On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh asks how social media companies are balancing free speech with protecting LGBT+ people and other minorities from hateful speech that can incite real-world violence. He also hears about how LGBT+ Ugandans have been targeted by politicians ahead of today's presidential election and the year ahead for LGBT+ rights in Thailand.

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How social media companies deal with online hate speech

On this week's Openly podcast, Rachel Savage hears what the election of two Democrat Senators in the U.S. state of Georgia means for president-elect Joe Biden's LGBT+ rights agenda. She also talks through the major LGBT+ legislative battles set to take place in 2021 and talks to Lithuania's only openly LGBT+ MP.

U.S. Senate Georgia run-off elections and LGBT+ rights

On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh discusses the UK changing its rules for gay and bisexual men seeking to donate blood, and looks back at the issues facing the LGBT+ community over the course of 2020 in the US and Brazil

UK drops three-month celibacy ban on gay and bi men donating blood

On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh looks back at the issues facing LGBT+ communities around the world over the course of 2020. In this episode, we focus on Kenya and Thailand; and Thomson Reuters Foundation’s Jack Graham catches up with actor and film-maker Clea Duvall about her new LGBT+ Christmas movie.

The battles ahead for LGBT+ communities around the world

On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh looks at the recent British High Court’s ruling on puberty blockers for transgender children; the Dutch government paying compensation for the forced sterilisation of trans people; and the life stories that shape World AIDS Day.

British court rules out puberty blockers for trans kids in most cases

On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh discusses a tour of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, giving visitors a glimpse into the life of the country's transgender community; Drag Race star Courtney Act’s new play opens in London’s West End; and the life and work of travel writer and trans pioneer Jan Morris.

On a tour of trans life in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi

On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh discusses the impact of bullying on LGBT+ kids in British schools, a court case in Canada involving a mother against her transgender child and a trans father from Britain trying to change his status to father on his Childs birth certificate.

Bullying of LGBT+ children in British schools still prevalent

On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh discusses what a Joe Biden presidency means for the LGBT+ community, the Dutch government uncovering evidence of refugees posing as LGBT+ people in order to claim asylum and how Britain’s departure from the EU will affect same sex couples if they choose to divorce.

The Netherlands uncovers fake LGBT+ refugees

On this week's Openly podcast, Hugo Greenhalgh discusses the rainbow wave of LGBT+ candidates who have won in the US elections; Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen discusses playing a gay character in his directorial debut, "Falling"; and British lawmaker Chris Bryant talks about his new book "Glamour Boys", which explores the gay and bisexual MPs who were among the first to warn about the rise of fascism in the 1930s.

US elections see rainbow wave of new LGBT+ politicians

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