Egypt’s LGBTQ Crackdown Continues
Egypt’s anti-LGBTQ crackdown that gained traction after a rainbow flag was raised at a concert in Cairo last November is worsening; where October 2017 saw 70 people arrested and a significant number sentenced t...
Two Malaysia Women Sentenced to Caning as Punishment for Lesbian Sex
Two Malaysian women have recently been sentenced to be caned after allegedly engaging in lesbian sex, a religious crime in Malaysia.
The two women, aged 22 and 32, were arrested in April for attempted sexual ...
German Government Approves Third Gender Option for ID Docs
Germany’s Cabinet has agreed to instate a third gender option, aptly named “diverse,” to exist along its “male” and “female” categories. Prior to this, the only other option for people of different gender ident...
Australian Police Official Apologizes to Victims of Infamous Police Assault
On June 24, 1978 in Sydney, Australia, a crowd formed in Taylor Square. The people there would later gain recognition as the “78ers,” and their presence that night sparked an unanticipated chain of events that ...
Russian Teen Charged Under “Gay Propaganda Law” Says He Will Continue Fight
Earlier this month, the first minor was charged under Russia’s “gay propaganda laws.” The Russian LGBT Network reports that sixteen-year-old Maxim Neverov of Biysk was fined 50,000 rubles (the equivalent of $73...