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News (World)Botswana just legalized homosexuality & the country is celebrating
The high court ruled unanimously that the sodomy ban was discriminatory and unconstitutional.
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News (World)Gay people flee Tanzania as police break into their homes & make arrests
“I’m fearing for my life — they don’t want us to stay here.”
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News (USA)Mike Pence insults LGBTQ people at White House World AIDS Day ceremony
He refused to mention LGBTQ people in his remarks.
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News (World)10 men in Tanzania were arrested at a wedding because they may be gay
They were sitting “two by two” according to the police. Now they may be tortured to “prove” that they’re gay.
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News (USA)The Trump administration will financially reward countries that oppress LGBTQ people
The Trump administration tells African nations that it won’t withhold foreign aid any longer for violating LGBTQ rights.
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News (USA)Laverne Cox becomes the first transgender woman to grace the cover of Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan South Africa has been given an LGBTQ makeover for a special “Say Yes To Love” issue.
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News (USA)U.S. Ambassador to Panama resigns, saying he can no longer serve under Trump
The announcement comes after Trump made a racist comment Haiti and African countries, but officials claim it wasn’t the cause of his departure.
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News (World)Ghana’s new president says legalizing homosexuality is just a matter of time
But is there enough public will for it to happen anytime soon?
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News (USA)Ellen took on Donald Trump’s anti-elephant policy & he suspended it
“Elephants show compassion, sympathy, social intelligence, self-awareness. They have excellent learning abilities, all the things I have yet to see in this president.”
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News (World)HIV epidemic is ‘coming under control’ in the country with highest prevalence
The gains are at risk, however, as the White House’s proposed budget would reduce funding by about $1 billion to PEPFAR, which supports anti-retroviral therapy for millions of people.
