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Dutch high school students wear purple on Friday to support LGBTQIA+ peers
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Dutch high school students wear purple on Friday to support LGBTQIA+ peers

NL Times  

Today is Paarse Vrijdag, or Purple Friday, in the Netherlands. On this day, secondary school students wear something purple to show support for their LGBTQIA+ peers. A teacher said: “I want not only my own children but also all my students to become happy people and to have the freedom and space to find out how they can be happy.” …

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LGBTQIA+ people twice as likely to face sexual violence; 10% faced violence last year
1 month ago

LGBTQIA+ people twice as likely to face sexual violence; 10% faced violence last year

NL Times  

People in the LGBTQIA+ community are more likely to fall victim to crime than the average Dutch person. Last year, 10 percent of lesbian, gay, bi-plus, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people were victims of violence, compared to 6 percent of the rest of the Dutch population. Last year, 25 percent of LGBTQIA+ people were victims of traditional crimes - …

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Satrangi Salaam for Love, same-sex marriage and Fabulousness at Delhi Queer Pride 2024
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Satrangi Salaam for Love, same-sex marriage and Fabulousness at Delhi Queer Pride 2024

Hindustan Times  

Around 7,000 participants brought the streets of Delhi alive with vibrant hues and spirited chants at the 15th Delhi Queer Pride march on Sunday, November 24. “This year’s turnout was slightly lower due to the poor air quality and the CAT exam, but we’ve come a long way.” Around 7,000 participants marched on the streets for 15th Delhi Queer Pride …

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Bundaberg LGBTQIA+ Facebook group shut down without notice amid 'widely reported' removals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bundaberg LGBTQIA+ Facebook group shut down without notice amid 'widely reported' removals

ABC  

Online LGBTQIA+ community groups fear they are being "targeted" by social media giant Facebook as accounts are shut down or labelled "at risk". Beven said posts were removed last week because they were deemed by Facebook to be "malicious software" that "goes against community standards of cybersecurity". Queensland Council for LGBTI Health chief executive Rebecca Reynolds said the removal of …

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Giving the marginalised a career in voice acting
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Giving the marginalised a career in voice acting

India Today  

Creators’ collective Kommune has partnered with Netflix India to launch a new edition of the Voices of Tomorrow project. A more representative media landscape: VOT is committed to bringing more diverse voices into the dubbing industry. VOT addresses this issue by creating a platform that gives a head-start to aspiring dubbing artists from the LGBTQIA+ community; their skills and training …

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LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Lawyer Rohin Bhatt on Supreme Court’s Marriage Equality Verdict and his New Book
1 month, 3 weeks ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Lawyer Rohin Bhatt on Supreme Court’s Marriage Equality Verdict and his New Book

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 19, 2024 17:33 IST - 8 MINS READ On October 17, 2023, the Supreme Court delivered its verdict in Supriyo v. Union of India. In October, Bhatt released The Urban Elite versus Union of India, “a first-of-its-kind book” on queer rights. However, the queer person in me and the activist in me would often be conflicted, because …

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Street artist aims to promote LGBTQIA+ emancipation with Amsterdam mural of kissing men
2 months ago

Street artist aims to promote LGBTQIA+ emancipation with Amsterdam mural of kissing men

NL Times  

Internationally renowned Amsterdam street artist Judith de Leeuw has created her fifth mural in the Dutch capital. Titled Behind the Rainbow, the 13.5-meter high mural of two kissing men in the heart of Amsterdam is aimed at encouraging the acceptance of LGBTQIA+ love. She hopes that making two men kissing each other part of Amsterdam’s street scene will help get …

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Alex Greenwich's equality bill has dropped protections for LGBTQIA+ teachers and students in NSW. So what's left of it?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Alex Greenwich's equality bill has dropped protections for LGBTQIA+ teachers and students in NSW. So what's left of it?

