187 ORGANISATIONS CALL ON STATES TO PROTECT LGBTI PERSONS' HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19 OUTBREAK

• Released Date: 04-Jun-2020

Today, ILGA World joined a coalition of 187 organisations to draw the attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the situation of LGBTI persons and those who defend their rights in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

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Coronavirus heightens anxiety among LGBTQ Nigerians with HIV

• Released Date: 04-May-2020

For an already vulnerable, stigmatised group, the outbreak and lockdown have increased concerns about their health.

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Top Imam vows to stop ‘demonic’ LGBT conference from coming to Ghana

• Released Date: 27-Mar-2020

The Pan Africa ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) is set to hold its 2020 annual conference in Accra, Ghana, in July. It will be the organisation’s first conference held in West Africa.

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SYDNEY CONVICTS PATRICK LEO FOLLOW THE RAINBOW – ALL THE WAY TO CANADA

• Released Date: 26-Mar-2020

The Sydney Convicts are Australia’s first gay and inclusive rugby union club – and as reigning international champions – Patrick Leo are helping them retain the Cup.Formed in 2004, the Sydney Convicts are committed to building a competitive, social a

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[Herald Interview] ‘I take pride in my gay son’

• Released Date: 22-Mar-2020

When her son Jiho, 38, came out as gay 12 years ago, Hong Jung-seun felt as if her world had stopped. The ardent Roman Catholic asked God many times why she and her family were facing this personal crisis and what she had done wrong in her life. She

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MARDI GRAS – WHAT MATTERS TO OUR COMMUNITY?

• Released Date: 17-Mar-2020

These portraits convey the inspiration and importance of continued visibility worldwide. In all our diversity and beliefs our iconic community always strives for inclusivity.What matters is we live in a world that allows our diversity and visibility.

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Russian LGBT Activist Faces Porn Trial for Vagina Drawings

• Released Date: 13-Mar-2020

Yulia Tsvetkova posted delicate drawings and embroidered images of vulvas on a social media page called "Vagina Monologues" that she hoped would help lift the taboo on women's bodies.Instead, the Russian artist and campaigner for women's and LGBT rig

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Trans man died after being shot in the face. Then police misgendered him.

• Released Date: 12-Mar-2020

A 19-year-old transgender man named Yampi Méndez Arocho was attacked and later shot to death in Cuchillas, a town in the northwestern Puerto Rican municipality of Moca.While LGBTQ activists in the island nation are now asking the police to investigat

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We’re a gay couple that travels the world. Here’s what that’s taught us about coronavirus.

• Released Date: 12-Mar-2020

We’re a gay “digital nomad” couple who sold everything three years ago and now travel indefinitely, working remotely and moving to a new country every two to three months.But it feels weird to be away from home right now.

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Gay cruise won’t be canceled for coronavirus as passengers panic about possible quarantine

• Released Date: 12-Mar-2020

People who booked an Atlantis cruise for next week are getting angry that the company hasn’t canceled the cruise and won’t refund them if they don’t go, even though other major cruise lines are canceling due to coronavirus.Coronavirus is now a pandem

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Democrat tells Georgia’s first trans politician that she “might be a man one day a woman the next”

• Released Date: 12-Mar-2020

A Georgia Democratic lawmaker has come under fire after he allegedly told a transgender woman that she “might be a man one day and a woman the next.”Doraville, Georgia City Councilwoman Stephe Koontz is the first out transgender person in elected off

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Trans woman wins $50K after she was told she couldn’t live “around children”

• Released Date: 11-Mar-2020

The New York Commission on Human Rights has doubled the award given by an administration judge to a trans woman who was harassed and discriminated against by her real estate broker, who went so far as to tell her that should couldn’t live “around peo

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