LGBT rights

LGBT rights

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Tunisian protesters call for decriminalising homosexuality

In Tunis, dozens of protesters and LGBTQ activists rallied for the decriminalisation of same-sex relations.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 June, 2024
MENA
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Iraqi parliament discusses bill to criminalise homosexuality

Dana Taib Menmy
18 August, 2023
MENA
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Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says must use ‘sexual deviance’

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 August, 2023
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Swatch sues Malaysia for seizure of Pride watches

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 July, 2023
MENA
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Amnesty: Overturn jail terms of two LGBTQ+ people in Tunisia

The New Arab Staff
19 February, 2023
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FIFA bans 'One Love' armband at Qatar World Cup

The New Arab Staff
21 November, 2022
Brazil
Perspectives

Lula’s victory is dependent on mobilising Brazil's poor

HW

Hilary Wainwright

19 October, 2022
LGBT+ community under attack
MENA
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Lebanon LGBTQ+ community targeted amid economic meltdown

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2022
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MENA
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Iraqi activists warn of parliament bid to ban homosexuality

Dana Taib Menmy
13 July, 2022
Lebanon LGBT protests
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Christian extremists destroy LGBT monument in east Beirut

The New Arab Staff
25 June, 2022
MENA
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Lebanon minister tells forces to 'stop' LGBTQ gatherings

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 June, 2022
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Voices

This Arab is Queer: Unheld Conversations

Anbara Salam

Anbara Salam

21 June, 2022
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Society
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An exploration of queer Arab identity

Tariq Raouf

Tariq Raouf

17 June, 2022
MENA
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Lebanon 'Change' MP says he'll fight LGBT+ reforms

The New Arab Staff
18 May, 2022
Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?: An audio-visual poem about love and Eros
MENA
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Uproar in Egypt over film portraying gay couple

Thaer Mansour
18 February, 2022
MENA
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Trans activists rally in Turkey's Izmir amid rising attacks

The New Arab Staff
28 January, 2022
Iran LGBT
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Amnesty urges Iran to free 'arbitrarily detained' activist

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 January, 2022
MENA
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Jordanian LGBT+ activist finds new home in Australia

The New Arab Staff
14 January, 2022
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Israel removes restrictions on gay men donating blood

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 August, 2021
World
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UK foreign office sorry for historic ban on LGBTQ+ workers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 July, 2021
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Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi murder, Tunisia battles with homophobia

The New Arab Staff
09 October, 2020