Category: Around the World
A Christian school in the U.S. State of Missouri will be closing permanently in May this year, following a decision by local churches to cut their funding over the School’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. This decision highlights the ongoing tension between religious institutions and the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the importance of inclusivity […]
Vanessa “Vin” Pappas, the COO of TikTok, recently publicly identified as non-binary, becoming one of the few executives in the tech industry to do so. Their announcement has highlighted the importance of inclusivity and representation in the workplace, and ads to TikTok, as a global platform, being seen as supportive of the LGBTQ+ community by […]
A new documentary from the BBC has shed a spotlight on Egyptian police and their underground tactics utilising online dating sites to target the LGBTQ+ community. The documentary titled: Queer Egypt Under Attack uncovers the murky and disturbing business between violent criminal gangs and corrupt Egyptian police officers in targeting Egypt’s vulnerable LGBTQ+ community. Featuring […]
A new study surveying over 33,000 LGBTQ+ youth has shown that an alarming 87% are dissatisfied with their bodies and how they appear. The research done by The Trevor Project found that 87% of the 33,993 LGBTQ+ youth who took part in the survey after being recruited via targeted ads on social media were dissatisfied with […]
Pope Francis has criticised lawmakers for introducing legislation to criminalise homosexuality before describing being LGBTQ+ as a “sin”. The Pope made the comments during an interview with The Associated Press on January 24th, where he described such laws as “unjust” and said that “being homosexual isn’t a crime.” During the interview, Francis also acknowledged that despite […]
Data released from the United Kingdom’s 2021 census has shown that young people are more likely to be open about their sexuality and identify as LGBTQ+ than previous generations. The New census data, which captured the size of England and Wales’ LGBTQ+ population for the first time, has now shared a breakdown of the community […]
A disturbing recording of Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich describing himself as a “fascist homophobe” has been leaked by the country’s public broadcaster Kan. The recording features the finance minister and deputy speaker of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament), Smotrich, outing himself as a “fascist homophobe” while adding that he “won’t stone gays.” In the recording where […]
Algerian authorities are attempting to stop individuals from using the pride flag by distributing pamphlets and homophobic rhetoric to members of the public in an anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown. The crackdown, which was recorded and shared online, shows local police and other officials handing out information pamphlets to a large crowd about LGBTQ+ flags and symbols. According to […]