ABC  

NSW independent MP Alex Greenwich has defended his move to scale back legislation designed to provide stronger protections for LGBTQIA+ communities. The Sydney MP said he made the "heartbreaking decision" to remove key provisions from his proposed equality reform bill, to ensure issues about individual dignity and safety were urgently addressed. "This bill still contains vital measures that will protect …

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The one question in Victoria's rainbow libraries toolkit now being asked that has infuriated parents and experts
4 months, 1 week ago

The one question in Victoria's rainbow libraries toolkit now being asked that has infuriated parents and experts

Daily Mail  

Librarians in one Australian state have been encouraged to ask children as young as five about their gender pronouns, sparking outrage from parents and experts. The Victorian Government on Friday unveiled a 'rainbow libraries toolkit' which has since been issued to more than 290 public libraries across the state. Some of the advice for inclusivity provided in the toolkit includes …

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Albanese backflips on census LGBTQIA+ sexuality question - and hangs his two main men Richard Marles and Jim Chalmers out to dry
4 months, 1 week ago

Albanese backflips on census LGBTQIA+ sexuality question - and hangs his two main men Richard Marles and Jim Chalmers out to dry

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese's backflip to now include a sexuality question in the coming census, while the right thing to do, has hung the Deputy PM and Treasurer out to dry. The argument the Deputy PM Richard Marles and Treasurer Jim Chalmers used to defend it claimed that leaving sexuality out of the questionnaire would avoid 'divisive debate'. Anthony Albanese reversed a …

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Mental health imperative: Steering growth through employee well-being
4 months, 1 week ago

Mental health imperative: Steering growth through employee well-being

Hindustan Times  

There is a growing recognition that mental health is intrinsically linked to economic prosperity. A mentally healthy workforce is more productive, creative, and resilient, leading to higher levels of innovation and efficiency, and every dollar invested in mental health interventions returns with four dollars in improved health and productivity, emphasising the importance of prioritising mental health within corporate strategies to …

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Questions on sexuality and gender have been cut from the 2026 census. Why are LGBTQIA+ people saying it's an omission?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Questions on sexuality and gender have been cut from the 2026 census. Why are LGBTQIA+ people saying it's an omission?

ABC  

It comes around every five years and gives the nation an idea of who we are — but next time it rolls around in 2026, the census won't ask about who we love or how we identify. An outcry when the 2021 census did not include questions identifying LGBTQIA+ people prompted leading advocacy organisation Equality Australia and community member April …

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What has changed for the LGBTQIA+ community in Chennai?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What has changed for the LGBTQIA+ community in Chennai?

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu has been a pioneer in implementing social welfare schemes for the transgender community, Jaya, general manager of the NGO Sahodaran said here on Wednesday. Jaya spoke at a panel discussion on ‘QUEERING MADRAS: highlighting the ways the LGBTQIA+ communities have succeeded in carving out spaces—and lives—in this city, and the way forward for inclusion’ organised by Madras Musings. …

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At the end of Pride Month, assessing the LGBTQIA+ communities’ rights: Data
6 months ago

At the end of Pride Month, assessing the LGBTQIA+ communities’ rights: Data

The Hindu  

Click to remove AMP mode While 79 countries have banned same-sex marriage, 37 have fully legalised it. While the Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in 2018 by partially striking down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, the Indian queer communities’ plea to the Court to legalise same-sex unions was rejected in October 2023. Transgender and intersex employees in India can …

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Anti-LGBTQIA+ bills are at record highs in the US amid an upcoming election. Here's why
6 months, 1 week ago

Anti-LGBTQIA+ bills are at record highs in the US amid an upcoming election. Here's why

ABC  

For those in the LGBTQIA+ community, Pride month is a chance to be out, loud and proud. Justin Ellis, criminology lecturer at the University of the Newcastle's School of Law and Justice, says compared to the 1970's anti-LGBTQIA+ crusade led by Florida campaigner Anita Bryant, the issues now are "more multifaceted." "What they also might be doing — and this …

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LGBTQIA+ Individuals Experience Familial Rejection, Crucial To Recognize Family As 'Sites Of Violence' And Grant Protection: Kerala High Court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

LGBTQIA+ Individuals Experience Familial Rejection, Crucial To Recognize Family As 'Sites Of Violence' And Grant Protection: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently observed that families can often become sites of violence and control for LGBTQIA+ individuals who they need protection from rather than guardianship. The Court observed that LGBTQIA+ persons face defiance in society and are subjected to stigma, violence and discrimination from an early age due to societal beliefs and cultural norms. The Court interacted with …

