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Paris Olympics vows to carry the torch for LGBTQ rights after watershed of Tokyo

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Games intend to seize on the Olympic spotlight to push a message that LGBTQ rights need to progress outside France

The Independent UK

Advocates battle to publish West Africa's first LGBT magazine

The publication of the first magazine dedicated to West Africa’s LGBT community, originally set to hit shelves on May 12, has been delayed due to difficulties finding gay-friendly printers in the Ivory Coast. “Meleagbo” would be French-speaking West Africa’s first LGBT publication. Launched by the NGO Gromo, which advocates LGBT…

France 24

LGBT centre in Beijing shut down

BEIJING: An advocacy group for sexual minorities in the Chinese capital has abruptly shut down in what supporters said was another sign of a crackdown by the government of Xi Jinping on values it does not endorse.

Bangkok Post

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Victoria's LGAs fly rainbow flag on IDAHOBIT in support of LGBTQIA+ community

All local government areas in Victoria are raising the rainbow flag on IDAHOBIT, marking a historic moment for the worldwide LGBTQIA+ community.

ABC News

Fermanagh Pride group returns after being inspired by other Pride events

The group will host its first fundraiser event on 27 May

Belfast Live

Beijing LGBT Center shuttered as crackdown grows in China

An advocacy group that served as a safe space for the LGBTQ community in Beijing has been shut down as part of a government pressure campaign against gay rights groups

The Independent UK

Homophobic and transphobic physical attacks on the rise in France

A French LGBT+ rights group said it recorded a worrying increase in physical attacks reported by homosexual and transsexual people in 2002, calling on the government to increase resources dedicated to investigating and prosecuting such crimes.

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Over 40% of Italy's LGBT+ workers say careers hit by discrimination

Four out of 10 LGBT+ people in Italy believe discrimination has damaged them at work, a survey by national statistics bureau ISTAT and state anti-discrimination office UNAR showed on Monday.

Reuters

10 things that changed my life: MSP Karen Adam

Craig Meighan spoke with MSP Karen Adam on the 10 things that changed her life...

The National (Scotland)

Relationships and sex education review: government must remember history of LGBTQ+ discrimination in English schools

Sex education in English schools is under scrutiny. A review of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) brought forward by prime minister Rishi Sunak, will lead to new statutory guidance by the end of 2023. Sunak has also stated that schools will receive guidance on transgender issues for the 2023…

The Conversation

‘We’re against LGBT’: Erdoğan targets gay and trans people ahead of critical Turkish election

The scant progress for human rights is in peril ahead of polls as president’s ‘family values’ rhetoric stokes culture war

The Guardian - UK

Generation Erdogan: More than 5 million young Turks to vote for the first time

Some 5.2 million young Turks will vote for the first time in the May 14 presidential and legislative elections, and they could be key to deciding the country’s future. At around 20 years of age, they do not remember a time before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in…

France 24

UK plummets down table of 'safe' LGBT countries as hate crime rises

THE UK has tumbled down a list of "safe" LGBT countries with hate crimes reaching “dramatic numbers”.

The National (Scotland)

FDA finalizes new rules on blood donations - Roll Call

The FDA ends blanket restrictions on donations from LGBT men, responding to pressure from advocates, blood banks and public health groups.

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Irish Mirror

Drag show at Carlow hotel cancelled over fears participants and attendees would be attacked

"This was due to no fault of ours nor the hotel; it was purely down to online abuse and threats"

Manchester Evening News

Queer bookstore owner highlights the changes he wants from major chains in Pride month

QueerLit has sent nearly 3,000 books to schools for free as part of a ‘free books for schools’ campaign

The Conversation

Black queer college students want to explore their identity -- but feel excluded by both Black and LGBTQ student groups

For his new book “Black and Queer on Campus,” American studies professor Michael Jeffries interviewed 65 Black LGBTQ college students across the U.S. – 40 from historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, and 25 from predominantly white schools.

The National (Scotland)

LGB Alliance call for public inquiry into gender debate

THE LGB Alliance has called for a public inquiry after accusing a leading LGBT charity of spreading “lies” about gender identity.

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The Independent UK

Top Spanish court considers far-right challenge to LGBT law

Spain’s Constitutional Court will consider a legal challenge lodged by the far-right Vox party against a new law extending rights for transgender teenagers and encouraging tolerance for sexual diversity in schools

The Independent UK

Oklahoma governor blocks funding to PBS station over LGBT+ characters

The bill is likely to make it into law regardless of Mr Stitt’s veto

Reuters

Erdogan calls opposition 'pro-LGBT' at election rally

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan accused the opposition of being "pro-LGBT" at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday, as he stepped up his rhetoric against his opponents a week before what is expected to be a tight election.

Daily Mirror

Lewis Hamilton compares Florida LGBT issues to Saudi Arabia and confirms Miami GP gesture

Hamilton has rarely shied away from using his F1 platform to highlight social injustice, and slammed Florida governor Ron DeSantis for a recent move to ban LGBT lessons in schools

Reuters

Seoul's LGBT festival blocked by Christian concert outside city hall, organisers say

Seoul's city government has effectively blocked South Korea’s largest annual LGBT festival from taking place outside city hall this year after granting a permit for a Christian youth concert instead, the LGBT event’s organisers said this week.

ABC News

With staunch religious and political opposition, will same-sex marriage be accepted in conservative India?

India's Hindu nationalist government and religious leaders are staunchly opposing same-sex marriage as a landmark case plays out in the country's Supreme Court, but others say there is nothing to fear.

Glasgow Live

Pride flag to to fly above West Dunbartonshire as council backs event

Pride month was welcomed as a chance to protest and raise awareness of issues still facing the LGBTQI community both in Scotland and abroad.

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