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Gay, Black and fast: Olympic hopeful swims against tide of homophobia in Jamaica

'Black people don’t swim' – a childhood taunt that made Michael Gunning swim all the faster

Thomson Reuters Foundation News stories

With Brazil's Bolsonaro attacking the Supreme Court, are gay rights at risk?

The homophobic president’s supporters have called for the Supreme Court to be shut down


Netflix pulls show as Turkey objects to gay character

The show "If Only" was pulled by Netflix rather than be rewritten to remove a gay character, after Turkey denied it a filming licence


U.S. Olympian Lea Davison cycles past homophobia toward winning

Two-time U.S. Olympian cyclist addresses the homophobia that she and other lesbian sportswomen have faced


Chatbots, motorbikes: Southeast Asia HIV centres adapt to coronavirus

Coronavirus lockdowns forced HIV centres in Southeast Asia to adapt with measures that have helped those still who face stigma


Gay rower seeks Olympic success to 'shine a light' on injustice

The New Zealander never wanted to be a role model, but a break from rowing made her change her mind


Fears of HIV spike in Jamaica as pandemic hits prevention efforts

Many of the 32,000 Jamaicans living with HIV have missed treatment during the pandemic


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Poland will not let EU 'force' it into allowing gay marriages - justice minister

Polish President Duda was re-elected this month after saying he would not allow gay couples to adopt or schools to teach gay rights


Polish 'LGBT-free' town weighs risk of losing EU funds

EU funds at risk amid Polish backlash against LGBT+ rights throughout the country



Opinion

OPINION: Between death and the gallows, my friend died

Omar Ghoneim

Sarah Hegazi died because Egyptian society revolted against her and Canada's support system for asylum seekers was inadequate


OPINION: OutRage! campaigned for more than equal rights, it wanted to transform society

Peter Tatchell

LGBT+ activists should fight for emancipation, not equality and assimilation


OPINION: Can you retroactively claim same-sex common law marriages?

Michael Stutman

Two U.S. court cases are deciding if gay couples who broke up before it was legal to marry are bound by spousal support rules


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