On the March

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Timor Leste: Asia's youngest nation offers glimmer of hope for LGBT rights

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Marching through the streets of East Timor's capital Dili with a rainbow flag in his hand, Natalino Guterres was overwhelmed with emotion, reminding him of how he felt 15 years ago when he saw the Timorese flag raised for the first time.

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Uganda's other refugee crisis: Discrimination forces many LGBT Ugandans to seek asylum

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"LGBT persons face so many challenges in Uganda, from social exclusion — that is, being denied employment, education ... discrimination while accessing services that include health services — to worse: being arrested, disowned by family and friends and verbal and physically violent attacks,” said Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda.

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Venezuela: LGBTzuela: choosing between the tricolor and the rainbow flag

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Above all, Venezuela is my country; my roots and my essence are there. I would love to return and feel the same liberty and solace that I feel here. But things have to change for me to return.