Category: Around the World
At least two have been killed and dozens more arrested in what LGBTI activists in Chechnya have confirmed to be a renewed anti-LGBT crackdown in the Russian-influenced nation. The reports of the renewed crackdown first surfaced from Russia with speculation that both men and women were being targeted in the new wave of persecution. Further […]
Tech-giant Google is facing criticism for having an app that promotes the notion of gay conversion therapy available for download in its Google Play store. The app which is available for download via Google’s Play store is produced by the Texas-based Christian group Living Home Ministries, and reportedly describes transgender individuals as suffering from “gender confusion,” and […]
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, who is better known by his stage name The Weeknd is facing backlash online for singing that he has the ability to turn a queer woman straight by sleeping with her. The 28-year-old Canadian performer recently released the collaboration Lost in the Fire with French DJ and producer Gesaffelstein, which features the controversial lyrics. “You […]
Embattled comedian Kevin Hart, has continued to apologise to the LGBTI community for homophobic jokes and tweets which resurfaced and resulted in the comedian resigning as host of the Oscars. Speaking on his recent SiriusXM podcast titled: Straight from the Hart, Hart pleaded, “Once again, Kevin Hart apologises for his remarks that hurt members of the LGBTQ community. I […]
Newly elected Governors from US states, Michigan and Wisconsin have officially signed new executive orders against anti-LGBTI discrimination as among the first acts in their new roles. Minnesota Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, signed the executive orders on Monday, both providing new protections for the LGBTI communities within their states. In Michigan, executive order ED 2019-9, was […]
American Comedian, Actor, Producer, and Talkshow host, Ellen DeGeneres, has found herself facing widespread scrutiny and backlash online after the LGBTI Activist welcomed and actively supported fellow Comedian, Kevin Hart, who has recently been accused of homophobia. Hart, who was forced to stand down as the host of the Oscars after past homophobic tweets resurfaced online, taped an […]
Just hours after officially taking office, Brazil’s new right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a new executive order, putting the rights of Brazil’s LGBTI community at risk. According to reports by AP, Bolsonaro announced that the human rights ministry would no longer deal with issues facing the nation’s LGBTI community, and has also moved to restrict the […]
Raymond Mashamba, a football referee from Zimbabwe who first made headlines after becoming the first referee to use a green card during the London CONIFA World Cup, has been granted Asylum in the UK. The 30-year-old referee who was given the historic green card, found himself being outed as gay to his family and blackmailed as […]