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Out in the World: Gay SF immigration lawyer launches YouTube channel

Out in the World: Gay SF immigration lawyer launches YouTube channel

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 6, 2021

LGBT Asylum Project co-founder Okan Sengun launched his YouTube channel January 4.

Out in the World: 2020 was packed with surprises

Out in the World: 2020 was packed with surprises

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 29, 2020

The new decade started jubilantly, but the light quickly went out shortly after 2020 began.

Out in the World: Religious leaders call for end to violence against LGBTQ people

Out in the World: Religious leaders call for end to violence against LGBTQ people

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 22, 2020

Hundreds of religious leaders representing the major world faiths have called upon countries to end conversion therapy and violence against LGBTQ people and to decriminalize homosexuality.

Out in the World: Bolivian gay couple celebrate country's 1st civil union

Out in the World: Bolivian gay couple celebrate country's 1st civil union

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 16, 2020

David Aruquipa and Guido Montano last week became Bolivia's first gay couple to be legally recognized.

Out in the World: North American corporations to help LGBTQ refugees

Out in the World: North American corporations to help LGBTQ refugees

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 9, 2020

The Human Rights Campaign and Tent Partnership for Refugees have announced a new corporate mentorship program for LGBTQ asylum seekers and refugees in North America.

Out in the World: The Netherlands to offer reparations to transgender people

Out in the World: The Netherlands to offer reparations to transgender people

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 2, 2020

The Dutch government has apologized and offered reparations to transgender people who suffered under The Netherlands' Transgender Act.

Out in the World: Report shows that transgender lives continue to be at risk

Out in the World: Report shows that transgender lives continue to be at risk

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 24, 2020

Transgender homicides continued to trend upward around the world, according to Transgender Europe's annual Trans Murder Monitoring report released November 20, the International Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Out in the World: EU lays out strategy to increase LGBTQ rights throughout Europe

Out in the World: EU lays out strategy to increase LGBTQ rights throughout Europe

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 18, 2020

The European Union is increasing its efforts to become a global leader in LGBTQ rights in order to push back against a rising tide of hate against queer people.

Out in the World: US election brings global relief, LGBTQs ready to restore human rights

Out in the World: US election brings global relief, LGBTQs ready to restore human rights

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 11, 2020

LGBTQ people around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief as news spread last weekend that Democrats would return to the White House as Joe Biden was declared president-elect.

Out in the World: LGBTQs worried about Trump reelection

Out in the World: LGBTQs worried about Trump reelection

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 3, 2020

Two reports released last week give good reason why LGBTQ people around the world are afraid if President Donald Trump is reelected November 3.

Singapore shows SF lesbian's banned film

Singapore shows SF lesbian's banned film

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 28, 2020

It took more than two decades, but San Francisco award-winning lesbian filmmaker Madeleine Lim's 1997 "Sambal Belacan in San Francisco" was shown at the Singapore International Film Festival (known as SGIFF) last weekend.

New Zealand PM wins in landslide; queers also elected to parliament

New Zealand PM wins in landslide; queers also elected to parliament

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 21, 2020

New Zealand's new parliament made history in a number of ways October 17 — it is majority woman-led and the most diverse in the country's history.

LGBTQ asylum seekers at the border remain hopeful

LGBTQ asylum seekers at the border remain hopeful

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 14, 2020

President Donald Trump's administration keeps throwing one obstacle after another at asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border, but LGBTQ asylum seekers continue to dream of coming to the United States.

Belgium's deputy PM is Europe's highest-ranking trans official

Belgium's deputy PM is Europe's highest-ranking trans official

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 7, 2020

Belgium's new deputy prime minister is also now Europe's highest-ranking transgender official.