LGBT
Federal court
USA | First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman's killing
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The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity began Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed...
Books
London, 1835 | James And John: A True Story Of Prejudice And Murder
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Doomed to hang: At Newgate prison, 17 condemned men knelt in a circle waiting to learn their fate. But for James and John - the only ones ac...
Abolition
France | Robert Badinter, ex-Justice minister who fought to abolish death penalty, dies at 95
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Former French justice minister Robert Badinter, who has died aged 95, saved many lives by dedicating his own to the fight against capital pu...
Executed for being gay
Yemen | Houthis sentence 13 to public execution on homosexuality charges
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"The [Houthis] are ramping up their abuses at home while the world is busy watching their attacks in the Red Sea," said Niku Jafar...
Executed for being gay
Iran | Father kills son because he felt “dishonored” about the teenager’s "feminine behavior”
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An Iranian man was arrested after admitting to killing his 17-year-old son because he felt “dishonored” about the teenager’s "makeup an...
Children
Death or surgery: Unhinged way Iran is trying to eradicate gay people
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For a country that executes gay people, it offers a surprising procedure. But those going through it face unqualified doctors and humiliatio...