LGBTQ athletes welcome in homophobic Qatar, say World Championships organisers
LGBTQ athletes and supporters are welcome at the World Championships in Qatar but must respect the rules of the country, where homosexuality is illegal, organisers have said.
LGBTQ pupil negative comments ‘often unchallenged’
A study of LGBTQ young people has found 80% of pupils had encountered fellow students making homophobic, biphobic or transphobic remarks.
OutRight Comments on Donald Trump’s Address the United Nations General Assembly
Today, Donald Trump addressed world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly with a speech purportedly supporting international human rights and global peace efforts, while undermining them.
Kazakhstan Supreme Court Upholds Privacy Rights
Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court has ruled that two women will receive compensation from a Facebook user who posted a video of them kissing on the social media platform without their permission, and solicited homophobic comments.
House of Representatives of Indonesia to Vote on Amendments to Criminal Code
The Indonesian House of Representatives will be voting on September 24, 2019, on proposed revisions to the Indonesian Criminal Code which, if passed, will violate the rights of numerous vulnerable groups, including women, LGBTQ people, and religious minorities, as well as limit freedom of speech and association.
This is a critical time for the EU Commission to adopt a comprehensive LGBTI strategy
Europe is at a dangerous crossroads and that’s why this is a critical time for the Commission to adopt a comprehensive LGBTI strategy over the next five years, says ILGA-Europe, in advance of the Finnish Presidency conference on advancing LGBTI equality in the EU.