Category: Around the World
More than 350 transgender and gender-diverse individuals were killed globally in the past year, according to a “sobering” report released by the Trans Murder Monitoring project ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance, observed on 20 November. The annual report from Transgender Europe and Central Asia (TGEU) revealed that between 1 October 2023 and 30 September […]
LGBTQ+ Afghans say they are facing severe abuse, including rape and torture, in detention as the Taliban intensifies its crackdown on minority groups. Reports from detainees reveal a harrowing pattern of violence targeting the LGBTQ+ community since the Taliban regained power in 2021 after the Biden administration’s disastrous withdrawal from the Nation. One survivor, Sohrab, […]
NBA player LaMelo Ball has been fined $100,000 by the league for using an anti-gay slur during a post-game interview, which the NBA described as “offensive and derogatory.” Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee addressed the situation on Sunday, November 17, saying Ball is “very apologetic” for his comments. The incident occurred following the Hornets’ […]
Hungary’s contentious ‘Child Protection Law’, often criticised as discriminatory towards the LGBTQ+ community, is set to be examined by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg on Tuesday. Promoted by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government, the law enforces strict measures against convicted paedophiles but controversially extends to banning or severely restricting […]
KyivPride has announced the postponement of its Pride event, originally scheduled for November 23, which coincides with Holodomor Memorial Day. The decision followed significant backlash from social media followers, as outlined in a statement posted on the community’s Instagram account. Organisers admitted an oversight in failing to check the calendar before selecting the date, stating […]
Samuel Woodward, a California man convicted of the hate crime murder of 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. The ruling follows his July conviction for first-degree murder stemming from the 2018 killing, in which Woodward stabbed Bernstein more than 28 times in the face and neck. Woodward’s legal team […]
In an emotional tribute at Montreal’s Remembrance Day ceremony held in Place du Canada, LGBTQ+ purge survivors Martine Roy and Peggy Hayes laid a wreath to honour those impacted by the Canadian government’s historic “LGBTQ+ Purge.” This LGBTQ+ Purge campaign, which was active from the 1950s through the mid-1990s, targeted LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian […]
Alisher Qodirov, the head of Uzbekistan’s Milliy Tiklanish (National Revival) party, has announced that a draft law banning discussions surrounding LGBTQ+ topics is currently being discussed in Uzbekistan. Qodirov disclosed this on his Telegram channel, referencing a recent social media post by Ivanka Trump, daughter of former U.S. President Donald Trump. In her post, Trump […]