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Added on: 07/20/2019

India introduces new trans rights bill in parliament after backlash

07/19/2019

India’s government on Friday presented a revised version of its transgender rights bill to parliament after criticism from the country’s vibrant transgender community, who said sections of…

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Added on: 07/19/2019

CONVERSION THERAPY CAN KILL: RELIGIOUS LGBT COMMUNITY MEMBERS SPEAK OUT

07/19/2019

A 20-year-old religious Zionist yeshiva student from Jerusalem, who asked to remain anonymous, said he wanted to cry when he heard Education Minister Rabbi Rafi Peretz say…

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Added on: 07/19/2019

How Sarajevo’s upcoming Pride march could turn the tables on ethnonationalism

07/18/2019

In June, many countries across the Western Balkans celebrated Pride Month with marches or parades — with one notable exception. Bosnia remains the only country in the…

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Added on: 07/19/2019

Polish Publication to Distribute ‘LGBT-Free Zone’ Sticker

07/18/2019

A conservative weekly news publication in Poland is planning to include “LGBT-free zone” stickers with next week’s issue. Gazeta Polska announced the move via Twitter Wednesday, NBC…

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Added on: 07/18/2019

Bullied by peers, India’s LGBT+ children drop out of schools

07/18/2019

The school bullies started by teasing six-year-old Shemba for walking in a feminine way, and graduated to stone-throwing when the transgender girl – initially raised as a…

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Added on: 07/18/2019

In Burkina Faso, being transgender means living in the shadows

07/17/2019

Amidst roars of laughter, Naomi takes out her phone and shows us photos of herself, having fun with a friend, posing for the camera, both in high…

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Added on: 07/17/2019

Transgender murders in Honduras stoking fear of backlash against LGBT rights

07/16/2019

The murder of three transgender women in Honduras this month has raised fears that a push for LGBT rights in the country has prompted a backlash. Bessy…

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Added on: 07/17/2019

Egyptian Authorities Free Trans Woman and LGBT+ Activist After 4 Months in Prison

07/16/2019

After four months in solitary confinement in a male prison, Malak al-Kashif, a transgender woman who was arrested for being a part of a “terrorist group”, was…

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Added on: 07/16/2019

LGBT asylum-seekers exempt from ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy and can stay in US

07/16/2019

Asylum-seekers who arrive at the southern border and claim to be LGBT are exempt from the U.S.-Mexico “Remain in Mexico” policy and will not be returned to…

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Added on: 07/15/2019

Tensions simmer in Hamilton LGBTQ community after Pride festival violence

07/13/2019

The groups stand separated by temporary metal fencing and a line of police officers. On one side, Canadian flags and yellow vests. The other, rainbow flags and…

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Added on: 07/14/2019

Meet the man hoping to become the Muslim world’s first openly gay president

07/14/2019

Mounir Baatour’s office is cool, the steady thrum of the air conditioner offering a welcome break from the blistering summer heat that has descended upon Tunis. Past…

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Added on: 07/13/2019

Popular trans television presenter gunned down in Honduras

07/09/2019

Beloved transgender television presenter, Santiago Carvajal, died on Saturday (6 July)in Honduras after she was shot on Friday. She died at Mario Catarino Rivas Hospital in San…

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Added on: 07/12/2019

LGBT bullying more common than racist bullying in schools – poll

07/04/2019

LGBT bullying is the most prevalent type of bullying in schools, with research showing it was more common than incidents relating to racism, sexism or religion. A…

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Added on: 07/11/2019

Amnesty Int’l: LGBT soldiers face abuse in South Korea military

07/11/2019

A law that criminalizes consensual sex between men in the South Korean military is leading to violence and harassment against gay and trans soldiers and should be…

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Added on: 07/11/2019

Indonesia’s prison chief says LGBT inmates will be put in isolation rooms to prevent ‘transmission of sexual disorientation’

07/11/2019

Horrible overcrowding has long been a serious issue in Indonesia’s prison, but one that rarely merits much attention from average Indonesians or the local media. But the…

