Category: Around the World
11 women have reportedly been arrested in the northern Nigerian city of Kano for allegedly planning a lesbian wedding. According to reports by AFP, the women where arrested by local ‘Morality police’ (Hisbah) who are responsible for upholding and enforcing Islamic law in the nation. The women who were arrested following a tip-off from a member of […]
A new comprehensive report has highlighted and warned that Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda” legislation is having a negative impact, and putting LGBTI youth at risk. The new report which was conducted by LGBTI Rights group, Human Rights Watch, confirmed through an extensive range of interviews of Russian LGBTI youth and health professionals, the legislation was, in fact, […]
In a victory for LGBTI rights in the Middle East, Israel’s top court has officially ruled in favour of two gay dads, who both requested to be officially named as the parents on their adopted child’s birth certificate. Following on from a dispute with Israel’s Interior Ministry, after officials refused to include both of Dads names on the certificate […]
The United Kingdom will count LGBT people in its next census, something that New Zealand failed to do in 2018’s Census. Scheduled for the year 2021, The next United Kingdom census intends to record whether someone considers themselves straight, gay, or bisexual according to organisers. John Pullinger, who is a national statistician in the UK, and is […]
The Southern-African nation of Botswana could soon decriminalise same-sex sexual activity with a date being set in the country’s High Court to hear a case which challenges sections of the colonial error penal code. Despite the clauses being challenged not being exclusively applicable to LGBTQ+ persons, their interpretation has caused grave apprehension to full self-expression among […]
New changes to Facebook’s community standards now inhibit individuals from elaborating on their “sexual preference” or “sexual roles” meaning saying if you are a “top” or “bottom” is now off-limits. The new guidelines state: “Do not post content that engages in implicit sexual solicitation, which can be identified by… using sexual hints such as mentioning sexual roles, […]
Patricio Manuel has begun his professional boxing career with a win at the high-profile Golden Boy Fight Night at Fantasy Springs, Califonia. 32-year-old Patricio, who was formerly known as Patricia, has made history as the first transgender boxer to win a professional contest in the United States, after defeating Hugo Aguilar. Manuel who started his transition in […]
Pope Francis has found himself facing criticism again after referring to homosexuality as something that people may be influenced by due to it being “fashionable.” The pope’s comments which were made during an interview published in a book titled The Strength of a Vocation, which has been released in Italy and translated into a number of languages. “The […]