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New report in United States finds nearly 100,000 transgender youth live in States which ban access to health care, sports, or school toilets in 2023

New report in United States finds nearly 100,000 transgender youth live in States which ban access to health care, sports, or school toilets in 2023

According to a new report published by Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law in the United States, about 105,200 transgender youth aged 13 to 17 live in 22 States where gender-affirming medical care is banned. Nineteen of these bans—all except three—were enacted in 2023. An estimated 92,700 trans

India’s top court declines to legally recognise same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling

India’s top court declines to legally recognise same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling

The top court in India has declined to legally recognise same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling, which was streamed live across the country and to crowds gathered outside the court. During the two-hour ruling, Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud said queerness is a “natural phenomenon,” and told the gov

Mauritius Supreme Court legalises homosexuality

Mauritius Supreme Court legalises homosexuality

Lead Pic: Pliny Soocoormanee, Executive Officer of Peter Tatchell Foundation, at Mauritius Pride In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Mauritius has declared the country’s ban on same-sex intimacy ‘discriminatory’ and ‘unconstitutional’. The case was brought by Abdool Ridwan Firaas Ah Seek, the

Death penalty case against 20-year-old Ugandan man for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ must be dropped immediately, says Amnesty International

Death penalty case against 20-year-old Ugandan man for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ must be dropped immediately, says Amnesty International

The man is the fifth Ugandan to be charged with an offence under the country’s new Anti-Homosexuality Act

Over 60 people arrested at Nigerian gay wedding

Over 60 people arrested at Nigerian gay wedding

Police in Nigeria have detained at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding, in what is being reported as one of the country’s largest arrests targeting outlawed homosexuality.

Attack on LGBTQ+ bar in Lebanon an “ominous sign”, says Amnesty International

Attack on LGBTQ+ bar in Lebanon an “ominous sign”, says Amnesty International

Videos of the attack on the Madame Om bar by people identifying themselves as members of the Jnoud El-Rab Christian group show the assailants destroying furniture outside the bar, beating up people who tried to leave the premises, and threatening the owner with more violence if they continued to “pr

Pro-LGBTQ+ protesters arrested in Malaysia

Pro-LGBTQ+ protesters arrested in Malaysia

Their protest, outside the downtown Sogo shopping mall on Saturday (29 July), was prompted by the recent public caning of two alleged lesbians and other crackdowns on the LGBTQ+ community in Malaysia.

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