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Russian leaders want to expand its “gay propaganda” ban to include adults
The law bans gay propaganda to minors. Now a Russian lawmaker wants to ban pro-LGBTQ speech directed at people of any age.
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Iraq’s government proposes law to ban homosexuality
Activists say the proposed law would “allow the Iraqi government to legally get away with murder.”
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Berlin mosque becomes the first to fly the rainbow flag
One of the mosque’s imams said it’s a “safe place for people who are different, so they too can experience the spiritual side of their lives.”
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A drunk man insulted lesbian officer while being arrested, making things even worse for him
Maybe insulting a police officer’s sexual orientation isn’t a great idea when you’re being arrested.
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Woman told to fantasize about Jesus walking in on her with a lover in bizarre conversion therapy
“I think he had his sexual fantasies, I don’t think he thought he was putting them on me but I think he was putting them on me.”
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African soccer player barred from tournament because her testosterone levels are too high
Barbra Banda is a cisgender woman who is being told her body disqualifies her from playing women’s soccer.
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Out WNBA player Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russian drug trial but denies intent
Brittney Griner is accused of “large-scale transportation of drugs” after some cannabis oil vape cartridges were found in her luggage at an airport near Moscow.
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Caribbean court strikes down gay ban in Antigua & Barbuda
“This case will surely help spur further decriminalization across the Caribbean.”
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Iran just executed a gay man. He may be the third so far this year.
Article 234 of Iran’s penal code punishes sexual intercourse between men with the death penalty. But the regime conceals such executions to prevent international protests.
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Three Nigerian men sentenced to death by stoning for homosexuality
One of the men sentenced to stoning is 70-year-old.