World
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Thousands of LGBTQ Israelis get texts saying they “deserve severe punishment, death and deportation”
Thousands of LGBTQ Israelis received harassing text messages, in what may be connected to the hacking of an LGBTQ dating site in October.
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Mr. Gay World 2021 gives up title, accuses competition of “unlawful” conduct
Mr. Gay World 2021 has resigned and accused the pageant of "unlawful" contract negotiations.
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Quidditch to change name in effort to distance sport from JK Rowling’s “anti-trans positions”
The sport of quidditch is rebranding itself, in part due to "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling's views on transgender rights.
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Boy, 6, told he’ll ‘die of AIDS’ because of LGBTQ dad
Six-year-old in England was allegedly told he'd "die of AIDS" during an anti-gay neighbor's 10-minute rant
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France votes to ban conversion therapy, jail those who practice it
France has voted to ban conversion therapy, potentially jailing those who practice it
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Kim Petras says US record labels dismissed her as ‘gay club music’
Kim Petras says US record labels dismissed her as "gay club music"
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Depression rises among LGBTQ people as Poland stirs up anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, study finds
Rates of depression have risen among LGBTQ people in Poland as the conservative government has embraced anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, a study finds.
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West Side Story banned in Middle East due to transgender character
West Side Story has been banned in multiple Middle Eastern nations over transgender character Anybodys
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Chile becomes 31st country to legalize gay marriage
Chile has become the latest country to legalize same-sex marriage, while also granting same-sex couples the right to adopt children.
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Gay lawmaker blames Trump for Britain feeling ‘less safe’ for LGBTQ people
A gay British lawmaker claims that Donald Trump is partly to blame for the UK feeling "less safe" for gay people
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Movement in Ghana seeks to outlaw being gay before it becomes a ‘pandemic’
Anti-LGBTQ advocates in Ghana want the government to further criminalize LGBTQ people before it becomes a "pandemic"
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Canada moves towards banning conversion therapy after historic vote
Canada could become one of only a handful of nations to outlaw the harmful practice of conversion therapy
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Hungarian parliament approves national referendum seeking to erase LGBTQ visibility in schools, media
Hungary will hold a referendum on LGBTQ content in media and in schools, which critics say is a ploy to help the government stay in...
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British man stabs gay man 12 times after sexual encounter while yelling, “I’m not f***ing gay!”
A British man was sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a gay man 12 times after the victim declined to perform a sex...
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Russia may suspend Netflix under ‘gay propaganda’ ban
Russia may suspend Netflix after accusing the service of violating a ban on "gay propaganda"
