ADDED ON: 03/29/2020
Quarantine Chronicles: Returning Home as a Gay Person
For as long as I felt possible, I put off making the decision to leave behind my life in San Diego and return to my hometown to quarantine myself. For about a…
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ADDED ON: 03/29/2020
UK Black Pride warns coronavirus will adversely affect queer people of colour as annual festival is postponed
UK Black Pride has been indefinitely postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has seen the UK go into lockdown. The event, which is Europe’s largest celebration for LGBT+ people of…
ADDED ON: 03/29/2020
Egypt denies existence of LGBT people
The government of Egypt has told UN member states that it cannot protect LGBT people’s rights because it does not recognise that they exist. Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports that Egypt made…
ADDED ON: 03/28/2020
LGBT+ people warned off casual sex go online during coronavirus
With LGBT+ communities warned off casual sex during the coronavirus pandemic, the latest dating site figures show people are sending more messages online to meet new people, flirt - and swap explicit…
ADDED ON: 03/28/2020
In Egypt, transgender activist fights battle on many fronts
Malak el-Kashif left home on her birthday seven years ago. Walking into an uncertain future, she was underdressed for the weather and armed with little— except for some makeup, a few women’s…
ADDED ON: 03/28/2020
Gay dancer trapped at home with homophobic Christian parents who think he has an ‘evil disease’
A young, gay dancer has described how, because of the coronavirus lockdown, he is trapped at home with his homophobic Christian parents who believe he has an “evil disease”. Sam, 23, told…
ADDED ON: 03/28/2020
Explained: The 33 Gender Identities Recognised By The Australian Sex Survey
The acronym "LGBT" was once considered sufficiently representational of non-heterosexual sexuality and gender types. Well, it looks like we're going to need a few more letters. A new Australian sex survey conducted…
ADDED ON: 03/27/2020
First NYC Nurse Reported to Die of COVID-19 Is a Gay Man
Kious Kelly has died after a battle with COVID-19. The 48-year-old assistant nurse manager at Manhattan's Mount Sinai West is the first nurse reported to have died of the virus in New…
ADDED ON: 03/27/2020
Second blanket ban on LGBTI+ events in Ankara has been lifted!
The second indefinite ban on LGBTI+ activity was lifted in Ankara, which was declared by the document submitted to the Police by the Governor's Office in 2018. The governor's office was unable…
ADDED ON: 03/27/2020
The fight against Poland’s ‘LGBT free zones’
New laws are being passed across Poland taking aim at the LGBT community. They’ve been called “LGBT free zones” as a shorthand. While they don’t necessarily mean that lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
ADDED ON: 03/27/2020
Teen with lesbian moms forced to listen to anti-LGBTQ “sermons” before school basketball practice
In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, two mothers in Tennessee allege that their son’s middle school basketball coach forced kids to attend his sermons in order to stay on the team.…
ADDED ON: 03/26/2020
Malaysian LGBT podcast hosts on being queer in a conservative society
“One episode that stands out to this day involved an interview with a person who participated in chemsex,” the Malaysian podcast host known as J says when asked about memorable moments from…
