on her Pivot podcast regarding the future of LGBTQ rights in the U.S. Swisher and co-host Scott Galloway…

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Added on: 10/22/2024

LGBTQ+ Support Group in Russia’s Yekaterinburg Closes Amid ‘Anti-Queer Pressure’

10/21/2024

A non-profit organization providing mental health and legal support services to LGBTQ+ people in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg announced Monday that it would shut down after…

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Added on: 10/22/2024

Andorra Should Combat Racism, LGBTI-Phobia, and Expand Voting Rights

10/21/2024

A new report from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) calls on Andorra to adopt a national programme to combat racism and LGBTI-phobia. As a…

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Added on: 10/21/2024

Moscow police detained over 50 people in raid on LGBTQ+ venues

10/20/2024

Police in Moscow raided two gay clubs last weekend, detaining over 50 people, in what Novaya Gazeta Europe described as the continued escalation of the Russian government’s crackdown…

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Added on: 10/19/2024

Poland publishes civil partnership bill in boost for LGBT couples

10/18/2024

Poland moved a step closer to legalising civil partnerships with the publication of a draft law on Friday that the minister responsible for the legislation hailed as…

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Added on: 10/19/2024

Italy’s LGBTQ community fears international surrogacy ban could trigger ‘witch hunt’

10/18/2024

LGBTQ activists and legal experts in Italy fear a new law criminalizing international surrogacy could have a chilling effect on the country’s same-sex families and their children….

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Added on: 10/19/2024

Bangladesh activists demand justice for murdered trans woman

10/18/2024

Below is an edited and trimmed statement from Mosa Jannatul Ferdaus, Chief Coordinator of the Paris-based human rights group JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), about the recent…

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Added on: 10/18/2024

Kazakh artists challenge government’s anti-LGBT crackdown

10/17/2024

When Kazakh choreographer Alisher Sultanbekuly went viral for a video of himself dancing inside a traditional Kazakh yurt (or tent), the backlash was almost immediate. Wearing stiletto shoes,…

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Added on: 10/17/2024

Liberia: Legislator seeks supporters for his harsh anti-homosexuality bill

10/16/024

A legislator in Liberia is seeking support for a harsh anti-homosexuality bill that he filed in the summer. So far, he hasn’t announced any success in attracting…

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Added on: 10/16/2024

Don’t flee from Ghana for fear of harsh anti-LGBTQ bill, human rights boss says

10/15/2024

Ghana human rights Commissioner Joseph Whittal encourages LGBTQ Ghanaians not to flee the country, despite the possibility that Parliament’s harsh anti-LGBTQ+ bill might survive a review by…

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Added on: 10/15/2024

Gay doctor’s ordeal: Struggle of queer professionals in Kenya

10/15/2024

Martin Nyambura, not his real name, is an accomplished medical doctor at a major hospital in Nairobi. He is also a gay man struggling for acceptance in…

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Added on: 10/15/2024

How could the U.S. election affect LGBTQ+ aid funding?

10/14/2024

Democrats and Republicans have had completely different stances on funding LGBTQ+ rights around the world through development aid. Since 2011, Democratic presidents have supported LGBTQ+ rights through…

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Added on: 10/14/2024

Attacks on Gay Rights Push Russia’s LGBTQ Community Into the Shadows

10/13/2024

A decade ago, Russian publisher Leo Veles says, he could hang out in gay bars and clubs in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The scene wasn’t as vibrant…

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Added on: 10/13/2024

Pope urged at LGBTQ meeting to reverse Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care

10/12/2024

Pope Francis faced calls to overturn the Catholic Church’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people on Oct 12 when he held talks with LGBTQ activists at…

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Added on: 10/12/2024

Bangladesh’s transgender community ready to shatter boundaries with education

10/12/2024

In Bangladesh, where traditional gender roles are deeply entrenched, transgender people face extraordinary challenges in achieving educational and economic success. A study conducted by researchers from Dhaka…

