Category: Around the World

Apr 30
Report Finds Rainbow Community Becoming Targets During Coronavirus Pandemic

Governments around the world are being urged by UNAIDS to stop the targeting of the rainbow community amid the coronavirus pandemic. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima made the comments in a recent press release that noted reports of governments and law enforcement officials targeting LGBT+ people. “HIV has taught us that violence, bullying and discrimination […]

Apr 28
South Africa : Outspoken Homophobic Christian Accused of Having Secret Grindr Account

An outspoken homophobe from South Africa who has been accused of inciting hate speech has been accused of living a double life and having a secret Grindr profile. Christiaan Otto who caused outrage on social media after multiple posts and videos in which he repeatedly enforced his view that homosexuality and same-sex marriage are sinful, […]

Apr 25
Puerto Rican Authorities Confirm Murder Of Two Transgender Women

Puerto Rican authorities have confirmed that they are now investigating the murders of two transgender women. Reported by the Puerto Rican newspaper, Primera Hora, authorities found the bodies of Serena Angelique Velázquez and Layla Pelaez’s in a car under a bridge in the municipality of Humacao on the island’s southeast coast. It has also been […]

Apr 25
Nigerian Policeman Beaten Following Gay Allegations

A police constable in Nigeria is reported to have been stripped naked and severely beaten by a group of youths following allegations that he was homosexual. Reported by The Nation, the constable along with another man was “caught red-handed” having sex in the city of Umueze located in the south-east of the country. With condoms […]

Apr 25
Australian LGBT+ Community Morn Loss Of Constable In Victorian Truck Crash

The Australian rainbow community are mourning the loss of Constable Glenn Humphris, who was one of the four Police officers killed in a horrific roadside car accident on a Melbourne Freeway on Wednesday. Constable Glenn Humphris was one of the four police tragically lost and the community has rallied around his partner Todd and family […]

Apr 24
Worldwide Roar Under Fire for “Diversity” Post

Worldwide Roar, formerly Warwick Rowers, has defended an Instagram post that was attacked for not showing enough diversity, especially people of colour. The original post showed four images from their most recent photoshoot showing naked images of their athletes (with genitals covered) with text saying it was their “biggest & most diverse shoot to date” […]

Apr 23
Lil Xan In Hospital Over ‘Coronavirus Panic Attack’

Openly bisexual American rapper Lil Xan was hospitalized over the weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to reports from TMZ, the 23-year-old rapper was rushed to the hospital on April 19 while quarantining at his mother’s home in Corona, California. Xan’s mother reportedly called paramedics after noticing that her son was hallucinating. The outlet claims […]

Apr 23
Gay Men in Morocco Living in Fear as Model Launches Campaign to Out Them

The Trans model says she “felt bad for those f**gots,” but didn’t care if they were the victims of violence. A model and social media star told her followers to download gay dating apps to see which men in their communities are gay The Advocate reports. Naoufal Moussa, also known as Sofia Talouni, is a […]