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Qatar deported a gay man just ‘for wearing tinted moisturizer’
A gay man who was allegedly deported from Qatar – where LGBTQ+ people face persecution, imprisonment and even death – just for wearing tinted…
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Prosecutors say LGBT Mexican politician died in murder-suicide
The lead prosecutor investigating the killing of Jesús Ociel Baena, Mexico’s first nonbinary magistrate, said they were not the victim of a hate crime but were instead…
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French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology, compensation
“It was catastrophic for me. It was shameful.” Bernard Bousset recounts the events which changed his life in a clear voice, but he is visibly still deeply troubled, all these years later…
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Six arrested after homophobic attack on gay couple in London
Six men have been arrested in an investigation over a homophobic attack on a gay couple in north-east London last month…
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Russia justice seeks extremist label for LGBT movement
Russia’s justice ministry has filed a motion with the country’s Supreme Court to ban the activities of what it calls the “international LGBT public movement” as extremist…
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Thousands in Mexico demand justice for dead LGBT politician
Thousands marched in Mexico’s capital Monday night demanding justice for Jesús Ociel Baena, an influential LGBTQ+ figure who was found dead at home in the central city of Aguascalientes after receiving death threats…
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Gay Israeli soldier pictured with LGBT flags in Gaza
A gay Israeli soldier has shared pictures showing he’s followed through on his pledge to plant the first LGBTQ+ flag on Gazan soil “as a call for peace and as a message of freedom.”…