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Malaysia seizes rainbow Pride-themed Swatch watches

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Pride-themed Swatch watches have been seized by authorities in Malaysia in raids of 11 of its stores, reportedly due to ‘LGBT symbols’ on the timepieces.  The raids happened between 13 to 15 May and around $14,000 (£11,347) worth of stock was seized, according to various media reports.  The watches were part of the brand’s 2023 Pride collection, launched on 4 May, which features six different watch faces in Pride colours. Each watch strap is made up of two bands containing colours that make up the full Pride flag.  As reported by local newspaper MalayMail, Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim was questioned […]

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Mexico unveils new non-binary passport: ‘Diversity enriches and flourishes’

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In a win for diversity, Mexico has finally begun allowing its citizens to legally identify as their true selves after issuing the country’s first non-binary passport. Foreign minister Marcelo Ebrared confirmed on Wednesday (17 May) that the Mexican government had issued the first passport with a non-binary gender marker, calling it a “great leap” for freedom of expression. On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) no less, Mexican activist Ociel Baena received their passport during a ceremony held by government officials, including transgender federal lawmaker Salma Luévano. “We endorse our support for sexual diversity,” the foreign minister wrote […]

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Here’s how to protect yourself and stay safe from mpox this summer

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As mpox cases start to rise again in some key areas, experts are urging queer people to remain vigilant and get vaccinated. Mpox cases are down significantly since the epidemic reached its peak in the summer of 2022. The shift prompted the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare that the outbreak was no longer a public health emergency on 11 May – but that doesn’t mean the virus has disappeared. The WHO is now warning that mpox cases could rise again during the summer months as queer people congregate for Pride festivals and other gatherings. “[Mpox] still is circulating, it still is […]

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Taiwan grants adoption rights for same-sex couples in massive win for equality

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Taiwan has passed ground-breaking legislation to grant same-sex couples full adoption rights. In 2019, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, and has now approved an amendment to an existing law after years of fierce campaigning by LGBTQ+ activists.  The extension to the Same-Sex Marriage Act, approved on Tuesday (16 May), allows same-sex couples to jointly adopt a child to whom neither of them are related, a right previously only open to heterosexual couples and single people, CNN reported. Previously, if a same-sex couple wanted to adopt a child, only one of them could register as the child’s legal […]

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Homophobic gangs in Nigeria rob and torture queer people in online dating attacks

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Homophobic gangs in Nigeria are targeting LGBTQ+ people and blackmailing them for money using fake online dating profiles, it has been revealed. These criminals are called ‘kito’, which is a Nigerian term for a person who pretends they are queer on social media and dating apps to entrap LGBTQ+ people. A new BBC Africa documentary, Kito: Blackmailing LGBT Nigeria, sheds light on the crimes perpetuated against the country’s LGBTQ+ community, as criminals use people’s sexual identities to blackmail them. In Nigeria, being gay can carry a maximum prison sentence of 14 years. In the documentary, a father of three, Mohammed, shares […]

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Most dating apps have zero tolerance for transphobia

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Most top dating apps are entirely inclusive of trans people, which will come as terrible news to transphobes who are still raging over lesbian dating app HER’s ongoing support of its transgender users. In recent weeks, HER has faced the vitriol of anti-trans bigots expressing outrage that the platform, which has been trans-inclusive “since day one”, welcomes trans and non-binary people. And it’s not just HER. Leading dating apps such as Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge and Grindr are all trans inclusive and have zero-tolerance policies when it comes to transphobia on their platforms. The pile-on faced by HER resulted in its Twitter account […]

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Schools in Scotland and Wales up LGBTQ+ support as Tories push cruel anti-trans agenda

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Schools in Wales and Scotland are implementing respective and inclusive guidance to help support LGBTQ+ students. Both regions of the UK recently announced separate schemes that would support transgender and queer students by training faculty members on how to handle LGBTQ+ issues. Reports reveal that 60 per cent of Scotland’s secondary schools have adopted LGBTQ+ Youth Scotland’s inclusivity scheme as of Monday (24 April). The LGBT Charter aims to provide a number of resources, including awareness training and policy reviews, to help improve the treatment of LGBTQ+ youth in local schools. So far, 212 of 357 secondary schools in Scotland have […]

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LGBTQ+ refugees face deportation from Kenya under cruel new anti-homosexuality bill

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LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya face the threat of deportation if proposed anti-homosexuality laws are passed in parliament.  Homosexuality is already illegal in Kenya, but the the Family Protection Bill 2023 would expand upon these laws, meaning LGBTQ+ people would face life sentences for simply identifying as themselves. If passed, the bill would impose a jail term of no less than five years on people found guilty of assembling, picketing, promoting or supporting LGBTQ-specific activities.  This would be dire not only for Kenyans, but refugees as well. The proposed bill would also allow for “the expulsion of refugees and asylum […]

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Fox News’ loudest anti-trans voice falls silent – but ‘dangerous’ legacy lives on

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Fox News taking Tucker Carlson off the air means that one of the loudest anti-trans voices in US media falls silent – for now. But his anti-LGBTQ+ legacy will continue to reverberate. Carlson was Fox News’ top-rated and most-watched host, and he’s been credited with setting the agenda for US conservatives from coast to coast. Night after night, millions tuned in to watch Carlson rant and paint a dystopian picture of a US where conservatives are under attack from the encroaching ‘woke’ left.  Over the years his eponymous show aired, he raged against the LGBTQ+ community, embraced racist conspiracy theories […]

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Slovakia’s cruel anti-LGBTQ+ bill condemned by European Human Rights commissioner

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The commissioner for The Council of Europe’s Human Rights is urging politicians in Slovakia to vote against proposed legislation that would effectively prevent trans people from having their gender legally recognised.  The bill, set to have its second reading next month, proposes only allowing someone to change their gender marking if they can prove, via genetic testing, it had been incorrectly determined.  In a letter to the Slovakia parliament, dated 19 April but released publically on 25 April, commissioner Dunja Mijatović said she was concerned that the bill would “effectively” mean trans men and women’s genders would not be legally recognised and […]

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