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LGBTQ Event Cancelled After Security Threats In Indonesia
Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest sign of increasing pressure on the community from religious conservatives in the country.
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Google Fined RUB 3 Million in Russia Over YouTube Videos on LGBT Propaganda: Reports
A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as par...
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Qatar Detained, Mistreated LGBT People Ahead Of World Cup: Rights Group
Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, in the runup to hosting football's world cup.
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Facebook Urged to Do More to Stop LGBT+ Hate Speech in Arab Countries
LGBT+ rights groups urged Facebook on Tuesday to act on a rise in online hate speech after the death of an Egyptian activist jailed for waving the rainbow flag.
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Gay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse At US Border Detention Centre
Gay and transgender people held at a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Mexico have faced physical and verbal abuse and were placed in solitary confinement after complaining about it, according to a complaint civil rights groups sent to the US agency Monday.
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Anti-Gay Marriage Groups Win Taiwan Referendum Battle
Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer.
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Delhi Hotel Staff Break Into Dance After Section 377 Verdict. Watch
The Supreme Court today gave a landmark judgment legalising homosexuality, leading to emotional and colourful celebrations across the country. The judgment also sparked a celebratory dance at Delhi's The Lalit hotel. Keshav Suri, the executive director of the Lalit Group of hotels, is a prominent LGBT activist.
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Indonesia's Crackdown On LGBT Fuelling HIV Cases: Rights Group
A crackdown on Indonesia's LGBT community is fuelling a spike in HIV cases as at-risk people avoid prevention services or seeking treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
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Apple, Google Among Firms Urging US Supreme Court to Weigh Gay Workers Rights
Gay rights is the latest issue to cause a rift between the business community and the Trump administration.
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Discriminating 'Bathroom Bill' Dropped By Trump Administration
The Trump administration on Friday dropped a lawsuit accusing North Carolina of discriminating against LGBT residents after the state replaced its 'bathroom bill', although a key civil liberties group vowed to keep fighting the new law in court.
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North Carolina Repeals 'Bathroom Bill'
North Carolina on Thursday repealed a contentious law restricting transgender people's use of public bathrooms in a bid to end a year-long controversy, but LGBT rights groups warned that a substitute measure still allows for discrimination.
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New York Protest Pushes Back Against Donald Trump, Supports Gay Rights
About 3,000 people demonstrated in New York Saturday against Donald Trump, voicing solidarity with LGBT groups, Muslims and others they fear the US president could target.
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'We Don't Tip Black People': Waitress Gets Racist Message In US
"Great service, don't tip black people" was the racist message a white couple left for a waitress at a restaurant in the US, the latest in growing incidents of hate targeting blacks and minorities following Donald Trump's win.
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Japan Schools A 'Hateful' Place For LGBT Students: Rights Group
Japanese schools are filled with "hateful" comments about gay and transgender people, including from teachers, which aggravates bullying and drives some students into depression, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report today.
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Italian Senate Adopts Amendment To Gay Union Bill, LGBT Groups Unhappy
Italy's Senate voted today to grant legal recognition to civil unions, as the last holdout in Western Europe took a compromise step to give some rights to gay couples after a bitter, years-long battle.
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LGBTQ Event Cancelled After Security Threats In Indonesia
Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest sign of increasing pressure on the community from religious conservatives in the country.
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Google Fined RUB 3 Million in Russia Over YouTube Videos on LGBT Propaganda: Reports
A Russian court fined Alphabet's Google RUB 3 million (nearly Rs. 31 lakh) on Thursday for failing to delete YouTube videos it said promoted "LGBT propaganda" and "false information" about Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Over the last year Moscow has levied dozens of fines against Western tech companies as par...
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Qatar Detained, Mistreated LGBT People Ahead Of World Cup: Rights Group
Security forces in Qatar arbitrarily arrested and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch said on Monday, in the runup to hosting football's world cup.
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Facebook Urged to Do More to Stop LGBT+ Hate Speech in Arab Countries
LGBT+ rights groups urged Facebook on Tuesday to act on a rise in online hate speech after the death of an Egyptian activist jailed for waving the rainbow flag.
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Gay, Transgender Detainees Allege Abuse At US Border Detention Centre
Gay and transgender people held at a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Mexico have faced physical and verbal abuse and were placed in solitary confinement after complaining about it, according to a complaint civil rights groups sent to the US agency Monday.
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Anti-Gay Marriage Groups Win Taiwan Referendum Battle
Voters in Taiwan backed anti-gay marriage referendums Saturday in what LGBT activists said was a major blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer.
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Delhi Hotel Staff Break Into Dance After Section 377 Verdict. Watch
The Supreme Court today gave a landmark judgment legalising homosexuality, leading to emotional and colourful celebrations across the country. The judgment also sparked a celebratory dance at Delhi's The Lalit hotel. Keshav Suri, the executive director of the Lalit Group of hotels, is a prominent LGBT activist.
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Indonesia's Crackdown On LGBT Fuelling HIV Cases: Rights Group
A crackdown on Indonesia's LGBT community is fuelling a spike in HIV cases as at-risk people avoid prevention services or seeking treatment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday.
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Apple, Google Among Firms Urging US Supreme Court to Weigh Gay Workers Rights
Gay rights is the latest issue to cause a rift between the business community and the Trump administration.
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Discriminating 'Bathroom Bill' Dropped By Trump Administration
The Trump administration on Friday dropped a lawsuit accusing North Carolina of discriminating against LGBT residents after the state replaced its 'bathroom bill', although a key civil liberties group vowed to keep fighting the new law in court.
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North Carolina Repeals 'Bathroom Bill'
North Carolina on Thursday repealed a contentious law restricting transgender people's use of public bathrooms in a bid to end a year-long controversy, but LGBT rights groups warned that a substitute measure still allows for discrimination.
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New York Protest Pushes Back Against Donald Trump, Supports Gay Rights
About 3,000 people demonstrated in New York Saturday against Donald Trump, voicing solidarity with LGBT groups, Muslims and others they fear the US president could target.
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'We Don't Tip Black People': Waitress Gets Racist Message In US
"Great service, don't tip black people" was the racist message a white couple left for a waitress at a restaurant in the US, the latest in growing incidents of hate targeting blacks and minorities following Donald Trump's win.
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Japan Schools A 'Hateful' Place For LGBT Students: Rights Group
Japanese schools are filled with "hateful" comments about gay and transgender people, including from teachers, which aggravates bullying and drives some students into depression, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report today.
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Italian Senate Adopts Amendment To Gay Union Bill, LGBT Groups Unhappy
Italy's Senate voted today to grant legal recognition to civil unions, as the last holdout in Western Europe took a compromise step to give some rights to gay couples after a bitter, years-long battle.
