Europe

Global News

Added on: 03/29/2022

Meet the gay Ukrainian men willing to go to war for their country.

03/28/2022

In the weeks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the devastation of war has descended upon the country. As is typical in warfare, minorities have borne the…

Global News

Added on: 03/29/2022

Hungary rights groups urge invalid votes to defeat Orban’s LGBTQ referendum.

03/28/2022

Hungarian human rights groups are urging voters to spoil their ballots to defeat a government referendum on LGBTQ issues taking place alongside a national election on Sunday,…

World Voices

Added on: 03/25/2022

CZESLAW WALEK — PRAGUE PRIDE

Alturi Project Strategist

Prague Pride’s Motivation Before the war began, Prague Pride was more focused on issues like LGBTI crisis alleviation, nondiscrimination in the workplace, and legislation for marriage equality….

Global News

Added on: 03/25/2022

Ukraine war shutters HIV clinics, disrupts drug supplies

03/22/2022

March 22 (Openly) – In basement shelters and makeshift clinics, Ukrainian doctors are striving to keep treatment for HIV-positive people on track as Russia’s invasion raises fears…

Global News

Added on: 03/24/2022

TikTok censoring LGBTQ, Nazi terms in Germany: report

03/23/2022

TikTok has been running a questionable word-filtering system in Germany, according to a report by German public broadcasters. The popular Chinese-owned social network has been blocking posts that contain German-language…

Global News

Added on: 03/24/2022

France’s Zemmour faces suit over denial of Nazi anti-gay crimes

03/23/2022

French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour is being targeted with legal action by gay rights groups, who say he denied that homosexuals were rounded up and deported…

Global News

Added on: 03/23/2022

When Communism was Queer.

03/22/2022

Cuba is considering a new family code that could allow marriage equality for the first time in the communist nation. In the last year, the Cuban health…

Global News

Added on: 03/22/2022

How Did the German Church Become the Leaders of Catholic LGBTQ Equality?

03/21/2022

Over the past few years, members of the LGBTQ Catholic community around the globe have been watching how Germany’s church leaders, organizations, and laity are leading the…

Global News

Added on: 03/21/2022

Baroness Nicholson forced to back down on banning trans people from hospital wards

03/20/2022

In the early hours of the morning on Thursday (17 March), Baroness Nicholson proposed an amendment to the controversial Health and Care Bill, which aims to reorganise…

Global News

Added on: 03/20/2022

Meet the asylum seeker who chairs Carlisle City of Sanctuary group

3/20/22

MINA Banisaeid is an asylum seeker who has not only changed her own life, but is helping to improve the lives of others around her. She is…

Global News

Added on: 03/19/2022

Priests ‘forcing LGBTI people to undergo conversion therapy’, MPs hear

3/18/22

Priests force children and adults into hormone and other conversion therapy treatments, which remain legal in Cyprus, with the aim of changing their sexual orientation and gender…

Global News

Added on: 03/18/2022

Kosovo’s parliament rejects new law recognising same-sex civil unions

03/17/2022

Kosovo’s parliament has rejected a new law that would allow same-sex couples to form civil partnerships. Just 28 out of 120 MPs voted in favour of the bill…

Global News

Added on: 03/17/2022

LGBTQ refugees fleeing Ukraine draw on European network of allies to find housing, medical care

03/16/2022

When Edward Reese, a queer activist who works with Kyiv Pride, decided to flee Ukraine on March 8, he knew it was going to be a long…

Global News

Added on: 03/17/2022

Where Ukraine fits into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ‘culture war’

03/16/2022

On February 24, Russia invaded Ukraine. It marks the latest chapter in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s campaign against Ukraine, which began in earnest when Russia annexed the Ukrainian…

Global News

Added on: 03/16/2022

France to lift blood donation ban for gay men who have had recent sex.

03/15/2022

France will end a ban tomorrow (March 16) that rules that gay men cannot give blood if they have had sexual relations in the past four months….

Global News

Added on: 03/15/2022

How Polish & Hungarian Activists Are Helping Queer Ukrainian Refugees.

