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Irish town cuts ties with Polish twin, due to homophobia
The Fermoy Twinning Committee in Co Cork has officially terminated its twinning relationship with Nowa Dęba in Poland which has been designated as an «LGBTQ-free zone».
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Campus Pride Announces 2020 Best Of The Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities
Forty campuses from six U.S. regions selected for their institutional support and exemplary commitment to LGBTQ-inclusion in policy, program and practice
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Anti-LGBT Persecution in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
U.S. Barriers to Asylum Block Path to Safety
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Facebook Censors GLBT Historical Society’s Photo of Black Trans Man
The GLBT Historical Society strongly condemns social-media giant Facebook for removing a post on the society’s account that depicted a portrait of a Black transgender man.
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Egypt: Security Forces Abuse, Torture LGBT People
Egyptian police and National Security Agency officers arbitrarily arrest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and detain them in inhuman conditions, systematically subject them to ill-treatment including torture, and often incite fellow inmates to abuse them, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
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The EC’s Rule of Law reports are a positive step forward, but they must be part of a more comprehensive strategy
On 30 September, the European Commission published its annual report with country chapters assessing the Rule of Law in all 27 Members States.