Europe

Global News

Added on: 11/23/2021
Lawyer Nicholas Opiyo, Uganda’s renowned LGBT ally and human right rights defender, has been nominated for the prestigious Tulip Human Rights Award for 2021. The Human Rights…

Global News

Added on: 11/21/2021
An independent LGBT bookshop has sent hundreds of books about the history of Trans people to MPs across the country – paid for by their own constituents….

Global News

Added on: 11/20/2021
The adaption of the National Action Plans for Roma and Egyptian minorities (2021-2025) and for the LGBTI community (2021-2027) affirms the Albanian Government’s commitment to further advance…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2021
We, the undersigned Russian and international human rights organization condemn the escalating attacks against Russian LGBT Network, its leadership and partners. We call on the Russian authorities…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2021
11/18/2021
Currently, people living with HIV are offered antiretroviral medicines that must be taken every day to suppress the virus – usually one to four daily pills. Effective treatment…

Global News

Added on: 11/19/2021
11/18/2021
French dictionary Le Robert has added the “iel” pronoun for non-binary people to its online edition, sparking heated debate in a country where grammar is sacrosanct. Le…

Global News

Added on: 11/18/2021
ZURICH, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Same-sex couples can wed in Switzerland from July 1 next year, the government said on Wednesday, enacting the results of a ground-breaking…

Global News

Added on: 11/18/2021
In September, thousands of people marched peacefully through the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the city’s now annual LGBT+ pride parade – a victory of sorts given that…

World Voices

Added on: 11/17/2021
Dorian Coleman
Alturi Contributor
“This person stormed in and led a group of ten people without hiding his face or pretending it wasn’t him. This affected many people in society. Despite…

Global News

Added on: 11/17/2021
11/16/2021
A gay canon and other LGBT+ members of the Church of England have staged a demonstration at a meeting of the General Synod to show solidarity with…

Global News

Added on: 11/16/2021
11/15/2021
Father Lee Taylor, 44, and his partner Fabiano Da Silva Duarte, 45, received a blessing from the Church in Wales on Saturday (13 November). Father Lee said…

Global News

Added on: 11/12/2021
Irish education officials have removed teaching material that asked teenage students to discuss inflammatory, false statements such as “all gays molest children,” “girls who don’t wear make-up…

Global News

Added on: 11/11/2021
11/10/2021
Three activists cleared in Poland earlier this year over posters depicting the Virgin Mary with an LGBT halo are back in court today. They were acquitted of…

Global News

Added on: 11/11/2021
11/10/2021
The BBC has quit a diversity programme run by the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall, saying it believes coverage of transgender issues should be considered an impartiality topic that…

World Voices

Added on: 11/10/2021
Alturi Contributor
Can you ​start by telling me what led to the first Tallinn Bearty Weekend? To cut a long story short, it was a few long-pondered ideas, the…

Global News

Added on: 11/09/2021
11/8/2021
Russia on Monday declared the main group defending LGBTQ rights a “foreign agent” on Monday, as part of a continuing crackdown on media outlets and rights groups….

Global News

Added on: 11/08/2021
11/07/2021
A married lesbian couple are launching a landmark legal test case against a branch of the NHS fertility sector in England, claiming it discriminates against LGBT+ families. Influencers Megan…

Global News

Added on: 11/07/2021
11/6/21
Spain has extended the availability of free IVF treatment to single women and the LGBT+ community. Health minister Carolina Darias signed an order on Friday granting more…

Global News

Added on: 11/07/2021
11/6/21
LGBT+ football fans in Brighton will be demonstrating in support of a gay man jailed in Saudi Arabia when their team plays Newcastle United. The protest will…

Global News

Added on: 11/06/2021
11/5/21
Spain has extended the availability of free IVF treatment to single women and the LGBT+ community. Health minister Carolina Darias signed an order on Friday granting more…

Global News

Added on: 11/06/2021
Bulgarian authorities have charged an ultranationalist presidential candidate in connection with an attack against an LGBTQ community center. Media reports indicate Boyan Rasate, who leads the Bulgarian…

Global News

Added on: 11/05/2021
11/04/2021
Italy’s senate has killed off a bill that would have made violence against LGBT people and disabled people, as well as misogyny, a hate crime. The 315-member…

Global News

Added on: 11/05/2021
A gay Polish politician is asking the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to reverse a street name change made seven years ago that saw a gay icon…

Global News

Added on: 11/04/2021
11/03/2021
Homotopia – the UK’s longest-running LGBT+ arts and culture festival – said on social media it was “devastated” after two acts of vandalism just days apart. On…

Global News

Added on: 11/02/2021
11/01/2021
So-called ‘LGBT-free’ zones have made Poland the laughing stock of Europe. But it’s no joke for LGBTQ+ people who face physical attack and verbal abuse – even…

Global News

Added on: 11/02/2021
11/01/2021
For many in Italy’s LGBT+ community, the rejection of a bill meant to ban discrimination has been viewed as a step backwards on the already-fraught road to…

Global News

Added on: 11/01/2021
10/31/2021
A flight of LGBT Afghans arrived in the UK, following a mission from the government and gay rights organizations to move them to safety, it was confirmed….

Global News

Added on: 11/01/2021
10/30/2021
Colin Kennedy, a councillor for Ards and North Down Borough Council, spoke out a conversion therapy ban after the council passed a motion calling on Stormont to ban the discredited…

Global News

Added on: 10/31/2021
10/30/2021
I feel like “a human being for the first time” in my life, a gay Afghan man has said after arriving in the UK with 28 others…

World Voices

Added on: 10/31/2021
Alturi Contributor
Can you start by telling me a bit about yourself? How did you initially become involved in LGBTI activism? It was about six years ago after I…