Category: Around the World
A popular gay men’s sauna in Jakarta has been raided by Indonesian Police, with at least 51 people arrested. While most were released the following days, five employees at the sauna are now facing charges relating to the violation of the Law on Pornography, passed in 2008, which prohibits sex parties and “deviant sexual acts” […]
He said that gay family members should be excluded from gatherings with “impressionable children”. Article by Jess Jones, StarObserver.com.au Cardinal Raymond Burke has spoken out against gay people, calling them “evil” and urging families to keep gay relatives away from gatherings with children. In an interview with right-wing website Life Site News, Burke was asked […]
Pope Francis has said that getting rid of “gender-associated behaviours” will render straight men and women infertile and condemned the idea of non-binary people. Speaking to the Vatican’s bioethics advisory board, which deals with issues like abortion, Francis rallied against people who promoted what he claimed was the “utopia of the neutral”, according to Pink News. […]
A historic decision to condemn the death penalty for same-sex relations has been made by the United Nations Human Rights Council. With six countries around the world still implementing the death penalty for consensual same-sex relations, and five technically allowing although not invoking the penalty, 27 States voted in favour of condemning the practice, supporting […]
Indonesia is set to ban all LGBT+ content from television, including reporting on Human Rights related issues. The House of Representatives has approved a Bill that bans LGBT+ “behaviours” from being broadcast. Television shows, news, documentary and advertising will all be impacted by the Bill. “We can’t allow LGBT behaviour on TV, it is against our […]
Germany has legalised same-sex marriage and the first couple has wed in a ceremony in Berlin. Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende are believed to be the first couple to same-sex couple to wed in the country and have been together for 38 years, after having campaigned for LGBT+ rights for most of this time. In […]
Police in Egypt are said to be rounding-up and arresting people suspected of being part of the sexuality and gender diverse communities. The crackdown is believed to follow the arrest of seven people over the weekend who raised a rainbow flag at the concert of the Lebanese rock band, Mashrou’ Leila in Cairo. The lead […]
At least 100 LGBT+ people are reported to have been arrested and tortured in Azerbaijan. Following Police raids in the capital Baku, local activists report beatings and torture of LGBT+ people. Lawyers confirm at least 100 people have been arrested over a number of days. “Suddenly, without any clear reasons to us, police officers of […]