Culture Religion and Politics

Global News

Added on: 04/09/2024

MP says criminalizing homosexuality is needed to promote ‘cultural sovereignty’

04/08/2024

A Congolese legislator has proposed a bill to criminalize homosexuality in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a former Belgian colony that is home to 99 million people,…

Global News

Added on: 04/09/2024

Vatican opposes anti-LGBTQ legislation, top cardinal says

04/08/2024

The Vatican is against laws that criminalize same-sex acts, as enforced by a number of countries with the support of Catholic groups, the head of the Vatican’s…

Global News

Added on: 04/09/2024

Behind the movement that brought homosexuality — and psychiatry’s power — to a vote 50 years ago

04/08/2024

Fifty years ago, the nation’s psychiatrists effectively put gay people’s mental health — and their very place in society — to a vote. Five months prior, on…

Global News

Added on: 04/09/2024

‘The purpose is getting lost’: debate obscuring point of Scottish hate law, say campaigners

04/08/2024

“We sell flat whites and make croissants in a bakery that’s supposed to be a safe place for the people who work here and the customers who…

Global News

Added on: 04/08/2024

Fears of discrimination in Thailand despite looming same sex marriage bill

04/07/2024

Bangkok, Thailand – Thanadech Jandee is thrilled that Thailand’s marriage equality bill, allowing same-sex couples to marry, is moving closer to becoming law. Thanadech, who was born…

Global News

Added on: 04/08/2024

Member of Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ government resigns after fleeing alleged gay sex party

04/07/2024

A top-ranking official in Hungary’s ultraconservative government has stepped down after being caught fleeing an alleged gay sex party. József Szájer announced his resignation as a member of…

Global News

Added on: 04/08/2024

Florida teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender ID under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill settlement

04/07/2024

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms, provided it’s not part of instruction, under a settlement reached…

Global News

Added on: 04/08/2024

Group urges government to protect transgender people

04/07/2024

On World Health Day yesterday, the Taiwan Alliance to Promote Civil Partnership Rights (TAPCPR) urged the government to better care for the health rights of transgender and…

Global News

Added on: 04/07/2024

U.S. Supreme Court laid foundation for Ugandan ‘Kill the Gays’ ruling

04/06/2024

The Ugandan court that endorsed the nation’s 2023 “Kill the Gays” law drew inspiration from the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning its previous Roe v. Wade…

Global News

Added on: 04/07/2024

In rare appearance, Melania Trump to headline Mar-a-Lago fundraiser for conservative LGBT group

04/06/2024

Former first lady Melania Trump will be headlining a Mar-a-Lago fundraiser later this month for Log Cabin Republicans, the largest organization representing LGBT conservatives in the United…

Global News

Added on: 04/07/2024

Christian Right on the gain in Europe: Reason for hope or alarm?

04/06/2024

Christian organisations are successful in spreading the anti-woke, anti-gender and Christian-nationalist agenda. That was the alarm that sounded in Brussels on Thursday. At a conference at the…

Global News

Added on: 04/07/2024

Gender-critical activists and pro-transgender groups clash in Edinburgh

04/06/2024

Gender-critical activists and counter-protesters clashed in Edinburgh in a dispute over transgender rights. Let Women Speak (LWS), an organisation described by supporters as a “gender-critical feminist” campaign,…

Global News

Added on: 04/06/2024

A Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist was stabbed and left for dead in the street. Now, he recounts his escape to Canada

04/05/2024

The scar on Steven Kabuye’s right arm runs over a foot long. At the base of his torso, a small puncture wound marks where a knife almost…

Global News

Added on: 04/06/2024

Melania Trump Makes Unexpected Move With LGBT Group

04/05/2024

Former First Lady Melania Trump is set to make a rare campaign appearance during a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans, according to Politico. Log Cabin Republicans…

Global News

Added on: 04/06/2024

Westminster honey trap: Tory MP ‘mortified’ after sharing private numbers with Grindr contact

04/05/2024

Conservative William Wragg MP has admitted sending the personal phone numbers of other parliamentary figures to someone he met on Grindr. William Wragg, the MP for Hazel…

Global News

Added on: 04/06/2024

Uganda cited Dobbs to back an anti-LGBTQ crackdown. Americans should be worried too.

