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β€˜I felt dirty': Gay Panamanians fight blood donation ban context.news/socioeconomic-i…

β€˜I felt dirty': Gay Panamanians fight blood donation ban | Context by TRF

Scientists and LGBTQ+ activists say Panama's ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood is outdated and discriminatory

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Europe's security depends on LGBTI+ rights - here's why context.news/money-power-peo…

Europe's security depends on LGBTI+ rights - here's why | Context by TRF

With real expertise to offer, LGBTI+ organisations should be treated as strategic partners in security and defence

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Meet Spain's first ambassador for global LGBTQ+ rights context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Meet Spain's first ambassador for global LGBTQ+ rights | Context by TRF

Spain's LGBTQ+ envoy Jorge Noval Álvarez says the world needs new leaders championing gay and transgender rights

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One year of Trump: How the president undermined global LGBTQ+ rights context.news/money-power-peo…

How the president undermined global LGBTQ+ rights | Context by TRF

Donald Trump rolled back LGBTQ+ rights at home and abroad in an unprecedented first year in office

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LGBTQ+ rights in 2026: What to expect around the world bit.ly/3YtzC5h

LGBTQ+ rights in 2026: What to expect around the world | Context by TRF

Sports bans for trans women, anti-LGBTQ+ bills in Ghana and Kazakhstan and hope for intersex rights - some key issues to watch

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'You do what you can': The LGBTQ+ leaders fighting against Trump context.news/money-power-peo…

'You do what you can': The LGBTQ+ leaders fighting against Trump | Context by TRF

LGBTQ+ rights are under fire from US President Donald Trump, but elected officials are fighting back

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Marriage equality in US at risk, says Michigan's top lawyer context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Q&A: Marriage equality in US at risk, says Michigan's top lawyer | Context by TRF

The state's attorney general says efforts to undo Obergefell ruling continue after the Supreme Court rejected a bid to overturn it

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How LGBTQ+ rights funding collapsed in 2025 context.news/money-power-peo…

How LGBTQ+ rights funding collapsed in 2025 | Context by TRF

The U.S. and other countries cut funding for LGBTQ+ rights as a global backlash spreads, but activists vow to keep up their work

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'We started to feel safe:' The path to Lithuania's same-sex partnerships context.news/socioeconomic-i…

The path to Lithuania's same-sex partnerships | Context by TRF

Lithuania opened the door to recognising same-sex couples in April, but the enactment progress has been slow

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Five gains for LGBTQ+ rights despite global setbacks context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Five gains for LGBTQ+ rights despite global setbacks | Context by TRF

Against a gloomy global backdrop, LGBTQ+ rights make gains in Saint Lucia, Lithuania, Puerto Rico and Cuba

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LGBTQ+ community 'fights to stay alive' as Turkey curbs rights bit.ly/4rAZGc2
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Aid cuts and abuse deal double blow to LGBTQ+ African refugees context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Aid cuts and abuse deal double blow to LGBTQ+ African refugees | Context by TRF

LGBTQ+ asylum seekers who fled Kenya for Gorom refugee camp, in South Sudan, now face being moved on after Trump cuts

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Gay marriage but no hate crime laws: Thai LGBTQ+ activists see gap context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Gay marriage but no hate crime laws: Thai LGBTQ+ activists see gap | Context by TRF

Despite its marriage equality law, Thailand lacks a legal framework to track and punish hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community

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Q&A: Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill will drive HIV cases, activist says bit.ly/4nBorl2

Q&A: Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill will drive HIV cases, activist says | Context by TRF

Experts say a bill toughening Ghana's colonial-era law criminalising gay sex could derail the fight against HIV

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'We're becoming Russia' says LGBTQ+ activist jailed by Turkey context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Activist freed on bail says EU must push Turkey on LGBTQ+ rights | Context by TRF

LGBTQ+ activist Enes Hocaoğulları, who was jailed over a speech he made to Council of Europe, says Turkey risks 'becoming Russia'

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Q&A: Ireland's Varadkar says EU should do more on LGBTQ+ rights context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Q&A: Ireland's Varadkar says EU should do more on LGBTQ+ rights | Context by TRF

Former Irish prime minister says Russia, others are using LGBTQ+ rights to sow division in Europe

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LGBTQ+ Turks brace for proposed law criminalising identities context.news/socioeconomic-i…

LGBTQ+ Turks brace for proposed law criminalising identities | Context by TRF

LGBTQ+ identities could be criminalised under a proposed law, dealing another blow to the community during Turkey's 'Year of the Family'

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Kenyan LGBTQ+ safe houses 'overwhelmed' as cuts hit refugee camps context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Kenyan LGBTQ+ safe houses 'overwhelmed' as cuts hit refugee camps | Context by TRF

Nairobi's queer safe houses are pushed to the brink as LGBTQ+ refugees flee hunger in Kakuma camp hit by aid cuts

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Q&A: Trump’s cuts make LGBTQ+ Ugandans more unsafe, activist says context.news/socioeconomic-i…

Q&A: Trump’s cuts make LGBTQ+ Ugandans more unsafe, activist says | Context by TRF

Prominent Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist Frank Mugisha hopes the courts will repeal the country's latest anti-LGBTQ+ law

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Q&A: In Trump era, firms still back LGBTQ+ rights - only quietly context.news/rethinking-the-…

In Trump era, firms still back LGBTQ+ rights - only quietly | Context by TRF

Trump's attack on DEI policies has prompted Big Business to adopt under-the-radar policies to advance LGBTQ+ rights, says new CEO of Open for Business

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