Patrick Kelleher

A new survey that was conducted across five continents found that 80% of women think trans women should have equal rights. For the survey, the Thomas Reuters Foundation asked 1,000 women in Cairo, London, Mexico City, New York and Tokyo: “Should transgender women have the same rights as other women?” 798 women answered yes, with just 37 saying no. The rest declined to answer. Women in Mexico City showed the highest levels of support for trans women, with 89% answering ‘yes’ when questioned for the survey, which was conducted on the streets of the cities between August 13-24.London and New […]

A man from North Carolina in the US could be at risk of having to leave the UK and return to the States, despite the fact that he is married to a UK citizen. Brian Page had his latest appeal to the UK Home Office for an extension of his visa refused earlier this month, and was told that he must either leave the UK within 14 days, or apply for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal, the next stage of the process. However, he has told PinkNews that he and his husband have been “cleaned out” by the […]

A gay student who was forced to flee Kenya after his family tried to send him to a gay conversion camp has been awarded the Colin Higgins Foundation’s annual Youth Courage Award. Mahad Olad’s terrifying ordeal in the summer of 2017 left him with no contact with his family, who brought him to Kenya under the pretence that it was a “vacation.” Mahad Olad (Instagram) Receiving the Youth Courage Award also means that he will receive a $10,000 grant. The award is given to an inspiring person within the LGBT+ community who has overcome adversity brought on by their identity. […]

A gay man was left in need of stitches when he and his friend were beaten up by a group in Kiev last weekend in a homophobic attack. The harrowing incident happened after a group of men took issue with Nikita Ponarin’s choice of jeans and his septum piercing, he said in a post on Facebook. Nikita Ponarin (Facebook) Nikita had to get stitches on his head after the event and was left with a few bruises and scratches, but insists that the injuries are not serious. He said that the incident has been reported to the police, and he is […]