World
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Gay man has jaw “destroyed” with hammer in brutal attack
William, a British tourist in Spain, was attacked outside a popular gay venue
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EU launches legal action against Hungary and Poland for violating LGBTQ rights
Hungary and Poland have been called out by the EU for targeting LGBTQ people with harsh laws and restrictions.
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China deletes LGBTQ accounts from social media in new crackdown
WeChat removed accounts for student LGBTQ groups, saying they "violated regulations"
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HIV vaccine trial launched, 40 years after virus first detected
Oxford University has launched a limited trial of the vaccine, which has been developed to target a "broad range" of HIV variants
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Taliban plans to crush gay men in Afghanistan to death by toppling walls onto them
A Taliban judge said that gay men in Afghanistan will be crushed or stoned to death under their implementation of Sharia law
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Billionaire takes Pride flag to space while LGBTQ people suffer on Earth
Sir Richard Branson said he carried a Pride flag on his Virgin Galactic flight to honor victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting
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Anti-gay Catholic priest accused of having sex with men to “heal” their homosexuality
French priest Tony Anatrella faces multiple allegations of abuse and sexual assault after claiming he could "heal" gay men of their sexuality
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Three arrested after young gay man beaten to death by mob in Spain
Samuel Luiz, a young gay man, was attacked and killed by at least 12 people outside a nightclub in Spain
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Gay man tortured and killed in Cancún after revealing he was living with HIV
A gay man in one of Mexico's famous resort towns was tortured, burned, and killed, allegedly for revealing to fellow revelers that he had HIV.
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Brazilian governor and potential presidential challenger Eduardo Leite comes out as gay
A Brazilian governor who's thought to be a potential challenger to anti-LGBTQ incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has come out as gay.
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US and UK embassies in the UAE defiantly fly Pride flags in historic gesture
UK and US embassies in the UAE face backlash after flying Pride flags
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Ghana political leader calls LGBTQ people “worse than COVID-19”
Ghana's speaker of parliament Alban Bagbin slammed LGBTQ people amid debate over criminalizing homosexuality
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Scottish train company slaps down homophobe who complained about ‘Pride train’
ScotRail's Twitter team was widely praised for their response to demands that a train be painted in "straight colors"
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Turkey tear gassed an LGBTQ Pride march in Istanbul
Multiple LGBTQ people were detained at Istanbul Pride after authorities banned the parade and fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds
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Global survey shows growing generational difference in gender identity and sexuality
Gen Z is significantly more likely to identify as something other than heterosexual or cisgender
