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Sung wook Kim Yong min South Korea gay couple granted spousal benefits
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Gay couple in South Korea receives state benefits, marking huge step towards LGBTQ+ equality

A gay couple in South Korea is the first to be granted spousal benefits from state health insurance.

Manuel Guerrero Prisoner QATAR
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Gay man ‘tortured’ in Qatar for his sexuality is sentenced: 'This is a breach of my human rights'

Forty-four-year-old Manuel Guerrero Aviña was detained in February after being entrapped by law enforcement through a fake Grindr profile, his family says.

Abused afraid people Russian police Nightclub Raid Drag Queen Show
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Police arrest Russian nightclub employees over drag show

Performers were stripped half-naked and forced to lie on the ground with patrons during the raid, which was caught on video.

Aleksandra Skochilenko Multi-Year Prison Sentence
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Lesbian Artist Receives Multi-Year Prison Sentence for Criticizing Putin, Military

The judge handed down a harsh sentence for Alexandra Skochilenko, who switched out price tags with antiwar messages in a supermarket protest last year.