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Added on: 05/29/2019

World Health Organization removes “gender identity disorder” from list of mental illnesses

05/28/2019

The World Health Organization (WHO) will remove “gender identity disorder” from its global manual of diagnoses — a major win for transgender rights. The change was announced…

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Added on: 05/28/2019

Brazil’s LGBTQ Challenege: Live and Let Live or Discriminate and Hate?

05/27/2019

Last week’s vote by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) laid the foundation for landmark legislation which will include protection for sexual minorities in the nation’s anti-discrimination laws….

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Added on: 05/27/2019

Ann Widdecombe: Anti-LGBT Brexit Party politician wins seat in European elections

05/27/2019

As the European election results roll in, the Brexit Party’s Ann Widdecombe has made a surprise return to the frontline of British politics. The former Big Brother…

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Added on: 05/27/2019

Gillette ad features dad teaching trans son how to shave

05/26/2019

The latest advert from Gillette features a trans man being taught how to shave for the first time by his dad. The advert, as part of the…

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Added on: 05/26/2019

Brazil’s top court rules to make homophobia a crime

05/24/2019

A majority of judges in Brazil’s top court has voted to criminalize homophobia in a move welcomed by campaigners concerned about a rollback in gay rights and…

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Added on: 05/26/2019

Protesters demand end to killings of transgender women, Trump rollbacks

05/24/2019

Protesters chanting “black trans lives matter” and “we will not be erased” on Friday demanded an end to the killings of black transgender women in the United…

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Added on: 05/25/2019

Gay Ugandans regret fleeing to Kenya

05/24/2019

Hundreds of people in Uganda’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have fled the country to escape homophobia and persecution. But many are now stuck in…

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Added on: 05/25/2019

LGBT Hondurans march against hate

05/23/2019

I traveled to Honduras last week to document violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Violence abounds, according to Honduran LGBT activists, but there are…

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Added on: 05/24/2019

Taiwan man behind Asia’s first gay marriage law urges others to fight

05/23/2019

A leading Taiwanese gay activist on Thursday called on the LGBT+ community in other parts of Asia to take their battles to court after his successful legal…

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Added on: 05/24/2019

Tunisian court victory boosts push to end gay sex ban

05/21/2019

After winning a four-year battle against government efforts to shut it down, Tunisia’s leading LGBT+ rights group said it will push for gay sex to be decriminalised…

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Added on: 05/23/2019

Brazil’s top court set to rule on outlawing homophobia

05/22/2019

Homophobia and transphobia could become crimes in Brazil if its highest court rules in favor of reform on Thursday, amid fears that its right-wing president could roll…

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Added on: 05/23/2019

Anti-LGBTI violence still acceptable in many countries, new study shows

05/22/2019

Homophobic violence is still widely endorsed in several countries, new research highlights. The study on the Journal of Interpersonal Violence by the Honour Abuse Research Matrix (HARM)…

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Added on: 05/22/2019

Philadelphia Woman Becomes Fifth Transgender Person Killed in 2019

05/21/2019

Michelle “Tamika” Washington, 40, is the fifth transgender person killed in 2019, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) reports. A longtime trans-rights advocate, Washington was fatally shot Sunday…

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Added on: 05/22/2019

Birmingham LGBT teaching row: How did it unfold?

05/22/2019

Lessons about same-sex relationships and transgender issues have resulted in protests outside primary schools, children being removed from classes and head teachers being threatened. BBC News looks…

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Added on: 05/22/2019

IDF drops traditional parental identifications

05/21/2019

After an ongoing campaign by “LGBT” organizations, the IDF has decided to make a revolutionary change and relinquish the definitions of “Mother” and “Father” in favor of…

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Added on: 05/20/2019

NIO spends just £318 advancing LGBT rights in Northern Ireland

05/20/2019

The Northern Ireland Office has spent just £318 in recent years on advancing LGBT rights in Northern Ireland. The money was spent on rainbow lanyards, according to…

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Added on: 05/19/2019

‘I am with you’ – the trans women helping trafficking victims in Brazil

05/14/2019

When Valeria Rodrigues accompanies Brazilian police on dawn raids to rescue transgender women trafficked into prostitution, she goes armed with snacks – chocolate, bread, pieces of fruit….

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Added on: 05/19/2019

Amid fear, Brazil’s LGBT+ politicians vow to fight back against attacks

05/17/2019

Brazilian openly gay politician Fabio Felix used to feel comfortable holding his boyfriend’s hand and kissing him in public, but after the swearing in of far-right President…

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Added on: 05/18/2019

How LGBT friendly is Ghana?

05/16/2019

Ghana, like many other countries in Africa, has not yet entirely accepted the LGBT community into our society. While many groups are defending them, they still face…

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Added on: 05/16/2019

Fewer rainbows, less social media for China’s LGBT community

05/16/2019

China’s LGBT community has had a tough year: Censors have shut down social media forums, news media have curbed coverage of gay issues, and online shops have…

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Added on: 05/16/2019

Thailand’s LGBT lawmakers bust gender dress code on first day in parliament

05/16/2019

Thailand’s new LGBTI politicians busted parliament’s gender-based dress code on their first day in office. Parliamentarians representing the New Power Party dressed in T-shirts and colorful clothing…

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Added on: 05/16/2019

Māori, Pasifika, LGBT and disabled over-represented in Auckland homeless count

05/16/2019

More than 3600 people were living without shelter or in temporary accommodation on one night in Auckland last year, and nearly 40 per cent of those were…

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Added on: 05/16/2019

If London needs a separate Trans Pride, what does that say about LGBT solidarity?

05/15/2019

Pride in London is the one day of the year that the city feels like it belongs to LGBTQ+ people – which was why I was so…

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Added on: 05/16/2019

How This Black Gay Politician Is Standing Up to the Far-Right Government in Brazil

05/16/2019

For his first two weeks in Brazil’s Congress in February, David Miranda was too scared to take the microphone. Far-right firebrand Jair Bolsonaro, known for homophobic and…

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Added on: 05/15/2019

Trump administration opposes Equality Act ‘filled with poison pills’

05/14/2019

The Trump administration does not support the Equality Act, which the House is expected to take a vote on Friday. “The Trump administration absolutely opposes discrimination of…

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Added on: 05/15/2019

A Queer Film Festival in Tunisia — Where Being Gay Is Illegal

05/14/2019

For four days in March, a sanctuary for queer and trans people sprung up in Tunisia — a country where being gay is illegal. Mawjoudin Queer Film…

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Added on: 05/14/2019

Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey Most Restrictive On Gay Rights In Europe

05/13/2019

Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Armenia have the most restrictive lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality laws and policies in Europe, a campaign group says. Azerbaijan scored just…

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Added on: 05/14/2019

‘I Knew I Had to Get Out to Survive’—Violence Drives LGBT Central Americans North

05/13/2019

The desperation of daily life in Honduras is driving thousands of people to join other Central American migrants in their long march northward toward what they hope…

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Added on: 05/14/2019

Record number of anti-LGBTQI+ attacks in France: report

05/14/2019

Assaults in France on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people hit a new record in 2018, “a dark year” for the LGBT community, French group SOS Homophobie…

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Added on: 05/13/2019

Nonbinary activist Jamie Windust petitions Parliament for gender-neutral passports

05/11/2019

Nonbinary activist Jamie Windust is petitioning UK’s Parliament for gender-neutral passport options. While some countries offer a third gender option on passports, the United Kingdom currently does…