Europe

Global News

Added on: 12/26/2023

Fact check: Did Sweden ‘shut down’ gender-affirming surgical care for minors?

12/25/2023

The claim: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said parents who seek gender-affirming care for their children subject those children to abuse — so much so that other nations…

Global News

Added on: 12/25/2023

African priests reject Pope’s endorsement of gay marriages

12/24/2023

In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for…

Global News

Added on: 12/25/2023

‘No, that’s fascism’: the librarian who defied Russia’s purge of LGBTQ+ books

11/24/2023

As a gay man growing up in Russia, books were Vladimir Kosarevsky’s refuge, offering him a precious glimpse into lives that in some way echoed his own….

Global News

Added on: 12/24/2023

‘Di Catholic Church no dey change dia mind on blessing same sex marriage’

12/23/2023

Di Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja for Nigeria say one document wey Pope Francis approve regarding blessing of same sex couples don dey misinterpreted. Di document wey di…

Global News

Added on: 12/23/2023

Madrid partially revokes trans and LGBTQ rights laws

12/22/2023

Protections for transgender people will be stripped back in Madrid after a proposal was passed by the Spanish capital’s conservative People’s Party (PP). Under the reform, discriminating…

Global News

Added on: 12/23/2023

Russian Parents Are Kidnapping Their LGBTQ+ Children and Sending Them to Conversion Therapy Camps

12/22/2023

Parents in Russia are hiring gangs of men to abduct their LGBTQ+ children and take them to conversion therapy centers, where they are held for extended periods…

Global News

Added on: 12/21/2023

What does the trans guidance for England’s schools say?

12/20/2023

The UK government finally published its long-delayed guidance for England’s schools on youth transition. The document promises a clear set of principles for teachers and staff as they…

Global News

Added on: 12/20/2023

England’s schools must be involved in new transgender guidance, union warns

12/19/2023

Schools in England must be involved “properly” in developing new transgender guidance that needs to work alongside their existing safeguarding duties, the UK’s largest education union has…

Global News

Added on: 12/20/2023

Majority of European countries vote to recognize & honor LGBTQ+ parents

12/19/2023

The European Union has voted to support parenthood, including same-sex parents, throughout the continent. The European Certificate of Parenthood will recognize parenthood regardless of how a child…

Global News

Added on: 12/19/2023

In major doctrinal shift, Vatican officially OKs Catholic blessings for gay couples

12/18/2023

The Vatican’s doctrinal office has officially declared it possible for Catholic priests to bless same-sex unions and divorced and remarried couples, under the condition that the blessings…

Global News

Added on: 12/16/2023

‘A long journey’: blessings for same-sex couples expose Church of England divisions

12/15/2023

On Sunday morning, Catherine and Jane will kneel together before the priest at their church to receive a simple prayer of blessing. At the end of the…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2023

Polish president pardons nationalist jailed over violent incident at LGBT march

12/13/2023

President Andrzej Duda has pardoned a nationalist, Marika Matuszak (pictured above), who was jailed for being part of a group that violently attempted to steal a rainbow-coloured…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2023

Russian Riot Police Raid Gay Club Amid Crackdown On ‘LGBT Movement’

12/12/2023

Russian riot police raided an LGBT club in Yekaterinburg less than two weeks after Russia’s Supreme Court banned the activities of the “international LGBT movement” — which…

Global News

Added on: 12/13/2023

Neale Hanvey criticised for comparing self-ID for trans people to Section 28

12/12/2023

House of Commons Alba Party leader Neale Hanvey has been condemned for an opinion piece in which he compared self-ID for trans people to Section 28. In…

Global News

Added on: 12/12/2023

Queer parents in Italy are living a “nightmare” as the government cracks down on custody rights

12/11/2023

A lesbian couple say they are fleeing Italy due to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government’s crackdown on the rights of LGBTQ+ parents. Chiara and Christine are…

Global News

Added on: 12/11/2023

LGBTQ+ Russians are “ordinary people” in new photo book working to combat rising hate in the country

