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Added on: 06/10/2024

Two women in Comoros detained on gay sex charges after marriage bid

06/09/2024

Police in Comoros detained two women on charges of engaging in same-sex sexual activity after they asked an Islamic preacher to marry them, a public prosecutor said….

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Added on: 06/07/2024

Discrimination persists against LGBTQ+ refugees – both at home and in host countries

06/06/2024

As countries around the globe mark Pride month, the plight of members of the LGBTQ+ community around the world continues to worsen. Gay, lesbian and trans people…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

Russian adult content provider forced to entrap gay men online by Dagestan police

06/06/2024

A Russian male adult content provider was detained in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan for the second time in two weeks on Wednesday after reportedly being…

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Added on: 06/07/2024

Non-binary Saudi influencer denied asylum in UK because officials ‘don’t believe they are really LGBT+’

06/06/2024

A non-binary social media influencer fleeing persecution in Saudi Arabia has been denied asylum in the UK because officials allegedly don’t believe they are really LGBT+. Ali Saad Muthyib,…

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Added on: 06/06/2024

Rights violations for Uganda’s LGBTQ community are escalating, advocacy group says

06/05/2024

KAMPALA — Uganda’s sexual minorities face escalating human rights violations, with over 1000 cases recorded in the last nine months involving arrests, torture and house evictions among…

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Added on: 06/06/2024

Man arrested in Qatar Grindr ‘sting’ sentenced

06/05/2024

A British-Mexican man who was arrested in Qatar in what his family called a “honeytrap operation” on gay dating app Grindr has been given a six-month suspended…

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Added on: 06/05/2024

Mama Alto: A Storyteller Swathed In Old Hollywood Glam

06/05/2024

Mama Alto is a Melbourne cabaret and jazz icon. She is also a storyteller and a transgender activist, who creates spaces allowing LGBTQI+ people the safety to…

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Added on: 06/04/2024

My life as an LGBTQ asylum seeker in the UK

06/03/2024

Back in my home country I was persecuted and tortured. They not only attacked my identity as an LGBTQIA+ person, but my very existence as a human…

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Added on: 06/03/2024

Johannesburg LGBT+ Pride marches on despite U.S. terrorism warning

06/01/2024

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Thousands of people took part in Johannesburg’s first LGBT+ Pride march since the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday despite U.S. warnings of a possible terrorist…

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Added on: 05/31/2024

Decriminalizing Gay Sex: A Universal Human Rights Imperative

05/30/2024

In April, Dominica became the latest country to decriminalize consensual same-sex conduct. A local court ruled that provisions banning “buggery” and “serious indecency,” understood to criminalize gay sex, were unconstitutional. The…

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Added on: 05/31/2024

One-third of world still criminalises consensual same-sex acts: report

05/30/2024

The LGBTQ community faces “relentless opposition” across the globe despite some progress, said a report published on Thursday by an international advocacy group, with one-third of the…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Head of Russian LGBT group detained for leading an ‘extremist organisation’

05/29/2024

Police have raided the home of an LGBT activist in the city of Samara in Russia’s Volga region after opening a case into his involvement with an…

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Added on: 05/30/2024

Uganda anti-LGBTQ+ law threatens HIV gains as patients fear arrest

05/29/2024

NAIROBI – Hoping to avoid the police, Alexy set off one night to get his monthly antiretroviral treatment (ART) from a clinic just east of the Ugandan…

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Added on: 05/29/2024

Gay men in France are facing wave of attacks after being lured into hook-ups

05/28/2024

A new report details a wave of attacks on gay men in France carried out by young perpetrators using hook-up apps to lure their victims before assaulting…

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Added on: 05/28/2024

Zackie Achmat and His Queer Revolution

05/27/2024

For many South Africans, Zackie Achmat is best remembered as the co-founder of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), which waged a valiant battle to compel Thabo Mbeki’s…

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Added on: 05/27/2024

Afghan transgender people petition Peshawar Court for protection

05/26/2024

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Transgender individuals from Afghanistan have filed a petition with the Peshawar High Court, seeking protection from forced deportation by Pakistan. The petitioners argue that they…

