List of LGBTQ Rights articles
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OSLO, NORWAY - JULY 25: Norwegian police stand guard outside the court house as Anders Behring Breivik who confessed to Norway's worst act of terror appears in a closed court on July 25 ,2011 in Oslo, Norway. So far seven people have been confirmed dead from the bomb attack and 86 on Utoya. Although Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik has confessed to the killings, claiming that he acted alone, he has not pleaded guilty. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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474238970butlercrop Ireland’s Coming Out Party
As modern, cosmopolitan Ireland votes on gay marriage, the ghosts of the country’s conservative Catholic past are rising up.
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P1000338 cropped More Freedom, More Problems
Tunisia’s new freedoms have enabled the country’s LGBTs to speak out — and conservative forces to strike back.
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458752904crop ‘Here They Can Be Themselves’
How the trials and triumphs of an ancient transgender community could make headway for the slow-moving fight against a blame-the-victim culture in India.
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h_02108172crop Five Years on, Has Kyrgyzstan’s Democratic Revolution Put Down Roots?
As the revolution marks its five-year anniversary, Kyrgyzstan’s transition toward a democratic system faces its biggest litmus test yet.
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A supporter of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) takes part in the Hong Kong gay pride parade on November 12, 2011. More than 2,000 people marched in Hong Kong's gay pride parade November 12, filled with music, dancing and calls for the enactment of laws to ban discrimination against homosexuals. AFP PHOTO / Dale de la Rey (Photo credit should read DALE de la REY/AFP/Getty Images) Now Viral in China: Tolerance
A short LGBTQ-themed film received 100 million online views over China's biggest holiday.
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a81520878 Russia Tries to Block Benefits for Families of Gay U.N. Employees
Vladimir Putin wants to prevent the U.N. chief from giving spousal benefits to his organization’s gay and lesbian workers.
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UKRAINE-SOCIAL-GAY-PARADE-PROTEST Dashed Hopes in Gay Ukraine
Ukrainians thought that, post-Maidan, their country would start to look more like Europe. But for members of the LGBT community, things may have even gotten worse.
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458216914_12-11 They’re Here, They’re Queer, They’re Arrested
Egypt's new regime is cracking down on the gay community -- with a little help from the media.
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ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images The Closeted Continent
38 out of 55 African nations have laws punishing sodomy. And things may get worse before they get better.
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ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP/Getty Images Is It Now Legal to Be Gay in Uganda?
The country's infamous anti-homosexuality law has been struck down -- but homophobia is still dangerously enshrined in the country's penal code.
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