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China’s Weibo reverses ban on gay content after online backlash

China’sTwitter-likeWeibo,oneofthecountry’smostpopularsocialmediaplatforms,hastakenamajorU-turnpolicychangeonanearlierbanonallgay-relatedcontent.Thecompanyhadear

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Escaping the 'bubble': LGBT tourism eyes new horizons

Fromgay-friendlyhoneymoondestinationstopartyescapes,tourismhaslongcateredtoLGBTtravelers.Butasacceptancegrows,sodocallsfortheindustrytobroadenitsoffers,andavoid

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Stripped and beaten: transgender women flee Indonesian city in fear

Transgenderpeoplehavebeenfleeingthesharia-ruledIndonesianprovinceofAcehamidfearsoffurtherviolence,anexodusthatcomesinthesameweekthenationalparliamentproposedcri

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Tunisia 'queer film festival' seeks to make a difference

ThefirsteverfilmfestivalcelebratingtheLGBTcommunityisunderwayinTunisia,aMuslimcountrywherehomosexualscanfaceuptothreeyearsinprison.Twelveshortandmedium-lengthfi

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China's court case challenges online ban on gay content

AChinesecourthasacceptedaShanghaiman’slegalchallengetoarecently-introducedregulationbanningstreaming-videoservicesfromcarryingcontentthatdepictgayrelationships.

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LGBT radio goes online in Tunisia despite threats

AnonlineradiostationcateringfortheLGBTcommunity,believedtobethefirstofitskindintheArabworld,startedbroadcastinginTunisiaonMonday.Theoutlet-setupbyLGBT(lesbian,g

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Twitter will fix broken searches for LGBT material

MorethanafewLGBTTwitteruserswerealarmedthisweekendwhensearchesforrelevantterms(suchas#bisexualand#gay)nolongerproducedresults,regardlessofwhattheircontentsettin

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LGBT activists worry about Trump impact in Africa

GayrightsactivistJosephAchilleTiedjouisworriedeverydaythathewillbeharassedorarrestedinCameroon.DefendingLGBTrightscanbedangerousinAfrica,wheremanycountrieshavel

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Egypt arrests dozens of LGBT people

ThelatestcrackdownagainstEgypt'sLGBTcommunitystartedwithacoupleofrainbowflagsataconcertandendedwiththearrestofmorethan50people,accordingtohumanrightsgroups.Atte

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Party and security: Madrid gears up for WorldPride march

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Party and security: Madrid gears up for World Pride march

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In fear of their lives after militant attacks, gay Bangladeshis retreat into closet

​Seven months after al-Qaeda-linked militants hacked Bangladesh’s most prominent gay activist to death, the South Asian country’s LGBT community remains in hiding, while more than a dozen LGBT people have fled abroad.

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LGBT group in Bolivia proposes draft bill on same-sex unions

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) group in Bolivia presented a draft bill Wednesday to legalize same-sex marriage.

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Report identifies LGBT preferences in capital

Chinese gay men prefer sports like volleyball, tennis and badminton and pay more attention to their buttocks and chest muscles during workouts, while straight men prefer soccer and are more concerned with their abs and thighs, according to a lifestyle report from the LGBT community.

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12th Athens Pride gay festival held in Greece

Thousands of revellers paraded in the center of the Greek capital on Saturday during the 12th Athens Pride festival demanding respect for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) community.

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Big cities show more tolerance toward LGBT cultures

China's first-tier cities are becoming more tolerant toward diverse sexual orientation, experts and business leaders said during a job fair in Shanghai for people identifying as LGBT.

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Fans urge Marvel and Disney to give Captain America a boyfriend

For the second time this month, fans are urging Disney to give the star of one of the studio’s films a same-sex partner.