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Indonesia
Indonesia: Gay couple threatened with 100 lashes
100 lashes threaten a gay couple in Banda Aceh, the most extremely queerly region in Indonesia. A mob of locals stormed the homes of the 26-year-old and the 34-year-old in the neighbourhood of Kuta Alam, forcibly dragged them both to a police station. Now the couple are threatened with torture – activists* demand: Stop the madness!
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#TDoR2020: 350 murders in just one year!
On the occasion of the Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR), which takes place every year on 20 November, the research project “Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide” (TvT) published data collected by Trans Murder Monitoring (TMM) over the last year.
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Poland
Poland: A rainbow shines through the night
Finally, some good news from Poland: more liberal leaders waved the rainbow flag on Tolerance Day. Queer activists*, however, asked for more support – they had wished for a stronger commitment, especially from one major politician.
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Brazil
Bolsonaro: “We must stop being a country of fags!”
Brazil’s president once again made statements about his corona policy that could only make you shake your head. In terms of COVID-19 death rates, Brazil is in second place in the world behind the US. That doesn’t seem to bother Bolsonaro. Instead of solutions, he once again only offers homophobic hatred.
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Poland
Will there a ban on Pride in Poland?
The Polish Sejm has to deal with a homophobic bill that is tantamount to a defacto-ban on the queer movement.
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Mexico
Premiere: First Trans* model on the cover of the Mexican Playboy
The Mexican queer activist and influencer Victoria Volkova (27) made history: She is the first transgender cover girl of Playboy Mexico. Groundbreaking, because Mexico is considered the second most dangerous country for the trans* community after Brazil.
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Philippines
Manila’s anti-discrimination law – even with the blessing of churches
On October 29, Manila’s mayor Isko Moreno signed an anti-discrimination law that prohibits any discrimination based on “Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity or Expression” (SOGIE).
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USA
US election: Sarah McBride writes history
With Sarah McBride, an openly living transgender politician was elected to the Senate of a state of the United States for the first time in the US elections on November 3.
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Italy
Vatican: Not a perfect world for homosexuals after all?
It was to be expected: The Vatican denied the Pope’s statements on same-sex partnerships, recently published in a documentary, and made it clear that Pope Francis’ statements do not change anything in the church’s doctrine on homosexuals.
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USA
The naked truth: Queer votes count!
On November 3, elections will be held in the US. Seldom have the camps been so divided in an election, the fronts so hardened
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