International News LGBTQ+ activists protest at FIFA Museum ahead of World Cup in Qatar A few dozen people protested in front of the FIFA Museum in Zurich on Tuesday, November 8 to press for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community ahead of the World Cup hosted by Qatar. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Russian court upholds lengthy prison sentences for Chechen LGBTQ+ siblings Amnesty International has responded to news that a Russian court has upheld lengthy prison sentences for Chechen LGBTQ+ siblings Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev – who, Amnesty say, had been “falsely accused of aiding illegal armed groups”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Shooting outside Slovakian LGBTQ+ venue leaves two dead and one injured A shooting outside a Slovakian LGBTQ+ bar has left two dead and a further person – believed to be an employee at the venue – injured. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Two more suspects arrested over LGBTQ+ Pride shooting in Norway The suspects — a man in his forties with Somali citizenship and a Norwegian national in his thirties – are both known to the authorities and face preliminary charges of “complicity in an act of terrorism”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News LGBTQ+ Pride marchers in Cyprus come together to seek equal family rights Hundreds of LGBTQ+ activists turned to the streets of the Cypriot capital on Sunday, September 25 to push for equal rights irrespective of sexual orientation. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Thousands march in anti-LGBTQ+ demonstration in Istanbul Several thousand people have taken part in an anti-LGBTQ+ demonstration in Istanbul, calling for LGBTQ+ associations to be closed down and displaying signs that read: “protect your family and your generation”, “Say no to society without gender”, and “Father + mother + baby = family”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Right-wing groups clash with Serbian police at Belgrade Pride march Police in Belgrade have detained dozens of people after clashes with right-wing and ultranationalist protesters, who had said they would prevent a Pride march in the Serbian capital. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News EuroPride banned by Serbian authorities EuroPride, the pan-European gathering of the LGBTQ+ community due to be held in Belgrade this Saturday, has been banned by Serbian authorities, sparking an outcry from organisers. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Thousands march in Belgrade against planned Gay Pride parade Thousands of religious and right-wing activists marched through Serbia’s capital on Sunday calling for authorities to ban a Gay Pride march planned for this Saturday. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Man arrested after fatal attack on trans man at German Pride event Police in Germany said on Friday, September 2 they have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with a fatal attack on a 25-year-old trans man at a Pride event in the western city of Münster last month. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Russia considering doubling fines for exposing children to ‘LGBT propaganda’ Russia is considering doubling fines for exposing children to what it calls ‘LGBT propaganda’ and making any event or act seen as promoting homosexuality an administrative offence, the text of proposed new legislation made public on Wednesday, August 31 showed. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor Filthy Animals Brandon Taylor This collection of eleven LGBTQ+ stories, interwoven and interconnected by character, theme and narrative tension is superb. Taylor takes the familiar Queer tropes and upends them, shakes them out, twists them round, some get a spit and rub, others placed back in strang By Eric Page • 3 min read