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Added on: 05/27/2024

Queer Namibians pin hopes on progressive court ruling as Parliament moves to curtail rights

05/26/2024

Namibian LGBTQ+ advocates hope a High Court ruling next month will decriminalise gay sex by overturning the colonial-era sodomy law, offering a ray of hope even as parliament…

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Added on: 05/25/2024

Dominica LGBT activist says queer people still aren’t free

05/24/2024

Dominica’s High Court has struck down the nation’s anti-sodomy law, but homophobia remains pervasive. “The law has changed in Dominica, but it will still take time to…

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Added on: 05/23/2024

Weeks ahead of its famous LGBT Pride parade, Brazil struggles with one LGBTI killing every 38 hours

05/22/2024

São Paulo, Brazil – In 2023, 230 LGBTI+ individuals were violently killed in Brazil, according to data released this month by the Observatory of LGBTI+ Deaths and Violence….

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Added on: 05/23/2024

Senegal arrests Islamic agitators for claiming prime minister is gay

05/22/2024

A left-wing French politician’s visit to the West African nation of Senegal has led to anti-gay Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko being accused of homosexuality and two…

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Added on: 05/20/2024

Myanmar LGBTQ people plea for help

05/20/2024

While Pride Month is around the corner in Thailand, Burmese LGBTQ people live under the Tatmadaw’s shadow, waiting for help from their Thai counterparts. “Even if Thailand…

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Added on: 05/20/2024

As countries tighten anti-gay laws, more LGBTQ+ seek safety and asylum in Europe

05/19/2024

RIETI, ITALY — Ella Anthony knew it was time to leave her native Nigeria when she escaped an abusive, forced marriage only to face angry relatives who threatened…

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Added on: 05/19/2024

Japanese lesbian couple granted refugee status in Canada

05/18/2024

Canada said it granted refugee status to two Japanese women last September due to widespread discrimination they faced in Japan as lesbians and members of the weaker…

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Added on: 05/17/2024

‘Nothing short of horrific’: Amnesty criticises arrest of man in Qatar ‘trapped’ by police on Grindr

05/16/2024

The family of a gay man who was arrested in Qatar say that he was “trapped” by a fake Grindr account and that he urgently needs access to…

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Added on: 05/16/2024

‘We can’t give up on humanity’: Ghanaians fight antigay law

05/15/2024

Alex Kofi Donkor is used to speaking out in support of Ghana’s LGBTQ+ community. For the past eight years, the activist has fearlessly led protests and panel…

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Added on: 05/16/2024

LGBTIQ people in EU face less discrimination, more violence, survey finds

05/15/2024

VIENNA (Reuters) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in the European Union face less discrimination but more physical or sexual attacks than three…

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Added on: 05/13/2024

NSW Government Offers Apology to Victims of Historical Homosexuality Laws

05/12/2024

In a significant step towards reconciliation, the New South Wales government has announced a formal apology to individuals who faced discrimination under previous laws criminalising homosexuality. The…

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Added on: 05/10/2024

New intolerance figures: Every hour, an LGBT person is raped in Brazi

05/09/2024

Homophobia and transphobia numbers show that violence against the LGBT group has not decreased. On the contrary, it increased. This year, every hour a homosexual, bisexual, transvestite…

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Added on: 05/10/2024

Georgia: ‘Foreign Influence’ Bill Threatens Rights

05/09/2024

(Berlin, May 9, 2024) – The Georgian parliament’s introduction of a bill obliging certain nongovernmental groups and media outlets to register as “organizations serving the interests of a foreign power” threatens…

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Added on: 05/09/2024

Ghana’s top court postpones hearing on challenge to anti-LGBTQ bill

05/08/2024

ACCRA, May 8 (Reuters) – Ghana’s Supreme Court said on Wednesday that lawyers battling over the legality of one of Africa’s most restrictive anti-LGBTQ bill must amend…