04/05/2024

The ripple effects of Dobbs continue to emerge in unexpected places — and to threaten other civil liberties. Yesterday, Uganda’s constitutional court, the country’s second-highest judicial body,…

Global News

Added on: 04/05/2024

Gay rights activists call for more international pressure on Uganda over anti-gay law

04/04/2024

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan gay rights activists asked the international community to mount more pressure on the government of Uganda to repeal an anti-gay law which the…

Global News

Added on: 04/05/2024

United Nations Passes Groundbreaking Intersex Rights Resolution

04/04/2024

The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed its first ever resolution affirming the rights of intersex people, signaling growing international resolve to address rights violations experienced…

Global News

Added on: 04/05/2024

Transgender People Lament Being Subjected To Bribery, Extortion By Police To Survive In Kenya

04/04/2024

Some transgender people living in Kenya have narrated how they had been victims of extortion and bribery by the country’s police force. The victims whose experiences were reported…

Global News

Added on: 04/04/2024

Hong Kong LGBTQ activists upset at revised ID card gender rules

04/03/2024

HONG KONG, April 3 (Reuters) – Hong Kong will allow transgender people who have not completed full sex reassignment surgery to change gender on their ID cards,…

Global News

Added on: 04/04/2024

Uganda’s Constitutional Court rejects petition against anti-gay law

04/03/2024

Uganda’s Constitutional Court has rejected a petition seeking to annul an anti-gay law that has been roundly condemned internationally as one of the toughest in the world. The court…

Global News

Added on: 04/04/2024

Thai LGBT activists celebrate vote that brings marriage equality closer

04/03/2024

BANGKOK, April 2 (Reuters) – Thai LGBT activists celebrated another victory on Tuesday after a marriage equality bill overwhelmingly passed a first reading in the upper house,…

Global News

Added on: 04/04/2024

Benedict backed me up on rights for LGBT couples, Pope Francis says

04/03/2024

VATICAN CITY, April 2 (Reuters) – Pope Francis found an ally in his predecessor Benedict XVI when he spoke in favour of civil partnerships for same-sex couples,…

Global News

Added on: 04/03/2024

Ugandan court to issue verdict in petition against tough anti-gay law

04/02/2024

Uganda’s constitutional court is due on Wednesday to deliver a verdict on a petition seeking to annul the country’s tough Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), a lawyer for the…

Global News

Added on: 04/03/2024

A Trans-Led Art Collective Is Shifting Perceptions Around Transgender People in India

04/02/2024

A decade ago, India’s top court ruled that transgender people should be treated as a third category of gender. While that decision would seem to indicate a…

Global News

Added on: 04/03/2024

Thai LGBT activists celebrate vote that brings marriage equality closer

04/02/2024

Thai LGBTQ+ activists celebrated another victory Tuesday after a marriage-equality bill overwhelmingly passed a first reading in the upper house, a key step bringing the country closer…

Global News

Added on: 04/03/2024

Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender athlete ban

04/02/2024

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers rejected a proposal Tuesday to ban transgender student-athletes from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity, calling the Republican-led legislation…

Global News

Added on: 04/02/2024

Posts misrepresent White House Easter egg contest, Day of Transgender Visibility proclamation

04/01/2024

As millions celebrated Easter this weekend, the Biden administration was criticized by many on social media, including several Republican politicians, for supposedly disrespecting the Christian holiday. The…

Global News

Added on: 04/02/2024

LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps

04/01/2024

Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical collar, the Rev. Elaine Saralegui welcomed all to her LGBTQ+ inclusive church in the…

Global News

Added on: 04/02/2024

New NHS trans youth clinics ‘not ready’ ahead of opening, sources claim

04/01/2024

Replacement NHS gender identity clinics for trans youth are reportedly understaffed and “nowhere near ready”, sources have claimed. Following the planned closure of the Gender Identity Development…