Western diplomatic missions in Baghdad have been slammed by the LGBTQ+ community for appearing to bow to Iraqi government and clerical pressure to remove rainbow pride flags flying above their embassies and posts from their social media accounts.
Uganda: Free at last! Court releases 19 LGBTIQ people jailed in Uganda
Hungary: Transgender People In Hungary Lose Right To Gender Recognition
Transgender people in Hungary have lost legal recognition, as the country makes it impossible for people to legally change gender. In the earth-shattering move for the transgender community by Viktor Orbán’s parliament, who are currently ruling by decree due to emergency COVID-19 laws, a massive omnibus bill has just passed.
Costa Rica: Deputies ask to turn the page with gay marriage discussion
Uganda: Court orders release of jailed LGBT+ Ugandans after coronavirus charges dropped
Long-acting injectable drug prevents HIV infections
Equal Rights Coalition: Statement on COVID-19 and the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons
Poland: "Hate virus" - report on homophobic behavior during a pandemic
LGBTI+ in the region of Central Asia: Repressions, Discrimination, Exclusion
Iraqi leaders condemn western diplomats for hoisting LGBTQ+ pride flags
Australia: Victorian Pride Centre's new intitiative for vulnerable youth
Around the world, tens of thousands of people created a social media storm and have been #BreakingTheSilence on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Because of physical distancing, the Day was greeted with a storm on social media. On Twitter alone, a 24hour- count in the GMT time-zone revealed a stunning 14,000+ tweets and 28,000+ retweets, not to mention Facebook or Instagram! With countless individual and collective expressions of support, online conferences, concerts, cooking classes, drag shows or bingos, there was no limit to what creative activists imagined.