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Indian Supreme Court Recognizes Broad Rights For Transgender People
“We … hold that values of privacy, self-identity, autonomy and personal integrity are fundamental rights guaranteed to members of the transgender community,” the two-judge panel ruled. Hijra activist...
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How A Trans Rights Ruling Could Save Gay Rights In India
“This is a ray of hope,” says one Indian transgender activist. Hijra activist Simran Shaikh. facebook.com / Via facebook.com A victory for transgender rights in India's Supreme Court on Tuesday may...
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Zimbabwean President Threatens To Expel Diplomats Who "Talk Of Any...
“We will kick them out of the country without any excuse,” President Robert Mugabe said during a national independence day ceremony on Friday. Philimon Bulawayo / Reuters / Reuters Calling same-sex...
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Indian Supreme Court To Reconsider Sodomy Ruling
“This is a bit of hope,” said one of the lawyers in a case. Kritika Hora / Via Facebook: events India's Supreme Court said Tuesday it would hear arguments in open court on whether to reconsider a...
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World Bank Review Team To Recommend Approving Loan To Uganda Despite...
Meanwhile, Uganda’s health ministry is considering requiring LGBT patients “disclose their sexual orientation” when seeking care. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni...
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Ugandan Health Workers Could Become Front-Line Enforcers Of...
Updated draft guidelines propose to let health workers break confidentiality of LGBT patients when “a person has been sodomized” or in cases of “aggravated homosexuality.” Ugandan president Yoweri...
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Ugandan Police Say U.S.-Backed HIV Center Was "Collecting Sperm"
The official report on an April 3 police raid also says the clinic maintained rooms for “practicing” homosexuality as part of the center’s “homosexual recruitment project”. The official police report...
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Kenya Might As Well Be Uganda For Many LGBT Refugees
“I’m tired of this life, honestly. I feel like poisoning myself,” said one gay Ugandan living in a refugee camp in Kenya. Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp. UNHCR/E. Hockstein / Via unhcr.org NAIROBI —...
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Watch This Fabulous Bollywood Video Promoting Acceptance For Gay Couples
Did your family have a dance party when you brought home your first boyfriend? And did their clothes look this good? UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights / Via unfe.org The video...
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The Man Who Created Russia's "Gay Propaganda" Law Thinks Eurovision Is Gay...
The architect of Russia’s “homosexual propaganda” law calls for boycott of the song competition because a drag performer will represent Austria. This is Conchita Wurst. Wurst is a persona of Thomas...
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Erykah Badu Suggests "Racist" Gay Men Are Behind Criticism Of Her Performance...
And then she called one of her critics “satan.” erykah-badu.com / Via erykah-badu.com Singer Erykah Badu implied that "racist" gay males are behind criticism of her recent appearance at the birthday...
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A Tiny Nation's Imposition Of Death By Stoning For Homosexuality Could Have...
Brunei’s Sultan has instituted Sharia law. This is the tiny country of Brunei, which lies on the island of Borneo, cut from part of Malaysia. Brunei was a big regional player in the 15th century;...
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The LGBT Refugees Who Are Seeking Asylum In the World’s Most Notoriously...
If they’re seeking sanctuary in Uganda, just imagine what they must be running from. BuzzFeed KAMPALA, Uganda — With one of the world's most infamous anti-gay laws, Uganda seems like the last place on...
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Gay Rights Crusade Against Stoning in Brunei Began with a Los Angeles Labor...
“Stories need a hook,” said a spokesperson for UNITE HERE Local 11. The union had been fighting the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air for over a year, but it wasn’t until LGBT activists got on...
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Two Ugandans Are About To Become The First People Ever Tried Under The...
The two individuals, whose trial was scheduled to begin today, would be the first Ugandans ever to be tried for same-sex intercourse. J. Lester Feder/BuzzFeed If a trial that was due to start today in...
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All The Things That Can Get You Stoned To Death In Brunei
Sodomy is just the beginning. Even heterosexual couples are reportedly fleeing the Southeast Asian country out of fear they may be committing a serious offense under the sultan’s new penal code. Ahim...
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Nine LGBT Activists Arrested In China — But Gay Pride March Still Planned
“If we don’t do something, then the government will continue to ignore such issues and pretend they don’t exist — I think this is unacceptable,” 20-year-old Xiang Xiaohan says. AP Photo/Andy Wong Nine...
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Watch Transwomen Prosecuted Under Sharia Law In Malaysia Tell Their Stories
Some report being arrested more than 20 times under laws that will be challenged in an appeals court next week. multimedia.hrw.org / Via multimedia.hrw.org Three transwomen will go before an appeals...
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Organization That Planned "Pro-Life Olympics" to Honor Anti-LGBT and...
An Australian government official is among those to be recognized by the World Congress of Families. kevinandrews.com.au / Via kevinandrews.com.au An Australian cabinet minister, a British lawyer, and...
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More Than 160 LGBT Ugandans Targeted Since December, Report Says
“You are a depraved person who I can no longer tolerate in my house.” Frank Mugisha, head of Sexual Minorities Uganda. facebook.com / Via facebook.com The passage of Uganda's notorious...
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