Cyprus receives LGBT human rights score of 34 per cent
Cyprus was given a score of 34 per cent for the human rights situation and living standards of its LGBT population.
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Russian poetry prize bans entries from transgender people
A Russian poetry competition, the Andrei Dementyev All-Russian Poetry Prize, has banned transgender individuals from submitting entries this year in order to protect traditional values. Russia has implemented a crackdown on LGBTQ rights, including designating the international LGBT social movement as extremist and banning gender change surgery and hormone therapy for transgender people.