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No Brokeback Mountain: Russia bans LGBTQ-friendly content under new law

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 30 11:26 AM

Any person who says something positive about love between two men may be forced to dig deep into their wallets and pay a fine. Read more »

In a first, German parliament spotlights Nazis' LGBTQ victims

Deborah Cole, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 27 03:21 PM

The German parliament will for the first time on Friday focus its annual Holocaust memorial commemorations on people persecuted and killed for their sexual or gender identity. Read more »

Why this Biñan barbershop was a hot topic on Twitter

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jan 25 06:24 PM

The little-known Barbierro was a hot topic on Twitter when someone called it out for claiming it’s the Philippines' first queer barberya Read more »

Mars pauses 'polarizing' M&M ads after right-wing attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 05:31 AM

M&M's announced Monday it is pausing a publicity campaign featuring its signature cartoon mascots, after the so-called "spokescandies" became a target for a Fox News firebrand decrying them as "woke." Read more »

Taiwan OKs same-sex marriage of transnational couples

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 04:21 PM

Taiwan has decided to recognize same-sex marriages between its citizens and their foreign partners. Read more »

Germany pushes to end gay blood donor discrimination

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 11 07:18 AM

Currently, gay men cannot donate blood for a period of four months if they either had a new sexual partner or more than one sexual partner in that time. Read more »

India Pride marchers call for same-sex marriage rights

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 07:19 AM

Hundreds of people took part in the first Delhi Queer Pride march in three years on Sunday as pressure grows for legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India. Read more »

Kenya LGBTQ rights activist killed, suspect arrested

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 11:25 AM

Kenyan police said they had arrested a suspect in the killing of an LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was discovered stuffed in a metal trunk, a grisly crime that has sparked national outrage. Read more »

Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act

Michael Reynolds, EPA-EFE
Posted at Dec 14 07:07 PM

The Respect for Marriage Act protects same-sex marriage and interracial marriage. Read more »

Vice Ganda hosts another 'UnkabogaBALL' party

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 01:29 PM

Vice Ganda hosted the sophomore edition of his “UnkabogaBALL” party in Cebu on Saturday night. Read more »

LGBTQIA community lauds SOGIE city ordinances

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 08:44 PM

The city government-run Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina prides itself for being an inclusive institution for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Plus or LGBTQIA plus individuals. Read more »

US Congress passes bill to protect same-sex marriage

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 09 02:09 PM

The US Congress passed landmark legislation to protect same-sex marriage under federal law. Read more »

LGBTQ groups seek legal ban on Swiss conversion therapy

Agnès Pedrero, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 02:56 PM

LGBTQ organizations in Switzerland are concerned that without swift action, the country could become a haven for conversion therapy, which is banned in neighboring France and Germany. Read more »

Two Indonesian soldiers get seven months' jail for gay sex

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 02:04 PM

Two Indonesian soldiers have been given a seven-month jail term for having gay sex, which is banned by the nation's military as "inappropriate behaviour". Read more »

US Senate votes to protect same-sex marriage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 09:05 AM

The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same-sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to forestall the possibility of the conservative-led Supreme Court taking away this right. Read more »

Fighting for gay rights in Venezuela

Rayner Peña R, EPA-EFE
Posted at Nov 29 11:28 PM

The LGBTIQ activist Koddy Campo is seen chained as a protest in front of the headquarters of the Ombudsman, in Caracas, Venezuela. Read more »

Singapore repeals colonial-era gay sex law

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 07:34 PM

Singapore's parliament on Tuesday repealed a law criminalizing sex between men. Read more »

Canada to summon Russian envoy over 'hateful' LGBTQ tweets

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 08:30 AM

Canada's foreign minister on Monday ordered her officials to summon Russia's ambassador in Ottawa, Oleg Stepanov, over a series of "hateful" anti-LGBTQ tweets including one aimed at an openly lesbian federal minister. Read more »

LGBTQ club shooting suspect is non-binary, had troubled past

Huw Griffith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 07:42 AM

Lawyers for the 22-year-old accused of murdering five people at a Colorado LGBTQ club revealed their client is non-binary ahead of an initial court appearance Wednesday. Read more »

LGBTQ nightclub attack a suspected hate crime: Colorado mayor

Huw Griffith and Jason Connoly, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 01:47 AM

The mayor of Colorado Springs said Monday that an attack by a lone gunman on an LGBTQ nightclub in the western US city that left five people dead and up to 30 injured had "the trappings of a hate crime." Read more »