Joe Morgan

Polish mayor Pawel Adamowicz has died after being fatally stabbed at a charity event. The LGBTI ally was stabbed in the heart and abdomen by an ex-convict who rushed onto the stage with a knife yesterday (13 January). Blood donors flooded to hospitals in a bid to help save Adamowicz. But Poland’s health minister Lukasz Szumowski has confirmed the mayor died, saying, ‘we couldn’t win.’ The attack happened in moments at the 27th annual fundraiser organized by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. Footage showed the Gdansk mayor on stage with a sparkler in hand, saying it had been a […]

Students at Oxford University are calling for the firing of a law professor after he compared gay sex to bestiality. More than 400 people have also signed a petition calling for John Finnis to be removed from teaching. The 78-year-old is emeritus professor of law and legal philosophy at University College. Finnis has said in 1994 homosexuality is ‘never a valid, humanly acceptable choice and form of life’. He wrote in his collected essays, published in 2011, that it is ‘destructive of human character and relationships’. He also added: ‘[Gay sex] treats human sexual capacities in a way which is […]

Islam once considered homosexuality to be one of the most normal things in the world. The Ottoman Empire, the seat of power in the Muslim world, didn’t view lesbian or gay sex as taboo for centuries. They formally ruled gay sex wasn’t a crime in 1858. But as Christians came over from the west to colonize, they infected Islam with homophobia. The truth is many Muslims alive today believe the prophet Muhammad supported and protected sexual and gender minorities. But go back to the beginning, and you’ll see there is far more homosexuality in Islam than you might have ever […]

Russian trolls out to rig the election for Donald Trump created a fake helpline for struggling LGBTI teens. The Senate released a report saying Russia engaged in an all-out social media campaign to manipulate votes during the 2016 election. Millions of posts on every popular social media platform from Facebook to Pinterest were provided to the Senate and House Intelligence committees. And in these posts, there were some extremely damaging stories. LGB young people far more likely to feel suicidal if they lose friends after coming out The Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency created a fake helpline and posted the link […]

Gay, lesbian, bi and questioning youth are four times more likely to self-harm with suicidal intent compared to straight youth. These queer kids are also far more likely to experience symptoms of depression from as young as 10 years old. These symptoms will persist then into their 20s. Researchers from the University of College London also found LGBQ youth will have worse mental health overall. ‘We’ve known for some time that sexual minority youth have worse mental health outcomes,’ study author Dr Gemma Lewis said. ‘It’s quite concerning that we’ve found this trend starts as early as 10 years old, […]

Police in a Tanzania province have one week to catch ‘every homosexual’, the governor says. Paul Makonda, the governor of the economic capital Dar es Salaam, launched a violent and terrifying homophobic crackdown yesterday (29 October). He is encouraging citizens to report gay people to the police. Authorities will also be trawling for possible LGBTI people on social media. He then warned anyone caught will be sent to prison for 30 years. ‘I have information about the presence of many homosexuals in our province,’ Makonda told reporters. ‘If you know of a homosexual, you must report them to a police […]