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Organisers of a Southeast Asian LGBTQ+ event in Indonesia have been forced to cancel the gathering due to security threats, highlighting the community’s mounting challenges as religious groups exert increasing influence in the country. Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, views homosexuality as a taboo subject, although it is not illegal except in the […]
A judge on the Florida Commission on Human Relations has declared that a clothing-optional Florida resort catering to gay and bisexual men must allow women in all areas. Although this decision overturns a previous ruling that stated the resort did not discriminate, it is not binding until the full commission reviews it. The resort in […]
An alarming outbreak of a “highly contagious” infection in Victoria has prompted health officials to issue an urgent alert. The state’s chief health officer has expressed concerns about the rapid spread of Shigellosis, a drug-resistant bacterial infection primarily affecting men who have sex with men. The situation has prompted contact-tracing efforts to contain the outbreak. […]
Leading figures from New Zealand’s film, art, and classical music industries wrote letters requesting leniency from the judge during the sentencing of sexual predator Sir James Wallace, according to information revealed by openDemocracy. Before his sentencing in May 2021, Wallace had reached out to over 100 individuals and organisations, soliciting letters of support to present […]
A Georgian pride festival in the nation’s capital city, Tbilisi, was abruptly cancelled on Saturday, the 8th of July, as 2,000 anti-LGBTQ+ protesters stormed the event, leading to clashes with police and the burning of rainbow flags. The protesters, which included members of the Orthodox Christian clergy, overwhelmed security measures and rushed the stage, causing […]
In a significant step forward for LGBTQ+ rights, Latvia has become the first European Union (EU) nation to appoint an openly gay head of state. Edgars Rinkēvičs, the former foreign minister, was sworn in as the president of Latvia during a ceremony held in Riga on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, following his successful election earlier […]
With a date for their 2023 AGM set for the end of this month, the Wellington International Pride Parade Board (WIPP) wants to know whether you think the parade should continue or pack up for good. Organised for Sunday 30 July, WIPP’s AGM will not be a public event as it is a private members’ […]
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