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Saudi Arabia’s plan to exclude gay soccer fans from 2034 World Cup
Ever since FIFA awarded the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia last December, it led to a familiar question: Would LGBTQ soccer fans be welcome in there to…
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World’s ‘first openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said…
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UK sees dramatic increase in LGBT young adults over 10 years
One in ten 16-24-year-olds in the UK now identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) according to newly released figures…
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Hundreds marry in Thailand as same-sex marriage legalized
Hundreds of couples have taken advantage of marriage equality becoming legal in Thailand. The country’s parliament and senate overwhelmingly…
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Pope Francis: Openly gay men can now become priests
The conference’s new guidelines for the training of priests didn’t recommend that openly gay men shouldn’t be barred from the priesthood, but it did heavily hint at it…
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Four men sentenced to prison for brutal homophobic murder
Four men have been jailed over the homophobic murder of a young gay man whose killing almost four years ago shocked Spain and led to nationwide protests…
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Russian man linked to LGBT travel agency dies in custody
According to OVD-Info, which tracks political arrests, Andrei Kotov — director of the “Men Travel” agency — faced charges of “organising extremist activity and…