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Added on: 10/08/2021

Russia rejects Council of Europe demand to repeal country’s so-called ‘gay propaganda law’ & accuses body of ‘abuse of power’

10/07/2021

Russia has rejected calls from the Council of Europe’s Commission against Racism and Intolerance to repeal the country’s controversial ban on the dissemination of information about “non-traditional”…

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Added on: 10/07/2021

China’s LGBT community caught up in Xi Jinping’s widening crackdowns on big tech, education and celebrities

10/07/2021

On August 13 last year, the organisers of Shanghai’s long-running LGBT pride festival abruptly announced the event was being cancelled indefinitely without explanation. The news came as…

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Added on: 10/07/2021

“LGBT-Free” Declarations Repealed In Poland: A Step Forward? Or A Cruel Game?

10/07/2021

Last Monday, three Polish regional councils voted not to declare their provinces “LGBT-free zones” following the European Union’s threats to cut up to €126 million in funding…

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Added on: 10/07/2021

We’ll campaign against you if you vote against the passage of anti-LGBTQI Bill – Petencost Church threaten MPs

10/07/2021

The Church of Pentecost has vowed to campaign against parliamentarians should they fail to let the anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Bill passed into law with…

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Added on: 10/06/2021

Kenya Banned This Gay Documentary — It Will Now Stream Across Africa

10/05/2021

The Kenyan documentary about the life of a gay man navigating life in the conservative country I am Samuel was banned in Kenya in late September. While…

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Added on: 10/05/2021

Ghana Anti-gay bill dangerous, proponents seek to promote hate

10/04/2021

A professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kwame Karikari, has said the current anti-gay bill which is being promoted by Ningo Prampram lawmaker, Sam Nartey George and…

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Added on: 10/04/2021

Art’s part in being African and queer

10/03/2021

Three years ago the release of John Trengove’s Inxeba (The Wound) set tongues wagging in South Africa. The film, which portrays a troubled romantic relationship between two gay…

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Added on: 10/03/2021

Trump Republicans Have Found A New Authoritarian To Love In Hungary’s Orban

10/3/21

Having lost their leader in Washington, Donald Trump-supporting Republicans appear to have settled on a new authoritarianism-curious leader to admire: Hungary’s anti-immigrant, anti-LGBT, anti-free press Viktor Orbán….

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Added on: 10/03/2021

Kenya: It’s a Tough Life for Little-Understood Intersex People

09/30/2021

Few choices would be harder to make than coming round to accept that you are neither male nor female. Add to this the fact not much is…

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Added on: 10/02/2021

How violence and abuse drove a transgender migrant back to Pakistan

10/01/2021

Romesa Ahmed, a transgender woman from Pakistan, tells the story of her failed attempt to flee to Europe. Shunned by her family, raped and tortured by those…

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Added on: 10/02/2021

Hungarian LGBTQ Activist Among Time’s 100 Most Influential

10/1/21

An academic and LGBT activist in Hungary is among the word’s 100 most influential people, according to Time magazine, for her work on a children’s book that…

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Added on: 09/30/2021

Russia Proposes ‘Extremist’ Label for LGBT, Feminist, Child-Free Movements

09/30/2021

Russia’s LGBT, radical feminist and child-free groups should be recognized as “extremist,” the chairman of an influential government commission said Wednesday. “LGBT ideology, radical feminism and child-free…

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Added on: 09/29/2021

LGBTI citizens on edge in West Africa (Part 2: Guinea after the coup)

09/28/2021

The coup in Guinea came in early September, only a few months after a military junta seized power in neighboring Mali. That turmoil added new challenges for…

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Added on: 09/28/2021

Risks multiply for LGBTI citizens of West Africa. (Part 1: Senegal)

09/27/21

In West Africa, military juntas have seized power in Mali (May 24) and in Guinea (Sept. 5) — events that added new challenges for LGBTI citizens in…

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Added on: 09/25/2021

The AP Interview: Hungary committed to contentious LGBT law

9/24/21

The right-wing populist government in Hungary is attracting conservative thinkers from the United States who admire its approaches to migration, LGBT issues and national sovereignty — all…

