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Lifestyle 4 years ago

Lesbian mothers flood German courts with demands for parenting rights

In Germany, only the biological mother is legally recognised as a parent and her female partner must go through a formal adoption process to become the child's second parent, even if they are married. The process can take years.

People 5 years ago

Blackmailed with nudes, Nigerian lesbians find safety outside the closet

The online world is opening up LGBT+ Nigerians' hidden lives - with gay-friendly websites and private groups offering anonymous spaces where they can come out and connect for the first time - but it is also exposing them to new kinds of abuse.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Nigerian lesbian love film to go online to avoid censorship board

Two young women fill the screen, reclining on a bed, talking about their hope of having children. They are protagonists in a new Nigerian film called "Ife" depicting their love story.

Entertainment 5 years ago

Nigerian's first lesbian love story goes online to beat film censors

The trailer for Nigeria's first lesbian feature film, "Ife" - which means love in the Yoruba language - has been watched thousands of times since its was uploaded to YouTube in July.

Health 6 years ago

Indonesian LGBT community pins hopes on youth for better, more tolerant future

In an ever more religiously conservative Indonesia, LGBT people are living in fear for their safety, yet they still have hope deep inside for a more tolerant community in the future.

World 6 years ago

French MPs approve IVF for lesbians, single women

For now, only heterosexual couples have the right to use medically-assisted reproduction methods such as in vitro fertilisation, commonly known as IVF.

Entertainment 7 years ago

Bollywood film hailed for centering on lesbian romance

A Bollywood movie about a family accepting their daughter as gay was hailed on Friday for pushing the boundaries of cinema in socially conservative India.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Kenya's gay community revels in screening of lesbian love story 'Rafiki'

After being banned for months due to a lesbian love theme, the film "Rafiki" whose title means "Friend" in Swahili was screened for the first time Sunday in its country of origin, Kenya.

World 7 years ago

Malaysian PM says caning of lesbians counter to 'compassion of Islam'

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday denounced the caning of two Muslim women for attempting lesbian sex, a sentence that sparked outrage and raised fears about the treatment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

World 7 years ago

Malaysia Islamic court postpones caning of women for lesbian sex

A Malaysian Islamic court postponed the caning Tuesday of two women convicted of lesbian sex as activists hoped it would give them time to stop the punishment being carried out.

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