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15 05 2012
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Armenia: Bar Targeted By Suspected Nationalists In Arson Attack
At around 5.30am on 8 May, 2012, Yerevan's D.I.Y. bar found itself the target of an arson attack. Popular among alternative types and widely known for its gay-friendly policy, it is suspected that nationalists, possibly part of a new Neo-Nazi group, were responsible. However, allegedly because of t
14 05 2012
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Gay people in Burma start to challenge culture of repression
In a country that still criminalises homosexual activity – a legacy from when the British once ruled this country of 50 million – such sights have long been kept out of view. But as Burma slowly opens up, many of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population are hoping they will no lo
13 05 2012
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Three new LGBT-targeted magazines in Portland
Portland’s gay and lesbian community lost an important voice in December when Just Out magazine halted publication after nearly 30 years in business. Indeed, media watchers frequently use the word “void” to describe the loss of a must-read publication. Just Out is being relaunched by Jonathan Kipp
12 05 2012
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Changing Laws Doesn’t Bring Tolerance, Acceptance
Anjali Gopalan , one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, tells Reuters that though her government legalized homosexuality in 2009, homophobic attitudes and discrimination are still widespread: “Just because a law changes, doesn’t mean the way of thinking changes. That’s a s
10 05 2012
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President Obama Supports Gay Marriage
Barack Obama, the president of the United States, has announced in an interview with ABC News that he thinks gay couples should have the same legal right to marry as heterosexual couples. According to ABC News, Mr Obama said: „ when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly commit
07 05 2012
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Clinton to receive World LGBT Award
American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been honoured by a British charity for the work she has done for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. It recognises the international attention she brought to LGBT rights after her speech to the United Nations in Geneva in Dece
05 05 2012
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Denmark Gay Bar Bans Straight Kissing
A gay bar in Copenhagen, Denmark, announced it would not allow its straight couples to kiss each other while inside the establishment, Homotropolis reported. Jobbe Joller, the founder of the LGBT organization Homosocialt Fællesskab, told the newspaper that a bouncer from the Never Mind Bar in Copen
03 05 2012
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Egypt’s women urge MPs not to pass early marriage, sex-after-death laws
Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) has appealed to the Islamist-dominated parliament not to approve two controversial laws on the minimum age of marriage and allowing a husband to have sex with his dead wife within six hours of her death according to a report in an Egyptian newspaper. The a
30 04 2012
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Cyndi Lauper To Be Honored For LGBT Advocacy
Cyndi Lauper is going to be honored by the US government for her support of the LGBT community! Specifically, the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is honoring her for co-founding the True Colors Fund, which encourages people of all sexual orientations to help the LGBT co
27 04 2012
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The right way to host an Israeli LGBT delegation
LAST month, Seattle was roiled by a controversy involving an Israeli lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender delegation scheduled to be feted with a reception by the city's LGBT Commission. The visit was officially sponsored and partially funded by the Israeli government, which saw the trip as an oppor
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GRADATION - installation for The Trans Day of Remembrance
GRADATION is a collaborative installation of Women's Initiatives Supporting Group (WISG) and artist Uta Bekaia, supported by Propaganda.network. The voices and video images used in the installation belong to Transfeminist activists and our sisters - Amanda, Gabi, Nata, Tako. All of us are united by the grief that will forever remind us about our Trans sisters killed in the recent years, but we are also united by the same goal - to achieve living in a country and in the society free from Transphobia! #TDOR
GRADATION - installation for The Trans Day of Remembrance
Queer Sisters Run - Social and Environmental Justice