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Gay Referee Nigel Owens “I almost took my life”

International referee Nigel Owens will be refereeing the Bledisloe Cup decider between the All Blacks, and the Wallabies tonight (Saturday 15 August 2015) at...
Thailand Civil Partnerships

Civil Partnerships Bill Backed by Thailand Cabinet

Thailand’s Cabinet has backed a bill that would allow same-sex couples to enter into civil partnerships. An advisor to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s office said...
Youtuber Lasizwe

Homophobes Angered About “Same-Sex Love” Tweets by Gay YouTuber

A storm is brewing on social media with homophobic Twitter users attacking openly gay South African YouTuber and reality TV star Lasizwe after he...
Thomas Roberts

First Openly Gay Man Hosts US Network News Service

Another major step forward over the weekend when an openly gay newsreader hosted a major US network television news service for the first time. For...
wechat

Chinese LGBT University Students Targeted By WeChat Account Cull

Dozens of LGBT university students in China have had their WeChat accounts deleted suggesting the account had received complaints about the social media content. Fears...
Syrians

LGBT+ Syrians Facing Extreme Oppression From Both Government And ISIS

A disturbing report has highlighted the widespread oppression and discrimination faced by LGBT+ Syrians at the hands of both the government and ISIS. Interviewing 40+...
LGBTI Russia

Study Shows Homophobia Increasing in Putin’s Russia

Recent studies charting attitudes towards Homosexuals in Russia have shown a backwards trend on views towards the LGBTI Community and increasing homophobia, with as many as 1-in-5...
Vatican Trans

Italy: Vatican Charity Donates Money To Transgender Sex Workers

A group of transgender sex workers who have been struggling to survive amid the nationwide lockdown in Italy have been supported by a Vatican...
ghana rainbow rights

African LGBTIQ Rights Conference Banned by Ghana

A conference on LGBTIQ rights has been banned by the Government of Ghana but the organisers insist that they postponed it because of the...
New US Ambassador to Lithuania Robert Gilchrist (Photo: Embassy of Sweden, via Facebook.)

US Senate Confirms Openly Gay Ambassador To Lithuania

The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Robert Gilchrist as the U.S. ambassador to Lithuania. Gilchrist is at least the fifth openly gay person...

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