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Transgender Advocacy Awards : Visibility Award to Nico Lang
Nico Lang is a news and politics reporter at INTO, covering LGBTQ issues around the world.
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Lebanon: Police Shutter Pride Events
The Lebanese Internal Security Forces arrested a prominent LGBT rights activist and pressured him to cancel Beirut Pride events, Human Rights Watch said today.
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TLDEF Observes International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund stands with activists around the world in commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
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More to Activism Than Just Pride in Lebanon
This year’s organiser of Beirut Pride, Hadi Damien, was arrested earlier this week by Lebanese authorities.
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OutRight Honours LGBTIQ Activists In New York City
OutRight Action International honoured Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE), with the Felipa De Souza Award at the organisation’s annual gala, a Celebration of Courage. The award was accepted by Georges Azzi, Founder and Executive Director.
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Ukraine: Radical Groups Disrupt LGBTI Event
Members of radical nationalist groups violently disrupted a May 10, 2018 discussion in Kyiv about LGBTI rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite the intruders’ aggressive behaviour and threats of violence, the Kyiv police did not remove them from the event or the premises, and the owner of the site canceled the event.