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WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-04-22) — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an advisory bulletin last Wednesday, adding the LGBTQ Community to its list of Terror Targets in the United States. The announcement comes after the mass shooting that took place at Club Q in Colorado Springs, a popular LGBTQ nightclub. The advisory bulletin issued on [...]
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 [...]
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — (11-28-22) — Benjamin Netanyahu draws concerns from western allies as he appoints Avi Maoz as deputy minister who will run a "Jewish identity" authority. By doing so, Netanyahu has given far-right parties unprecedented power within Israel's incoming ruling coalition. Mr Maoz described LGBTQ people as a threat to the family and has [...]
MOSCOW, RU — (11-24-22) — Russia’s State Duma Committee voted to ban 'LGBTQ Propaganda, pedophilia and sex-change propaganda' in the anti-LGBTQ country following the final reading of the bill on Thursday. The legislation named “Protection of Traditional Values” was supported by all 397 MPs in the lower house of the country’s parliament, passing without any [...]
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. — (11-22-22) — U.S. Supreme Court justice Amy Coney Barrett is being urged to step aside in the upcoming Gay rights case, 303 Creative v. Elenis. The main reason for the recusal stems from her participation with the secretive faith group, the People of Praise. More pressure was thrown at the right wing [...]
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — (11-20-22) — Police have confirmed that five people are dead and 25 others were injured in a mass shooting at LGBTQ Nightclub, Club Q, Saturday night. Authorities responded to multiple 911 calls starting at 11:57 p.m. and responded to the scene at Club Q within 3 minutes, said Colorado Springs Police [...]
AUSTIN, TX — (11-10-22) — Voters in Texas tripled the number of openly LGBT Black Americans to serve in the state Legislature on Tuesday. Prior to May 2022, there weren't any openly gay Black members of the state Legislature. Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, became the first Lesbian Black Woman to serve when she won a [...]
KUALA LUMPUR, MY — (10-30-22) — Malaysia's Islamic religious police raided an LGBT Halloween party Saturday night, arresting people in the process for cross-dressing and allegedly encouraging illegal vices. The LGBT community continues to suffer discrimination and brutality with conservative attitudes chipping away at the Muslim-majority nation's one-time reputation for moderation and tolerance. Activist Numan [...]
DOHA — (10-24-22) — Qatar Security forces have been arbitrarily arresting and abused LGBT Qataris as recently as last month, said Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday. The Human Rights Watch released the following press release pertaining to the alleged abuses taking place in Qatar: "Qatar Preventive Security Department forces have arbitrarily arrested lesbian, gay, [...]