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LGBTQIA+ soldiers in Ukraine rally for partnership rights
6 months, 3 weeks ago

LGBTQIA+ soldiers in Ukraine rally for partnership rights

The Hindu  

Several hundred LGBTQ Ukrainian servicemen and their supporters marched in central Kyiv Sunday to demand more rights and highlight their service to their country in its war with Russia. Campaigners are seeking legal reforms to allow people in same-sex partnerships to take medical decisions for wounded soldiers and bury victims of the war that extended across Ukraine more than two …

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Where we find ourselves
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Where we find ourselves

Salon  

In 2024, the number of anti-LGBTQIA+ bills put forward in the United States has far surpassed the number put forward in any previous year; five hundred and fifty pieces of legislation were proposed in less than three months. And that sounds ridiculous, right, but it’s basic.” "When I began writing 'Shae' in 2017, I had no idea that by the …

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A government committee on LGBTQIA+ rights sparks hope and concern
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A government committee on LGBTQIA+ rights sparks hope and concern

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the Indian government notified a committee headed by the cabinet secretary and comprising secretaries from the ministries of home, law, women and child development, health and family welfare, and social justice and empowerment to “examine the various issues relating to the queer community”. The terms of reference of this committee are narrow: It may examine and submit recommendations …

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Civil unions and marriage: Where are we in India?
9 months ago

Civil unions and marriage: Where are we in India?

Hindustan Times  

The Communist Party of India has promised to bring a law to recognise civil unions between couples belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community, while the Congress has promised to conduct widespread discussions towards instituting such a partnership right for same-sex couples. Civil union accords a comprehensive legal status parallel to a civil marriage and grants the parties rights like marriage such …

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Congress ‘Nyay Patra’ manifesto: Key promises include minimum wage, ₹1 lakh annually to poor families, and law on LGBTQIA
9 months ago

Congress ‘Nyay Patra’ manifesto: Key promises include minimum wage, ₹1 lakh annually to poor families, and law on LGBTQIA

The Hindu  

Releasing the party’s manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on April 5, Congress party leader P. Chidambaram who headed the Manifesto Committee, said the document focuses on the theme of justice. Highlights of the manifesto included the following: Focus on five ‘pillars of justice’ — including ‘Yuva Nyay’, ‘Naari Nyay’, ‘Kisaan Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Hissedari Nyay’ Abolish the …

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Chronicles from the closet: Pawan Dhall’s remarkable archive of early years of India’s LGBTQIA+ movement
9 months, 1 week ago

Chronicles from the closet: Pawan Dhall’s remarkable archive of early years of India’s LGBTQIA+ movement

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 04, 2024 11:00 IST - 9 MINS READ Please wash your hands,” said Pawan Dhall, a queer rights activist, researcher, and writer, when I asked him to show me the contents of his archive on the LGBTQIA+ community. “The archive serves as a time capsule by preserving things big and small, from the first typewritten notes to …

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NBDSA issues guidelines to broadcasting channels on reporting LGBTQIA+ issues
10 months ago

NBDSA issues guidelines to broadcasting channels on reporting LGBTQIA+ issues

Hindustan Times  

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority has issued an order setting out guidelines for media networks while broadcasting on issues concerning the LGBTQIA+ community. In its order, NBDSA pulled up India Today for “using visuals and images totally out of context” and held that the broadcaster violated the principle of accuracy under the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards. …

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'Don't Promote Homophobia Or Transphobia' : NBDSA Issues Guidelines To TV Channels On Reporting LGBTQIA+ Issues
10 months, 1 week ago

'Don't Promote Homophobia Or Transphobia' : NBDSA Issues Guidelines To TV Channels On Reporting LGBTQIA+ Issues

Live Law  

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority has issued comprehensive guidelines urging media platforms to broadcast information about the LGBTQIA+ community with accuracy, objectivity, and sensitivity. NBDSA noting that since several complaints concerning reporting on the LGBTQIA+ community have been received and in order to take care of the sensitivity of the issue and bring objectivity while broadcasting such issues, …

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