The UN is set to assess violence and discrimination against LGBT people in Argentina

• Released Date: 26-Feb-2017

A UN expert is set to assess discrimination against LGBT people in Argentina.Vitit Muntarbhorn, the human rights expert who specialises in investigating violence and discrimination based on sexual and gender identity for the UN, will carry out the st

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Transgender performer shot and killed in New Orleans

• Released Date: 26-Feb-2017

A transgender performer was shot dead last night in New Orleans.Chyna Gibson, who went by the stage name Chyna Doll Dupree, was shot several times outside of a shopping centre at 8.30pm yesterday

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Transgender woman shot and killed in Chicago

• Released Date: 25-Feb-2017

A transgender woman was shot and killed in Chicago in the early hours of Tuesday morning.24-year-old Tiara Richmond, who also went by the name Keke Collier, was in a vehicle in the Englewood neighbourhood with a male.

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Malaysian trans woman found ‘brutally murdered’

• Released Date: 25-Feb-2017

A transgender woman was murdered in Malaysia on Thursday.According to the Human Rights Watch, Sameera Krishnan, 27, was brutally murdered in the city of Kuantan on Thursday at 03:30.

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Man jailed for attacking couple, holding hands for the first time

• Released Date: 24-Feb-2017

A man, who attacked a couple holding hands for the first time in public, has been jailed.Faisal Ahmed has been handed a 20-week prison sentence, of which ten must be served in jail, for shouting you fu**ing gay boy at Sam Martin and his partner Tom D

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Trump administration officially revokes guidance to protect transgender students

• Released Date: 23-Feb-2017

As expected, the Trump administration on Wednesday (22 February) rescinded protective guidance for transgender students in US schools.

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Hanoi to host its first Mardi Gras Festival

• Released Date: 23-Feb-2017

Vietnam’s capital Hanoi is about to host its first ever LGBTI Mardi Gras Festival.Hosted by the Australian Embassy the idea of the festival is to bring the spirit of the world famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to Vietnam.

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Read the top tips to keep safe at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

• Released Date: 23-Feb-2017

Sydney is filling up with hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world for the 39th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

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12 men rape three transgender women in Pakistan

• Released Date: 22-Feb-2017

Three transgender women were allegedly raped by 12 men in Pakistan on the weekend.The crime reportedly happened in the Umarzai province about 180kms north-west of the Pakistani capital Islamabad.

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Malta could introduce same-sex marriage this year

• Released Date: 22-Feb-2017

Malta is looking to introduce same-sex marriage – and it sounds as if it could happen this year.Helena Dalli, Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs, and Civil Liberties, made the announcement on Tuesday (21 February).

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A huge number of US prisoners are gay and a lot are having sex together

• Released Date: 22-Feb-2017

Lesbians, gays, and bisexuals are three times more likely to be locked up in the US than straight people.

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DOJ withdraws federal protections on transgender bathrooms Officials send letter to public schools

• Released Date: 22-Feb-2017

The Trump administration on Wednesday lifted Obama-era federal guidelines that protect transgender students in public school bathrooms and locker rooms.

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