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Anti-LGBT law in Russia: 'Leaders want to construct a united conservative base'

Russian MPs this week updated, and expanded, an anti-LGBT law – the latest in a series of measures aiming to highlight "traditional" family values. Against a backdrop of conflict in Ukraine, Russian political and religious leaders are ramping up an internal identity war.

France 24

Wembley lit up with Rainbow colours in protest over FIFA OneLove armband ban

England opted to show their support for the LGBTQ+ community by lighting up the Wembley arch in rainbow colours rather than protest in Qatar.

Evening Standard

NSW gay hate inquiry told of violence, brutality during first week of public hearings

Sydney activist Garry Wotherspoon told an inquiry into LGBT hate crimes of how he was bashed in 1970 for being gay. It was among the many harrowing stories that paint a strikingly different picture of the harbour city than what most people experience today.

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'When the World Cup is over, LGBT and workers’ rights in Qatar will still be dire'

Well-intentioned gestures like wearing rainbow armbands and bucket hats won’t persuade the rulers of Qatar to change their stance on human rights, argues political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

Wales Online

Backlash from Liberal Democrat members as party issues new transphobia definition

Members are quitting the party due to the party's "controversial" definition of transphobia

Wales Online

England captain Harry Kane urged to show more support for LGBT+ community as FIFA slammed

Harry Kane was set to wear a One Love armband to show support for the LGBT+ community but backtracked after threats from FIFA, but openly gay footballer Collin Martin believes he can do more

Daily Mirror

Russian politicians approve bill banning LGBTQ ‘propaganda’

Legal experts say the legislation is so vague, law enforcement officers can interpret it as broadly as they wish.

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Russian lawmakers approve bill banning ‘LGBTQ propaganda’ among adults

Russian lawmakers passed a bill Thursday banning the promotion of what they call “non-traditional sexual relations” among adults.

Tribune News Service

America's LGBTQ community says the massacre at Club Q in Colorado Springs was a disaster waiting to happen

Police allege a 22-year-old dressed in body armour burst into the nightclub with a rifle and a handgun. But local activists say the alleged assailant clearly misjudged their intended victims.

ABC News

Ex-Trump lawyer says Colorado Springs victims are ‘reaping the consequences of having eternal damnation’

Right-wing media commentary and far-right influencers continue to amplify inflammatory anti-gay and anti-trans rhetoric after mass shooting killed five inside LGBT+ nightclub

The Independent UK

Russia passes law banning ‘LGBT propaganda’ among adults

Bill criminalises promotion of ‘non-traditional sexual relations’ as Moscow pushes conservative values

The Guardian - UK

Russia passes law banning promotion of ‘LGBT propaganda’ among adults

Lawbreakers to receive heavy fines

The Independent UK

NSW LGBTQIA+ Inquiry Hears Trans Gender Diverse People Are At Greater Risk Of Violence Now

The Gender Centre's Dr Eloise Brook also highlighted the anti-trans rhetoric of Aussie media.

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Russian parliament passes law banning 'LGBT propaganda' among adults

Russia's parliament approved on Thursday a bill that widens a prohibition of "LGBT propaganda" and restricts the "demonstration" of LGBT behaviour, making any expression of an LGBT lifestyle almost impossible.

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Trans and gender diverse people at risk of violence, NSW LGBT inquiry hears

The special commission of inquiry is investigating suspected hate crime deaths in the state between 1970 and 2010.

Los Angeles Times

Fragments of a troubled young life emerge, but mysteries about Anderson Aldrich remain

New details have emerged in the case against Anderson Aldrich, the suspect in the deadly shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub, that have raised further questions about a potential motive in the attack that left five dead and 18 wounded in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Tribune News Service

Brazilian journalist says Qatar police harassed him for carrying flag with 3-color rainbow: ‘They thought it was the LGBT flag’

A Brazilian journalist covering the World Cup said he was harassed by police in Qatar for carrying a regional flag featuring a three-color rainbow “because they thought it was the LGBT flag.”

Daily Record

Mel C risks Spice Girls feud as she slams Qatar after David Beckham's controversial £10m deal

The star, who recently won the honorary gay award at the Attitude Awards, has long been an LGBT ally and spoke out against Qatar.

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Salon

Anti-LGBTQ hate amplified after shooting

Anti-trans conservatives on Elon Musk's platform respond to Colorado Springs shooting — by ramping up the vitriol

Daily Mirror

UK defends Qatar's 'real steps' to help gay World Cup fans despite growing fury

James Cleverly insisted Qatar 'know how seriously we take the issue' of LGBT rights during the World Cup - despite gay sex being punishable with seven years' jail. The Tory chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee blasted: 'Nothing has changed'

Leeds Live

Leeds gay bar Viaduct to host poignant candlelit vigil for the victims of Colorado shooting

A vigil will be held this Friday to remember those who were lost in a shooting at an LGBT bar in Colorado, USA

Evening Standard

Qatar has taken ‘real steps’ to protect gay fans attending World Cup, says Foreign Secretary James Cleverly

Officials have clamped down on public displays of support for LGBT rights at World Cup

ABC News

Northern Territory parliament passes anti-discrimination law reform amid fierce backlash

The reforms have come under fire from a range of faith groups but have been praised by members of the LGBT community.

Evening Standard

World Cup Qatar 2022: No10 monitoring treatment of fans after rainbow hat ban

Ex-Wales captain Laura McAllister was among a number of supporters told to remove the hats that show support for the LGBT+ community

Daily Mirror

England 'blackmailed' by FIFA to drop OneLove armband amid 'massive sanction' fears

Steffen Simon, a senior official for the German federation, said that England had faced a case of 'extreme blackmail' over armband that was gesture of support for LGBT community

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