US politician Eric Porterfield has denied he was suggesting he’d drown his children if he discovered they were gay, and has accused the media of deliberately misunderstanding his comments. The lawmaker from Mercer Country in West Virginia made headlines around the world in February when he compared LGBTIQ people to the Ku Klux Klan and […]
The governor of Puerto Rico has confirmed he will ban conversion therapy for people under the age of 18 by executive order. Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s order will bypass his own ruling party – the New Progressive Party – who blocked the passage of a bill that would ban conversion therapy for minors in the island’s […]
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) have launched the 13th edition of their flagship publication, State-Sponsored Homophobia. Authored by Lucas Ramón Mendos, the report compiles data on laws from around the world that affect people on the basis of their sexuality – which in turn can be drawn upon as a resource […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers fans in Egypt have reported they were searched for rainbow flags when heading in to their concert last weekend. Journalist Samer Al-Atrush reported on social media that he was asked “you have no flags?”, being told that “flag for the gays. Not allowed.” Entering Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at Cairo […]
Botswana’s High Court has postponed making a decision on a case challenging the country’s criminalisation of gay sex. The court is now expected to make a decision on 11th June. The court began hearing a case this week which challenged the nations ban on homosexual sex. Those caught having sex can face up to seven […]
There’s so many intriguing news reports and stories for the LGBTIQ+ audience. Here’s some that caught our attention from around the globe. Rainbow disconnection: ‘Gay Oscars’ founder lays police complaint The Spinoff New Zealand website The Spinoff have published a report alleging a falling out between the founders of the Australian and New Zealand LGBTI Awards. […]
A court in Botswana will consider if the country’s ban of homosexual sex should be lifted. While it’s not illegal to be gay, it is illegal to have homosexual sex. Today a court will consider an application that the current laws, which can lead to a seven year jail term, are unfair. An unnamed man […]
Wikileaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been jailed in the USA after she refused to give testimony to a grand jury. Manning is a former Army intelligence analyst who served years in prison for leaking one of the largest collections of classified documents in U.S. history. She was released from prison in 2017 after President Barack […]
Britain has seen a massive drop in the number of new cases of HIV that involve men who have sex with men. The latest figures were presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2019) in Seattle yesterday. Dana Ogaz of Public Health England shared that the number of new cases of HIV […]
Malaysia’s Tourism Minister has declared that as far as he knows there are no gay people in his country. Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi made the comment to the media during a visit to Germany. The Minister was promoting the country at a tourism trade fair when a journalist asked him if Malaysia was a safe place […]