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Added on: 09/24/2021

LGBT+ conversion therapy thrives even as bans gather pace

09/16/2021

LONDON, Sept 15 (Openly) – Doctors once prescribed long, hard bike rides and testicular transplants to cure gay men of their “sexual abnormality”. More than a century…

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Added on: 09/23/2021

Polish region scraps anti-LGBT motion after EU threatens to cut funds

09/22/2021

A Polish province on Wednesday annulled a motion opposing “LGBT ideology” after the European Union threatened to pull funding, Polish state news agency PAP reported. Numerous local…

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Added on: 09/23/2021

Thailand considers deportation of Malaysian transgender entrepreneur

09/22/2021

Thailand is considering whether to deport a transgender businesswoman who was convicted this month of illegal entry and is wanted in Malaysia for insulting Islam, a case…

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Added on: 09/22/2021

LGBTQIA community members may be Maguindanao bombing targets

09/21/2021

The bombing that happened in Datu Piang, Maguindanao on Saturday (September 18) may have been motivated by hate against LGBTQIA people there. This is according to Lt….

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Added on: 09/22/2021

Ghana: LGBT Activists Face Hardships After Detention

09/20/2021

Arbitrary arrests and detention of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Ghana, and a proposed draconian anti-LGBT bill are causing serious economic hardship and psychological…

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Added on: 09/22/2021

‘The Taliban will have no mercy’: LGBTQ+ Afghans go into hiding

09/20/2021

Laila, a transgender woman in Afghanistan, rubs her eyes to wipe tears away. “I am terrified. It’s like a nightmare. I don’t feel safe even in my…

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Added on: 09/22/2021

Malaysian transgender entrepreneur arrested in Thailand

09/20/2021

A prominent Malaysian transgender entrepreneur wanted in her homeland for insulting Islam by cross-dressing has been arrested in Thailand, police said Monday, with authorities seeking her extradition….

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Added on: 09/20/2021

Joe Biden Cancels Meeting With HH After Nalumango Gay Rights Snub

09/20/2021

The highly publicized meeting between US President Joe Biden and President Hakainde Hichilema has been cancelled after Vice President Mutale Nalumango told Parliament that Zambia will not…

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Added on: 09/19/2021

Thousands march in Ukraine for LGBT rights, safety

9/18/21

Some 7,000 people gathered in Ukrainian capital on Sunday for the annual March for Equality to support the rights of the country’s LGBT community. Equipped with colorful…

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Added on: 09/18/2021

Belgrade Pride to Highlight Calls for Same Sex Union Law

9/17/21

A law on same-sex unions and stronger official responses to hate speech and hate crimes against the LGBT community are among the key requests of those attending…

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Added on: 09/17/2021

Gay war veteran speaks out for equal rights in Ukraine’s military

09/16/2021

KYIV (Reuters) – Viktor Pylypenko has become a role model for dozens of LGBT+ Ukrainian war veterans and their supporters since he organised their participation two years…

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Added on: 09/17/2021

South Korea LGBT youth threatened by lack of non-discrimination provisions: report

09/16/2021

LGBTQIA+ youth in South Korea are threatened by the country’s failure to enact non-discrimination provisions, according to a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday….

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Added on: 09/17/2021

Brave Nigerian lesbian couple ‘publicly wed’ and declare their love in defiance of archaic laws

09/16/2021

LGBT+ activist and YouTuber Amara shared a series of photos detailing her symbolic marriage to her new wife, Olayinka, on social media. The beautiful couple can be…

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Added on: 09/16/2021

New Zealand locals send record 100,000 submissions to ban LGBT conversion practices

09/15/2021

New Zealand is on its way to become the land of conquering the impossible, and adding another feather to this cap of victories is its new record…

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Added on: 09/12/2021

Ugandan government shamefully claims queer people fleeing its homophobia are fake ‘economic gays’

9/12/21

Homosexuality is illegal and punishable by life imprisonment in Uganda, which has some of the strictest anti-LGBT+ laws in the world. Most queer Ugandans survive by staying…