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The Advocate reports that as they fight to reclaim their history, some in Montana’s Two-Spirit community are challenging a state law that defines sex as binary because it “infringes” on their spiritual and cultural beliefs. Read more at the Advocate

Metro Weekly reports that the families of eight LGBTQ youth are suing the state of Iowa over its “Don’t Say Gay” law. Read more at Metro Weekly

Healio reports that lesbian, gay and bisexual survivors of adolescent and young cancer are twice as likely to develop chronic health conditions than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a study published in Cancer. Read more at Helio

The Star Tribune reports that Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the ”global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization. Read more at the Star Tribune

LGBTQNation reports that far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has released a new video game in which players can hunt and kill liberal figures in an effort to “save the world from the evil globalists’ plot” to turn everyone liberal, according to the game’s website. Read more at LGBTQNation

VOA reports that Hong Kong’s courts issued several rulings in favor of granting LGBTQ rights — including no longer requiring conversion surgery to change their gender on ID cards, allowing same-sex couples to apply for subsidized public housing together, and perhaps the most important by the city’s highest court — ordering the government to come…

The BBC reports that Russia’s Supreme Court has declared what it calls “the international LGBT public movement” an extremist organization and banned its activities across the country. Read more at the BBC

LGBTQNation reports that Kirk Cousins, starting quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, recently appeared in a broadcast touting his support for the rapidly anti-LGBTQ+ organization Focus on the Family (FOTF). Read more at LGBTQNation

The South China Morning Post reports that gay rights activists have panned Malaysia’s Johor state government over a plan to establish a “rehab” centre for people in same-sex relations, calling the widely debunked and ridiculed method to change sexual orientation a “human rights violation” which breaches the constitution. Read more at the South China Morning…

The Washington Blade reports that the South African government is one step closer to ensuring any form of homophobia will be subject to hefty penalties that could include a lengthy prison sentence. Read more at the Washington Blade