🏛️ The North Hertfordshire Museum in Britain has identified Roman Emperor Elagabalus as a trans woman, sparking a debate about 'queering the past'.

🏳️‍🌈 How do you feel about revisiting history through an LGBTQ+ lens?

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🇳🇦 Namibia's High Court decision on whether to decriminalise gay sex is expected in June.

🗣 'The courts (are) our last hope and our beacon of liberation,' Omar van Reenen, co-founder of Equal Namibia, told Context News.

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🏳️‍🌈 Opponents of the bill see it as a test of whether the country stays on a path towards integration with Europe or pivots back towards Russia - which has introduced a series of anti-LGBTQ+ measures in recent years.

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🇺🇬 One year since Uganda passed a harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law, prominent activists have fled for an uncertain new life.

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🇳🇦 Namibian LGBTQ+ advocates hope a High Court ruling next month will decriminalise gay sex, even as parliament tries to crack down on same-sex relationships.

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🏠 Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act made it illegal to rent property to LGBTQ+ people, leading to a wave of evictions along with a surge in day-to-day discrimination.

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🏳️‍⚧️ The Olympic torch has already begun making its way to Paris, marking the start of the countdown to the Games, but some trans athletes who hoped to compete this summer will be forced to watch from home. #Paris2024

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🏳️‍🌈 Meeting people online through dating apps and social media is often the only option for LGBTQ+ Kenyans.

But these very platforms are being used to trap victims into a web of blackmail, extortion, and even assault.

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🇬🇪 Legislation on 'foreign agents' including a divisive bill passed by Georgia's parliament this week is an urgent issue for LGBTQ+ groups, Europe's top human rights watchdog has warned.

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🌡️ A new study has highlighted the extent to which LGBTQ+ people can be uniquely affected by climate change.

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🏳️‍🌈 A year after Uganda enacted one of the world's harshest anti-gay laws, many LGBTQ+ exiles are struggling to start over.

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🇰🇪 Kenya's LGBTQ+ community has long stayed silent about blackmail and extortion on social media and dating apps like Grindr.

Now, a handful of lawyers in Kenya are helping victims counter these crimes and deliver justice.

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🏳️‍🌈 One year since Uganda’s president signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act, there has been a surge in forced evictions of LGBTQ+ Ugandans from their homes and businesses, according to legal clinics and shelters.

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🌈 Germany, Iceland and Belgium are among the frontrunners on LGBTQ+ rights, according to the ILGA Rainbow Map, with Russia leading rights reversals.

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🇫🇷 Why are there restrictions on transgender athletes in some sports - and who will be allowed to compete at the #Paris2024 Games?

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🇪🇺 Europe's top human rights watchdog says 'foreign agents' laws like Georgia's bill are an urgent issue for LGBTQ+ advocacy groups.

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🇺🇬 One year into Uganda’s anti-gay law, LGBTQ+ Ugandans have faced a surge in forced evictions, according to legal clinics and shelters.

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🇪🇺 The annual ILGA-Europe Rainbow Map and Index praised Germany, Iceland, Bulgaria and Slovenia for passing laws to tackle LGBTQ+ hate crime during the last year.

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🏳️‍🌈 Here's what you need to know about the specific vulnerabilities of the LGBTQ+ community to climate change.

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🏳️‍🌈 Europe is increasingly polarised over gay and transgender rights, as reports of hate crime and harassment reach record levels across the continent, new research showed this week.

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