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Singapore high court dismisses challenges to sodomy law

Singapore’s highest court on Monday upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss three challenges to a law that criminalizes sexual relations between men. While delivering the judgment, given by a bench of five judges, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon of the Singapore Court of Appeal said that the appeals are not about “whether (Section) 377A (of the penal code) should be retained or repealed, that being a matter beyond our remit.” “Nor are they about the moral worth of homosexual individuals,” said Menon. “In the words of our prime minister, Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, homosexual individuals are ‘part of our society’ and […]

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Texas continues to remove LGBTQ suicide prevention resources from state websites

The Texas Department of Health and Human Services appears to have removed resources for LGBTQ youths from its suicide prevention webpage. On Feb. 1, the webpage included a subhead for the Trevor Project, describing it as “the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning young people under 25.” The section provided the organization’s website, phone number and text line. A few days later, on Feb. 5, the section was gone. Of the four suicide prevention phone or text lines, only The Trevor Project was removed. Now, there are three crisis […]

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With Liberty, Diversity, Inclusion and Progress for All: WeHo Pride Returns June 2022

Hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people and allies from around the world make the City of West Hollywood their destination for Pride season and this year, the tradition continues under a new name.  From May 22 to June 30, 2022, the WeHo Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival will take place — formerly known as the One City Once Pride LGBTQ Arts Festival — at various locations throughout the city. The city’s inaugural WeHo Pride Weekend event commences in June celebrating “With Liberty, Diversity, Inclusion and Progress for All,” as this year’s theme. During the weekend of June 3, WeHo Pride Weekend commences to […]

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Unsolved case of gay lecturer murdered 50 years ago – and how it changed LGBT+ rights forever

On 10 May, 1972, a University of Adelaide law lecturer was thrown by a group of men into the city’s River Torrens at a gay beat and drowned. After nearly 50 years it remains one of the state’s most notorious unsolved murders. Yet it was the catalyst for the first, though unsuccessful, attempt in Australia to decriminalise male homosexual acts. When reform was finally achieved in 1975, South Australia had legislation which led the nation and the English-speaking world. Dr George Ian Ogilvie Duncan – known as Ian – had arrived from Britain a mere seven weeks before his killing. Born in […]

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This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians

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OutRight Action International has launched a fundraiser to support Ukraine’s LGBT+ community as Russian forces move across the country. Click here to donate: https://outrightinternational.org/ukraine Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine early Thursday (24 February) morning, prompting widespread condemnation across the world. Explosions and gunfire have been heard in several cities across the country, and there have been reports of thousands of Ukrainians arriving in neighbouring European nations as they flee from Russian troops. Leaders in the LGBT+ community have defiantly said they will ‘not be intimidated’ despite fears for their safety and the future of Ukraine. In response to the […]

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Oasis Partners with the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies to make LGBTQIA+ Country Reports Widely Available

Oasis is nationally known for its culturally competent legal representation, case management and support systems for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers. Integral to winning each legal case is submitting proof that the types of harm the asylum applicant suffered, or fears of suffering in the future, are documented in their country of origin—so-called country-conditions documentation. Oasis has compiled extensive country-conditions research on the treatment of LGBTQ+ individuals and created up-to-date documentation packets for Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Colombia and Brazil (as well as multiple countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East), including translations of foreign-language articles and reports.  Our Mexico document packet alone […]

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Russia plotting to kill LGBT+ Ukrainians after invasion, US whistleblower claims

A US official has warned that Russia may target prominent political opponents, anti-corruption activists, and “vulnerable populations” like LGBT+ people in the event of an invasion of Ukraine. The official, who spoke to Foreign Policy anonymously, explained that Russia is “likely” to target anyone who opposes the country’s actions. He said: “As we’ve seen in the past, we expect Russia will try to force cooperation through intimidation and repression.” In past Russian operations, he said, this has manifested through “targeted killings, kidnappings/forced disappearances, detentions, and the use of torture”. Among Russia’s list of likely targets, he said, are “Russian and Belarusian dissidents in […]

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Help Face to Face Purchase a Van to Reach More in SoCo to End HIV/Aids

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Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill amendment would out LGBTQ+ kids to their parents

An amendment filed this past Friday to the legislation that would bar discussions and course materials in Florida’s public schools, colloquially referred to as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, (HB 1557), would also require school personnel to inform a parent of their child’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The author of the amendment, Republican Rep. Joe Harding, (R-Williston), the author and chief sponsor of HB 1557 also wrote and introduced the amendment. The Republican-controlled Florida House of Representatives is set to pass the controversial measure that has received the backing of Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday.  Democrats and advocacy groups have launched a […]

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