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World - LGBTQ Rights New detentions of LGBTI people in Chechnya: Russia needs to take action
A new wave of arrests, persecution and torture against (perceived) LGBTI people in Chechnya has started in Chechnya since…
World - LGBTQ Rights Brazil: same-sex couples rush to the altar ahead of homophobic Bolsonaro’s inauguration
Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right politician who will be the country’s next president, has called himself a «proud homophobe». Read…
World - LGBTQ Rights Russia’s ban on LGBTQ rallies violates rights, European Court of Human Rights rules
Russian authorities have been putting obstacles on LGBTQ rallies for years, and systematically turning down LGBTQ permit requests. Read…
World - LGBTQ Rights LGBTQ migrants stick together for safety in Migrant Caravan
Dozens of transgender women and gay men in the caravan moving through Mexico with hopes of seeking asylum in…
World - LGBTQ Rights Tunisia: Privacy Threatened by ‘Homosexuality’ Arrests
Tunisian authorities are confiscating and searching the phones of men they suspect of being gay and pressuring them to…
World - LGBTQ Rights Tanzania bans lube in bid to ‘curb homosexuality’
Men who have sex with men can be sentenced to life imprisonment in the east African country. Read More
World - LGBTQ Rights Tanzania: Mixed Messages on Anti-Gay Persecution
Tanzania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ disavowal of incendiary anti-gay comments by a Dar es Salaam official is a positive…
World - LGBTQ Rights EU recalls Tanzania ambassador amid call for LGBTQ arrests
The European Union has recalled its ambassador to Tanzania, citing «the deterioration of the human rights and rule of…