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Global News

Added on: 10/10/2022

Putin says U.S. wants to push gender “perversions” on Russian schoolchildren

10/09/2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed anti-LGBTQ views in his speech following the annexation of four Eastern Ukrainian regions into Russian territory. Putin delivered the speech last Friday in…

Global News

Added on: 10/07/2022

Italy adopts new LGBT strategy just before right-wing takeover

10/07/2022

Italy’s outgoing government has adopted a new plan for LGBT rights just before handing over the reins to a right-wing administration that promises to be far more…

Global News

Added on: 10/06/2022

‘Transphobic narratives from politicians fuelling hate’ as recorded crimes soar

10/06/2022

Senior politicians have been accused of perpetuating transphobia and fuelling hate crime against transgender people as official figures reveal such crimes rose by more than 50% in…

Global News

Added on: 10/06/2022

LGBTQ-friendly schools ranking defies Poland’s rights crackdown

09/29/2022

WARSAW, Sept 29 (Openly) – Polish teacher Maria Kistowska felt a burst of pride when her school came top in a new LGBTQ+ inclusion ranking that seeks…

Global News

Added on: 10/05/2022

Russia fines TikTok for ‘LGBT propaganda’, Twitch over Ukraine content

10/04/2022

Russia on Tuesday fined TikTok for failing to delete content that violates Russian laws on ‘LGBT propaganda’ and streaming service Twitch for hosting a video interview with…

Global News

Added on: 10/05/2022

Slovenia becomes first East European country to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption

10/04/2022

The Slovenian parliament on Tuesday passed an amendment allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt after a constitutional court ruling made it the first country in Eastern…

Global News

Added on: 10/04/2022

Ukraine: Amid War, LGBTI People Fight for Equal Rights

10/03/2022

In late September, the LGBTI community in Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv defied ongoing shelling to hold a week of Pride events under the slogan, United as…

Global News

Added on: 10/04/2022

German Interior Ministry Aims to Offer Better Protection for Queer Refugees

10/03/2022

The German Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, has required the decision makers of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) to review the asylum procedures for queer…

Global News

Added on: 10/02/2022

Miners’ strike: Valley community and gay activists’ enduring friendships

10/01/2022

Almost four decades have passed since the 1984 miners’ strike but the unlikely friendships forged between a south Wales community and gay activists from London are as…

Global News

Added on: 10/02/2022

Iceland publishes robust LGBTQ+ action plan which puts the UK to shame

10/01/2022

Iceland has published its action plan on LGBTQ+ issues for the years 2022 to 2025, which includes an end to discrimination for queer blood donors, training in…

Global News

Added on: 10/01/2022

LGBT organizations in Spain are pressuring the government to pass the ‘trans law’

09/30/2022

Three LGBT organizations have met with the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), the main party of the governing coalition in Spain, seeking the passage of the “trans…

Global News

Added on: 10/01/2022

Germany amends asylum rules in favor of queer refugees

09/30/2022

Germany will implement new rules beginning Saturday for processing asylum applications from LGBTQ persons, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said. Faeser said Friday she wanted to better…

Global News

Added on: 09/29/2022

The Anti-LGBTQ+ Views of Italy’s Likely New Leader, Giorgia Meloni

09/29/2022

LGBTQ+ Italians are concerned about the views of the country’s presumptive new prime minister, Giorgia Meloni. Meloni is leader of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), a…

Global News

Added on: 09/29/2022

Russians Are Fleeing Putin’s Draft. But in Georgia, Few Are Happy About a Fresh Influx

09/29/2022

It’s not hard to understand why Nikolai Shushpan, who is gay, made the decision to become one of the thousands of Russians to flee to Georgia after…

World Voices

Added on: 09/28/2022

Alex Meszaros — Identity.Education, Romania

Alturi Contributor

Can you tell me a bit about yourself and what led you to join Identity.Education? In 2018, I was studying psychology, and for my Bachelor’s degree, I…

Global News

Added on: 09/27/2022

Italy’s ‘next PM’ Giorgia Meloni is a far-right leader who rallied against ‘LGBT lobbies’

