Category: World – LGBTQ Rights
In 2022, Israel will see a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ incidents, according to a report
There was a significant increase in public anti-LGBTQ harassment and discrimination in businesses. Since the last election, a quarter of all reports have been filed.
Uganda introduces an anti-gay bill in parliament, proposing harsh new penalties
Ugandan lawmakers introduced legislation in parliament on Thursday that proposes harsh new penalties for same-sex relationships in a country where homosexuality is already illegal, defying human rights groups’ criticism.
LGBTI Intergroup calls on Chechen authorities to release Idris Arsamikov
Idris Arsamikov is a gay Chechen refugee who fled to the Netherlands in 2018, where he was granted refugee status, to escape the electroshock torture he was subjected to by authorities.
Israel has been an LGBTQ haven in the Middle East. New government change that?
LGBTQ Israelis are reeling from the hostility they sense from their new government and at the fragility of the laws protecting them
Archbishop Stephen Samuel Kaziimba, homosexuals are also children of God
Since his enthronement in March 2020, Archbishop Stephen Samuel Kaziimba has consistently spoken against homosexuality.
Russian lawmakers expand restrictions on promoting LGBTQ rights
Russian lawmakers unanimously approved a bill banning all forms of «LGBTQ propaganda» in a final reading Thursday, as Moscow presses ahead with its conservative drive at home while its troops fight in Ukraine.