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Family forced Saudi trans woman Eden Knight to detransition. Now she’s dead.
Her family allegedly hired a DC firm to traffic her back to Saudi Arabia, where she was forced off hormones.
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You can “donate” to FIFA to prevent an anti-LGBTQ+ country from hosting the World Cup
A queer Harry Potter star is mocking FIFA’s corruption with a “donation” drive.
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Out BBC journalist protests FIFA Pride ban as Qatar battles the world to squash rainbows
Qatari officials are taking anything that looks like a rainbow away from fans. They even confiscated a Brazilian state flag with a rainbow.
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Arab countries are threatening Netflix over LGBTQ content
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates were among the countries that warned Netflix to remove “offensive” content.
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TikToker arrested for offending public morality with ambiguous joke about screaming
A social media campaign was mounted for TikToker Tafa Safwan’s arrest following the joke about screaming.
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These LGBTQ activists are leading the charge in some of the most LGBTQ hostile countries on Earth
As the LGBTQ landscape rapidly changes across Africa and the Middle East, new leaders continue to emerge. These leaders are helping to create a world where love is love, no matter where you live.
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Biden’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia is a slap in the face for his gay & lesbian spokespersons
President Biden’s most prominent gay and lesbian staff members are in the difficult position of promoting a U.S. alliance with a dictatorship that kills LGBTQ people.
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Saudi government cracks down on sale of rainbow toys
Rainbow toys “contradict the Islamic faith and public morals and promote homosexual colors targeting the younger generation.”
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Multiple countries ban Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ over a lesbian kiss
The same-sex kiss is in a scene involving a new lesbian space ranger.
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Formula One drivers slam Saudi Arabia’s “terrifying” laws on gays & women hours before race
“Do I feel comfortable here? I would not say I do. But it’s not my choice to be here. The sport has taken the choice to be here.”
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3 Middle Eastern countries are banning Eternals over gay kiss & Angelina Jolie isn’t here for it
Angelina Jolie says she doesn’t understand how people could be so “ignorant.”
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Joe Biden needs to address global LGBTQ rights. Here’s where he can start.
LGBTQ people face violence and severe repression around the world. Biden has the power to help in several countries.
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Celebrities partied at a three-day rave in Saudi Arabia where alcohol & being gay are illegal
Arnie Hammer, Ryan Phillippe, and other actors, influencers and models showed up a festival sponsored by the government to distract from the fact that they kill LGBTQ people and journalists.
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The ten most shocking LGBTQ stories of 2019
LGBTQ people face immense violence and discrimination. These stories helped humanize the statistics and made other victims feel less alone.
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Saudi Arabia outed two journalists. Now they’re fleeing for their lives.
The two men believe that they were outed by the government’s counterterrorism arm.
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Saudi Arabia just called homosexuality a form of “extremism.” Don’t expect Trump to respond.
Donald Trump has a long history of looking the other way whenever Saudi Arabia commits human rights abuses.
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Buttigieg says leaders of homophobic countries will ‘have to get used to’ a gay US president
The real problem is how those countries treat their own LGBTQ people, he said.
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Why are friendly companies going to a conference in anti-LGBTQ Saudi Arabia?
Corporations lauded for their pro-LGBTQ policies are cozying up to a nation that puts LGBTQ people to death.
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Saudi police arrest gay 23-year-old for wearing a swimsuit
The police say he was arrested for “indecency,” but he thinks he was targeted for being gay.
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Nicki Minaj cancels appearance at Saudi music festival. But why was she going to perform at all?
It’s hard to go from playing World Pride to performing in a country where multiple gay men have been beheaded this year.