“I was threatened with death by my family, after they found out I was gay” The northern Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah found itself under the LGBT+ media spotlight earlier this year, after activists working in the region started to raise money for a local diversity project. Ayaz Shalal Hassan and other […]
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It’s been a year since the world learned of gay and bisexual men being rounded up and detained in camps in Chechnya. Over a hundred men are reported to have been caught up in this homophobic purge, which was ordered by the Chechen authorities. Men were bundled into the back of […]
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Imagine risking your life to paint a mural. It might sound extreme but these are the lengths brave activists in Iraq are going to in their fight to be heard. LGBT+ people in the northern Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah, close to the Iranian border, are picking up their paintbrushes to create […]
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Three LGBTQ+ activists in Ecuador are facing persecution after speaking out against the #ConMisHijosNoTeMetas movement. The movement, translated as “don’t mess with my children”, has been gathering momentum across Latin America following the introduction of a so-called “progressive gender ideology” into the education curriculum in neighbouring Peru last year. The activists […]
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“The story wasn’t about being gay or indeed about chemsex; it was about grief and loss.” Paul Madden is a psychotherapist-turned-author, having just penned his debut novel, The G Club. The book discusses the journey of Jamie, a gay man living in London, who negotiates a plethora of challenges in his […]
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“Israel is the most gay-friendly place…I visited the gay beach, cruising areas and such like.” Israel is home to the “gay capital of the Middle East” according to Out Magazine. The country is located on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and shares boarders with Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. The […]
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The end of this year marks the tenth anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that saw Nepal’s LGBT rights agenda shift drastically. Nepal is situated between China and India, with a population of just under 29 million people. The predominately Hindu country is home to Mount Everest, but it’s also climbed […]
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LGBT football fans have been warned that if they attend the World Cup in Russia next year, they may put themselves at risk of being attacked. The campaign group, Fare is advising gay people to be cautious in any place which is not seen to be welcoming to the LGBT community.” […]
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UK fundraisers are helping to pay for a new LGBT community centre on the Paraguayan-Argentine border. The LGBT activism group All Out is calling for people across the world to donate to the venture. SOMOSGAY is a community organisation based in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, and provides support for young […]
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The Winter Olympic Games will be taking place in South Korea early in 2018, but how will LGBT athletes and sports fans be treated? The build-up to the games has been somewhat overcast by events North of the border, where North Korea’s nuclear weapons remain a threat to its neighbours and […]
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