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June 14, 2022 Commentary

A Year of Challenges and Some Successes for LGBT People

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June 13, 2022 Commentary

Romania — Latest EU Hotspot in Backlash Against LGBT Rights

When schools make LGBT topics taboo, children who identify as LGBT face shame and doubt and their peers learn hostility and intolerance

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June 11, 2022 Letter

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If Signed, Law Would Undermine Rights to Health, Education, and Privacy

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May 20, 2022 Commentary

Ho21 Anniversary: Reflections on State-Sanctioned Violence Against LGBTI Ghanaians

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May 15, 2022 Commentary

Political Rights for Cubans Should Not Start with a Marriage Equality Referendum

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Scrap Discriminatory Bills and Laws, Support Teachers

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Greater Action Needed to Ensure Rights of LGBT People are Protected

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April 22, 2022 Dispatches

Hungarian Groups Fight Fines for Supporting LGBT Rights

Government Should Halt Relentless Attacks on Civil Society

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April 13, 2022 News Release

Lebanon: Questions for Candidates About Rights

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