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LGBTQ Plus

Farewell Beijing: When An Expat Musician Stood Up To China’s Morality Police

David Carey, an Irish musician who lived in China for nine years, built an independent record label and a thriving cultural space that was appreciated by foreigners and locals alike. But the screening of a film that included LGBTQ+ elements brought an end to all that.

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Society Women Worldwide

Why Milei’s Attacks On Abortion Rights Are A Risk For Women Beyond Argentina

Legalized in Argentina up to 14 weeks in 2020, abortion is now under attack by Javier Milei’s far-right government, which is compromising access to the procedure and spurring anti-abortion movements in the country — with implications for women in neighboring Brazil, Paraguay and Chile.

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Society

Meet Uganda’s Women Taxi Drivers, Steering Change In Male-Dominated Industry

Low pay, sexual harassment and job instability haven’t stopped women from pursuing opportunities in the male-dominated public transport sector.

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Society

Courage, Pain And Progress For Women In Post-Revolution Egypt

CAIRO — International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8. Egypt celebrates Egyptian Women’s Day on March 16, and March 9 marks the infamous day when members of the Armed Forces performed virginity tests on female protestors detained in Tahrir Square in 2011 — a crime no one has been held accountable […]

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