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Outrage In Hollywood Over Brunei's Sharia Law, But It's Quiet In Washington
The groups that promoted the boycott of the Sultan’s Los Angeles hotels have yet to call on the administration to slow down a high-profile trade agreement that would include Brunei. U.S. Secretary of...
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Russian LGBT Activists Will Take To The Streets On Saturday, And They're...
“It shows that we’re here, not just to [other LGBT people] but the outer society as well.” Russian LGBT activists are planning on holding protests in at least 13 cities on Saturday, in widespread...
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New York To Keep Investments Linked To Russian Social Media Site Home to...
Coca Cola, McDonalds, and Burger King, keep advertising there, too. Queer Nation / Via vk.com LGBT activists have since February been pushing the city and state of New York to divest of holdings...
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Hooligans Disrupt Russian LGBT Rights Event By Popping Pink Triangle Balloons
That’s the worst attack that happened during this year’s nation-wide protest marking the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. LGBT-rights supporters planned to release balloons as...
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Trans People Now Have Their Own Box On Nepali Immigration Form
This is what it looks like. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters Immigration officials in Nepal recently introduced forms that allow people entering the country to identify their gender as "other," instead of...
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African Homophobes Are Politicians, Not Lunatics, Writer Says
“To think that the Africans are doing something that has never been heard of — it’s not fair,” says the writer of new book about the impact of American anti-LGBT activists in Africa. Rev. Dr. Kapya...
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Malaysian Court To Decide If Sharia Law That Criminalizes Transwomen Violates...
”We’re challenging the constitutionality of state Sharia law, which has never been done before.” AFP/AFP / Getty Images A Malaysian appeals court is expected to rule on Thursday whether a Sharia code...
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African Human Rights Commission Adopts Continent's First Resolution Against...
“It’s a homegrown resolution saying we are human beings. … There has never been anything like this before.” J. Lester Feder/BuzzFeed / Via buzzfeed.com The African Union's human rights commission has...
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Watch The President Of Colombia Endorse Marriage Equality — Mostly
“Marriage between homosexuals seems to me perfectly acceptable.” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos endorsed marriage equality — sort of — during a Google Hangout held this week as part of his...
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Canada Denies Visas To Ugandan LGBT Activists
“The assumption is they are here to claim asylum. The question is: Why can’t they, coming from the most hostile place in the world to LGBTQ people?” Canadian Immigration Minister Chris Alexander...
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One Of Brazil's Top Bishops Endorses Civil Unions For Same-Sex Couples
“They need legal support from society.” Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters The secretary general of the National Confederation of Brazilian Bishops endorsed civil unions for same-sex couples in an interview...
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Boost For LGBT Rights In Peru As Leading Politician Comes Out
“I’m gay, and proud to be so,” says Carlos Bruce. The front page of one of Peru's major newspapers blared the headline: "I'm gay, and proud to be so." It was a quote from an interview with Carlos...
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The Anti-Immigrant And Anti-LGBT Rhetoric That Helped Propel The Right Into...
“We are a Negro conglomerate, [in] total chaos.” Elod Novak, deputy chairman of Hungary's far-right Jobbik Party, burns an EU flag during an anti-EU demonstration in January. Bernadett Szabo / Reuters...
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Africa Has Its First Black, Out Gay Member Of Parliament
Zakhele Mbhele takes office in South Africa as the country has lost its voice on LGBTI rights. Courtesy of Zakhele Mbhele Zakhele Mbhele didn't realize his election was historic until a journalist...
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British Judge Denies Catholic Parents' Request To Block Their Children's...
“The children will not be able to be brought up in the Catholic faith because of the conflicts between Catholicism and homosexuality,” the parents argued. A British judge said that’s no reason to...
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Obama Administration Stalls Response To Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act
“Delay is putting lives at risk,” said Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin. Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin Todd Franson/HRC / Via s3.amazonaws.com The Obama administration has...
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Ugandan Government Launches Investigation Of Leading NGO For "Promoting...
Activists fear this could be the first use of Uganda’s new anti-LGBT law as a political weapon. J. Lester Feder/BuzzFeed / Via buzzfeed.com The Ugandan government has begun restricting the activities...
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Slovakia Becomes The Seventh EU Country To Ban Same-Sex Marriage
This makes it the third European Union member state to ban same-sex couples from marrying since 2012. Facebook: DuhovyPRIDE / Via Facebook: DuhovyPRIDE The parliament of Slovakia adopted a...
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Leading Jamaican Newspaper Endorses Marriage Equality
“It is unassailable logic” that a ban on same-sex couples marrying “represents an assault on the principle of equality of people,” via the Jamaica Gleaner . David McFadden / AP One of Jamaica's...
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Seventeen Transwomen Arrested In Malaysia Ahead Of Court Challenge To Sharia Law
“They will be sentenced to a male prison, heads shaved, psychological impact is high!” facebook.com / Via facebook.com Religious police in the Malaysian state of Negri Sembilan arrested 17 transwomen...
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