Category: Around the World
The man at the centre of a gruesome murder plot has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping of a gay teen he met through Grindr with the intention of murdering and dismembering his body. 21-year-old Chance Seneca from Lafayette, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping in relation to an incident in June 2020. According […]
Political and religious leaders in Zambia are being accused of fueling growing anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments across the nation, leaving many in the rainbow community fearful. Just weeks after Zambia’s Minister of Information and Media, Chushi Kasanda, reinforced the government’s commitment to upholding the country’s laws criminalising homosexuality, another Minister has also reaffirmed his condemnation of the […]
The airline revealed the update in uniform policy with a glitzy ad campaign starring Michelle Visage. Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with award-winning creative comms agencies Tin Man and Lucky Generals on an integrated campaign launching an updated gender identity policy. Starring Drag Race sensation Michelle Visage and a representative cast of talented individuals from […]
The rare vote that passed both same-sex marriage and adoption, in a nation not known for democracy, paves the way for major LGBTQ+ rights reform in the communist nation. Cuba is set to make same-sex marriage and adoption legal following a historic nationwide referendum on the two issues. Preliminary results from the nation’s electoral commission […]
Police have arrested a Polish teenager after writing a supportive message for the LGBTQ+ community in chalk on the pavement. 17-year-old Malwina Chmara reportable wrote “leave LGBTQ+ people alone” on the pavement outside a church in the city of Toru, Poland, after protesters gathered holding homophobic signs. Chmara, who took offence to the anti-LGBTQ+ protesters […]
Sir Elton John has been presented with the National Humanities Medal for his work fighting HIV/AIDS by US President Joe Biden. Elton John was presented the award following a performance at the White House on Friday, 23 September – leaving Elton “flabbergasted”, adding, “I’m never flabbergasted, but I’m flabbergasted.” Presenting the Medal, Biden explained how […]
Over 7,000 people have participated in the 2022 EuroPride march in Belgrade, Serbia, despite fears of violence and attempts to cancel the event. The event is now being described “as the most important in the event’s 30-year history” by organisers, showing defiance against both the Orthodox Church and nationalist groups who actively opposed EuroPride being […]
The inclusion of a same-sex family in a recent episode of the animated children’s series Peppa Pig has sparked outrage from homophobes describing the inclusion as “indoctrination.” The new episode that screened last week in the UK titled: Families featured a character – Penny the Polar Bear, telling classmates that they “live with my mommy and […]