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French President Emmanuel Macron appoints Gabriel Attal as France’s first openly gay Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron appoints Gabriel Attal as France’s first openly gay Prime Minister

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Education Minister Gabriel Attal as France’s first openly gay Prime Minister. Attal lives in a civil union with Stéphane Séjourné, a member of the European Parliament for La République En Marche. During his political career, Attal received antisemitic a

Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist in critical condition after stabbing

Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist in critical condition after stabbing

Steven Kabuye, a prominent LGBTQ+ rights activist in Uganda, where sexual minorities have faced a wave of abuse since an anti-gay law was enacted last year, was stabbed on Wednesday, January 3, and is in critical condition, his organisation, Coloured Voices Media Foundation-Truth to LGBTQ+ Uganda, s

Hate on the streets of Miami as lesbians and trans women attacked in the street

Hate on the streets of Miami as lesbians and trans women attacked in the street

Police are investigating a possible hate crime after at least two LGBTQ+ women, including a lesbian and trans woman, were beaten by a group of men in Miami, Florida. A video of the incident, which took place in Miami’s Wynwood neighbourhood, shows multiple men attacking the group. The victims can be

Amnesty condemns Russia’s Supreme Court’s ‘extremist’ label for LGBTQ+ groups, effectively outlawing the LGBTQ+ movement

Amnesty condemns Russia’s Supreme Court’s ‘extremist’ label for LGBTQ+ groups, effectively outlawing the LGBTQ+ movement

In response to yesterdays’ ruling by Russia’s Supreme Court which designates the “international public LGBT movement” extremist and effectively outlaws any public activity related to LGBTQ+ issues, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “This shamefu

“Romania not ready” to uphold the rights of same-sex couples in line with a European Court of Human Rights ruling

“Romania not ready” to uphold the rights of same-sex couples in line with a European Court of Human Rights ruling

Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has stated that “Romania is not ready” to uphold the rights of same-sex couples in line with a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling, which took place in May of this year. The ECHR ruled that the country, which decriminalised homosexuality in 2001, deca

Gay Israeli soldier unfurls LGBTQ+ flag in Gaza

Gay Israeli soldier unfurls LGBTQ+ flag in Gaza

Yoav Atzmoni, a gay Israel Defence Forces soldier, who was called up to fight after the October 7 massacre, unfurled an LGBTQ+ flag while stationed Gaza, which read ‘In the name of love’. Yoav brought the Pride flag on his tank to his fight against Hamas, despite it making him a larger target for at

Supreme Court of Japan makes ‘landmark decision’ ruling surgery not required for legal gender change

Supreme Court of Japan makes ‘landmark decision’ ruling surgery not required for legal gender change

The Supreme Court of Japan has today (October 25) issued a ruling in a family law case, declaring that the stipulation of the Special Law on Gender Identity Disorder, which mandates surgical sterilisation as a prerequisite for gender reassignment, is unconstitutional in Japan. This decision was base

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