General News Athlete takes discrimination case to European Court of Human Rights Caster Semenya, an out gay South African athlete is taking her case to the European Court of Human Rights. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Report finds hate crimes on the rise in Israel The Association for LGBTQ+ Equality in Israel has released its annual report, which found an LGBTQ+ person was attacked every three hours in 2020. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News US reintroduces Equality Act The US Equality Act has been formally introduced to the national House of Representatives by out gay congressman David Cicilline and senator Jeff Merkley. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Historic court ruling for LGBTQ+ rights in Jamaica A human rights advocacy court has ruled that Jamaica’s criminalisation of same-sex relations violates the rights of its LGBTQ+ citizens By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News ILGA-Europe warns of increasing hostility towards LGBTQ+ people ILGA-Europe, has released its annual review, in which it found there is an increasing level of hostility towards the continent’s LGBTQ+ community. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Tory MP apologises for anti-LGBTQ+ remarks 64-year-old Desmond Swayne, a long-serving Tory MP for New Forest West, has apologised for referring to same-sex relations as ‘unnatural’ in 1999. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Study finds LGBTQ+ more likely to experience workplace harassment A new report has found LGBTQ+ employees are more likely to feel unsafe and experience harassment in the workplace. 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+ free Polish zone loses €1.7m in funding The Polish region of Podkarpackie has lost €1.7m in European Heritage funding after declaring itself an LGBTQ+ free zone. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts German actors create LGBTQ+ diversity campaign 185 LGBTQ+ actors in Germany have collaborated to create a campaign which calls for greater diversity in film, TV, and theatre. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Gibraltar lesbian couple in race for equal parental rights Natalie and Katie Perez-Muldoon, a lesbian couple living in Gibraltar, are in a legal battle for Katie to obtain equal parental rights before the birth of their child next month. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Business News 2021 Corporate Equality report released The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released its 2021 US Corporate Equality report, which follows participating employers as they implement LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and practices in the workplace. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
