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  1. danieldemol

    Russia Proposes ‘Extremist’ Label for LGBT, Feminist, Child-Free Movements

    'Russia’s LGBT, radical feminist and child-free groups should be recognized as “extremist,” the chairman of an influential government commission said Wednesday. “LGBT ideology, radical feminism and child-free movements should be recognized as extremism — an extremist ideology,” the state-run...
  2. danieldemol

    USA: Massachusetts: Blasphemy, Lascivious Acts: State Pushes to Repeal Old Laws

    'BOSTON — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional in 2003 and Massachusetts has legally recognized same-sex marriage since 2004, but sections of state law still feature discriminatory restrictions on sexual interactions between consenting adults, lawmakers and advocates...
  3. danieldemol

    Ghana: anti-gay bill proposing 10-year prison sentences sparks outrage

    'Draft anti-gay legislation submitted to Ghana’s parliament could propose up to 10 years in jail for LGBTQ+ people as well as groups and individuals who advocate for their rights, express sympathy or offer social or medical support, in one of the most draconian and sweeping anti-gay laws...
  4. danieldemol

    Ghana’s speaker of parliament says the ‘LGBT+ pandemic is worse than COVID-19’

    'Ghana’s speaker of parliament Alban Bagbin said Tuesday (29 June) that the “LGBT+ pandemic” is “worse than COVID-19” in remarks dubbed “insensitive” by activists. Bagbin, one of the most powerful politicians in the country, made the incendiary comment as lawmakers filed a bill that, if passed...
  5. danieldemol

    One of Turkmenistan’s top actors has cruelly been jailed for two years simply for being gay

    ‘The actor and the other arrested men were reportedly convicted on the basis of signed confessions earlier this month. Under Turkmenistan law, gay sex is punished with a two year prison sentence, while a repeat offence is met with five to ten years in jail... ...“In 2017, the United Nations...
  6. danieldemol

    Ugandan LGBTIQ+ activist murdered amid calls to revive death penalty for gay sex

    ‘Human rights groups have called on Ugandan authorities to "thoroughly investigate" the "horrific, brutal murder" of an LGBTIQ+ activist, as some in the African nation push to revive the death penalty for gay sex. Brian Wasswa, who was gay and gender non-conforming, was attacked at his home in...
  7. danieldemol

    Council of Europe presses Chechnya on alleged gay torture

    ‘A Council of Europe official tackled Chechen officials about reports of the torture and detention of gay people, during a rare visit to the Russian republic on Saturday. Frank Schwabe, a member of the Council's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) raised the issue with officials in Moscow and in the...
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