World
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Australian Accused of Killing Gay American Has Conviction Overturned
A man convicted of killing gay 27-year-old U.S. mathematician Scott Johnson in 1988 had his conviction overturned on appeal last month. For years, Johnson’s death...
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Netanyahu’s Likud Party Signs Agreements with Anti-LGBTQ Groups
Since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party came in first during the country’s November 1 election — officially setting them up to retake control of...
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Indonesian Soldiers Jailed for Consensual Gay Sex
Two Indonesian male soldiers have been sentenced to seven months in prison for engaging in consensual sex, which is considered a form of “inappropriate behavior”...
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Singapore Repeals Ban on Same-Sex Intimacy
Singapore’s parliament voted earlier this week to decriminalize same-sex intimacy, but amended the country’s constitution to prevent same-sex marriages from ever being recognized as legally...
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Protester with Pride Flag Disrupts World Cup Match
A protester carrying a rainbow flag and wearing political slogans has been banned from the World Cup after disrupting a match.
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Russian Duma Approves Expanded Anti-“Gay Propaganda” Law
The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has approved and advanced a bill to expand Russia’s existing “gay propaganda” law to apply to...
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German World Cup Team Protests Sanctions for Pro-LGBTQ Armbands
Players from Germany’s World Cup national soccer team protested a ruling by FIFA, the governing body in the sport, prohibiting them from wearing armbands to...
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Actor Kevin Spacey Faces Additional Charges of Sexual Assault
Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey will face seven additional charges related to an alleged sexual assault of another man, the United Kingdom’s Crown Prosecution Service...
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Grindr Stock Surges 400% in Public Debut
Shares of Grindr, the LGBTQ-focused dating and hookup app, skyrocketed more than 400% during its first day of public trading on Friday. The company first...
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Gay Couple Rejected 31 Times While Seeking Out Church Wedding
A gay couple who’d been rejected over 30 times when seeking out a church to perform their wedding ceremony finally got married in East London....
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World Cup Host Qatar Criticized for Anti-LGBTQ Human Rights Abuses
As Qatar prepares to host the FIFA World Cup, the top global soccer competition held every four years, the Middle Eastern nation is coming under...
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Kuwait Censors Same-Sex Forehead Kiss in “Wakanda Forever”
Even a kiss on the forehead was too much for Kuwaiti officials, resulting in an edited version being shown to moviegoers.
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Australian Commission Hears Evidence on Suspected Anti-LGBTQ Murders
On Wednesday, an Australian special commission has heard evidence about homophobic murders that took place in deserted locales across New South Wales over span of...
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Irish Priest Says Deputy Prime Minister, Gay Politicians Going to Hell
An Irish Catholic priest is receiving blowback after controversially declaring that gay politicians, including Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, or tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, are doomed to...
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Gay Russian TV Employee Suspended for “Wild and Revolting” Comments
A Russian TV network has suspended a gay rights activist turned Russian propagandist after he called for the murders of Ukrainian children. Prior to his...
