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Human rights group says Meta endangers queer Middle Easterners & urges big changes to keep them safe
Police in Middle Eastern and North African countries are using social media to entrap, extort, and torture LGBTQ+ users.
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Jordan cracks down on LGBTQ+ activists with kidnappings, forced outings & online threats
“Merely existing in Amman has become terrifying.”
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Police are using Grindr & other apps to entrap & torture LGBTQ+ people
A new report says social media companies aren’t doing enough to protect LGBTQ+ users in Africa and the Middle East.
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Gay Chechen refugee arrested in Moscow, amid fears he’ll be tortured
He went back to Russia to attend his father’s funeral. Now he might never leave again.
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Qatari officials forced trans woman to remove breast tissue after arresting her
The woman’s story highlights the horrific abuses that LGBTQ+ Qataris face.
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Qatar arrests foreign activist & local LGBTQ people one month away from World Cup
Qatar’s anti-LGBTQ policies are getting called out in the weeks before they host the World Cup.
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Putin says U.S. wants to push gender “perversions” on Russian schoolchildren
It’s not surprising that Putin opposes gay marriage and transgender rights. What’s surprising is how many Republicans in the U.S. agree with him.
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Maldives police target 38 men after gay sex videos leaked online
Human Rights Watch called the arrests “politically motivated.”
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Life got dramatically worse for LGBTQ Afghans since Taliban took power
A report from Human Rights Watch found LGBTQ people in the country are facing increased instances of threats, violent attacks, and sexual assaults.
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Anti-trans legislation will have drastic effects on intersex people & their healthcare
Republican lawmakers have been writing exceptions into anti-trans laws, banning doctors from treating trans youth while explicitly allowing them to operate on intersex youth.