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U.S. opposes UN resolution against death penalty for same-sex relations

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The U.S. on Sept. 29 voted against a U.N. Human Rights Council resolution that condemns the death penalty for those found guilty of committing consensual same-sex sexual acts.

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Brazil: Juíza proíbe corte de cabelo de travestis e transexuais em presídios do DF

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Decisão considera manutenção do cabelo como ‘forma de empoderamento’ e parte ‘fundamental da identidade’. Segundo a SSP, atualmente 12 travestis estão presas em unidades prisionais do Distrito Federal.

Brazilian judge rules that trans people will not be forced to have their hair cut in prison

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Kenya: Responding to human rights violations of LGBT people

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LGBT and human rights activists from Nigeria, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda gathered recently in Nairobi to learn how to better record and respond to human rights violations of LGBT people.

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US: Mississippi’s Uniquely Cruel Anti-LGBTQ Law May Be Heading to the Supreme Court

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The fight against Mississippi’s HB 1523, the worst anti-LGBTQ law in the United States, may be heading to the Supreme Court.