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Out in the World: LGBTQ refugees in Kenya seize micro-business opportunities

Out in the World: LGBTQ refugees in Kenya seize micro-business opportunities

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 22, 2021

Some African LGBTQ refugees are finding new hope in Kenya through the Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration's livelihoods programs.

Out in the World: Canadian parliament votes to ban conversion therapy for minors

Out in the World: Canadian parliament votes to ban conversion therapy for minors

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 15, 2021

Conservatives led the charge in Canada's Parliament to vote to ban conversion therapy for minors.

Out in the World: LGBTQ Afghan refugees among those welcomed in Canada

Out in the World: LGBTQ Afghan refugees among those welcomed in Canada

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 9, 2021

LGBTQ Afghan refugees were among the 250 refugees who arrived in Canada last week.

Out in the World: Chilean president signs same-sex marriage bill

Out in the World: Chilean president signs same-sex marriage bill

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 8, 2021

Updated: Wedding bells are expected to ring in Chile after the president signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage.

Out in the World: Global Black Pride announces 2022 in-person event and leadership team

Out in the World: Global Black Pride announces 2022 in-person event and leadership team

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 1, 2021

Global Black Pride will host its first in-person event in Toronto, July 28-31.

Out in the World: Wedding bells will ring in Switzerland next summer

Out in the World: Wedding bells will ring in Switzerland next summer

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 24, 2021

Swiss same-sex couples can walk down the aisle starting July 1, the Federal Council announced November 17.

Out in the World: Campaign tackles Puerto Rico's LGBTQ violence issues; travel initiative launched

Out in the World: Campaign tackles Puerto Rico's LGBTQ violence issues; travel initiative launched

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 18, 2021

This year marks a new beginning for Puerto Rico's LGBTQ community following the deadliest year for transgender people in the U.S. territory in 2020.

Out in the World: Rainbow Railroad says resettlement has started for some LGBTQ Afghans

Out in the World: Rainbow Railroad says resettlement has started for some LGBTQ Afghans

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 12, 2021

Rainbow Railroad announced that the first group of LGBTQ Afghan refugees arrived in the United Kingdom just before Halloween.

Out in the World: Israel's LGBTQ community reeling from two hard-hitting events

Out in the World: Israel's LGBTQ community reeling from two hard-hitting events

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 10, 2021

Israel's LGBTQ community has been hit with a one-two punch — Atraf, an Israeli gay dating app, was hacked and information on users was leaked, meanwhile sexual misconduct accusations were made against two prominent gay community leaders.

Out in the World: Gay Polish politician asks SF supervisors to reinstate Lech Walesa street name

Out in the World: Gay Polish politician asks SF supervisors to reinstate Lech Walesa street name

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 4, 2021

A gay Polish politician is asking the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to reverse a street name change made seven years ago that saw a gay icon replace a former Polish president.

Out in the World: Coalition delivers 10,500 signatures to Biden administration to protect LGBTQ Afghans

Out in the World: Coalition delivers 10,500 signatures to Biden administration to protect LGBTQ Afghans

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 28, 2021

A coalition of LGBTQ global human rights organizations recently delivered 10,500 signatures to the White House calling for the adoption of its 10-point action plan to evacuate and support LGBTQ Afghan refugees from the war-torn country.

Out in the World: Report released on Kenyan refugee camp

Out in the World: Report released on Kenyan refugee camp

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 27, 2021

LGBTQ refugees expressed feelings of validation with the publication of a first-of-its-kind report uncovering life for LGBTQ asylum seekers and refugees at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, one of the largest in the world.

US State Department issues 1st gender-neutral passport

US State Department issues 1st gender-neutral passport

  • by Michael K. Lavers, Washington Blade
  • Oct 27, 2021

The State Department on Wednesday issued the first U.S. passport with an "X" gender marker.

Out in the World: Queers rally in Oakland against Ghana's proposed anti-gay bill

Out in the World: Queers rally in Oakland against Ghana's proposed anti-gay bill

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 14, 2021

LGBTQ demonstrators of African and Caribbean descent marked Indigenous Peoples' Day and National Coming Out Day at a rally in Oakland to bring attention to Ghana's proposed draconian anti-LGBTQ bill.