Part I - Life after escaping the Taliban, a gay Afghan teacher's diary [[link removed]]
Openly follows the story of a gay Afghan teacher as he flees Taliban-held Afghanistan for Pakistan
News Part II - Life in exile: a gay Afghan teacher's diary [[link removed]]
A gay Afghan teacher shares his dreams of studying to become a journalist in the UK as he fears arrest in Islamabad
Why is U.S. funding for HIV/AIDS relief in Africa under threat? [[link removed]]
Vital U.S. funding from the U.S to support millions of people in Africa living with HIV/AIDS is under threat after false claims the money was being used to fund abortions
Why is anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on the rise in the Middle East? [[link removed]]
In Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, politicians and religious groups have increased criticism of LGBTQ+ rights in recent months
LGBTQ+ Indians demand end to 'discriminatory' blood donation ban [[link removed]]
India's donor rules exclude trans people and gay and bisexual men, even as other nations scrap bans dating from the AIDS crisis
Ruling by Kenya's Supreme Court buoys LGBTQ+ community [[link removed]]
Despite an ongoing backlash, activists say this year's legal win has given them renewed strength to fight for LGBTQ+ rights
Why does Germany want to limit trans self-ID during wartime? [[link removed]]
A draft law to make it easier for trans Germans to change legal gender includes controversial restrictions in the case of war
Moving towards equality: UK's lesbian-owned removals pioneer [[link removed]]
Shirley's Removals has helped the LGBTQ+ people move house for three decades, challenging discrimination and stereotypes along the way
Five years free: A new life for many LGBTQ+ Indians [[link removed]]
Five years after a historic ruling to decriminalise gay sex, life for many LGBTQ+ Indians in smaller towns and villages is starting to change
Which European countries have LGBTQ+ leaders? [[link removed]]
As Greece's opposition Syriza party elects its first gay leader, where else in Europe have LGBTQ+ politicians served in top roles?
What countries are lifting gay blood donation bans? [[link removed]]
Gay and trans Indians are demanding the right to donate blood, calling for the country to follow others in scrapping blanket bans
Opinions OPINION: The Slovakian elections are a dark dawn for nation’s queer people [[link removed]]
Slovakia's elections were not just a political event but a referendum on equality, empathy, and progress
OPINION: The silence of queer sexual assault is deafening. We need to break it, together [[link removed]]
The LGBTQ+ community must address sexual violence within its own ranks as well as from outside
OPINION: Protecting undocumented immigrants and Dreamers is a queer rights issue [[link removed]]
Last week, a federal judge ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was unlawful, throwing the status of hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ+ Dreamers into doubt
OPINION: Queer voices, queer theatre: protest is the artistic lifeblood of the LGBTQ+ community [[link removed]]
The queer rights movement of the last century has theatre and protest at its core and today both have never been more important
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