KENYA — (01-11-23) — Kenyan LGBT activist Edwin Chiloba was smothered to death, according to pathologist Johansen Oduor. According to police, socks were stuffed into Chiloba's mouth and a piece of denim from jeans tied around his face, said Johansen Oduor. "He died from asphyxia, which is caused by smothering," said Oduor. Edwin Chiloba's body [...]
NASHVILLE, TN — (12-22-22) — Tennessee Republican State Sen. Jack Johnson introduced this week a proposed bill that would make it illegal for drag queens to perform in front of children statewide. According to SB 0003, introduced by Republican State Sen. Jack Johnson, drag shows would be redefined as “adult cabaret” and would prohibit Drag [...]
RICHMOND, VA — (12-01-22) — Richmond scores another perfect score of 100 for LGBTQ Protections for its third year in a row by the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI) scorecard for the City’s work in LGBTQ protections. “We are working hard every day to build a welcoming, inclusive and equitable city, and [...]
MOSCOW, RU — (11-22-22) — Russia’s State Duma Committee on State Construction issued its recommendations on Monday, on a number of controversial amendments to an anti-LGBTQ propaganda bill adopted last month. The State Duma Committee rejected provisions that would introduce criminal liability for repeated violations of the law prohibiting the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations, [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (11-12-22) — LGBT advocacy group Lambda Legal, files lawsuit against the Pentagon over its ban on HIV recruits. The LGBT advocacy group behind the lawsuit argues that the virus is no longer the threat it was in the 1990s. Lambda Legal has sued the US Department of Defense and the US Army [...]