Mississippi - Center for LGBT community opens in Tupelo

Danny McArthur
Daily News

Tupelo, MS

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Rwanda - Rwandan LGBT Community Steps Out of Shadows

Hamada Elrasam
VOA

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali Tower

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Estonia - Estonia’s five best Eurovision finalists – chosen by the LGBT community

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Estonian World

Tallinn, Estonia

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Paraguay - Paraguay's LGBT community feels outcast amid conservative shift: 'We are forgotten'

Daniela Desantis
Reuters

Asuncíon, Paraguay

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Kenya - Worlds apart between conservatives and LGBT community in Kenya

Sheila Nyambura
Capital News

Nairobi, Kenya

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ezs note: After a while of trying 'transgender (country)' on my computer, I finally gave in and used the 'LGBT (country)' instead.  Hey, it ain't perfect, but it is better.

Bhutan - Amid Widespread Stigma and Harassment, Bhutan's LGBT Community Seeks Acceptance

Chencho Dema, Peky Samal
The Wire

Thimbu, Bhutan

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Vietnam - The loneliness of Vietnam’s LGBT community

Sen
VN Express

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Myanmar - Myanmar's LGBT community find freedom at spirit festival

Grace Brown
CNN

Taung Byone, Myanmar

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Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka lacks progress in protecting rights of women, LGBT community and minorities: UK

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economynext

Sri Lanka

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Vietnam - LGBT community in Vietnam’s path to recognition

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vietnamnet bridge

sidewalk in Hanoi, Vietnam

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Arizona - Phoenix will add rainbow crosswalks to celebrate LGBT community

Jessica Boehm
azcentral.

Phoenix, AZ

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Ghana - LGBT community in Ghana calls for a referendum on gay rights

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GhanaWeb

Aburi Botanical Garden, Ghana

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Peru - ‘Blasphemous’ art installation celebrates the LGBT community

Frances Jenner
Peru Reports

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UK/Northern Ireland - PSNI to hold recruitment events for LGBT community

Vincent Kearney
BBC

Belfast, Northern Ireland

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The Christian right’s new strategy: Divide and conquer the LGBT community

Jeff Taylor
LGBTQ Nation

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ezs note: One book which you may find useful is From Diversity To Unity - Creating Energy of Connection.  Whether you get a sampling off the computer or get it from the library or bookstore, it contains some valuable tips.

Why I’m Marching In The Equality March

Dan Avery
newnownext

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Companies come out in support of LGBT community (India)

Ratna Bushan and Prachi Verma
The Economic Times

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Editorial: Mission not accomplished

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Times-Union

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D.C. police add ‘Bisexual and Transgender’ to name of liaison unit

Martin Weil
The Washington Post

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First openly transgender official hired at White House

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Portland Press-Herald

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