World
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Iran has executed two gay men convicted of sodomy, rights group says
Iran has reportedly executed two men who were imprisoned for six years and convicted of sodomy, according to human rights groups.
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Grindr disappears from app stores in China amid crackdown on “bad Internet culture”
Grindr has removed its app from stores in China as the government embarks upon a campaign to censor online content.
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LGBTQ people in Afghanistan face violence, rape and extortion, say human rights watchdogs
A report released last week details the violence, sexual assaults, and threats facing LGBTQ individuals in Afghanistan.
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Teacher resigns rather than sign contract calling gay people pedophiles
Helen Clapham Burns, former teacher at Citipointe Christian College, refused to sign the school's new anti-LGBTQ contract
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Pope Francis: Parents should “never condemn” gay children
Pope Francis said that parents should refrain from adopting a "condemning attitude" when dealing with gay children
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Gay men warned about rise of “extremely drug-resistant” STI
Gay and bisexual men are being warned about increasing rates of an antibiotic-resistant STI
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Botswana’s president promises to implement court ruling decriminalizing homosexuality
Botswana's president recently met with LGBTQ advocates and promised to ensure that same-sex relations will not continue to be criminalized.
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Samsung pulls ad featuring Muslim mother and drag queen son in Singapore
Samsung has been criticized for pulling an ad featuring a mother and her drag queen son in response to conservative outrage.
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Dozens of Catholic priests come out as queer to protest Vatican’s LGBTQ opposition
More than 120 German Catholics have come out as LGBTQ to protest the church's anti-LGBTQ stance
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Having older brothers increases chance of being gay, study finds
A new study finds "clear evidence" of a biological basis for being gay -- and it depends on how many older male siblings a person...
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Christian homeowners refuse to sell house to gay couple, citing “God’s word”
A gay couple was rejected by Christian homeowners, who suggested the men would suffer "eternal fire" for being gay
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Lesbian couple found tortured, shot and dismembered in Mexico
Mexican authorities are continuing to investigate the murder of a lesbian couple who was found tortured, shot and dismembered.
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A gay American was killed in Australia in 1988. Someone finally confessed.
Gay college student Scott Johnson's death was ruled a suicide by Australian police. His brother, Steve Johnson, fought to prove otherwise.
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Gay man ‘tortured’ for days by Air Force after sexuality uncovered
A man has accused military police of repeatedly assaulting him in the 1980s after discovering that he was gay.
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Catholic Church tried to argue that altar boy derived ‘pleasure’ from priest’s abuse
A Catholic diocese in Poland has apologized after suggesting that an altar boy abused by a priest gained "pleasure" from the abuse
