Sports and Culture

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Gathering Online 2020: Discussions on the future of the LGBTI movements

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During the week of 19-23 October 2020, the Gathering Online explored what is at stake for LGBTI people and the LGBTI movement in Europe and Central at the moment, and identified ways forward for us as individuals, as organisations, and as communities.

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Poland: Farmers cure Polish society of homophobia. Interview with Daniel Rycharski

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We show that the divisions we have in mind created by the media and politicians about Polish society are untrue. These divisions are different. The "Family Care" project is a step in improving relationships. If it were held every year, for example 10 years, I think it would be a very big change.

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I'm Coming Out as Intersex After Years of Keeping it a Secret

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“My deep desire to be a “normal” girl in spite of being intersex—and the externally imposed standard in which being a well-adjusted heterosexual woman was implicitly deemed to be the most successful medical outcome—overpowered my own true sense of self.”

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A transgender, bisexual, non-binary writer calls their future into being

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I’m trying to build new words and worlds to inhabit. Worlds that have yet to be formed within society’s accepted norms of gender and language.

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Japan: LGBT groups in Japan launch petition seeking equality law

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Sexual minority groups and human rights activists launched a petition on Thursday calling for an LGBT equality law in Japan in hopes that it can be enacted next year, when the country is set to host the Olympics and will be the focus of international attention.

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In many Asian languages, 'LGBTQ' doesn't translate. Here's how some fill the gaps.

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Many say it's hard to find accurate and affirming LGBTQ terms in their ancestral languages because existing words are often nonexistent, stereotypical or offensive. The globalizing influence of the internet and the fact that many Asian and Middle Eastern Americans continue to have connections abroad mean LGBTQ people on both continents continue to influence one another when it comes to language, culture and even politics.

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Hungary: Why a Children's Book Is Becoming a Symbol of Resistance in Hungary’s Fight Over LGBT Rights

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“Because of the current social situation in Hungary, there’s lots of hatred and frustration, and children are growing up in this atmosphere,” Dorottya Redai says. “We thought that it would be important to address children at an early age with issues of acceptance and diversity.”

Japan: Pride House Tokyo Legacy to open as Japan's first permanent LGBTQ center

Pride House Tokyo aims to raise awareness of LGBTQ issues through the creation of hospitality spaces, hosting of events, and production of diverse content, while taking advantage of the opportunities available during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and working across corporate, individual activists and organizational sectors.

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Switzerland: Semenya loses appeal against CAS ruling over testosterone regulations

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Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has lost her appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT) to set aside a 2019 Court of Arbitration (CAS) ruling that female athletes with high natural testosterone levels must take medication to reduce it.