Category: Around the World
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 of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). […]
Senator Ted Cruz, known for his controversial opinions, surprised many when he took to Twitter to call out Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, drawing attention from both liberals and conservatives. The law, signed by President Yoweri Museveni, imposes severe penalties for LGBTQ individuals, including imprisonment for simply identifying as LGBTQ+ and even death for so-called aggravated homosexuality. […]
The Beijing LGBT Center, a pioneering organisation in China’s “different sexual orientation movement,” has terminated its operations. According to reports by Voice of America (VOA), the organisation, which aimed to enhance the living conditions for LGBTQ+ individuals in China, did not provide any explanation for its closure. However, the closure is seen as an outcome […]
U.S. retail giant Target has decided to remove certain products from its Pride Collection following customer backlash and concerns over employee safety. Target’s Pride Collection, which launched at the beginning of May, includes over 2,000 products ranging from clothing and books to music and home furnishings. Among the items featured are mugs promoting “gender fluidity,” […]
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has found itself embroiled in controversy as Malaysian authorities confiscated 164 rainbow-coloured watches from its Pride collection. Taking place across eleven shopping malls in Malaysia, including the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian officials raided retailers leaving Swatch’s CEO, Nick Hayek, in disbelief that a collection promoting peace and love could be […]
In a significant step towards embracing diversity, Mexico has marked a new milestone by allowing its citizens to legally acknowledge their true identities by introducing a non-binary passport. Marcelo Ebrard, the country’s Foreign Minister, confirmed the Mexican government’s issuance of the inaugural passport with a non-binary gender indicator during an announcement on Wednesday, May 17. […]
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), an organisation committed to advocating for LGBTQ+ rights, is contemplating the withdrawal of Anheuser-Busch’s perfect equality rating in response to the brewing company’s reaction to the outcry following their advertisement featuring popular TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney. Anheuser-Busch, known for its Bud Light brand, sent a single can of their beer […]
Elliot Colburn, an openly gay member of Parliament representing Carshalton and Wallington, passionately appealed to the government to take action against LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. Colburn, who made the comments in a recent interview with GB News, said, “We have reached a point where, fortunately, there is a consensus with the government that conversion therapy should […]