World
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Pakistan bans Grindr and Tinder due to ‘immoral content’
TikTok and YouTube have also been ordered to censor content in the Muslim-majority nation
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Three men arrested after gay couple attacked for holding hands in public
Suspects allegedly yelled homophobic slurs and sprayed beer on the victim, who was dragged 82 feet by the assailants' car
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Church leader who blamed pandemic on gay marriage tests positive for COVID-19
Ukraine's Patriarch Filaret said the virus was "God's punishment" for same-sex marriage
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Court orders release of U.S. Marine jailed for killing transgender woman in the Philippines
Human Rights activists call Marine's release, after serving less than half of his prison sentence, a "travesty of justice"
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Antigay preachers broke a man’s leg after he challenged their bigotry
Justin Morissette had bones in his leg snapped after challenging hate preachers in Vancouver
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Lesbian penguins celebrate birth of new chick after adopting an egg
Newborn chick is the first to be adopted by a same-sex penguin couple at Oceanogràfic Valencia
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Father jailed for beating son after finding Grindr on his phone
Man struck his son more than 20 times and called him "gay" and "a woman" during the attack
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English health service report includes LGBTQ people alongside those with disabilities
NHS England blamed a "drafting error" for a report that included LGBTQ staff alongside those with disabilities
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Gay Arab couple attacked and spat on as large crowd watches
One of the attackers, who faces hate crime charges, allegedly said being gay "gives Arabs a bad name"
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ISIS and other militia groups have been raping gay men and transgender women in Syria
Due to societal stigma and lack of resources, victims often suffer from trauma in silence, says report by Human Rights Watch
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Laws criminalizing homosexuality increase risk of gay men getting HIV
Researchers examined HIV rates in sub-Saharan countries with laws criminalizing same-sex relations
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Saudi Arabian court sentences Yemeni blogger to prison and deportation for supporting LGBTQ rights
29-year-old was prosecuted for "violating public morality" by posting a video to SnapChat urging others to respect LGBTQ people
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Right-wing Catholic archbishop accuses Pope of heresy for allegedly promoting homosexuality
A right-wing Catholic archbishop who once served as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States has accused Pope Francis of heresy for promoting the “legitimization...
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Israeli parliament approves conversion therapy ban, causing rift in governing coalition
Members of Kahol Lavan defected on the conversion therapy vote, supporting it along with opposition parties.
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Sudan eliminates death penalty and flogging for same-sex relations
Change in punishments for homosexuality comes as part of larger package of legal reforms
