Day: August 8, 2016
HRC Strongly Condemns Ugandan Police Raid of LGBTQ Pride Event
Last Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organisation, strongly condemned the police raid of a peaceful LGBTQ pride event in Kampala, the country’s capital. While events continue to unfold, police arrested several participants, including activists Frank Mugisha and Pepe Onziema of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG).
Belfast Pride: Calls For Equal Marriage In NI
Campaigners continue to lobby for the right to marry, despite Democratic Unionists blocking the move in November.
Manchester Pride Celebrity Great Village Bake Off Judges
Sunday 21st August sees the Great Village Bake Off return to Manchester’s Gay Village. In it’s 4th year, this year’s Bake Off promises to be the best yet!
Uganda Pride 2016 Postponed After Police Harass and Detain Participants
“Again and again, Ugandan authorities show that they have no regard for basic human rights of LGBTIQ people and that they will even violate the Ugandan constitution in order to stop LGBTIQ people from exercising those basic rights.” – Maria Sjodin, Deputy Executive Director, OutRight Action International.
Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow win synchro 10m platform bronze
Britain’s Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow won Olympic bronze in the men’s synchronised 10m platform at Rio 2016.
Addicted – unique treasure from China
Addicted is the LGBT web series everyone is talking about – the series is based on the Boys’ love novel “Are You Addicted?” written by Chai Jidan.