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Added on: 07/10/2019

How Schools Reinvigorated the Stonewall Revolution

07/09/2019

The groups have always been about a simple, key objective: Stop all the dying. The groups are GSAs—Gender-Sexuality Alliances, though they were originally known as Gay-Straight Alliances—and…

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Added on: 07/09/2019

Not My Fault That I Was Born Gay, 20-YO Wrote In Emotional Note Before Committing Suicide

07/09/2019

Despite the Supreme Court of India scrapping Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalised gay sex in September 2018, the society has largely remained the…

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Added on: 07/09/2019

Georgian Opposition Demonstrators Confronted By Antigay, Pro-Russian Protesters

07/09/2019

Demonstrators demanding the resignation of Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia have been confronted by antigay and pro-Russian activists on the 20th day of protests in Tbilisi. The…

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Added on: 07/08/2019

Georgian LGBT community calls off Tbilisi action due to threats

07/08/2019

An action planned by the Georgian LGBT community near the Interior Ministry’s building in Tbilisi on Monday has been called off, Tbilisi Pride co-leader Giorgi Tabagari told…

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Added on: 07/06/2019

Four LGBT Syrian refugees arrive in UK in time for Pride

07/05/2019

Four newly arrived LGBT Syrian refugees will be able to openly express their sexual identity when they join the Pride celebrations in central London on Saturday. They…

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Added on: 07/06/2019

Botswana seeks to overturn ruling that legalized gay sex

07/06/2019

Botswana’s government will appeal a high court ruling that decriminalized homosexuality, potentially resuscitating a law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison. Last…

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Added on: 07/05/2019

UK ordered to return lesbian after wrongly deporting her back to Uganda

07/02/2019

The UK is ordered to return a gay woman after wrongly deporting her to Uganda. The 25-year-old, who was deported five years ago, was told she could…

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Added on: 07/04/2019

Japan grants refugee status for homophobic persecution for first time ever

07/02/2019

Japan has granted asylum to an LGBT+ refugee on the grounds of homophobic persecution in their home country for the first time. Details including the refugee’s home…

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Added on: 07/03/2019

The nations where it’s still criminal to be gay (as India marks an awkward anniversary)

07/02/2019

Tuesday marks 10 years since India decriminalised gay sex, but it’s unlikely the milestone will be celebrated. That’s because the 2009 lower court ruling was short-lived; overturned…

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Added on: 07/03/2019

LGBTI Asia: From Myanmar tragedy to Pakistan progress

07/02/2019

Homophobic bullying in Myanmar. Rainbow socks in Singapore. A first for trans people in Pakistan. This is a brief roundup of LGBTI news from countries that have…

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Added on: 07/02/2019

Tunisia: LGBT right group leader announces plans to run for November Presidential elections

07/01/2019

The leader of Tunisia’s LGBT community, Shams, has announced plans to run for November presidential elections, first time ever a gay enters a presidential race in the…

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Added on: 07/02/2019

Anti-LGBT hate crimes are rising, the FBI says. But it gets worse

06/28/2019

Friday marked 50 years since protesters fought back against a police raid of New York’s Stonewall Inn and catalyzed the modern gay rights movement. But despite decades…

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Added on: 07/02/2019

Argentina says Guyana’s LGBTI community needs receptive police, hate crime laws

06/28/2019

Argentina, which chairs the 40-nation Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) that fights for the human rights of gays and bisexuals, wants Guyanese police to make reporting hate crimes…

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Added on: 07/01/2019

Protests in Pakistan after father arrested for murder of transgender daughter

07/01/2019

The transgender community in Pakistan are leading protests after a 19-year-old transgender woman was found “riddled with bullets” beside a river bank. The teenager’s father has been…

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Added on: 07/01/2019

Turkish police fire tear gas at crowds gathered for banned Istanbul Pride march

06/30/2019

Police in Turkey used tear gas to break up a banned Pride rally calling for rights for gay and transgender people. Several hundred activists had gathered in…