By Mike Wendling, BBC News US officials have warned that foreign terror organisations may attempt to target LGBT events around the world during Pride Month in June. Authorities warned US citizens abroad to “exercise increased caution”. “Stay alert in locations … Continue reading US warns of possible Pride Month attacks worldwide
Opinion | By Robert Reich | 1 Jan. 2023 Setbacks notwithstanding, we are better today than we were 50 years ago, 20 years ago, even a year ago It was quite a year. Some of the regressive forces undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, widening inequality and stoking hatred have been pushed back. This is a worthy accomplishment and cause for celebration. It offers hope that the Trump years are behind us and the hard work of building a decent society can resume. But this is no time for complacency. No one should assume that the battle has been won. The anti-democracy movement is still fulminating. … Continue reading It’s hard to believe, but things are getting better. They will continue to if we keep up the fight
Drag performers, known for their exuberance in the spotlight, have found their spirits subdued in the last month by serious concerns for their safety on stage. By EMILY OLSON | 27 Dec. 2022 Police have yet to disclose a motive behind the Nov. 19 shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colo., which left five people dead and at least 17 others injured. A 22-year-old suspect was charged with 305 criminal counts, including bias-motivated crimes. The gunman opened fire just as Club Q was wrapping up its weekly Saturday evening drag show. The nightclub had also planned another drag show for the following morning, to honor Transgender Day … Continue reading After the Club Q shooting, drag queens say they’re upping security measures
Ben Lynfield in Jerusalem | 26 Dec. 2022 President condemns anti-LGBTQ rhetoric after comment by Orit Strook, which she later said referred to certain procedures A suggestion by one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming ministers that Israeli doctors should be allowed to refuse treatment to LGBTQ patients on religious grounds has heightened fears that the new government poses an unprecedented threat to gay rights. The Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, has weighed in to condemn the growing anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, saying: “The racist pronouncements of recent days against the LGBTQ community and other sectors of the public make me extremely worried and concerned.” The president, whose post is largely … Continue reading Israeli politician suggests doctors could refuse to treat gay patients
Moira Donegan | U.S. | 22 Nov. 2022 What happened in Colorado Springs this weekend was part of a trend of escalating violence targeting gay spaces As far as mass shootings, go, it was over quickly. Just before midnight on Saturday, a man carrying multiple magazines of ammunition entered the Club Q, a gay bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado, spraying gunfire. As bullets flew, two patrons at the club subdued the attacker by grabbing the gun from him, and hitting him with it. They held him down until police arrived. The first 911 call was made at 11.56pm; the killer was taken into custody at 12.02am. … Continue reading The US right is stoking anti-LGBT hate. This shooting was no surprise
By Aleem Maqbool | Religion editor, BBC News | 16 Nov. 2022 The focus is on human rights in Qatar as it prepares to host football’s World Cup, starting on Sunday. Two people tell us how the country’s strict religious laws and customs have affected their lives. Aziz moves around nervously as we chat online. He wanted to speak out, but it is clear this is taking a huge amount of courage, and he remains solemn throughout our conversation. “I would like my existence not to be illegal in my country,” he says, in a low voice from Qatar’s capital Doha. “I would like reforms that … Continue reading World Cup 2022: ‘I don’t want to worry about being killed’
Qatari officials have stopped a protest staged by British LGBT rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. By Jasmine Andersson | BBC News | 26 Oct. 2022 Mr Tatchell said he was “arrested and detained on the kerbside” in Doha on Tuesday following his one-man protest challenging the country’s treatment of LGBT people ahead of the World Cup. He said he was later released and is now heading back to the UK. The Qatari government said authorities asked someone to move but claims of an arrest were “completely false”. Before leaving Qatar, Mr Tatchell said: “You can call it arrest or detention but we were not free to move.” … Continue reading Qatar officials stop LGBT activist Peter Tatchell protest
A volunteer lights a candle during a vigil for Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh, a 25-year-old Palestinian man who was found decapitated in the West Bank city of Hebron, at an LGBTQ shelter in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 7, 2022. Accounts that Abu Murkhiyeh was a gay man who had sought asylum in Israel has turned the tragedy into a socially and politically explosive case, reflecting divergent views from two very different societies. Hebrew and Arabic reads “we will remember you forever”. (AP Photo//Oded Balilty) JERUSALEM (AP) 8 Oct. 2022 The severed head and decapitated torso of a 25-year-old Palestinian were discovered on the side of a road … Continue reading Shock, questions after gruesome killing of gay Palestinian
Pride | 17 Sep. 2022 Serbian police arrested more than 64 people as thousands of LGBTQI+ activists turned out for Belgrade’s EuroPride march on Saturday, despite a government ban. The event had been intended as the cornerstone event of the EuroPride gathering. But the interior ministry banned the march earlier this week, citing security concerns after rightwing groups threatened to hold protests. Although the march took place without serious incident, local media said clashes broke out between counter-demonstrators and police. The Balkan country’s prime minister, Ana Brnabić – who is openly gay – said 64 people were arrested and 10 police officers injured on Saturday, but … Continue reading Serbian police arrest dozens as Belgrade EuroPride marchers defy ban
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