A third black transgender woman was murdered this week

• Released Date: 21-May-2019

A black transgender woman was killed this past weekend in Philadelphia. Michelle Washington, who sometimes went by Michelle Simone on social media, was found with gunshot wounds to the head, body, and buttocks early Sunday morning, according to poli

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Dallas trans woman beaten by a mob in the street last month found shot to death

• Released Date: 20-May-2019

An African American transgender woman who was beaten in the street last month has been found shot to death. Muhlaysia Booker, 23, was found by police in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday morning after they received a report of a shooting. Officers pronounc

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Same-sex discrimination declines

• Released Date: 20-May-2019

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) released a report on Friday which showed that discrimination against same-sex partners in communities has decreased, but they lack major legal protections. The report, released in conjunction with the May

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Dutee Chand, India’s fastest woman, in same-sex relationship with ‘soulmate’

• Released Date: 19-May-2019

Dutee Chand becomes the first Indian sports star to open up about being in a same-sex relationship. The 100m sprinter, who holds the title as India’s fastest woman and recently won two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, has revealed for the firs

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Human Rights Watch call for the end of LGBTI persecution in Tunisia

• Released Date: 18-May-2019

Human Rights Watch (HRW) have called on the Tunisian authorities to cease their discrimination of LGBTI people. HRW joined with the Civil Coalition for Individual Freedoms in Tunisia in issuing a statement advocating for LGBTI rights in the country.

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Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage in historic first for Asia

• Released Date: 17-May-2019

Lawmakers in Taiwan have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision that makes the self-ruled island the first place in Asia to pass gay marriage legislation. The vote came almost two years after the island's Constitutional Co

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Fewer rainbows, less social media for China’s LGBT community

• Released Date: 16-May-2019

China’s LGBT community has had a tough year: Censors have shut down social media forums, news media have curbed coverage of gay issues, and online shops have removed rainbow-themed products. The tighter restrictions have led the LGBT community in Ch

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Boys at Taiwan high school wear skirts for one week to break gender stereotypes

• Released Date: 13-May-2019

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Male students at the New Taipei Municipal Banqiao Senior High School (板橋高中) marked the 73rd anniversary of their school Saturday (May 11) with a week-long activity during which they wore skirts to break gender stereotypes and u

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Cuba LGBT rally: Police arrest activists

• Released Date: 12-May-2019

People participating in an unauthorised march to celebrate LGBT rights in the Cuban capital Havana on Saturday were detained by plainclothes police. More than 100 demonstrators took to the streets for a rally organised through social media. Some sai

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Legally recognized same-sex relationships are spreading across Japan

• Released Date: 09-May-2019

The number of Japanese municipalities legally recognizing same-sex relationships have doubled. In the first five months of 2019 alone, the number of local governments with a ‘partnership system’ has grown from 9 to 22, according to the Tokyo Review.

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Russia: New Anti-Gay Crackdown in Chechnya

• Released Date: 08-May-2019

(Moscow) – Police in Chechnya have carried out a new round of unlawful detentions, beatings, and humiliation of men they presume to be gay or bisexual, Human Rights Watch said today. The new abuses come against a backdrop of absolute impunity for the

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George Clooney vows to keep up pressure on Brunei over gay-sex death penalty

• Released Date: 07-May-2019

George Clooney has promised to keep up pressure on Brunei after the oil-rich country’s sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, announced it would not enforce the death penalty for gay sex. Gay sex remains illegal in Brunei, punishable by up to 10 years in jail.

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