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Russian police raid LGBTQ bars in Moscow following anti-LGBTQ ruling

Russian police raid LGBTQ bars in Moscow following anti-LGBTQ ruling

The day after Russia’s top court labeled the “LGBTQ movement” an extremist organization and moved to ban the “international LGBTQ movement” in the country, Russian police raided gay venues and bars in Moscow, CNN reported.

Iraqi TikToker murdered in Baghdad amid rising LGBTQ+ targeted violence

Iraqi TikToker murdered in Baghdad amid rising LGBTQ+ targeted violence

Violence against gender-nonconforming people has led to new bloodshed in Iraq. According to CNN, on Sept. 25, 2023, Tiktok influencer Noor Alsaffar, who went by the social media name “Noor BM,” was fatally shot. The shooter has not been publicly confirmed.

A personal perspective on same-sex marriage, abortion in Northern Ireland

A personal perspective on same-sex marriage, abortion in Northern Ireland

Four months into my semester and amidst major political turbulence over the ever-looming Brexit deadline, journalist Lyra McKee was killed by paramilitary gunfire in the city of Derry. McKee, a young, gay, female reporter, wrote extensively about the country’s restrictive laws regarding abortion and same-sex marriage. Citizens on either side of the conflict erupted into debate, eventually culminating in the British Parliament’s July decision to legalize both same-sex marriage and abortion.

Young boy stands against anti-LGBTQ protesters in Mexico

BY SARAH LOFSTROM '19

This past week, over ten thousand people took to the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico to protest legislation that would allow for same sex marriage in Mexico. The legislation proposed by President Enrique Peña Nieto on May 17, Mexico’s National Day Against Homophobia, would allow for same-sex marriages across all thirty-one states of Mexico, as it is currently only allowed in ten states.

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