Search results for "chechnya"
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Temporary Truce: United Nations protects LGBTQ rights at 2018 Olympics
Russia and Egypt tried -- and failed -- to undermine LGBTQ protections at the 2018 Olympics.
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Forum: LGBTQ people are in the midst of a global crisis
America's top leaders have remained shamefully silent on matters of global LGBTQ persecution.
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Human rights groups concerned about anti-gay crackdowns in Muslim nations
Even in places where homosexuality is not technically illegal, LGBTQ people can be targeted by local police
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Ellen DeGeneres refuses to have Trump on her show, calls him “dangerous”
DeGeneres said that "as a gay woman" she refused to give Trump a platform for his message
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LGBTQ groups decry study claiming facial recognition technology can tell if you’re gay
The Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD are outraged after media outlets reported on a study by a professor affiliated with Stanford University that claims that...
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Russia probing into whether Canada helped gay Chechen refugees
A Russian government official is warning the government of Canada that the country will face consequences if it violated Russian law by helping homosexual Chechens...
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Russian newspaper publishes names of 27 Chechen anti-gay purge victims
A Russian newspaper has published the names of 27 men who are currently unaccounted for and are thought to have been executed as part of...
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European Court declares Russian “gay propaganda” law to be discriminatory
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights declared a Russian law banning expressions of “gay propaganda” to be discriminatory, and has ordered the country...
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Pulse: One Year Later
What has changed for LGBTQ people since Pulse?
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Amnesty International calls for greater transgender protections in the Dominican Republic
Following the killing of the 38th transgender woman in the Dominican Republic since 2006, Amnesty International is calling on authorities to take more substantive steps...
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Russian store puts up “no entry for faggots” sign
Even though Russian law prohibits sexual discrimination, German Sterligov reserves the right to refuse to serve gays
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Indonesian police arrest 141 men at alleged gay sauna party
Indonesian police have arrested 141 men in a weekend raid on a gay sauna, just one day before two men are to be caned in...
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Joe Biden to headline DNC’s LGBT Gala in New York next month
Former Vice President Joe Biden will receive an award honoring his advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community at the Democratic National Committee’s annual LGBT gala...
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Joe Biden urges Americans to defend LGBTQ rights abroad
Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling on the United States to speak out against LGBTQ human rights abuses and defend advances in equality for LGBTQ...
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72 countries still punish same-sex sexual activity, report finds
Fewer countries ban same-sex relations than did a decade ago, but 72 countries still punish those who engage in homosexual intimacy, according to a new...
