World
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Iraqi politicians call for expulsion of diplomats after foreign embassies fly Pride flag
Politicians condemned the flag-raising, with some offended because it took place during the holy month of Ramadan
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British ambassador combats anti-LGBTQ attitudes in Poland with rainbow mask
British Embassy workers wore rainbow masks created by a Polish gay couple to fight rising anti-LGBTQ animus in the country
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PrEP injection every two months proves more effective than daily Truvada
GlaxoSmithKline stopped clinical trials of the PrEP drug early due to its efficacy at preventing new HIV transmissions
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6 in 10 LGBTI people in Europe are afraid to hold hands in public, survey says
More than 1 in 4 LGBTI people, and 6 in 10 trans people, say they've been discriminated against in the past year
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Instagram influencer apologizes for sparking campaign to out gay men in Morocco
Naoufal Moussa says she wanted to "humanize" gay people and push society to be more accepting of them
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Australian police arrest man for 1988 murder of gay American
Victim's brother had repeatedly pushed police to investigate his brother's murder, which was initially ruled a suicide
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One-third of trans Colombians have undergone conversion therapy, survey finds
Survey finds high levels of discrimination and violence against LGBTQ Colombians, despite social progress
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Trans youth claims he was raped, then stripped, beaten and tortured by gang in Ukraine
Victim says he was stripped naked, handcuffed and beaten by a group after being lured through a dating app
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Gay couple ‘humiliated’ after allegedly being told they couldn’t shop together
A Sainsbury's security guard ordered the men to separate, but ignored straight couples, they claim
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Turkish government frets that drawing rainbows will make children gay
Children were encouraged to draw rainbows to give hope to people sheltering at home amid COVID-19
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Germany bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth
The new law criminalizes conversion therapy and bans advertising for the practice
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Indonesian LGBTQ people are being forced to undergo exorcisms to ‘cure’ them
A transgender woman said she was forced to undergo an exorcism to "save" her from her "gender disease"
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Catholic bishop helps trans sex workers affected by COVID-19
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski sent funds to allow a group of trans women to buy food and take care of themselves
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Brazil’s President Bolsonaro accuses WHO of encouraging children to masturbate and be gay
Claims appear to be misrepresentations of advice from a WHO handbook on sex education
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Gay men in Morocco being attacked after social media influencer’s ‘outing’ stunt
Activists say requests for help have increased since Naoufal Moussa's Instagram Live broadcast
