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Out in the World: Peru elects first lesbian to Congress; COVID takes life of first trans politician

Out in the World: Peru elects first lesbian to Congress; COVID takes life of first trans politician

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 21, 2021

Peru elected its first lesbian to the South American country's Congress. Days earlier, the country's first elected openly transgender woman died from COVID-19.

Out in the World: Death of gay Kakuma refugee spurs LGBTQ Africans' calls for evacuation

Out in the World: Death of gay Kakuma refugee spurs LGBTQ Africans' calls for evacuation

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 14, 2021

LGBTQ African activists have called upon human rights and humanitarian organizations to expedite evacuation of queer refugees from Kenya's Camp Kakuma following the death of Ugandan refugee activist Chriton "Trinidad" Atuhwera.

Out in the World: Caribbean LGBTQ rights are at a pivotal moment, advocates say

Out in the World: Caribbean LGBTQ rights are at a pivotal moment, advocates say

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 8, 2021

LGBTQ Caribbean activists' decades-long challenges against countries to gain equality are lining up in multiple courts, creating a potential tidal wave ushering in queer rights for the region.

New global LGBTQ group forms on anniversary of 1st same-sex weddings

New global LGBTQ group forms on anniversary of 1st same-sex weddings

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Apr 8, 2021

Two decades ago, four same-sex couples said, "I do," in Amsterdam's city hall.

Out in the World: Uzbek LGBTQ ally brutally attacked

Out in the World: Uzbek LGBTQ ally brutally attacked

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 31, 2021

Three masked men brutally attacked Uzbek rights activist Miraziz Bazarov late March 28.

Out in the World: Japanese court issues landmark same-sex ruling

Out in the World: Japanese court issues landmark same-sex ruling

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 24, 2021

A Japanese court ruled March 17 that denying same-sex couples' marriage is unconstitutional.

Out in the World: LGBTQ Ghanaians fight for support after center raid

Out in the World: LGBTQ Ghanaians fight for support after center raid

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 17, 2021

LGBTQ Ghanaians are raising funds and garnering support after political leaders have issued a barrage of anti-gay attacks in local media.

Out in the World: Gay men join SF solidarity demonstration following bloodiest week in Myanmar

Out in the World: Gay men join SF solidarity demonstration following bloodiest week in Myanmar

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 10, 2021

Yar Zar Min and his fiancé, Kenny Kruse, were among the red-clad demonstrators who walked across Golden Gate Bridge March 7 in solidarity with the people of Myanmar.

Out in the World: Binational gay couple reunited in San Francisco

Out in the World: Binational gay couple reunited in San Francisco

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Mar 3, 2021

A binational couple who was separated due to the coup in Myanmar has been reunited in San Francisco.

Out in the World: Inter-American tribunal finds Jamaica in violation of international law

Out in the World: Inter-American tribunal finds Jamaica in violation of international law

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 24, 2021

Jamaica is known as the "most homophobic place on earth," but that might soon begin to change, much to the excitement of LGBTQ advocates and queer Jamaicans who hope the Caribbean country will truly become "one love."

Out in the World: Bulgarian lesbian moms' court case nears decision

Out in the World: Bulgarian lesbian moms' court case nears decision

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 17, 2021

The European Union's Court of Justice now has to decide if a binational lesbian couple's daughter will be granted a Bulgarian birth certificate and receive citizenship.

Out in the World: Biden puts LGBTQ rights at front of U.S. foreign policy

Out in the World: Biden puts LGBTQ rights at front of U.S. foreign policy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2021

President Joe Biden put his campaign words into action, sending a signal to the world that America was picking up the torch again as a global leader championing LGBTQ rights.

Out in the World: Victorian landmark legislation criminalizes conversion therapy

Out in the World: Victorian landmark legislation criminalizes conversion therapy

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 10, 2021

LGBTQ Victorians celebrated Australia's groundbreaking ban on conversion therapy February 4, calling the bill "gold-standard legislation" that other states should follow. The bill will become law, local television news reported.

Out in the World: Blinken confirmation brings new hope for LGBTQs globally

Out in the World: Blinken confirmation brings new hope for LGBTQs globally

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Feb 3, 2021

Recently confirmed Secretary of State Antony Blinken is committed to immediately placing LGBTQ rights into the United States foreign policy once again.