Category: Around the World
Article written by Jess Jones. Starobserver.com Gay men have reportedly been persecuted in Chechnya in a crisis that began late last year, and the rest of the LGBT+ community could be next. While gay men are most at risk, all LGBT+ people in Chechnya could be targeted, according to Gay Star News. A spokesperson for the […]
Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph has attracted backlash after including LGBT+ people in a graphic on how youth are unhealthy. The headline of the article, “Fat Chance of Being Healthy”, was positioned directly above an image that appeared to show same-sex attraction as unhealthy, prompting a flurry of outrage online. Alongside troubling figures on obesity, alcohol […]
London Underground workers will no longer greet commuters with the words ‘ladies and gentlemen’. Instead, Transport for London (TfL) workers will now be using phrases like ‘good afternoon everyone’ in an attempt to make the city more gender-neutral and welcoming. These new announcements have already been pre-recorded and are set to be changed, as well […]
27 people who were slaughtered in a single night by Chechen authorities have had their names published. Chechen newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, has published all 27 names, claiming that President Ramzan Kadyrov’s government is responsible for the deaths. It claims that all killings were carried out on January 25 at night time Grozny, the capital of […]
Chechnya has reportedly resumed arresting gay and bisexual men, according to latest news reports. The news comes from a Russian hotline. Enrique Torre Molina, a member of LGBT+ organisation All Out published a press release detailing the recent arrests. Molina wrote: People from Chechnya contacting the Russian LGBT+ Network hotline are reporting that arrests of […]
The Church of England’s governing body will be looking in to providing special services for transgender people. People who already support services similar said that the Church should offer the services as a welcome and to mark their transition. Chris Newlands, the vicar of Lancaster Priory Church, introduced the motion as a way that the […]
The Church of England bishops have supported a decision to ban conversion therapy for gay Christians – saying that being gay is not a sickness, nor a sin. Christian gay rights campaigner Jayne Ozanne motioned for the Church of England to endorse a statement would brand the conversion therapy “potentially harmful” with “no place in […]
One of the Pope’s advisors has taken a leave of absence after being charged with child sex offences, one of which allegedly includes one count of rape. Australian Cardinal George Pell has been ordered to leave the Vatican and fly to Melbourne to face court proceedings. “Court proceedings now offer me an opportunity to clear […]