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Many people are protesting against the 'gay genocide' in Chechnya

Current Affairs
Sep 08 2017

‘They laughed when I cried’: victims of Chechnya’s gay purge open up about their horrific abuse

Current Affairs
Oct 23 2017

Radio host blames ‘gay Nazi death squad’ for Las Vegas massacre

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - JUNE 25: LGBT supporters march towards Taksim Square on June 25, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. The 2017 LGBT Pride March was banned by authorities for the third year. Organisers defied the order and people attempted to march to Taksim Square but were met by a heavy police presence and the crowd was dispersed by tear gas and several people were arrested.

Current Affairs
Dec 19 2017

European leaders called for Turkey to revoke blanket ban on LGBT events

Features
Dec 23 2017

Nine bigots who will be getting coal for Christmas

Business
Nov 23 2017

For LGBT employees, working overseas can be a lonely, frustrating and dangerous experience

Science and Tech
Nov 21 2017

Grindr is no longer ‘men-only’ as update adds support for women, trans people

Illustrated rainbow pride flag on a white background.

Current Affairs
Jul 19 2017

Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov: Families should kill their gay relatives

ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIAN FEDERATION: Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks to Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, 05 May 2006. The pro-Russian prime minister of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said 02 May that his militia, accused of conducting a reign of terror, was being reassigned and placed under Russian command. "The structures no longer exist," the Itar-Tass news agency cited Kadyrov as saying about transferring responsibility for the militia which until now was part of the Chechen anti-terrorist unit. AFP PHOTO / ITAR-TASS / PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE (Photo credit should read SERGEI ZHUKOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Jul 17 2017

Kremlin insists Chechnya leader’s gay purge comments were ‘out of context’, despite video clip

Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov

Current Affairs
Jul 11 2017

Chechnya: Names of 27 men slaughtered and buried in bloody night revealed as gay purge continues

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Current Affairs
May 30 2017

Russian Foreign Minister somehow denies gay purge is happening in Chechnya

Culture
May 15 2017

RuPaul’s Drag Race star was detained in Russia for wearing women’s clothes

Illustrated rainbow pride flag on a pink background.

World
Jun 08 2017

Germany welcomes gay man who fled Chechnya’s homophobic purge

Culture
May 04 2017

Ukraine repaints Russia ‘friendship’ monument as a rainbow to celebrate diversity

Egyptian family members of victims of the Port Said massacre react outside the Court of Cassation following the court's ruling in the case, in Cairo, on February 20, 2017. An Egyptian court upheld death sentences against 10 people convicted over rioting that claimed 74 lives at a stadium in Port Said in 2012, judicial and security officials said. The riot, the country's deadliest sports-related violence, broke out when fans of home team Al-Masry and Cairo's Al-Ahly clashed after a premier league match between the two clubs. / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (Photo credit should read MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Oct 29 2017

Egyptian police use Grindr to lure gay men to hotel rooms

Egyptian family members of victims of the Port Said massacre react outside the Court of Cassation following the court's ruling in the case, in Cairo, on February 20, 2017. An Egyptian court upheld death sentences against 10 people convicted over rioting that claimed 74 lives at a stadium in Port Said in 2012, judicial and security officials said. The riot, the country's deadliest sports-related violence, broke out when fans of home team Al-Masry and Cairo's Al-Ahly clashed after a premier league match between the two clubs. / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED (Photo credit should read MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Current Affairs
Oct 14 2017

Four people have just been imprisoned for homosexuality in Egypt

Culture
Dec 12 2017

InfoWars host Alex Jones: Gay activists want to have sex with your car

Current Affairs
Jun 14 2017

Vladimir Putin claims it’s his ‘duty’ to stop gay weddings so people have babies

Sport
Jun 16 2017

FIFA threatens to call off football matches over homophobic chants

French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump getty

Current Affairs
Jul 14 2017

Dozens of top politicians urge Donald Trump to end his silence on Chechnya’s gay purge

World
Jul 18 2017

RuPaul, Rita Ora and Lena Dunham among celebrities to back Chechnya campaign