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Pinkwashing and the Tel Aviv Pride Parade

Pinkwashing and the Tel Aviv Pride Parade

In a bold statement, Israeli LGBTQ community leaders have threatened to cancel the highly popular Tel Aviv Pride Parade that is slated for June 3.

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“Emo” Eradication in Iraq

“Emo” Eradication in Iraq

As we’ve heard far too many times from Iraq, “the situation is bad, and we’re expecting the worst.” To update the piece I wrote back on March 7th regarding the targeted killings of members of the LGBT community in Iraq, the violence has metastasized. Now the victims are “emos,” a term once reserved in the […]

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Iraqi LGBT Community Targeted in Coordinated Attacks

Iraqi LGBT Community Targeted in Coordinated Attacks

The San Diego Gay and Lesbian News is reporting that human rights NGOs based in Iraq have received alarming reports that the country is facing another bloody wave of targeted attacks on men, women and children who are believed to be gay or lesbian. In the past month, some 40 Iraqis accused of homosexual preference […]

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