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A gay refugee was forced to apologize on TV for ‘disgracing’ Chechnya
“They said that I must first think about my family. I was also told that if I continue to speak, I would have problems.”
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51 people arrested at a gay spa in Indonesia
Even though homosexuality is legal there, some of those arrested might be in prison for years on trumped up charges.
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Family of intersex child settles lawsuit over genital surgery for over $400,000
This case could have an effect on whether or not doctors decide to perform surgeries on intersex babies.
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Should doctors perform surgery on intersex children?
“If there is a secret to raising healthy children, it is to accept and focus on what they are, instead of what they’re not.”
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Witnesses say high ranking politician in Chechnya visited gay torture camps
This man reportedly not only orchestrated the torture of gay and bisexual men but some survivors say he liked to watch.
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Thugs attack LGBTQ activists & police, burn rainbow flag in Ukraine
A small group of activists were attacked for trying to draw attention to the anti-LGBTQ sentiment they face in their daily lives.
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U.S. denies visas to gay, bi men fleeing torture in Chechnya
Chechen gay and bisexual men are being rounded up, falsely imprisoned, beaten, and killed.
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Chechnya is torturing & killing gay men in secret concentration camps
The government denies the existence of gay men in Chechnya, claiming “you can’t detain and harass someone who doesn’t exist in the republic.”
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Afghan refugees told to go back to Kabul and pretend to be straight
The UK issued new guidelines for LGBT Afghan refugees arguing that someone could live in the closet in Kabul safely.
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How once conservative Malta has leaped to the forefront on LGBTQ rights
Until recently, the country had been a last bastion in western Europe of social norms largely dictated by the Catholic church.