Day: October 3, 2017

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RainbowYouth Opens Tauranga Drop-in Centre – First Outside Of Auckland
RainbowYOUTH has opened a drop-in centre for LGBTIQ youth in Tauranga, marking a historic first for the 29 year old organisation.

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Lady Gaga Crowned Honorary Miss Gay America
Backstage before her recent September 10 concert in Philadelphia, married Miss Gay America pageant owners Michael Dutzer and Rob Mansman presented Lady Gaga with a Miss Gay America crown, making her the first ever honorary Miss Gay America in the pageant’s 45 year history.

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Azerbaijan: Anti-Gay Crackdown
Police in Azerbaijan have conducted a violent campaign, arresting and torturing men presumed to be gay or bisexual, as well as transgender women, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Mass detention of Azeri LGBTI people – the LGBTI community urgently needs your support
Alarming stories of physical violence, verbal abuse, forced medical examinations and detentions of LGBTI people have been emerging from Azerbaijan over the past two weeks.