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This Model Has Become The First Trans Contestant For The Miss South Africa Beauty Pageant
Machaba, 24, made history when she became a top 30 finalist for the Miss South Africa title this year.
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Sierra Leone Has Abolished The Death Penalty, Becoming The 23rd African Country To Do So
The parliament of Sierra Leona voted unanimously to pass a bill abolishing the death penalty on the Friday July 23, becoming the 23rd African country to end capital punishment, which is largely a legacy of colonial legal codes in Africa.
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Argentina Has Introduced Gender-Neutral IDs For Nonbinary People, A First In Latin America
Non-binary people in Argentina now have the right to identify their gender as “X” on identity documents after the country officially recognized gender neutral people.
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Canada Has Appointed This Inuit Leader As Its First Indigenous Woman Governor General
Mary Simon, an Inuk leader, has been appointed as Canada’s 30th Governor General, becoming the first Indigenous person to take on the role.
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Spain Has Passed A New Draft Law That Will Allow Children Over 14 To Self-Identify Their Gender Legally
Spain has approved a draft bill that will allow anyone over the age of 14 to change their legal gender without a medical diagnosis or hormone therapy.
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This Egyptian Mom Is Teaching Men How To Box And Knocking Down Gender Norms
Sabah Saqr is a working mother with a son, who trains about 20 men between the ages of 18 and 30 twice a week in a Continue Reading [https://www.almostmag.co/egypt-mom-boxing-coach-beni-suef/]
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Gibraltar Voted To Legalize Abortion In The First 12 Weeks, Easing One Of The Strictest Bans In Europe
People in Gibraltar voted in a referendum on Thursday Jun. 24 to ease the country’s harsh ban on abortion.
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These Two Saudi Activists Jailed For Fighting For Women’s Right To Drive Have Been Freed After Three Years
Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah, two prominent Saudi women’s rights activists detained nearly three years ago, have been freed after completing their sentencest, Saudi rights group ALQST said.
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This French Woman Who Killed Her Stepfather Turned Husband Who Raped Her For Years Has Been Freed
Valérie Bacot, a woman in France who was raped and abused for decades by her stepfather who later turned into her husband, has been freed.
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This New Zealand Weightlifter Has Become The First Trans Athlete To Compete At The Olympics
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics after officials on Monday selected her to be part of the country’s national team for the Tokyo Games.
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This Salvadoran Woman Who Was Jailed For 30 Years For Allegedly Having An Abortion Has Been Freed
Sara Rogel, a 28-year-old woman in El Salvador, has been released from prison after she served nearly one third of her 30-year sentence for having what she said was a miscarriage that violated the country’s strict abortion ban.
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Australian Fashion Week Held An All-Indigenous Runway Show For The First Time And It Looks Stunning
For the first time in history, Australian Fashion Week featured an entirely Indigenous show.