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Added on: 03/11/2019

On International Women’s Day: End daily ‘corrective rapes’

03/08/2019

Today is International Women’s Day #IWD2019: We celebrate and stand in solidarity with all women, noting their tenacity and fortitude, especially those who courageously survive violence and…

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Added on: 03/11/2019

In Muslim Malaysia, Uproar Over LGBT Groups at Women’s Day March

03/10/2019

A Malaysian minister has decried the presence of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups at a march celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, calling it “a…

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Added on: 03/10/2019

Rabbi Sadan: Silencing LGBT debate endangers democracy

03/07/2019

Rabbi Eli Sadan, the head of the pre-military preparatory committee, compared the silence surrounding the Muslim immigration process imposed on the public in Europe to the public…

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Added on: 03/10/2019

Meet the young Nigerian running an LGBT clothing brand

03/06/2019

Rex Young, a young Lagos-based Nigerian entrepreneur, is tapping into the country’s LGBT market. Young, a professional graphic designer, has delved into an untapped market of making…

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Added on: 03/09/2019

Mashrou’ Leila: the Lebanese indie band championing Arab gay rights

03/07/2019

Mashrou’ Leila are giants in Lebanon. Walking through Beirut with the band on a warm afternoon, it feels like everyone is staring. We squeeze into a retro…

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Added on: 03/09/2019

LGBT in India: What it’s like six months after gay sex was decriminalised

03/06/2019

Up until six months ago, 20-year-old Tish felt like a criminal. He faced long-term prison time in India because he was an out and proud gay man,…

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Added on: 03/08/2019

Trump’s newly confirmed federal judge has ties to anti-gay ‘hate group’

03/06/2019

The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Allison Jones Rushing to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, handing the 36-year-old judge a lifetime seat on one…

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Added on: 03/08/2019

China urged to take action on LGBT+ rights after backing U.N. changes

03/07/2019

China’s acceptance of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s recommendations on LGBT+ rights is a “milestone”, gay rights groups said on Thursday, urging Beijing to work with activists…

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Added on: 03/07/2019

Chechnya’s Gay Purge: A Timeline of the Atrocities

03/04/2019

The world has been aware for the last couple of years that LGBT people in Chechnya face arrest and persecution. But what exactly is happening in the…

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Added on: 03/06/2019

Rafał Trzaskowski: Warsaw Mayor Faces Backlash for Protecting LGBTI Rights

03/04/2019

Rafał Trzaskowski, the Mayor of Poland’s capital city, Warsaw, has received backlash after signing a declaration to protect LGBT+ rights. The declaration is the first ever LGBT+…

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Added on: 03/05/2019

The Gay-Rights Activists Hoping for a Legal Victory in Kenya

03/03/2019

On a recent Friday, gay and lesbian couples, dressed in matching outfits, posed for photos outside of a Nairobi courthouse, in anticipation of a decision that they…

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Added on: 03/04/2019

Chiang Mai, Thailand celebrates its first LGBT Pride in a decade

03/01/2019

On 21 February 2019, Chiang Mai celebrated its first LGBT Pride festival since 2009, after the city’s last Pride Parade was cancelled due to harassment from counter-protestors….

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Added on: 03/03/2019

Gay conversion therapy ban in Germany gains support

03/01/2019

LGBT people continue to face prejudice and discrimination in Germany as well. A 2017 study by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency showed that 18.3 percent of Germans still…

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Added on: 03/03/2019

South Korea rights body claims it does not ‘deny’ same-sex marriage

03/01/2019

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea on Wednesday (27 February) claimed it did not ‘deny’ the rights of a same-sex couple to marry. But, it also…

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Added on: 03/02/2019

30,000 sign petition against gender diversity teaching in New Zealand

02/28/2019

More than 30,000 people in New Zealand have signed a parliamentary petition against teaching gender diversity in the country’s schools. ‘I believe that endorsing gender discordance as…

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Added on: 03/02/2019

Undocumented LGBT ‘Dreamer’ Shares His Story at 4Ward Symposium

02/28/2019

Candelario Saldana is a leader who is making strides and causing a few waves at the University of Miami for LGBT lawyers. Saldana’s mother brought him to…

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Added on: 03/01/2019

Cardiff University criticised over student support services after deaths of two LGBT group members

02/28/2019

Cardiff University has been criticised over an alleged lack of support for students with mental health issues after two members of an LGBT group took their own…

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Added on: 02/28/2019

Colour & confidence: Marching with queer pride

02/25/2019

Even as the Supreme Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code in a landmark judgement in September last year, the queer community’s fight for…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

Pakistan opens public school for transgender students

02/25/2019

Pakistan has opened a public school exclusively for transgender pupils, believed to be one of the first of its kind in the country. Around 20 students will…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

How being an LGBT international student in Australia changed me

02/26/2019

When Bijan Kardouni was 23, he went to the wedding of his secret lover. Bijan had met Sami* through the underground LGBT community in Iran, using a…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

LGBT Kenyans’ Patience Has Gone Unrewarded

02/26/2019

Kenya’s High Court on Friday postponed a much-awaited decision on a colonial-era law that has long deprived one group of Kenyans of uhuru, or freedom, promising to…

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Added on: 02/27/2019

Drag queens protest at border wall to raise money for LGBTQ asylum-seekers

02/25/2019

Beatrix Lestrange stood in front of a crowd wearing a multicolored dress, red wig, black pumps and a choker with studs. “Who’s ready to have a political…

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Added on: 02/26/2019

Story of a trans man who suffers Brazil’s hostile environment to LGBTQ

02/25/2019

Growing up in an evangelical Christian family in Brazil, life was pretty tough for Ariel Nobre. Designated female at birth, the 31-year-old transgender man was sent to…

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Added on: 02/26/2019

Force British territories to legalise gay marriage, report says

02/22/2019

Last year, the British governor of Bermuda – the most populous territory – allowed legislation denying LGBT+ people the right to marry in favour of domestic partnerships. British…

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Added on: 02/25/2019

Cabinet Unveils Draft Bill and Picks a Side in Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Fight

02/22/2019

The administration of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has approved a draft bill which, if passed, will make Taiwan the first country in Asia to legally enact…

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Added on: 02/24/2019

Holyrood politicians unite in show of support LGBTI Scots

02/22/2019

MSPS from across Holyrood’s political spectrum have joined together to give their backing to Scotland’s LGBTI youngsters. The representatives helped to mark the last Friday of LGBT…

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Added on: 02/24/2019

Poland moves step closer to banning gay conversion therapy

02/22/2019

Politicians in Poland have submitted a draft bill to the Parliament which bans the use of gay conversion therapy. Lawmakers from the liberal Nowoczesna party drafted the…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Iran: activist charged with normalising same sex relations

02/22/2019

Rezvaneh Mohammadi, gender equality activist’s first court session was held in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court Branch 28 on February 18, 2019, presided by the notorious Judge Moghiseh, according…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Can the United Methodist Church stay united? LGBT issues may lead to a split

02/21/2019

At a high-stakes gathering starting Saturday in St. Louis, the United Methodist Church’s legislative assembly will debate the place of LGBT people in the church knowing that…

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Added on: 02/23/2019

Richard Grenell says he has support at home to decriminalize homosexuality abroad

02/20/2019

U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell says the Trump administration has strong backing at home from Republicans and even religious conservatives for its push to end laws…