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Israel continues to paint itself as a pro-LGBTQ haven in the Middle East, using this alleged tolerance as justification for its genocide in Gaza. Queer activists around the world are pushing back.
www.autostraddle.com
What’s the line between the raw knuckled ambition of greed and capitalism that are at the root of crime genres, and the slimy, glamorous girlboss-ification of a notorious killer?
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A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the Republican-majority Ohio House is now cleared to run after her certification was called into question for omitting her former name on circulating petitions. [https://archive.is/ouab9](https://archive.is/ouab9)
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> > > Authorities in Mexico said at least three transgender people were killed in the first two weeks of 2024, and rights groups were investigating two additional such cases. > > > > > Over the past six years, the rights group Letra S has documented at least 513 targeted killings of LGBTQ+ people in Mexico. Just last year, the violent death of one of the most recognizable LGBTQ+ figures in Mexico, Ociel Baena, sparked a similar wave of outrage and protests. > > > > > ...around 99% of crimes in Mexico go unsolved. > >
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that his country is close to allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children. “What we will legislate is marriage equality. That is, the elimination of any discrimination based on sexual orientation in the matter of entering into a marriage,” Mitsotakis said Wednesday in an interview with state-run ERT television. Current discussions on the framework of the legislation “won’t take long,” and the draft law will be presented in more detail in the coming days, he said.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal to become the country’s next prime minister.
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Registrations open after country became first former Soviet-ruled nation to legalise gay marriage
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The Marriage Equality Bill is expected to unlock rights traditionally reserved for husbands and wives.
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Greece’s center-right government says it will fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping political dissent and staunch opposition from the country’s influential Orthodox Church.
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The lifeline is facing a $2.5 million shortfall at the end of 2023, and has also paused its microgrants program.
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Local police, OMON riot police, and canine units raided an LGBTQ+ club in Yekaterinburg, Russia during an event Saturday night, according to Yekaterinburg-based news outlet Ura.ru.
Despite Supreme Court’s order to temporarily register same-sex marriage, Kathmandu District Court rejected the move citing lack of necessary laws
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A London gay club is set to close, as the owner cites increased attacks on staff and customers and building works as the reason for closure.
I feel hollow and sick. I'm not well.
hey everyone on the interweb, firstly, sorry for the broken english, it is not my first language. i'm writing this from calcutta, india. my chosen family and I have decided to start a decentralised blog using writefreely. The above link is for the same. we want to build awareness about privacy issues and being safe on the internet while being able to have a place where they can put up their thoughts, and if need be use it as their collection of works. all that is nice to think about and i would say we jumped in without much thought given as well. Even though about 15 of our friends and acquaintances have joined up, not many is willing to put out their work as such. neither older work nor new. upon enquiring, some mentioned issues with formatting so we have done a markdown guide, which made some people post, but another issue arose which is at the end a new platform, and for most of us whose first language is not english, this is a daunting task. there is a perceived value of a blog being good and some of them want to present things nicely. which is understandable. we have made that people can now start as many blogs as they want, keeping as many hidden as they can. we will deal with storage issues when it comes to it, as we plan to keep the blog local, focusing on bengali and english content. now what we are struggling with and need guidance about is what we should do to increase awareness? we want to increase users obviously, but we also don't want non queer non creative people. we also do not have any idea of monetisation. and we honestly do not want to use community content to monetise. we can host fundraising but idk what should be the value proposition. so i am asking you all for some guidance. i just want people in my city and country to be more aware and carve out their own place.
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In the time since recording the famous MTA announcements, Bernie Wagenblast, 66, has opened up about finding her voice.
Russian Militia Has Links to American Neo-Nazi and Anti-Trans Figures
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LGBTQ+ rights activists and couples in Nepal on Thursday were celebrating an interim order issued by the country’s Supreme Court enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time.
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> > > The intersection of queerness and horror has been fervently dissected these last few years, and now the junction feels more like dated gospel than innovative speculation. The “why’s” may range from otherness to villain empathy, but it is, without a doubt, a genre that resonates with us. Today, the horror genre remains a vehicle for queer filmmakers to share their stories through metaphor, subtext, or even having the Final Girls be trans women. > >
www.advocate.com
The man, and his sign asking for forgiveness, has been liked over 25K time on TikTok.
