Brunei

Brunei anti-LGBT laws: gay community, public figures react | #TheCube

Hollywood actor George Clooney led calls for a boycott of the luxury hotels owned by the Brunei Investment Agency, which is headed by the country's 72-year-old sultan.

3 April 2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo to host Bosnia’s first-ever LGBTQ pride parade

Sarajevo will host Bosnia’s first-ever pride parade on September 8, according to the country’s LGBTQ activists. A group of 16 committee leaders of the initiative Bosnian-Herzegovinian (BiH) Pride March, announced in Sarajevo Monday, the planned march will be a protest against inequality.

1 April 2019

Italy

Protests in Italy as far-right party holds family values conference

Demonstrators say long-established rights like abortion and divorce are under threat

31 March 2019

World

Poland ruling party slams Warsaw's LGBT declaration | Raw Politics

A leader from Poland's Law and Justice party called a recent LGBT declaration an "attack on children".

12 March 2019

Italy

Salvini criticised over controversial League party Women's Day leaflet

League party leader Matteo Salvini has come under fire after a controversial Women's Day leaflet was published.

6 March 2019

Luxembourg

Openly gay PM inspires 'Icy silence' at EU-Arab summit after LGBT jibe

An "icy silence" was reported among some of the audience at the EU-Arab League summit after Luxembourg's prime minister reminded fellow leaders that his sexual orientation could see him prosecuted in some of their countries.

28 February 2019

World News

Martina Navratilova cut from LGBT group after transgender comments

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova was dropped by an LGBT group for comments made in her opinion article in the Sunday Times, in which she said it was "cheating" for a transgender woman to take part in women's sports.

20 February 2019

World

US Ambassador to Germany launches initiative to end criminalisation of homosexuality

Ric Grenell met with LGBT activists from nine countries - saying the experience of European groups made them ideally placed to lead a global campaign.

20 February 2019

United Kingdom

British football club trades shirts for one-off LGBT kit

A British football club has revealed its new rainbow-striped kit, taking inspiration from the LGBT flag

1 February 2019

World News

US Supreme Court rules in favour of Trump military transgender ban

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Trump ädministration policy banning certain transgender people from joining or staying in the military.

22 January 2019

World

Alleged persecution of gay people in Chechnya

LGBTQ rights groups are reporting fresh persecution of gay people in Chechnya, claiming that two have died and about 40 are currently held in detention.

17 January 2019

Europe News

EU Parliament urges UK to come up with Brexit solution

Lawmakers see the ball squarely in the British camp

16 January 2019

Europe News

EU Parliament urges Russia to investigate anti-LGBT violence

Reports of "monstrous torture" in Chechnya

16 January 2019

Brazil

Same sex couples rush to marry before Bolsonaro takes power in Brazil

Mass wedding in Sao Paulo comes amid fears that President-elect may restrict gay marriage.

16 December 2018

USA

Banning conversion therapy in California | NBC Left Field

Although widely accepted as something you are born with, some believe homosexuality is a condition that can be treated.

23 November 2018

United Kingdom

Former rugby player opts for an apology over charges following attack

Former international rugby player Gareth Thomas has opted for an apology over pressing charges against a boy who attacked him for being gay.

19 November 2018

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Bike rally through Vietnam capital marks end of annual gay pride week

Several hundred people participated in a bike rally on Sunday to mark the end of Hanoi's annual gay pride week and to advocate for LGBT rights in Vietnam.

12 November 2018

United Kingdom

Scotland to be first country to add LGBT issues to curriculum

Lessons will be taught across various age groups and subjects, and themes will include tackling homophobia, biphobia and transphobia and awareness of the history of LGBT movements.

9 November 2018

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Brazil's LGBT soccer league kicking homophobia to the curb

In Brazil, a new gay soccer league has been created to provide a space to practice football, without fear, without homophobia, without fear of any type of discrimination.

4 November 2018

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Tens of thousands join annual gay pride parade in Taiwan

The parade comes just weeks ahead of a referendum that is set to decide whether same-sex marriages will be recognised on the island.

28 October 2018