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Added on: 08/21/2021

Gay Immigrant Recalls Tumultuous Escape From Nigeria

08/20/2021

Uchechukwu Onwa, a gay immigrant from Nigeria, said he knew it was time to leave his home country when a group of men brutally raped his teenage…

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Added on: 08/20/2021

This brave charity is helping desperate LGBT+ Afghans escape the brutal Taliban

08/19/2021

The Rainbow Railroad is a global NGO providing aid and asylum to LGBT+ people around the world. Since its founding it’s helped more than 1,600 LGBT+ people…

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Added on: 08/20/2021

LGBT in Afghanistan: ‘I could be killed on the spot’

08/19/2021

Before the Taliban uprising in Afghanistan, life for gay man Abdul (his name has been changed) was already dangerous. If he’d spoken about his sexuality to the…

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Added on: 08/19/2021

‘Everything is gone’ for LGBT+ Afghans, says bisexual man who escaped before Taliban took over

08/19/2021

Afghanistan wasn’t a welcoming place for LGBT+ people prior to the Taliban takeover that shocked the world – but human rights activists are expecting things to get…

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Added on: 08/19/2021

World Cup hosts Qatar raise the rainbow flag even as LGBT+ community is forced to live a double life

08/12/2021

Degree-educated, bi-lingual and with a well-established career at one of the country’s leading companies, Hamad is, to all appearances, the very epitome of modern-day, outward-looking Qatar. But…

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Added on: 08/18/2021

President Museveni Refuses To Sign Homophobic Law

08/17/2021

The LGBTIQ community in Uganda has today caught a break after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni returned the notorious Sexual Offences Bill back to the floor of Uganda…

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Added on: 08/17/2021

Men hurt in homophobic attack at Birmingham’s Gay Village

08/16/2021

Two men have been attacked with bottles and had homophobic abuse shouted at them in Birmingham, police have said. Rob and Patrick, in their 30s, were outside…

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Added on: 08/16/2021

Turkish LGBTQ Activists Counter Oppression With Art, Solidarity and Radical Hope

08/15/2021

Activism came to Hazar Kolancalı like a thunderstorm, at first a rumbling in the distance and then upon her all at once. The constant — and often…

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Added on: 08/16/2021

Classroom workshops offer support to LGBTQ youth in rural Quebec Social Sharing

08/15/2021

A new project launched by the Association for New Canadians is working to create a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ immigrants and refugees coming into Newfoundland…

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Added on: 08/13/2021

Ghana’s president in tight spot over anti-LGBT law

08/12/2021

Opposition lawmakers in Ghana are pushing President Nana Akufo-Addo into a tight spot by promoting an anti-LGBT law widely condemned by critics for undermining rights but applauded…

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Added on: 08/13/2021

Rights defenders tell details of queer girl’s abduction by Chechen law enforcers

08/13/2021

The “Russian LGBT Network”* is concerned about the fate of the girl who was abducted a year ago by Chechen law enforcers, and is going to appeal…

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Added on: 08/13/2021

Homophobic Ghanaian ‘Family Values’ Bill is Odious and Beggars Belief

08/10/2021

Sometimes the human capacity for cruelty takes my breath away. A recently proposed bill on “sexual rights” and “family values” in Ghana is a case study in…

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Added on: 08/11/2021

Video Captures Vicious Homophobic Attack in Cameroon

08/10/2021

A brutal attack on two transgender women in Cameroon occurred just weeks after a court ordered the women, Shakiro and Patricia, released from prison pending their appeal…

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Added on: 08/09/2021

Pride Uganda Will Happen Despite COVID-19 and Homophobia

08/09/2021

Outright International has shared a document that they believe will highlight Countries that either celebrate or have a semblance of Pride celebration around the world. According to…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

British diver Tom Daley says sports has ‘a lot further to go’ on LGBTQ acceptance

8/7/21

British diver Tom Daley says he is proud to be able to inspire other people as an openly gay athlete, but he is quick to add that…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

Along With COVID-19, EU Faces a More Fundamental Battle

8/8/21

Hungary’s growing list of European Union worries includes controversial LGBT legislation and potentially hacking the phones of journalists, rights activists and political opponents. Poland has rebuffed a…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

Mohamed Ali (Dali) Aguerbi – Documentarian, Malta

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Alturi Contributor

Dali came to Malta by accident. He is originally from Tunisia where homosexuality is criminalized by three years of imprisonment since French colonialism in 1913. He came…

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Added on: 08/07/2021

LGBTQ Family Featured in Grocery Store Advertisement Forced to Leave Russia Due to Hate

8/6/21

In July, Alina and her girlfriend, Ksyusha ,wanted to show that, like any other family, they have favorite dishes and cooking habits. Joined by Alina’s mom and…

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Added on: 08/06/2021

Ghana court drops case against 21 LGBT+ activists

08/05/2021

HO, Ghana, Aug 5 (Reuters) – A court in Ghana dismissed a case against 21 Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) activists on Thursday, ruling there was…

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Added on: 08/05/2021

Russian LGBT family from Vkusvill ad leaves country after death threats

08/04/2021

MOSCOW, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A Russian family with gay members that featured in an advert for a high-end food retailer has left the country after receiving…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

LGBTQ rights: Sri Lanka still undecided, says govt in response to homophobic police video

08/03/2021

The government of Sri Lanka is still undecided on LGBTQ rights, but the matter is under discussion and representations have been made by various quarters, a top…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

‘Constantly pursued’: Ukraine’s LGBT+ activists attacked online and in the street

08/03/2021

For days, death threats and homophobic insults have been pouring into Sofiia Lapina’s messaging inbox – a constant reminder of the hatred she often encounters as an…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

Ghana’s LGBTQ Community Calls for Global Help Over Anti-Gay Bill

08/03/2021

Ghanaian lawmakers are facing backlash over a bill before Ghana’s parliament that aims to make gay rights advocacy illegal. Eight lawmakers are sponsoring the bill, which was…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

HH PROMISES GAY MARRIAGES IN ZAMBIA – AMERICAN REPORTER

8/2/21

Lusaka ~ Mon, 2 Aug 2021 UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema, also known as HH, aims to turn around the historically negative attitude toward the Zambian LGBT community….

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Added on: 08/04/2021

Hope that Qwelane judgement will pave way for Hate Crimes Bill

8/2/21

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola has welcomed the Jon Qwelane hate speech judgment handed down by the Constitutional Court. On Friday, the court found…

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Added on: 08/01/2021

Trans rights divides political rivals, young and old in the United States

7/28/21

Americans are deeply divided over transgender rights, data released on Tuesday showed, with experts accusing politicians of exploiting clear differences along party lines to foment a culture…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Ghana’s first openly trans musician fights homophobia with song

7/30/21

Ghana’s first openly transgender musician has released a song to boost the morale of the West African nation’s LGBT+ community as it faces a crackdown by authorities…

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Added on: 07/31/2021

Ukraine LGBTQ activists hold rave to demand govt punish attacks

7/30/21

Dozens of people took part in a rave party outside the Ukrainian president’s office Friday to demand the authorities protect LGBTQ rights, sparking scuffles between police and…

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Added on: 07/30/2021

Kazakhstan: LGBT, women’s rights activists besieged by mob

07/29/2021

A training seminar held this week by feminists and LGBT activists in a mining city in central Kazakhstan might have ended in violence but for the intervention…

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Added on: 07/30/2021

Ghana poised to vote on ‘worst anti-LGBTQ bill ever,’ advocates warn

07/29/2021

Draft legislation in Ghana would make identifying as gay or even an ally to the LGBTQ community a second-degree felony punishable by five years in prison —…