Category: Around the World
In February EU parliamentarians Abir Al-Sahlani and Fredrick Federley led a group who sent questions to the European Commission on so-called “LGBTQ-free” zones in Poland. The questions were whether the Commission agreed that these zones violate EU law, what funds it will use to remove the zones and how the Commission thinks that this type […]
United States President Donald Trump has been told to stop playing songs by the Village People at his rallies by the band’s lead singer Victor Willis. Willis’ demands were made via his Facebook page, where the singer confirmed that the Presidents comments and actions around the Black Lives Matter protests broke the camels back. “If […]
The Trump White House is urging the United States Supreme Court to rule in favour of allowing adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples looking to adopt. In a 35-page briefing to the Supreme Court from the Department of Justice, the Trump administration is asking the court to rule in favour of the Catholic Social […]
A French member of parliament has tabled a bill in parliament aimed at banning conversion therapies which are on the rise in France. The bill will see legislation created that will outlaw the practice with the possibility of three years prison and fines of up to €45,000 EUR ($70,000 NZD). MP Laurence Vanceunebrock said the […]
Popular gay dating app Grindr has announced its plan to remove the ethnicity filter in the app’s next release in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a recent twitter post, Grindr issued its full support for the #BlackLivesMatter movement stating that the company will stand with “the hundreds of thousands of queer people […]
One of Turkmenistan’s most popular actors has found himself sentenced to two years in prison for the crime of homosexuality. While not being publically named, the actor, his partner, and around a dozen other men across the country were arrested by authorities in March 2020 following suspicions of homosexuality. Sadly in Turkmenistan, many LGBT+ people […]
Costa Rica has become the first country in Central America to legalise same-sex marriage and 28th in the world. On May 26, a court decision from the Supreme Court of Costa Rica came into force that officially legalises the marriage of same-sex couples. In August 2018, the Supreme Court had declared the ban on marriage […]
Australia’s first female Governor-General, Dame Quentin Bryce has lent her support towards the first LGBTI Domestic Violence Awareness Day which will be held on Thursday. Domestic violence doesn’t discriminate, so the inaugural day will shine a light on the staggeringly high levels of domestic violence being experienced within LGBTI relationships and seriously low levels of […]