12/10/2023

Photographer Ksenia Kuleshova calls the subjects in her new book, Ordinary People, her “heroes.” That’s how she described them even before the Russian Supreme Court declared the “international…

Global News

Added on: 12/10/2023

Powerful poem highlights impact of racism on queer people of colour in Ireland

12/8/2023

Following the violence and racism witnessed in Dublin City on the night of November 23, activist and artist Pradeep Mahadeshwar was prompted to pen a moving poem…

Global News

Added on: 12/10/2023

What ‘transgender education for four-year-olds’ in UK schools actually involves

12/8/2023

An education company which offers LGBTQ+ and equality resources to children, parents and teachers in schools is under fire for allegedly teaching “transgender education” to four-year-olds. But,…

Global News

Added on: 12/08/2023

Romanian Same-Sex Couples Become Talking Point Ahead Of Key Elections

12/07/2023

BUCHAREST — When a mayor of a small Romanian town casually mentioned in an interview that she had voted in favor of a referendum that sought to ultimately ban…

Global News

Added on: 12/08/2023

In the crosshairs

12/07/2023

Last week, Russia’s highest court deemed what it called the “international LGBT movement” to be an extremist organisation and banned its activities in the country. This is…

Global News

Added on: 12/07/2023

Insecure and isolated: The ‘illegal’ life of Russia’s LGBT citizens

12/06/2023

Draconian laws and repression are forcing Russia’s LGBT community out of the country, but those who cannot escape face an increasingly grim fate. “My friends and I…

Global News

Added on: 12/06/2023

Russia’s ‘Extremist’ Ban Fuels LGBT Flight

12/05/2023

Russia’s recent “extremist” designation of a loosely defined “LGBT movement” has led to a surge in emergency evacuations from the country, independent media reported Tuesday, citing the…

Global News

Added on: 12/05/2023

Scottish Prison Service publishes new policy on the management of transgender people in custody

12/04/2023

Transgender women with a history of violence against women and girls will not be held in female prisons – unless there is “compelling evidence” they do not…

Global News

Added on: 12/05/2023

General Vannacci probed over anti-gay book

12/04/2023

General Roberto Vannacci was notified on Monday that he is under investigation over a anti-gay book that he recently self-published and has become a best-seller. The general…

Global News

Added on: 12/04/2023

Premier League’s LGBTQ advice for Rainbow Laces riles Aussie rugby player

12/03/2023

The Premier League’s phenomenal global reach is a major contributing factor to the impact of Rainbow Laces. It’s difficult to quantify exactly how many people the LGBTQ+ inclusion campaign…

Global News

Added on: 12/03/2023

Police raid Moscow gay bars after top court’s LGBTQ ‘extremist’ designation

12/02/2023

Russian security forces have raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow shortly after a ruling by the country’s top court that designated the LGBTQ movement as “extremist”….

Global News

Added on: 12/02/2023

A Raging Transgender Debate in the Netherlands

12/1/2023

If you’ve followed the debate over treating gender-distressed youth, then you know that evidence-based policy changes, along with general public understanding, often lag the latest research. Such…

Global News

Added on: 12/02/2023

The queer artist whose controversial street performances are taking on the Russian government

12/1/2023

With a painted white face and head, wearing an all-white ensemble save for long black gloves and gigantic black platform stiletto boots, Gena Marvin teeters as she…

Global News

Added on: 12/02/2023

Fears rise for LGBTQ asylum seekers over Home Office hotel room-sharing push

12/1/2023

Concerns are mounting for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers living in accommodation provided by the Home Office as the government ramps up its Operation Maximise exercise to “cram” more…

Global News

Added on: 12/01/2023

Russian LGBT groups begin process of dissolution in wake of Supreme Court’s ‘extremist’ ruling

11/30/2023

Human rights groups have begun reacting to the decision by Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday to deem the “International LGBT Public Movement” an “extremist organisation”. Gay human rights…