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Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-LGBTQ+ law
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Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-LGBTQ+ law

WASHINGTON: US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan officials and others for the abuse of…

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Uganda House passes new version of tough anti-gay bill
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Uganda House passes new version of tough anti-gay bill

KAMPALA: Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday passed a new version of an anti-gay bill to remove a clause that appeared to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ. President…

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Lgbtq: Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged
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Lgbtq: Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

KAMPALA: Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ bills mostly unchanged, including provision for long jail terms and the death penalty,…

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San Francisco to repeal boycott of anti-LGBTQ+ states
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San Francisco to repeal boycott of anti-LGBTQ+ states

SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ+ rights after determining…

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Florida extends ban on gender identity lessons to all school grades

Florida education officials voted on Wednesday to ban classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in all public school grades, expanding on a law…

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Lgbtq: Ugandan LGBTQ activist rallies support for compatriots after anti-gay bill
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Lgbtq: Ugandan LGBTQ activist rallies support for compatriots after anti-gay bill

JOHANNESBURG: DeLovie Kwagala (Papa De), a queer Ugandan photographer and activist, was living in South Africa when the news came that Uganda‘s parliament had passed…

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Ron Desantis: 'Don't Say Gay' expansion requested by Ron DeSantis approved
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Ron Desantis: ‘Don’t Say Gay’ expansion requested by Ron DeSantis approved

TALLAHASSEE: The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the…

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Ugandan: Ugandan LGBTQ activist readies for the fight of his life
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Ugandan: Ugandan LGBTQ activist readies for the fight of his life

KAMPALA: When Frank Mugisha came out two decades ago, being gay in Uganda could be lonely and uncomfortable, but it was rarely a matter of…

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Same-sex couple also faced higher intimate partner violence during Covid
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Same-sex couple also faced higher intimate partner violence during Covid

NEW YORK: Not just opposite-sex and heterosexual couples but lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people also experienced episodes of heightened intimate partner violence…

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Turkey: Families of murdered women defend anti-femicide group in Turkey court
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Turkey: Families of murdered women defend anti-femicide group in Turkey court

Istanbul: The families of women murdered by men demonstrated Wednesday in defence of a prominent Turkish anti-femicide campaign group accused of activity against law and…

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