Hong Kong: Pop star Ellen Joyce Loo was trailblazer for Hong Kong’s LGBT community and broke down stigma around mental illness

She bravely made clear that her career success failed to make her happy and sought to promote further awareness about mental health and the challenges facing LGBT+ people

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Chechnya: Activists Mark Anniversary of Chechen Pop Star’s Disappearance With Global Protests

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Chechen pop star Zelim Bakaev was last seen on August 8, 2017 in Grozny, Chechnya en route to his sister’s wedding. One year later, despite multiple requests, the Russian Investigative Committee has not launched a formal inquiry. On Wednesday (August 8), activist groups around the world staged demonstrations to demand one.

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Costa Rica Supreme Court rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional

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Current laws in Costa Rica that prohibit gay marriage have been struck down in a court ruling. Despite the court's decision, same-sex couples in Costa Rica may have to wait over a year to get married.

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Japan: People unable to bear children blast lawmaker’s article calling LGBT couples ‘unproductive’

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A group of people who can’t have children due to disability or illness protested Tuesday over a recent article written by a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who said gay and lesbian couples are unproductive because they don’t reproduce.

For Transgender Women, PrEP Is Safe to Use With Estradiol as Feminizing Hormone Therapy, Study Says

Eight years after emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Truvada) as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was established as efficacious for preventing HIV, transgender women using estradiol as feminizing hormone therapy (FHT) can now feel assured that "PrEP does not affect hormones."