Category: World – LGBTQ Rights
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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 the United States have banded together for protection — not from the uncertainty of a journey fraught with danger from the gangs who prey on migrants but from their fellow travellers.
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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 take anal tests and to confess to homosexual activity, Human Rights Watch said today.
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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.
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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 development, but will mean little unless the government reforms its laws and policies that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) people, Human Rights Watch said today.
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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 law situation» in the East African country where one regional official last week called for the outing and arrests of homosexuals.
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U.S embassy warns of anti-gay crackdown in Tanzania
U.S citizens in Tanzania should review ‘social media profiles’ to avoid triggering anti-gay laws in the African state, U.S embassy has warned. Previously, a Tanzanian official announced a crackdown on LGBTQ people.