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9 gay men sentenced to death by ‘crucifixion and stoning’
Nine men were sentenced to death by a Houthi court in Yemen in a mass trial based on “dubious” charges of sodomy, a human rights organisation has said…
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Thailand moves to legalize same-sex marriage
Thailand has taken a historic step closer to marriage equality after the lower house passed a bill giving legal recognition to same-sex marriage…
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‘Christians’ paint over rainbow crossing to protest drag queens
A rainbow crossing which commemorated the LGBTQIA+ community on a busy high street has been vandalised with white paint, with a religious group believed to be behind the act…
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Russia now designates ‘LGBT movement’ as a terrorist organization
Russia has added what it calls the “LGBT movement” to a list of extremist and terrorist organizations, state media said on Friday…
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Ireland’s gay leader Leo Varadkar resigns as head of the country
Prime minister’s sudden exit from office comes after the government suffered humiliating twin referendum defeats…
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Burundi’s president reiterates LGBT people should be stoned
Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye on March 8 reiterated his call for LGBTQ people to be stoned in a stadium…
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Lesbian mothers win back vital parental rights in Italy
A court in Italy has rejected anti-LGBTQ+ government attempts to erase the names of non-biological lesbian mothers from their children’s birth certificates…