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Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade 2025 – in pictures
All the colour, costume and camp of the 47th edition of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras…
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US HIV/AIDS funding cut could kill 500,000 in South Africa
Sweeping notices of termination of funding have been received by organisations working with HIV and Aids across Africa, with dire predictions of a huge rise in…
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Two students sentenced to 80+ lashes for gay sex
In the conservative Muslim province of Aceh in Indonesia, two gay men have been sentenced by an Islamic Shariah court to public caning for having gay sex…
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Pope Francis’s LGBT record: the good and the bad
Pope Francis has been head of the Catholic Church for over a decade, and during his tenure, LGBTQ+ recognition has come a long way…
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Meta and Google banned from gay Sydney Mardi Gras
Google and Meta do not meet the requirements to partner with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the organisation has said, after the two tech giants ended…
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Ex-soccer boss guilty of forcing a kiss onto lesbian player
Luis Rubiales has been given a €10,800 (£8,935) fine and a restraining order after being found guilty of sexually assaulting Jennifer Hermoso during Spain’s…
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Growing anti-LGBT narratives spark ‘alarm’ across Europe
A rise in attacks on LGBTIQ people across Europe reflects a troubling trend of growing acceptance of discrimination and more restrictive laws, according to a new…