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On Sunday, June 19, a group of Neo-Nazis known as NSC-131 attempted to interrupt a Drag Queen Story Hour event at the Teatotaller, an LGBTQ+-friendly cafe in Concord, New Hampshire. The next day, L…
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On Tuesday 20 June, the Estonian Parliament reached a historic decision to legalise same-sex marriage by adopting amendments to the Family Law Act. The new law, tabled by the coalition government led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of ALDE Party member Reformierakond, was adopted with a majority of 55 votes in favour. As of 1 January 2024, any two consenting adults in Estonia will be able to marry, irrespective of sex. The law proposes cohabitation agreements as an alternative to marriage, establishing a simplified procedure for the transition from a cohabitation agreement to marriage and including necessary legal provisions for the implementation of the Cohabitation Act.
To think about it, I don't have any. We all need some comfort, so please share!
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A hug from her best friend at the age of 64 made Liz Hilliard realise that she was not – as she had always believed – straight.
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Point of Pride's HRT Access Fund provides 12 months of free medical care for trans folks seeking gender-affirming hormone therapy (HRT).
www.thepinknews.com
Police and government workers clashed in Daegu, South Korea as the organisers of an annual Pride festival attempted to set up.
www.advocate.com
The Catholic Church and other faiths have celebrated many whom historians and scholars consider queer.
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Here are 15 films featuring queer women who get their fairytale ending.
www.thepinknews.com
A new report from LGBTQ+ rights organisation GLAAD has found all major social media platforms are failing to protect queer users.
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Sport as a social space is notoriously harsh and uninviting towards the queer community. Gender and heteronormativity, particularly in male-dominated sports, is the backbone upon which many of these cultures are built. ‘To be open, out, and proud is how we pave the way for a new generation of tolerance, acceptance, and inclusion,’ sport climber Campbell Harrison says.
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Lauri Hussar, the newly elected president of Estonia, has suggested a change in law could be introduced within weeks.
I was one of the co-founders of r/BisexualMen on Reddit and I write a series called [Sex Ed for Bi Guys](https://sexedforbiguys.com/). I don't think there's a point in creating a minuscule magazine for us, but it'd be nice to be able to follow each other on here!
www.vogue.co.uk
From pop sensations to pensioners, models to movie stars, 17 LGBTQ+ pioneers, aged 19 to 90, share stories of style, self-discovery and expression in British Vogue’s July 2023 issue.
www.vogue.co.uk
“There is – despite the chip, chip, chip of the news cycle, the screaming indignities of social media, the disturbing ineptitude in scores of our public officials – a great deal of joy still to be found in the world. I promise.”
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Research has found women over the age of 65 are amongst the most sexually fluid groups in the UK, challenging long-held ideas about fluidity.
www.queerty.com
We all know LGBTQ+ history didn’t start with the gay liberation movement in the ’60s and ’70s. And while certain politicians would rather erase us from text books, queer folks have been around since the dawn of civilization. Now, a new series aims to share “the gayest stories never told,” giving us all the tea on the super queer lessons we weren’t taught in schools.
www.theguardian.com
When the feelgood movie made him an Oscar-nominated star, the strain of hiding who he was almost forced him to quit acting. He explains how opening up about being gay, then trans, saved his life
www.advocate.com
Alex Newell won Best Featured Actor in a Musical and J. Harrison Ghee Best Lead Actor. `Newell’s and Ghee’s nominations alone made history for nonbinary performers. They chose to be nominated in the male category, but some other nonbinary actors have withdrawn from competition because of the gendered categories. & Juliet‘s Justin David Sullivan did so this season, and Asia Kate Dillon made the same decision after appearing in Macbeth last season.`
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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — For years, Orden David was persecuted in his native Antigua and Barbuda — a frequent complaint by many LGBTQ people who fear for their safety across the conservative and mostly Christian Caribbean, where anti-gay hostility is widespread.
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