All posts tagged "anti-LGBTQ laws"
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Russia Fines News Outlet for Publishing “Heated Rivalry” Review
SarBC and its IT director were punished under Russia’s "LGBT propaganda" law for publishing a review of the gay romance series.
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Senegal Doubles Prison Terms for Same-Sex Relations
Lawmakers unanimously passed a bill increasing prison terms to 10 years and criminalizing support for LGBTQ people.
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Russian Man Fined for Posting Photo of Queen Members in Drag
Russian judges said sharing a Queen drag photo on social media "destroyed family values" and violated the country’s anti-LGBTQ law.
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Heated Rivalry Becomes a Hit in Russia Despite Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Despite a decade-long crackdown on LGBTQ “propaganda,” episodes of the gay romance series “Heated Rivalry” are finding an audience in Russia.
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Maryland Woman Jailed Over Transgender Graffiti ‘Hate Crime’
A transgender woman spent 75 days in jail for spray-painting trans symbols near an Easton Catholic school and several local businesses.
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Survey: Anti-LGBTQ Policies Are Harming Mental Health
A new national study finds that many LGBTQ Americans are struggling with the emotional toll of anti-LGBTQ laws and rhetoric.
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2 Men in Indonesia to Be Publicly Caned for Hugging and Kissing
Aceh province court sentences two men, ages 20 and 21, to 80 lashes for acts leading to same-sex relations under Sharia law.
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Malaysian Police Arrest 20+ in Raid on Gay Men’s Gathering
Police in Malaysia arrested over 20 men at a private gathering; advocates say it was an HIV outreach event, not a sex party.
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Budapest Defies LGBTQ Ban With Massive Pride March
More than 100,000 people marched despite threats of fines and jail for attending the city’s banned LGBTQ Pride parade.
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Missoula Makes Pride Flag Official City Flag, Skirting State Ban
Missoula, Montana, declares the Pride flag its official banner to bypass a new state law banning "political" flags on public buildings.
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Russia Bans the Elton John AIDS Foundation
Prosecutors call the nonprofit "undesirable" and accuse it of spreading "propaganda" that undermines Russian "spiritual and moral values."
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Police Arrest 56 Men in “Gay Sex Party” Hotel Raid
The party's organizers have been charged under Indonesia's "anti-pornography" law and could face up to 15 years in jail.
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Lynch Mob Kills Gay Couple for Having Sex
Anti-LGBTQ attacks continue to ramp up in Cameroon, with a mob killing a gay couple and police raiding an AIDS advocacy group's headquarters.
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Trans Politician in Russia Detransitions to Avoid Institutionalization
Russia’s first out transgender politician, who recently made a public announcement that they had detransitioned, has claimed in a recent interview that they did so...
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High School Officials Cleared of “Wrongdoing” in Trans Athlete Probe
A Florida high school principal and two of his staff members have been cleared of wrongdoing as part of an investigation looking into how a...
