Category: World – LGBTQ National
«Queer in Gaza» raises awareness of Hamas’ LGBTQ+ persecution
Living as a queer individual in Gaza is a crime that is met with severe punishment, including torture and death at the hands of Hamas, the governing body of the region, as highlighted in the campaign.
Homophobic Tayyip Erdogan whines like a little child about «LGBTQ colours» at the UN
According to Turkish media reports The country’s president, Tayyip Erdogan, expressed dissatisfaction with the «LGBTQ colours» at the United Nations this week.
Emergency fund for LGBTQ+, PLHIV and women and girls in St Vincent
ECADE launches emergency fund for LGBTQ+, PLHIV and women and girls in St Vincent and the Grenadines
ECADE elects new Directors via virtual AGM
The Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE) is energised to move forward with a renewed mandate from its membership, after its annual general meeting on August 8, 2020.
Turkmenistan: Gay Man Missing After Coming Out Online
A man is feared missing in Turkmenistan after he made his sexual orientation public, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The Turkmen government should urgently clarify whether the man, Kasymberdy Garayev, is in custody, and if he is, release him immediately and explain why he was being held.
Facing the Myths: LGBT Voices from the Middle East and North Africa
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people living in the Middle East and North Africa share their responses to myths and stereotypes about LGBT people in the region on a new video and special feature released today by the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) and Human Rights Watch.