09/26/2022

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, who has rallied against “LBGT lobbies” and so-called “gender ideology”, is set to become Italy’s first female prime minister. Projections based on the…

Global News

Added on: 09/26/2022

Cyprus LGBT+ pride marchers seek equal family rights

09/25/2022

NICOSIA, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Hundreds of activists turned streets of the Cypriot capital into a sea of rainbows on Sunday on a pride march in a…

Global News

Added on: 09/26/2022

Serbia’s Conservatives Seek Textbook Ban Over ‘LGBT Ideology’

09/25/2022

BELGRADE — Staunch religious and political conservatives have teamed up to challenge Serbia’s recently revamped school curriculum over descriptions of gender and sexual identity, sparking a formal…

Global News

Added on: 09/25/2022

Serbia’s Conservatives Seek Textbook Ban Over ‘LGBT Ideology’

09/25/2022

Staunch religious and political conservatives have teamed up to challenge Serbia’s recently revamped school curriculum over descriptions of gender and sexual identity, sparking a formal review that…

Global News

Added on: 09/25/2022

LGBT+ Conservatives urged to pull branded condoms ‘as a favour’ to Liz Truss

09/23/2022

Internal emails from LGBT+ Conservatives suggest the group was told to pull its branded condoms from conference by the prime minister. The party’s LGBTQ+ group announced on…

Global News

Added on: 09/25/2022

Same-sex parenting not normal, says aide to Italy’s Meloni

09/24/2022

Same-sex parenting is not normal, a senior member of the far-right party expected to win Italy’s election on Sunday has suggested, casting a fresh spotlight on its…

Global News

Added on: 09/24/2022

Turkey’s Anti-LGBTQ Display Reflects Nation’s Political Shift

09/23/2022

The 25-year-old translator by day and trans drag performer by night felt overwhelming panic and anxiety when several thousand demonstrators gathered and marched Sunday in Turkey to…

Global News

Added on: 09/23/2022

Italian politics has been in trouble for decades. Now it’s heading for a new low

09/19/2022

Earlier this month, Alessio Di Giulio, a Florentine councillor with rightwing populist party the League, posted a 17-second video that, to my mind, marks the nadir of…

Global News

Added on: 09/23/2022

Prove World Cup will be safe, England LGBTQ+ supporters’ group tells Qatar

09/22/2022

The England national team’s largest LGBTQ+ supporters’ group has urged Qatar’s authorities to provide clear reassurances that it will be safe for gay fans to visit for…

Global News

Added on: 09/21/2022

Bishops in Belgium authorize prayer for committed gay couples

09/20/2022

The Flemish-speaking bishops of Belgium have appointed a contact person for ministry to and with gay Catholics and have authorized prayer for committed gay couples on the…

Global News

Added on: 09/20/2022

Thousands march in anti-LGBT demonstration in Istanbul

09/19/2022

Several thousand people have taken part in an anti-LGBT demonstration in Istanbul. They called for LGBT associations to be closed down and displayed signs that read: “protect…

Global News

Added on: 09/19/2022

SCOTTISH FOOTBALLER ZANDER MURRAY COMES OUT AS GAY

09/18/2022

Scottish footballer Zander Murray, a striker for Gala Fairydean Rovers, has come out as gay. In an interview with Gala Fairydean Rovers Football Club, Murray, 30, talked…

Global News

Added on: 09/19/2022

Thousands march in Turkey to demand ban on LGBTQ groups

09/18/2022

An anti-LGBTQ group marched Sunday in Istanbul, demanding that LGBTQ associations be shuttered and their activities banned, in the largest demonstration of its kind in Turkey. Several…

Global News

Added on: 09/18/2022

Turkish Regulator Criticized Over Public Service Video

09/16/2022

Turkish media and LGBTQ groups are questioning a decision by the country’s regulator to classify a video from a coalition of conservative groups as a public service…

Global News

Added on: 09/18/2022

Police and anti-LGBT protesters clash in Belgrade as EuroPride march goes ahead

09/17/2022

Serbian riot police clashed with anti-LGBT protesters in the capital Belgrade on September 17, as a last minute government decision allowed the EuroPride march to go ahead….