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Russia labeled this gay journalist a terrorist extremist. He fled & is speaking out.

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Gay Russian journalist Vadim Vaganov fled his home country in 2024, one year after its Supreme Court declared the so-called “international LGBT movement” an “extremist organization.” Russia’s government now considers him, the media outlet he works for, Parni+, and other LGBTQ+ journalists and activists as “foreign agents” on par with terrorist extremists. The Russian government is “generous” in giving these designation to independent media outlets and organizations, Vaganov told the European Centre for Press & Media Freedom in an article published on October 16. The government has already opened six administrative cases against him for his social media posts and journalistic articles. As of […]

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German police raid trans health center over suspected prescription drug trafficking: A ‘violent intrusion’

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Police in Germany raided a transgender and queer community health center in Berlin during a weekly gathering for transfeminine people on Sunday, searching attendees’ belongings and holding them inside for hours, according to the organization. Casa Kuà, a community space in Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighborhood, said in a series of Instagram posts that officers “forcefully entered ‘The Dolls’, a weekly transfem-only meet-up” at the center. “They identified everybody present, and held them inside for up to 4 hours,” the organization wrote, describing the raid as a “violent intrusion into our space.” Police said the search stemmed from suspicions of illegal trafficking in prescription drugs and allegations that […]

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Protests as police raid Taipei gay bar for ‘offences against public morality’

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Around 100 people protested in Taipei after police raided gay bar Commander D, detained 51 patrons for questioning under Taiwan’s Social Order Maintenance Act and arrested the owner of the bar. The Taipei City Police Department’s Wanhua Precinct raided the Wanhua area bar on Saturday afternoon (3 October). Of the 58 patrons inside, 51 were taken in for questioning and the owner was arrested, as reported by The Independent. Precinct spokesperson Chen Yu-cheng said those detained were suspected of violating Taiwan’s Social Order Maintenance Act, which bans “wantonly exposing one’s naked body or presenting a lascivious posture in a public place or publicly accessible […]

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Trans rights activists storm Harry Potter And The Cursed Child red carpet

Trans rights protesters rushed the red carpet ahead of a gala performance of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child at London’s Palace Theatre on Thursday, with one wearing a T-shirt reading “Rowling money kills”. The protesters wore masks and hats to conceal their identities and lay down on the red carpet during arrivals. They were quickly removed by security. The action took place as celebrities arrived for the special performance, including Vanessa Feltz, Richard Arnold, Anne Hegerty and Angellica Bell.  What happened at the Palace Theatre red carpet? The protest targeted the London production of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, the long-running […]

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Straight women less willing to date bisexual men than men are bi women, says data

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Straight women are far less willing to date bisexual men than straight men are to date bisexual women, a YouGov poll published during Bisexual Visibility Week has found. Among straight women, 19% said they would date a bisexual man and 66% said they would not. Among straight men, 53% said they would date a bisexual woman and 35% said they would not. The poll surveyed 5,983 Brits in late March, including 2,031 straight women and 1,517 straight men. Across all respondents, 48% reported positive views of bisexual people and 8% reported negative views, with the remainder neutral. Acceptance can look very different across LGBTQ+ […]

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Same-sex parent named on birth certificate not automatically a legal parent, judge rules

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A family court judge has ruled that a woman who was named as a parent on a child’s birth certificate did not automatically acquire legal parental responsibility, meaning she cannot currently apply for a child arrangements order without first getting the court’s permission. The case, Re X (female partner non-acquisition of parental responsibility), involved a former same-sex couple and their child, X. AR began a relationship with BM while BM was pregnant, and when X was born, the two women registered the birth with AR listed as a parent alongside BM. X’s genetic father, LY, has had no involvement in […]

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Reforms to Hungary’s Anti-LGBT Laws Welcome, but More to Do

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Hungary’s new government has taken an important step toward dismantling a key discriminatory legacy of the Orbán era—the legal targeting of LGBT people. The job is not finished, however. The government submitted legislation to Parliament on September 14 to remove several provisions of the 2021 so-called “child protection” law that restrict the “portrayal” or “promotion” of sexual and gender diversity in content accessible to children. The proposed changes remove the restrictions from laws relating to child protection, media, advertising, and education. The reforms follow an April judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union finding that Hungary’s legal restrictions stigmatized and marginalized LGBT people […]

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At the UN, Plans for a Global Coalition to Attack LGBTQ and Reproductive Rights

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On Sept. 17, while the United Nations (U.N.) was hosting its annual General Assembly for diplomats and leaders from all over the world, several key figures filled a room across the street at the Millennium Hilton in Midtown Manhattan. Attendees included Trump administration officials, leaders of Southern Poverty Law Center-designated anti-LGBTQ hate groups, far-right politicians from Latin America and reporters from far-right media. These people were meeting for the Global Forum for Life, Family and Freedoms, a two-day summit of right-wing leaders with an ambitious goal to create a new “pro-life and pro-family” Core Group at the U.N. Since 2008, the U.N. has had […]

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Two men and teen charged after multiple stabbing outside Liverpool LGBTQ+ bar

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Three men aged 18, 22 and 31 have been charged after three people were stabbed following an alleged altercation linked to Liverpool LGBTQ+ venue GBar. Officers were called to Tithebarn Street in Liverpool city centre shortly after 6.30am on Saturday morning, where three victims were found injured. The three were taken to hospital and one was reported to remain in a “stable condition”. Merseyside Police said it is thought the incident unfolded outside GBar on Eberle Street following an “altercation” between two groups inside the venue. Police had earlier launched a “relentless” manhunt to locate those involved in the early hours of 20 September. Patrick Morgan, […]

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Two teens on trial for murder and robbery after man allegedly targeted on Grindr

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Two 17-year-olds are to go to trial accused of the murder and robbery of Alex Coughlan, from Dublin, with Gardaí alleging he was targeted via Grindr before an assault in Blanchardstown. Coughlan, 37, suffered serious injuries after being assaulted on Mill Road on 17 May 2026 and died three days later in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. Two teenagers, now aged 17, are charged with his murder and robbery, and neither has entered a plea as of yet, according to The Journal. The pair appeared at the Dublin Children’s Court on Monday (21 September) before Judge Shalom Binchy, as the court considered whether they should […]

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