Day: May 14, 2026

A campaign calling for a European Union-wide ban on so-called conversion therapy has fallen short, despite a petition signed by more than 1.2 million people and support from the European Parliament. On Wednesday, the European Commission responded to the European Citizens’ Initiative by saying that, after it “had analysed the legal possibilities”, it could only […]

Activists are beginning to mobilise against a major upcoming anti-LGBTQ+ “family values” conference set to take place in Ghana, with campaigners pressuring the host hotel and highlighting what they describe as foreign influence behind the event. The 4th African Inter-Parliamentary Conference on Family, Sovereignty and Values has now been confirmed for 3 to 6 June […]

Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in NBA history, has died at the age of 47. Collins’ family confirmed on Tuesday that the former basketball player had died following a battle with brain cancer. “We are heartbroken to share that Jason Collins, our beloved husband, son, brother and uncle, has died after a valiant […]

A man in Germany was allegedly murdered by his temporary roommate after moving into a shared home following a breakup. The 44-year-old victim had reportedly moved in with the 35-year-old defendant while waiting for his own property to become available. According to reports, the landlord made a room available in a shared home where the […]

A woman in Russia has been sentenced to 18 months of forced labour after admitting she wrote gay fan-fiction about K-Pop group Stray Kids. Alexandra Kuzyk, a 36-year-old photographer and stylist, was found guilty of the “illegal production and distribution of pornographic materials” after publishing fan-fiction depicting same-sex romance. According to KP-Yekaterinburg, the case began […]