Category: Around the World
The Australian singer-songwriter, Sia has revealed that she turned down a photo request from United States President, Donald Trump because of her “queer and Mexican fans.” The 42-year-old’s recollection of her Trump snub was made during an interview with Rolling Stone, saying she recounted the time she was the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” […]
The advocacy group, Human Rights Watch is pleading with Malaysian authorities to put a halt to a case against two women who were found “guilty” of same-sex relations ahead of their caning punishment. The women two were convicted on the 12th of August 2018 of violating a state Shariah law that criminalises same-sex sexual activities […]
The African nation of Ghana could soon see the enforcement of compulsory conversion therapy courses for its citizens who identify as being gay. The so-called “gay cure” program which has been proposed by the local anti-LGBTI group, The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values (NCPHSRFV) is described as a “counselling and reformation” that will, (according […]
A local LGBTI group from Zimbabwe say that they are far more optimistic of the nation’s direction following the latest elections, compared to past years which have seen a strong focus on LGBTI rhetoric. Despite controversy around the result, rioting, and deaths, Chester Samba, who is the Director of LGBTI group, GALZ, told Daily News that the […]
Maxim Neverov, a teenager who found himself becoming the first minor to be charged under Russia’s homophobic ‘gay propaganda’ legislation, is fighting back against the government and his conviction. The Sixteen-year-old schoolboy who was found guilty of violating Russia’s anti-LGBTI law on August 7 after posting images of “partly nude” men on social media, was fined 50 000 […]
Progress has been made in Germany with the nation’s cabinet officially approving the addition of a third gender option for intersex people on government documentation. The cabinet’s decision which aims to allow intersex Germans who do not identify as either male or female to instead apply to be categorised as ‘divers,’ which translates to ‘miscellaneous’ […]
A South African transgender student has spoken out about her experiences at school, after being told by a teacher that she was “not a female” and lacked “female body parts.” The 16-year-old student from Johannesburg who goes by the name Khwezi (to protect her identity) explained how she was left “crushed” by the teacher’s words. “I was […]
Civil rights groups in the United States are attempting to appeal a 1992 ruling which sentenced a gay man, who was found guilty of murder to death because jurors felt he would “enjoy” spending life in prison. The six organisations including Lambda Legal who have filed an amici brief urging the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals […]