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Man found guilty of deadly shooting during Oslo Pride celebrations

A Norwegian court has found a man guilty of carrying out a deadly shooting at a gay bar during Oslo Pride celebrations in 2022. Zanier Matapour killed two people and seriously injured nine others after opening fire into a crowd outside the London Pub, a popular gay bar in the Norwegian capital. The

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

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French President Emmanuel Macron accused of “stigmatising trans people”

French President Emmanuel Macron is under fire after accusing the New Popular Front, a left-wing alliance built for the upcoming legislative elections, of promoting “completely crazy things, like going to the town hall to change your sex.” The New Popular Front’s manifesto includes a proposal to “au

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Features & Longread

All Aboard the Pride Express: Your ultimate guide to European Pride celebrations by train

European trains are the epitome of chic. These locomotives are no ordinary carriages; they’re the supermodels of the railway world, strutting their stuff at high speeds and turning heads wherever they go. As you glide smoothly from one vibrant city to the next

By Contributor • 4 min read

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Kyiv stages first Pride rally since Russia launched full-scale invasion more than two years ago

Several hundred LGBTQ+ activists and allies, including Ukrainian soldiers, marched in central Kyiv on June 16 to demand the government grant them more rights as they took part in the first Pride march in the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than two years ago. Pro

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

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Bailey Anne Kennedy becomes first trans woman to hold the title of Miss Maryland USA

Bailey Anne Kennedy has become the first trans woman to hold the title of Miss Maryland USA. In an Instagram post, the 31-year-old opened up about how her identity has played a role in her career, writing candidly about how she deals with detractors. “Not everyone has to agree with the spaces that y

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

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Pope Francis apologises for using “extremely homophobic language”

Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men during a meeting of Italian Bishops. A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were “hurt by the use of a word”. At a “private meeting”

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

International News

“Relentless opposition” marring progress made towards equal rights for LGBTQ+ people, new publication reveals

“Relentless opposition” is marring progress made towards equal rights for LGBTQ+ people, a new publication has revealed. Published ahead of Pride Month, ILGA World’s new publication Laws on Us documents the “intense amount” of legal developments that affected communities based on their sexual orient

By Graham Robson • 4 min read

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Third lesbian woman dies after man throws Molotov cocktail at their home in Buenos Aires

A third lesbian woman has died after a man threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of two lesbian couples in Buenos Aires, according to Argentina‘s LGBT+ Federation. The perpetrator has since been arrested and has been hospitalised. The attack, widely seen as a hate crime, shocked many in a nation that

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

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Two online film distributors charged with offences under Russia’s so-called ‘LGBT propaganda law’.

Two online film distributors have been charged with offences under Russia’s so-called ‘LGBT propaganda law’. The companies, Kinopoisk and Restream Media, face an administrative case for the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships” or “gender reassignment” online, according to the notice

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

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This year’s Tel Aviv Pride Parade to be replaced with rally for “pride, hope, and liberty”

The major of Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, has announced the city will not hold its annual Pride Parade in June. Instead of the regular parade, Huldai said that Tel Aviv and LGBTQ organisations have decided to hold a rally for “pride, hope, and liberty.” “This isn’t the time for celebrations,” Ron Huldai wr

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

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Czech court strikes down legal requirement for trans people to undergo surgery before they are able to officially complete transition

The Czech Constitutional Court has struck down a legal requirement for trans people to undergo surgery before they are able to officially complete their transition. Under current law, Czech trans people have to undergo sex organ surgery and sterilisation, leaving them unable to reproduce, before off

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

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Thousands demonstrate in French cities at what they called an “offensive” against trans rights

Thousands of demonstrators protested in French cities on Sunday, May 5 at what they called an “offensive” against transgender rights after lawmakers drafted a proposed bill of law that is scheduled to be debated on May 28. Activists, left-wing members of parliament, trade unionists and young people

By Graham Robson • 1 min read