All posts tagged "detention"
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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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Gay Porn Star Forced by Russian Police to Entrap Gay Men
Russian police reportedly enlisted two men, including a gay porn star, to entrap and arrest gay men in the North Caucasus region.
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Gay Nightclub Owner Arrested for “Extremism” in Russia
The owner and employees of the nightclub Pose could face up to 10 years in prison for allegedly promoting "LGBT propaganda."
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Disney Inks Deal for Brittney Griner’s Russia Imprisonment Story
WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner sells Disney the exclusive rights to share the story of her imprisonment in Russia.
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Brittney Griner Says She Intends to Return to WNBA This Season
WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was released from a Russian penal colony last week after being held in custody for 11 months, said in her...
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LGBTQ Groups Condemn Brittney Griner’s Sentence
LGBTQ groups are condemning a prison sentence handed down by a Russian court against WNBA star Brittney Griner, who became a pawn in a larger...
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WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia extended until May
Two-time Olympian and seven-time All-Star WNBA player Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia for allegedly possessing vape cartridges containing hash oil has been extended until May...
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Lesbian WNBA star Brittney Griner detained in Russia
WNBA Brittney Griner, an out lesbian, has been held in Russia on drug charges for allegedly having hashish oil in her luggage.
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Uniformed Russian “Cossacks” are patrolling streets of Yekaterinburg during Pride Week seeking out LGBTQ people
Groups of uniformed men have been patrolling the streets of Yekaterinburg during Ural Pride Week, a weeklong festival organized by the city’s LGBT Resource Center....
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Trump administration clarifies its policy of separating migrant children from HIV-positive parents
CBP Chief clarifies that separations for health complications are determined on a "case-by-case basis"
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Border agents allegedly forced Honduran man to hold “I like men” sign
Agents at a Texas detention center allegedly laughed as the man walked around
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Detentions of gay men and women signal another anti-LGBTQ crackdown in Chechnya
Several men and women have been detained in Russia’s Chechnya region on suspicion of being gay, signaling yet another renewal of efforts to purge the...
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Autopsy reveals transgender woman in ICE custody was severely beaten prior to her death
ICE spokeswoman contests autopsy's findings, saying Roxsana Hernández was never abused while in custody
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HRC’s Chad Griffin to Trump: Speak out against anti-gay crimes in Chechnya
Griffin says silence from the White House sends a message that human rights abuses abroad will be condoned
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Prominent LGBTQ activist in Turkey arrested at his home in Ankara
Ali Erol, a prominent Turkish LGBTQ activist, was arrested and detained in his home in Ankara on Friday, Feb. 2, according to human rights observers....
