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USA
Next to homophobe Mike Pence: Dr. Anthony Fauci praises queercommunity
The hero of the Corona crisis was also the hero of the AIDS crisis: in a speech, Fauci now drew connections between the two pandemics with regard to the stigma attached to minorities.
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USA
Gay persecution via Grindr: Police scandal in the USA
In the US state of Georgia, nine men were arrested after police targeted them on Grindr, among others. The names of the men were subsequently published in newspapers. Queer activists speak of catastrophic misconduct and a rule book from a different era.
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May we introduce… Trump’s new anti-queer press secretary
Kayleigh McEnany was named the new White House press secretary in Washington last week. Queer organisations were subsequently, if not surprised, quite horrified: McEnany has on several occasions proven to be an opponent of queer rights – in her new position this could be disastrous for the queer community.
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Panama
Separated by gender: Trans* hostile curfews in Latin America
In Peru and Panama men and women are only allowed to leave the house on different days. Corona restrictions exclude non-binary people and burden the trans* community with fear of prejudice, confrontation and fines.
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Ireland
Action instead of talk: Leo Varadkar works as a doctor again
Ireland’s first openly gay prime minister wants to return to his learned profession one day a week during the Corona crisis in order to do his part for the overburdened health system. Both his partner and his entire family are also involved in the medical sector.
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Poland
Poland: Protest with queer wedding photos
The photographer Pamela Porwen started a photography project in which she photographed well-known queer people from Poland as wedding couples. The photos will be exhibited in May. Inspiration for the project was the deteriorating situation of the queer community in Poland and the fact that there is no legal recognition for same-sex couples.
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Singapore
Singapore: Homosexuality remains illegal
The High Court of Singapore has ruled that paragraph 377A from the British colonial era will remain active, homosexuality is thus still a criminal offence. India’s Supreme Court had declared the same paragraph invalid in 2018 and freed homosexuals from illegality.
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Corona: Pride cancellations and postponements 2020
Due to the corona crisis, many prides worldwide have already been cancelled or postponed. We will inform you about all past and future announcements here. The post is updated constantly.
As before, all already known dates can be found in our Pride Calendar.
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Happy Trans* Day of Visibilty
Today, March 31st, 2020 is Trans Day of Visibility. On this day, transgender and non-binary people and communities all over the world are to be celebrated. Not only queer, but also heterosexual and C sharp people can show their solidarity with the Trans* community – not just today, but all year round. So we collected some positive examples of celebrities who stood up for Trans* rights last year.
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Ireland
Ireland: Athlete comes out as gay
Irish athlete Denis Finnegan has come out as gay. In the podcast “Five things to rule them all” by “Outsports”, the professional athlete declared he was gay. His wish for the future: more queer athletes dare to live their lives …
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