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Russia’s Top Women’s Tennis Player Has Come Out As Gay And Criticized Russia’s Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Daria Kasatkina, Russia’s top ranked women’s tennis player, has come out as gay in an interview.
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Thousands Of People In South Korea Attended The First Pride Parade In Three Years To Celebrate LGBT Rights
After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people attended South Korea’s first Pride parade in 3 years in the country’s capital on Saturday July 16.
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This Woman With Refugee Parents Has Become Germany’s First Black Woman State Government Minister
Aminata Touré, a 29-year-old Black woman with refugee parents, has made history as the first Black woman to hold a state government minister position in Germany.
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Hong Kong Activist Grandma Wong Has Been Jailed For Eight Months For Taking Part In Protests In 2019
Alexandra Wong, a 66-year-old veteran Hong Kong activist known affectionately as Grandma Wong, has been sentenced to 32 weeks in prison for taking part in anti-government protests in 2019.
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After This Indigenous Woman’s Work, The Aboriginal Flag Will Fly On The Sydney Harbour Bridge Year-Round
The Australian Aboriginal flag will permanently replace the New South Wales state flag in flying next to the Australian flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australian authorities have announced.
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Hong Kong Has Jailed This Activist With Terminal Cancer For Planning A Protest Against The Beijing Olympics
Koo Sze-Yiu, a 75-year-old Hong Kong activist who has terminal cancer, has been jailed for “sedition” for planning a protest against the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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1,000 Australians Formed A Giant Progress Flag Outside The Sydney Opera House To Celebrate Pride
Nearly 1,000 people wearing different colored clothing formed a giant Progress Pride flag on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in Australia to celebrate LGBT pride.
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After Months Of Protests, Sri Lankan Protesters Stormed The President’s Home, Forcing Him To Resign
Sri Lanka’s president has finally agreed to resign, officials said on Monday July 11, two days after thousands of protesters stormed his residence and set the prime minister’s home on fire.
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The Philippines Has Ordered This Nobel Peace Prize Winner Journalist To Shut Down Her News Website
Authorities in the Philippines have ordered journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa’s independent news organization, Rappler, to shut down, in another blow to press freedom in the country.
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Indigenous People In Ecuador Are Leading Mass Protests Against Rising Fuel And Food Prices
Following two weeks of staging anti-government protest over rising fuel and food prices across Ecuador, Indigenous organizations will end an 18-day strike after reaching an agreement with the government about their demands on Thursday June 30.
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India Has Arrested This Muslim Journalist And Government Critic For “Insulting Religious Beliefs”
Mohammed Zubair, a Muslim Indian journalist and a prominent critic of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, has been arrested on charges of insulting religious sentiments and promoting enmity between religious groups.
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Hundreds Of Same-Sex Couples In Mexico Got Married In A Mass Wedding To Celebrate Pride Month
The capital of Mexico held a mass same-sex wedding on Friday, June 24th as part of its Pride month celebrations.