Multiple generations of well-known LGBTQ+ people at one table: how is emancipation doing?
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A personal account highlights the vulnerability of young LGBTQ+ people, aged 18 to 25, who are four times more likely to experience homelessness, often due to being forced out of their homes.
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A gay reverend shares his experience of persecution and emphasizes the urgent message of Bel Trew's new documentary 'Hunted' regarding the plight of vulnerable LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria.

A high school in Arendal, Norway, is facing criticism for taking down the rainbow flag, an international symbol for LGBTQ+ people, during the school's diversity week.
A BBC investigation has found that Russia’s largest nationalist organization, Russkaya Obshchina, which targets migrants and LGBTQ+ people, is funded by foundations linked to pro-Kremlin analyst Sergei Mikheyev and billionaire Igor Khudokormov.
Ruslan Kutayev, a Chechen political figure, has ignited widespread debate within the Russian opposition after stating that 'honor killings' are private family matters and referring to LGBTQ+ individuals as 'outcasts and perverts'.

Milorad Dodik, the veteran Bosnian Serb nationalist leader, has been convicted of discriminating against LGBTQ+ people in statements made in 2023, a ruling welcomed by rights groups as a reminder that no one is above the law.

A coalition of 160 civil society organizations in Turkey has condemned the government’s reported plans for a new bill that would impose prison sentences on LGBTQ+ people and rights advocates.

For many queer individuals in Serbia, social media platforms serve as both a space for connection and a source of risk, as a single photo, comment, tag, or shared screenshot can inadvertently reveal their sexual orientation or gender identity without consent.

The UK government has proposed new laws that would introduce jail time and unlimited fines for individuals who inflict conversion practices on LGBTQ+ people. These measures aim to ban conversion therapy and protect LGBTQ+ individuals from harm.

A new documentary titled 'Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+' reveals the severe persecution faced by LGBTQ+ individuals, exacerbated by aid cuts.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided to keep Chechen dissident Ruslan Kutayev on its advisory panel. This decision comes despite controversy surrounding his recent comments regarding LGBTQ+ people and 'honor killings' in Chechnya.

Despite stronger equal rights laws, discrimination against LGBTQ+ people is reportedly on the rise across Europe, raising questions about the continent's commitment to protecting its LGBTQ+ community.
Those who are able head for second homes, move in with family or stay in hotels. Those who aren’t crowd into cramped shelters, stadiums or parking lots, or worse.
CULTURE DEBATE | Swedish youth attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people have become more negative, according to a new report. Are they more reactionary today? Emil Åkerö takes the temperature of an elusive generation.

As Pride Month concludes, the LGBTQ+ community in Slovenia faces challenges, including the removal of the rainbow flag by the new right-wing government, highlighting feelings of invisibility.

The UK government has proposed new laws that would introduce jail time and unlimited fines for individuals who inflict conversion practices on LGBTQ+ people, with a new Bill aiming to protect LGBT individuals from 'abusive acts' to change who they are.

To mark Pride Month, The Arzner cinema will screen a new film by Independent documenting the kidnapping and torture of LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria. A second screening will follow at the Institute for Contemporary Arts, highlighting how aid cuts are severing lifelines for vulnerable individuals.
The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has voted to keep Chechen public figure Ruslan Kutayev in the Russian opposition platform at PACE, despite his history of calling LGBTQ+ people 'outcasts and perverts'.

Fewer patients are visiting some HIV treatment centres in Senegal amid a wave of arrests targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people, according to health officials and government data seen by Reuters, threatening the…

Rob and Michele Singer Reiner were posthumously honored at the Human Rights Campaign gala in Los Angeles for their significant contributions to the fight for LGBTQ+ civil rights, including their work to legalize same-sex marriage.

A new report indicates that LGBTQ+ individuals in Romania and across Europe are facing a coordinated offensive from far-right groups.