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Q&A: Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill will drive HIV cases, activist says
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Experts say a bill toughening Ghana's colonial-era law criminalising gay sex could derail the fight against HIV
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'We're becoming Russia' says LGBTQ+ activist jailed by Turkey
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LGBTQ+ activist Enes HocaoΔullarΔ±, who was jailed over a speech he made to Council of Europe, says Turkey risks 'becoming Russia'
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Q&A: Ireland's Varadkar says EU should do more on LGBTQ+ rights
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Former Irish prime minister says Russia, others are using LGBTQ+ rights to sow division in Europe
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LGBTQ+ Turks brace for proposed law criminalising identities
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LGBTQ+ identities could be criminalised under a proposed law, dealing another blow to the community during Turkey's 'Year of the Family'
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Kenyan LGBTQ+ safe houses 'overwhelmed' as cuts hit refugee camps
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Nairobi's queer safe houses are pushed to the brink as LGBTQ+ refugees flee hunger in Kakuma camp hit by aid cuts
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Q&A: Trumpβs cuts make LGBTQ+ Ugandans more unsafe, activist says
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Prominent Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist Frank Mugisha hopes the courts will repeal the country's latest anti-LGBTQ+ law
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Q&A: In Trump era, firms still back LGBTQ+ rights - only quietly
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Trump's attack on DEI policies has prompted Big Business to adopt under-the-radar policies to advance LGBTQ+ rights, says new CEO of Open for Business
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Why the EU's new LGBTQ+ strategy is drawing fire
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As anti-LGBTQ+ policies spread across the bloc, an EU counterplan is dismissed as more cosmetic than consequential
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βThey break youβ -- Colombia debates a ban on conversion therapy
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One in five LGBTQ+ Colombians have undergone this practice, and previous bills to ban it have failed to pass
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π¨πΏ Czech elections have begun. But what's at stake for LGBTQ+ rights? With ANO polling ahead, who forms the next coalition could determine the future of Czechia's marriage equality. #LGBTnews @OpenlyNews @ContextNewsroom
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Czech election winner Andrej BabiΕ‘ looks to form a coalition with anti-LGBTQ+ parties that oppose same-sex marriage
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Czech vote puts same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ rights in the balance
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Czech election winner Andrej BabiΕ‘ looks to form a coalition with anti-LGBTQ+ parties that oppose same-sex marriage
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Q&A: Path to LGBTQ+ decriminalisation takes courage, legal support
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Personal courage and legal expertise needed to defend LGBTQ+ rights in increasingly hostile world - Human Dignity Trust founder
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Before Moldova vote, anti-LGBTQ+ content spikes online
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Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric floods TikTok, Telegram, Facebook, Instagram as pro-Russian parties seek to erode support for pro-EU party
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Online search crackdown fuels Russia's LGBTQ+ censorship
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LGBTQ+ activists say a new law penalising searches for so-called extremist content is spreading fear and self-censorship
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LGBTQ+ Moldovans fear rights at stake in September election
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LGBTQ+ Moldovans fear elections this month could see the country tilt towards Russia, leading to a crackdown on rights
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Lenacapavir: can two jabs a year end the HIV epidemic?
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Effective but expensive: the lenacapavir shot has been approved by the FDA and EU, but remains too costly for many
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Why LGBTQ+ Americans face asylum barriers in Europe
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Rights rollback under Trump sees LGBTQ+ Americans seek refuge in Europe - but there are legal challenges to asylum
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Cuba's trans people see legal progress with new gender ID law
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In Cuba, a new law expected to come into effect next year will allow trans people to change their sex on official documents
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LGBTQ+ Russians flee Putin's crackdown to build new lives in Spain
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LGBTQ+ Russians find refuge in Spain, but the asylum process is slow, and a new visa rule threatens to shut off the key route
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Trans and non-binary Brits brace for code on single-sex spaces
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Transgender and non-binary people are bracing for the Equality and Human Rights Commission's updated code to become law
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