LGBTQ
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”, drawing Western condemnations and risking...
Council of Europe congratulates Cyprus for banning conversion ‘therapies’
President of the European Committee of Social Rights of the Council of Europe (CoE), Aoife Nolan, has congratulated Cyprus’ House of Representatives on its vote...
Homophobic MP reported to House ethics committee (Update 2)
Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous was reported to the House special committee on ethics on Friday after he attacked a Green Party parliamentarian for welcoming the...
Uganda authorities passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ
Uganda’s parliament passed a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal...
Gay marriage bill hits snag in U.S. Senate, no vote until after elections
U.S. Senate votes on legislation protecting gay marriage on Thursday were put off until after the Nov. 8 congressional elections, as negotiators failed to win enough...
Turkish police teargas Pride march in Ankara, detain 36
Turkish police used teargas and pepper spray to halt an LGBTQ+ Pride march in the capital Ankara on Tuesday, detaining at least 36 people after...
Abortion ruling casts cloud over usual cheer at U.S. Pride parades
People attending Pride celebrations hosted by LGBTQ+ communities across the United States expressed outrage at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, and...
Kuwait’s foreign ministry summons U.S. Embassy official over LGBTQI tweets
Kuwait‘s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the United States Embassy’s acting charge d’affaires over tweets the embassy published that “support homosexuality”, the ministry said in...
Florida set to strip Walt Disney World of special status in dispute over LGBTQ law
Florida lawmakers gave their final approval to a bill ending Walt Disney Co’sDIS.N designation as a self-governing entity in an apparent response to its opposition to a new state...