LGBTQIA+ people in South Africa ‘are under siege’
CHRIS MAKHAYE UNTIL recently, Simphiwe Mkhize, 18, was dreaming of a career as a social worker. But that dream has
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LGBT persecution on the rise in Cameroon, Human Rights Watch says
CAMEROON security forces have arrested, threatened or assaulted at least 24 people since February in a ramped-up crackdown on lesbian,
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Celebrities defend trans rights, rejecting wave of U.S. laws
JACK GRAHAM HUNDREDS of celebrities have joined advocacy groups in an open letter in support of transgender rights, criticizing a
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FACTBOX-Transgender politicians and government officials around the world
RACHEL SAVAGE RACHEL Levine made history this week as the first openly transgender person confirmed in a top government job
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U.S. soccer star Rapinoe renews call for gender pay equity in House testimony
AMY TENNERY U.S. women’s national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe renewed her call for gender pay equity on Wednesday, appearing
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LGBT+ refugees call on U.N. for safe space after Kenya camp attacks
NITA BHALLA LGBT+ people living in a refugee camp in northwestern Kenya urged U.N. officials on Friday to move them
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‘Juno’ actor Elliot Page becomes first trans man to star on Time magazine cover
HUGO GREENHALGH OSCAR-NOMINATED actor Elliot Page will become the first transgender man to star on the front cover of Time
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Ghana MPs plan law criminalising promotion of LGBT+ rights
NITA BHALLA A group of lawmakers in Ghana want to criminalise the promotion of LGBT+ rights, a move that comes
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Anchorwoman: Bangladesh’s first trans newsreader hopes to foster acceptance
NAIMUL KARIM BANGLADESH’S first transgender news anchor hopes her regular appearances on national television will help other trans people gain
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Idris Elba, Naomi Campbell stand up for Ghana LGBT+ community
HUGO GREENHALGH ACTOR Idris Elba and model Naomi Campbell have joined 65 other British celebrities, designers and politicians in calling
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