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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Spate of attacks, arrests LGBT+ people in Cameroon
NITA BHALLA THREE murders and more than 20 arrests targeting LGBT+ people in Cameroon this month have raised fears of
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Anti-gay uproar shuts Ghana first LGBT+ centre
ANITA BHALLA ANTI-GAY outcry has forced Ghana’s first LGBT+ community centre to temporarily close to protect its staff and visitors
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Trans model Munroe Bergdorf urges social media giants to tackle abuse
RACHEL SAVAGE WITH online abuse pushing her to quit Twitter, transgender model Munroe Bergdorf has called for social media companies
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Black, gay and happy: is Hollywood ready for that?
HUGO GREENHALGH DIRECTOR Lee Daniels says he’s “a little ghetto, a little homo” and worries the world might not be
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From trans rights to the Olympics: 10 LGBT+ issues in 2021
FROM the United States to Japan, the list of countries mulling legislation that impacts LGBT+ rights in 2021 is lengthy, encompassing issues
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Soccer-Rapinoe questions her inclusion in FIFA team of year
WOMEN’S World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has said her inclusion in FIFA’s “Women’s World11” team of the year despite playing
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Hundreds of global faith leaders call for ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy
HUGO GREENHALGH ALMOST 400 global religious leaders, including anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu and Britain’s Bishop of Liverpool, called on Wednesday
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New Zealand, Britain ease rules on blood donations by gay men
RACHEL SAVAGE NEW Zealand and Britain have become the latest countries to ease rules on blood donations by gay and
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Bhutan parliament decriminalizes homosexuality, to delight of activists
GOPAL SHARMA A joint sitting of both houses of Bhutan’s parliament has approved a bill to legalize gay sex, making
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