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Added on: 10/12/2024

Ghana Supreme Court defends its slow pace on anti-LGBTQ bill

10/11/2024

Ghana’s Supreme Court is under fire from anti-LGBTQ legislators for not issuing a ruling on a harsh anti-LGBTQ bill that Parliament passed in February. But the court…

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Added on: 10/09/2024

Ugandan LGBTQI activist Clare Byarugaba wins prestigious human rights award

10/08/2024

Clare Byarugaba, a renowned Ugandan LGBTQI rights activist whose recent photo with Pope Francis went viral online, has been named by Human Rights First as the winner…

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Added on: 10/09/2024

Speed up judgment on court case against anti-LGBTQ bill – groups mount pressure on chief justice of Ghana

10/08/2024

One group wey dey call dem Arise Ghana togeda wit some religious groups don hit di streets to protest against di delay by di supreme court to…

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Added on: 10/09/2024

Here’s how Palestinian and queer organizers in Utah are working together

10/08/2024

Over the last year of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, Palestinian and queer groups in Utah have made collaboration a key part of their work. Organizers in…

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Added on: 10/08/2024

Hopes for LGBTQ+ asylum fade as Kenya snubs ‘those letters’

10/08/2024

The man in charge of processing hundreds of thousands of asylum applications in Kenya says sexual minorities have no special rights on his watch, heightening anxiety among…

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Added on: 10/08/2024

Moscow Arrests Man for ‘LGBT Propaganda’ and ‘Satanism’

10/07/2024

Russia on Monday arrested a medic for “Satanism” and “promoting same-sex relationships,” as Moscow intensifies a legal crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in defense of what it calls…

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Added on: 10/07/2024

Russian-style laws on rise in former Eastern Bloc countries eager to follow Georgia’s lead

10/06/2024

With Georgia passing yet another controversial law, this time against LGBTQ rights, a growing number of post-socialist EU states, such as Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary, appear eager…

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Added on: 10/07/2024

Ablakwa dares NAPO to prove LGBTQ curriculum claims

10/07/2024

North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has challenged to Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (Napo) over recent claims regarding his involvement in promoting LGBTQ-related content. Mr Ablakwa, in a…

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Added on: 10/07/2024

Two Ukrainian women in love were torn apart by Putin’s war. They never stopped fighting to reunite.

10/06/2024

Polina Muzhychkova and Sofia Malina fell in love fast. At 17 and 19, respectively, they met in Mariupol, Ukraine, and began dating. But a month later, the…

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Added on: 10/06/2024

Russia Is Forcing Gay Chechen Men To Become Soldiers In Ukraine War, Says LGBT Group

10/05/2024

SK SOS, a human rights group in Chechnya, say that Russian authorities are “blackmailing” imprisoned gay Chechen men to become soldiers, and fight for Russia in the…

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Added on: 10/04/2024

US ‘Welcome Corps’ helps resettle LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing crackdowns against gay people

10/03/2024

A crowd surrounded his boyfriend’s house and beat him. Ngounou’s family learned of the relationship and kicked him out. So Ngounou fled — alone and with little…

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Added on: 10/04/2024

Georgian Speaker Signs Law Curbing LGBT Rights After President Refuses To

10/03/2024

Georgian parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on October 3 signed into law a bill that rights groups, the opposition, and the international community say drastically curbs the rights…

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Added on: 10/02/2024

“US ‘Welcome Corps’ helps resettle LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing crackdowns against gay people

10/02/2024

Cabrel Ngounou’s life in Cameroon quickly unraveled after neighbors caught the teenager with his boyfriend. A crowd surrounded his boyfriend’s house and beat him. Ngounou’s family learned…

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Added on: 10/02/2024

Trans Man & Passionate Refugee Advocate: The Story of Thomars Shamuyarira

10/01/2024

Thomars Shamuyarira is proudly out trans man from Harare, Zimbabwe. Despite enduring immense adversity—including being disowned by his family and forced to flee his home country due…