Polish authorities deny persecuting LGBTQ+ people
Pawel Jablonski, Poland’s deputy foreign minister, has denied that the LGBTQ+ community are being persecuted in the country.
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Thousands sign petition against Poland’s LGBTQ+ free zones
Nearly 350,000 have signed an All Out petition which demands action against the rise in ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland.
Gay men being murdered in Chechnya
Gay men are being kidnapped and killed in Chechnya, Russia. Last weekend the Guardian reported that more than 100 men had been arrested under suspicion of being gay.
Make a donation and help Turkish Pride in 2017
This summer, despite Pride in Istanbul being banned, LGBT+ Turks marched anyway and were met with tear gas, rubber bullets, and water cannons. Many LGBT+ people in Turkey live in constant fear. In August, Hande Kader, a transgender activist, was brutally murdered in Istanbul. In November, Levent Pis
#GayIsOK raises £275,000 ‘Love Fund’ to support LGBT groups
£50,000 donated to ‘All Out’ for their campaigning efforts across the world, rest is available for global LGBT groups to apply for grants of up to £10,000, via Lush.co.uk.