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Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenyan President Will Not Allow Persecution of LGBTI Community

Kenya's fourth President, Uhuru Kenyatta has said in an interview that despite same-sex sexual activity being illegal, he will not allow LGBTI people to...

NASCAR Opposed To Anti-LGBTI Legislation In North Carolina

NASCAR Chairman, Brian France has come out in opposition to Anti-LGBTI legislation HB2, which was signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory, saying that...
They - word of the year

‘ They ’ Named the 2019 Word of the Year

Merriam-Webster Dictionary has announced that the 2019 word of the year is ‘they’. The dictionary announced on Tuesday that ‘they’ was its most-searched-for word in...
LGBTI USA

Repeal Insight for Anti-LGBTI Legislation in North Carolina

North Carolina's infamous Anti-LGBTI legislation known as HB2 could be soon repealed with reports of an agreement being made between Republican lawmakers and the state's...
AIDS

AIDS Worsening Due to Anti-Gay Laws in Commonwealth Countries

A new report providing an overview on 40 Commonwealth countries has highlighted a direct correlation between the worsening AIDS crisis and the increased criminalisation...
Malawi LGBTI Rights

Overturned Homophobic Law Being Reinstated In Malawi

A court in the small East African nation of Malawi has instructed the nation's police officers to resume arresting anyone “engaging in homosexual activities,” despite...
OBAMA

Activists Who Fought For Equality Praised By President Obama

President Barack Obama has kicked off LGBT Pride month in the United States by praising and paying tribute to the activists who took the lead in...
LGBTI USA

Republican Bill to Ban Gay Conversion Therapy On Youth

27-year-old Republican, Eric Schleien, one of the youngest elected lawmakers in the United States intends to ban "reparative therapies" that attempt to turn LGBTI youth into heterosexuals. Schleien's bill...
Grindr

Chinese Gaming Company Buys 60% Stake in Grindr

A 60% stake of the Gay and Bi-Sexual dating app Grindr has been sold to Beijing Kunlun Tech, a Chinese online gaming company. The 98,448,000 shares...
Indian LGBTI Criminalisation

Criminalisation of Homosexuality Upheld by Indian Parliament

A revolutionary bill intended to amend India’s colonial era Section 377 anti-sodomy law has failed to pass into law after the Indian parliament voted against the...

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