03/14/2022

The scenes of the more than two and a half million Ukrainian refugees fleeing their country have been brutally heart-wrenching. Eastern Europe is being overwhelmed right now,…

Global News

Added on: 03/14/2022

Some LGBTQ Ukrainians are fleeing Russian occupation. Others are signing up to fight

03/13/2022

LVIV OBLAST, Ukraine — A few weeks ago, Vlad Shast was sashaying in a slinky pink gown and thigh-high boots. Shast was working as a stylist, and performing…

World Voices

Added on: 03/13/2022

What Russia’s invasion means for LGBTI Ukrainians

Alturi Contributor

Putin has consistently portrayed himself — and by extension, Russia — as a staunch defender of traditional family values in order to create a distinct identity against…

Global News

Added on: 03/09/2022

A Gay Dating App is Helping to House Queer People Fleeing Ukraine.

03/08/2022

Leave it to a gay dating app to help people forge unexpected connections. Romeo, a European equivalent to Grindr, has become something of a mutual aid hub…

Global News

Added on: 03/07/2022

Russian Church Leader Appears to Blame Gay Pride Parades for Ukraine War

03/07/2022

The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church appeared to blame liberal Western values — drawing particular attention to gay pride parades — for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in…

Global News

Added on: 03/07/2022

“People Are Not Coming Back to the Closet”: The Fight for Ukraine Is Also a Fight for LGBTQ Rights

03/04/2022

On the seventh day of the war, Olena Shevchenko posted a message of despair on Facebook. Shevchenko, who leads the LGBTQ organization Insight, was not just voicing…

Global News

Added on: 03/07/2022

A message from a Russian LGBT+ activist

03/04/2022

Working in human rights in Russia can give one a misleading sense of invincibility. Despite the dehumanising legislation and fact that the government sees enemies in its…

Global News

Added on: 03/07/2022

Trans and non-binary people trapped in war-torn Ukraine

03/04/2022

The main obstacles to Valeria Kolosova escaping from Ukraine are her passport and ID card, which identify the 24-year-old transgender woman as a man – meaning she…

Global News

Added on: 03/05/2022

LGBTQ refugees fleeing Ukraine face discrimination in countries with anti-gay laws

3/4/22

Late on Thursday night, Viktória Radványi, communications director for Budapest Pride, drove with her girlfriend to the border between Hungary and Ukraine. They were picking up four…

Global News

Added on: 03/05/2022

ABC’s James Longman on Russia Bringing Back the Iron Curtain

3/4/22

As Russian President Vladimir Putin presses hard on his invasion of Ukraine, the world is almost collectively turning against him, and that might be fine with Putin,…

Global News

Added on: 03/04/2022

Queer Africans fleeing Ukraine face ‘grave danger’ even after reaching ‘so-called safe countries’

03/03/2022

Queer African people fleeing Ukraine are facing “intersecting violence”, campaigners have warned. More than one million people have fled Ukraine since Russia declared war. However, not all refugees are being treated…

Global News

Added on: 03/04/2022

Will Russia bring its war on LGBTQ people to Ukraine?

03/03/2022

Zi Faámelu wants to escape the war in Ukraine, but her identity will not let her. The 31-year-old singer, who is transgender, has a passport that says she is…

Global News

Added on: 03/04/2022

Turkey’s LGBT+ under increasing government pressure, report reveals

03/03/2022

A recent report by the LGBT+ advocacy group KAOS GL has revealed that Turkey’s LGBT+ community is feeling increasingly threatened under the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. The…

Global News

Added on: 03/03/2022

Russian soldiers captured after being found hiding in basement by Ukraine LGBT+ activists

03/01/2022

Members of an LGBT+ organisation in Ukraine captured a group of Russian soldiers they found hiding in their offices. Viktor Pylypenko told Israeli newspaper The Israel Hayom that he and…

Global News

Added on: 03/03/2022

Moroccan journalist supports Putin’s war on Ukraine praising homophobic stance of ‘Russian civilisation’

03/01/2022

A Moroccan journalist is facing backlash from the gay community in the kingdom after he expressed support for Putin’s war on Ukraine, praising the Russian leader for…