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๐จ๐ฟ Czech elections have begun. But what's at stake for LGBTQ+ rights?
With ANO polling ahead, who forms the next coalition could determine the future of Czechia's marriage equality.
#LGBTnews @OpenlyNews @ContextNewsroom
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Big news ๐จ Our @Openly TikTok channel has been nominated for the Webby Awards โ also known as the โinternetโs highest honorโ ๐
Help us win the Peopleโs Voice Award by voting for us here: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVโฆ
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NEW: Georgia's anti-LGBTQ+ legislation will jeopardise HIV services, mental health support and trans healthcare, experts say.
The nation will vote in a high-stakes election this weekend. Read my story for @ContextNewsroom here:
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I'm so pleased that @ContextNewsroom is partnering with @radioworkshop_ on audio stories exploring what it's like to date online as an LGBTQ+ person in six African countries - more info below:
๐๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Call for pitches: Dating while LGBTQ+ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ We're looking for stories from Rwanda, Nigeria, Kenya, Namibia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe! Follow the link for more information and to pitch your story. Deadline: 18 October.
radioworkshop.org/pitch-us/ @ContextNewsroom @TRF
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At a conference in August, Kenya's refugee commissioner confirmed what many LGBTQ+ asylum seekers feared - that their applications are not seen as genuine asylum claims.
Reporting by @amboleokata for @ContextNewsroom:
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๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ฉ๐ช Big LGBTQ+ news from Germany! After months of campaigning by trans and privacy rights advocates and journalistic scrutiny - including my @ContextNewsroom story here - the controversial clause on personal data has been removed from the self-ID bill. context.news/digital-rights/โฆ
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๐จ Are you a Namibia-based freelance journalist interested in covering LGBTQ+ stories? My colleagues and I will deliver two online sessions next week to help you shape your text and social video pitches for @contextnewsroom and @Openly.
Sign up here ๐ survey.alchemer.com/s3/77866โฆ
Openly ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
๐จ Mozambique journos! I'm on the lookout for a photographer/videographer/mobile reporter who could potentially take on a commission in Maputo. Do you have any recs?
Here's my contact e-mail: [email protected]
Thanks a lot in advance ๐
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Germany has run out of PrEP, and doctors fear a spike in HIV infections if the shortage ends up lasting for months - as many fear.
My latest for @Openly ๐ openlynews.com/i/?id=9ad9203โฆ
Openly ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
โ๏ธ For @Openly I wrote about how Germany has run out of PrEP and why doctors and charities fear a spike in HIV infections as we face a Truvada shortage that could last for months: openlynews.com/i/?id=9ad9203โฆ
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A recent report has revealed that transparency about LGBTQIA+ corporate inclusion and staffing could lead to better company profitability ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Via @Openly
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Openly ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
Call for pitches for mobile/video journalists ๐จ
@Openly is expanding our global coverage and looking to work with local freelancers on video stories onย LGBTQ+ topics in: Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Indonesia.
Please reach out!
Openly ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
Key areas to watch for LGBTQ+ rights in 2024:
๐น๐ญ Thailand on track to legalise same-sex marriage
๐ฉ๐ช Germany to debate trans self-ID law
๐ณ๐ฆ Namibia to decide on decriminalisation of gay sex
๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill to have second reading
More here:
openlynews.com/i/?id=6a0fd69โฆ
Openly ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
๐จ 2024 predictions: LGBTQ+ rights edition!
Out first @Openly TikTok of the year will give you a good idea of much of what is at stake in the coming months ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
And follow us if you donโt already:
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"As a new British report shows, asexual people often face challenges at work but some authorities are moving to protect their rights."
Thanks @Openly and @thomsonreuters for covering my @stonewalluk research. ๐
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๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Italian authorities are prosecuting 33 lesbian couples for registering their children with both mothers as parents.
๐ฎ๐น PM Giorgia Meloni's government says it is defending the "traditional family".
๐ Watch my latest for @Openly's TikTok channel here: vm.tiktok.com/ZGeeNjve4/
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The Netherlands, once one of the world's most progressive nations, will hold its election tomorrow - with the far-right PVV surging in the polls.
The party are against 'gender insanity' and 'diversity posturing'.
Here's what this means for LGBTQ+ people:
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โค๏ธโ๐ฉน VERY proud of this inspiring story on Mexicoโs trans mausoleums that our @ContextNewsroom colleague @DianaBaptistaR has put together for Trans Day of Remembrance:
Watch it on @Openlyโs TikTok channel:
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#TDoR #TDoR2023
Openly ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ retweeted
This is BIG ๐จ
Iโm beyond happy to share that @Openlyโs TikTok channel has won TWO Lovie Awards ๐
I wanted to thank @thelovieawards for recognising our LGBTQ+ journalism, our team for their hard work, and everyone who voted for us for helping us win the public vote!
