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In the wake of recent local elections, which saw the far-right Vox party sweep to power, an eastern Spanish town with a population of 6,000 has announced its decision to prohibit the display of rainbow flags on public buildings.
Despite Vox securing the most votes in Naquera, located approximately 30...
Following his re-election as president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wasted no time targeting the LGBTQ+ community with his divisive rhetoric.
Erdoğan, who has held the presidency since 2014, secured another five-year term after the votes were counted, giving him a clear victory over his opponent, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader...
Polish LGBTQ+ activists, who founded the "Atlas of Hate" project, have won a legal victory against Przasnysz county authorities after an appeals court in the Polish city of Białystok threw out a case against them.
The activists who have faced multiple lawsuits for drawing international attention to Poland's discriminatory...
The European Parliament has hit out at the recent rhetoric from the Italian government, likening Italy and its anti-LGBTQ+ stance to other nations such as Poland and Hungary.
In a recently adopted resolution, the Parliament condemned the dissemination of anti-rights, anti-gender, and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric by influential political leaders and governments...
In a historic move, Sarah El Haïry, a Democratic Movement politician and the youngest serving minister in France, has become the country's first female minister to publicly identify as queer.
33-year-old El Haïry serves as the state secretary for youth at the Ministry of National Education and revealed her sexuality...
A German government spokesperson announced that Germany and France are joining the European Commission's infringement proceedings against Hungary concerning its controversial anti-LGBTQ+ law.
The law, which bans the use of materials seen as promoting homosexuality and transgender identities in schools, has been criticised by human rights groups and international...
LGBTQ+ Rights activists in the Serbian-run region of Bosnia were assaulted hours after police banned an LGBTQ+ event due to security concerns.
The attack on the activists took place following a meeting at the offices of the Bosnian branch of the global anti-corruption group Transparency International in Banja Luka, where...
Yulia Alyoshina - Russia’s first trans politician, has announced that she will be stepping down from politics, explaining her “difficult decision” to retire was due to the nation’s expansion of its “LGBT propaganda” law.
Alyoshina, who is a member of the Civic Initiative party made the announcement at her party’s...
