An LGBT event in Ukraine last weekend had to be abandoned when participants were surrounded by a 200-strong crowd of far right protesters shouting … [Read more...] about Far-Right Thugs Send Bomb Threat, Attack LGBT Festival in Ukraine: VIDEO
International LGBT Rights
In Indonesia, Homophobes Say the Craziest Things
BANGKOK, Thailand — In Indonesia, often touted as a bastion of moderate Islam, officials just can’t stop spewing disturbing commentary about gay … [Read more...] about In Indonesia, Homophobes Say the Craziest Things
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Backs Off Promise to Hold Public Vote on Gay Marriage This Year
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is making headlines after failing to endorse a statement made by Attorney General George Brandis this … [Read more...] about Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull Backs Off Promise to Hold Public Vote on Gay Marriage This Year
Seychelles Parliament May Scrap Law Criminalizing Gay Sex
Members of Seychelles’ national assembly will later this year be asked to vote on a bill to decriminalize homosexuality. James Michel, president of … [Read more...] about Seychelles Parliament May Scrap Law Criminalizing Gay Sex
Run to You: Greg Gould’s Viral Music Video Tells the Real-Life Stories of 5 LGBT Australians – WATCH
Greg Gould, who was runner-up in the 2013 Australia’s Got Talent competition, and came out as gay last August ahead of the release of his debut single … [Read more...] about Run to You: Greg Gould’s Viral Music Video Tells the Real-Life Stories of 5 LGBT Australians – WATCH
UN Ambassador Just Made a Huge Gay Rights Statement to 17 of Her Fellow Int’l UN Envoys: WATCH
Samantha Power, the Ambassador to the United Nations, took 17 of her fellow international envoys to see the Broadway production of Fun Home, a Tony … [Read more...] about UN Ambassador Just Made a Huge Gay Rights Statement to 17 of Her Fellow Int’l UN Envoys: WATCH
Robert Mugabe Tells U.S., Others to Keep Billions in Aid if Gay Rights are Condition of Receiving It
Despite a request for $1.6 billion in aid to help feed millions facing famine, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has said that Western countries can … [Read more...] about Robert Mugabe Tells U.S., Others to Keep Billions in Aid if Gay Rights are Condition of Receiving It
NSW Govt. Apologizes to Gay Australians Arrested and Beaten at First Mardi Gras in 1978: WATCH
53 Australians arrested and beaten by police in 1978 at a gay rights march that would evolve into what is known today as Sydney's Gay and Lesbian … [Read more...] about NSW Govt. Apologizes to Gay Australians Arrested and Beaten at First Mardi Gras in 1978: WATCH
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Voices Support at Knesset’s First Designated LGBT Rights Day: VIDEO
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in the Knesset on Tuesday to show support for the country’s first designated LGBT Rights … [Read more...] about Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Voices Support at Knesset’s First Designated LGBT Rights Day: VIDEO
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Prepared to Call Confidence Vote to Pass Gay Civil Union Bill
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says he is prepared to call a confidence vote on a civil union bill that is currently stalled in Parliament due to … [Read more...] about Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Prepared to Call Confidence Vote to Pass Gay Civil Union Bill