Category: Around the World
In a recent unsettling event, Valencia, Venezuela’s third-largest city, witnessed the questionable detention of 33 men from the Avalon Club, a renowned gathering place for the LGBTQ+ community. Following the mass arrests on July 23rd, the nation’s capital, Caracas, became the site of fiery protests. Thousands raised their voices, demanding the immediate release of the […]
Iraq’s Media and Communications Commission (CMC) has issued new directives to media outlets and social media platforms in a contentious move that bans the use of the terms “homosexual” and “gender.” The authorities have instructed media to refer to LGBTQ+ people as engaging in “sexual deviancy” rather than using the term “homosexuality.” Furthermore, all phone […]
Malaysia’s Good Vibes Festival organisers are threatening legal action against British rock band The 1975 after the band’s lead singer, Matty Healy, shared a kiss with bass player Ross MacDonald on stage during the festival’s opening night. The incident occurred in Kuala Lumpur last month, following Healy’s vocal criticism of Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws. The singer […]
Long Beach, California, was awash with vibrant colours and joyful spirits as the city hosted its much-anticipated annual Pride Parade on Sunday. Now in its 40th year, the event celebrated not only the LGBTQ+ community but also the enduring strength of the nonprofit organisation that initiated the celebration from a small grass routes operation to […]
Pope Francis has firmly reiterated his stance that the Catholic Church is open to everyone, including LGBTQ+ individuals and all other marginalised communities. “The Lord is clear: The sick, the elderly, the young, old, ugly, beautiful, good and bad,” he stated during an in-flight press conference as he returned from his five-day trip to Portugal […]
A leading Louisiana pediatric heart specialist is parting ways with the state, a decision driven by recent laws aiming to curtail rights for LGBTQ+ individuals. Dr Jake Kleinmahon, the medical director of pediatric heart transplant, heart failure, and ventricular assist device programs at the Ochsner Hospital for Children in New Orleans, is one of the […]
A newly installed rainbow crosswalk at Palmer Secondary in Vancouver, Canada, has fallen victim to repeated acts of homophobic vandalism. This comes when Pride Week is being celebrated across the city. Images provided to the Richmond News reveal extensive defacement at every corner of the vibrant crosswalk on Wednesday. A reporter who visited the site […]
The blockbuster film, ‘Barbie’, continues its triumphant stride at global box offices, but it has run into controversy in Pakistan, where authorities are contemplating a ban over its LGBTQ+ themes. Despite the movie being immensely popular, it hasn’t escaped scrutiny, particularly from religious hardliners in Pakistan, with The Punjab Censor Board placing a temporary halt […]