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LGBT acceptance in Turkey is at an all-time high.

Almost half of people in Turkey think that LGBT+ people should have equal rights, nine percent more than last year, according to a survey. Kadir Has University in Istanbul has been conducting the survey annually since 2016…

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Bali guesthouses investigated for ‘catering to gays.’

At least four villas in Bali, Indonesia, are being investigated for “marketing themselves specifically for the gay community”, amid increasing anti-LGBT+ sentiment on the island. Although the island of Bali has historically been seen as one of the most…

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Epidemic? Over 3,000 homophobic crimes in London last year.

The figures suggest there are 55 incidents every week. There are calls for a law change surrounding homophobic hate crimes in London after figures showed they had increased by 55% over the past five years. The figures showed that at the end of 2015…