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  "id": 1223912,
  "title": "Gay badminton star Gilmour calls for progress on LGBTQ rights in Asia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/gay-badminton-star-gilmour-calls-for-progress-on-lgbtq-rights-in-asia",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T05:57:27.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scotland’s European badminton champion Kirsty Gilmour hopes to see broader progress across a region where LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination and stigma.",
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        "title": "Gay badminton star Gilmour calls for progress on LGBTQ rights in Asia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/gay-badminton-star-gilmour-calls-for-progress-on-lgbtq-rights-in-asia-1224226",
        "published": "2026-08-16T05:57:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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