LGBTQ+ News Video clip published on social media shows gay couple beaten and paraded in public in Nigeria A video clip published on X, formerly Twitter, shows a gay couple being beaten and paraded in public in Nigeria because of their sexual orientation. In the clip shared by Portharcourt Specials, an account promoting the Port Harcourt area of Nigeria, on X, the couple who appeared half naked were bein By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Brooks had attended the Missing Bar before the attack General News Couple attacked in Birmingham’s gay village Rob and Patrick, a married couple in their 30s, were the victims of a homophobic attack in Birmingham’s gay village on August 14. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Russian MP says LGBTQ+ people should be ‘sterilised’ Vitaly Milonov has been criticised by the country’s Human Rights Council after saying that gay people should be “sterilised”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Alex Johnson plead guilty of harassment General News Staffordshire couple face homophobic abuse outside home Jason Smith and Stephen Lanza reported Alex Johnson after he shouted homophobic abuse outside the pair’s home. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Update: Chechen court rules abduction of gay refugees is legal A court in the Russian region of Chechnya has ruled that it was legal for police to abduct two gay refugees and return them to Chechen authorities. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Ignatius Annor General News Ghanaian journalist comes out as gay on live TV Reporter, Ignatius Annor from Ghana, came out as gay on live TV, and shared a message of solidarity with the country’s LGBTQ+ community. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Gay RAF veteran requests official apology A gay ex-RAF member has said an official apology should be issued to those who were discriminated against. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Queer performer Ari Gold dead at 47 New York City-based dancer and singer Ari Gold has died at 47 after a long battle with leukemia. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News UN report finds Iran’s LGBTQ+ community face regular violence A report released by the United Nations on Wednesday 10 February found Iran is unsafe for the LGBTQ+ community. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Angola decriminalises same-sex relations The country of Angola, on the west coast of Africa, has decriminalised same-sex relationships in a historic victory for it’s LGBTQ+ community. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News LGBTQ+ ‘ally’ Beckham faces backlash for becoming ‘face of Qatar’ Football star David Beckham has faced backlash from the LGBTQ+ community after signing a deal to become the ‘face of Qatar’, where queer people are persecuted regularly. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Gay asylum seeker criticises UK immigration system Abderrahim El Habachi, a gay asylum seeker from Morocco, has spoken out against the UK Home Office’s lack of support for LGBTQ+ immigrants. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
