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U.S. opposes UN resolution against death penalty for same-sex relations

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The U.S. on Sept. 29 voted against a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution that condemns the death penalty for those found guilty of committing consensual same-sex sexual acts.

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Brazil: Juíza proíbe corte de cabelo de travestis e transexuais em presídios do DF

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Decisão considera manutenção do cabelo como ‘forma de empoderamento’ e parte ‘fundamental da identidade’. Segundo a SSP, atualmente 12 travestis estão presas em unidades prisionais do Distrito Federal.

Brazilian judge rules that trans people will not be forced to have their hair cut in prison

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Kenya: Responding to human rights violations of LGBT people

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LGBT and human rights activists from Nigeria, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda gathered recently in Nairobi to learn how to better record and respond to human rights violations of LGBT people.

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US: Mississippi’s Uniquely Cruel Anti-LGBTQ Law May Be Heading to the Supreme Court

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The fight against Mississippi’s HB 1523, the worst anti-LGBTQ law in the United States, may be heading to the Supreme Court.

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Australia: Here's What Happened At A Same-Sex Marriage Doorknocking Campaign

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If you spent the weekend on Facebook or Twitter, you'd be forgiven for thinking the same-sex marriage survey has descended into a slanging match about anarchist protesters, a headbutting DJ, and, depending on how you look at it, a "Vote Yes" text that was disastrously invasive or entirely reasonable.

Egypt's LGBT crackdown: a statement from Mashrou' Leila

When Mashrou' Leila, a Lebanese band whose lead singer is openly gay, performed in Cairo on September 22 several members of the audience waved rainbow flags.  The authorities responded by rounding up people suspected of being gay and ordering local media not to show any sympathy for LGBT rights.