Category: Around the World
Gay Democratic congressional candidate Chris Gallant has responded after old fetish modelling photos resurfaced online, saying consensual images from a past relationship are being “distorted and weaponised for political purposes”. Gallant, who is running against Republican incumbent Nick LaLota in New York’s 1st Congressional District, appeared in photographs used by San Francisco leather and fetish […]
A US$100,000 statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been unveiled in New York’s Times Square on the first anniversary of his assassination — with the tribute quickly becoming the centre of clashes between supporters and protesters. The 6ft 5in bronze-painted sculpture shows the late Turning Point USA founder seated with a microphone and wearing […]
A major new report has revealed the scale of the global funding crisis facing LGBTQ+ organisations, with almost half of affected groups losing more than half their budgets and more than a third warning they could close within a year. Outright International’s new report, Breaking Point: The Urgent Need To Invest In Global LGBTIQ Movements, […]
Turkish authorities have detained at least 47 people in a major crackdown involving LGBTQ+ organisations, activists and businesses, as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government intensifies its campaign around so-called “family values”. The coordinated raids took place across multiple provinces over the weekend, with prosecutors announcing separate investigations in Istanbul and Ankara. Authorities say the operations […]
The Catholic Church in Italy has held its first national conference dedicated specifically to pastoral work with LGBTQ+ people, bringing together around 200 participants and about a dozen bishops in Rome. The 4 September gathering took place at the General Curia of the Society of Jesus and focused on how Catholic communities can better listen […]
A US pastor has urged his followers to vote in the midterm elections by warning that “uncircumcised” people are trying to “steal” the country — before directing his sermon towards transgender people, Muslims and LGBTQ+ inclusion. Hank Kunneman, senior pastor of Lord of Hosts Church in Nebraska and founder of One Voice Ministries, made the […]
Donald Trump has openly described opposition to transgender athletes as one of the Republican Party’s most useful election talking points — and said he prefers to deploy it shortly before voters head to the polls. Speaking at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas on 9 September, the US President returned to the subject of […]
A prominent hijra community leader in Bangladesh has been found dead at her home in Chattogram, with police arresting a man as part of an ongoing murder investigation. Md Moshin, widely known as Moushumi and referred to by members of the community as Guruma, was found unresponsive at her home near Ambagan Railway Colony on […]