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SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND — (10-29-22) — Thai media tycoon Jakapong ‘Anne’ Jakrajutatip has purchased the Miss Universe Pageant for $20 Million dollars. Yes, the company that runs the Miss Universe pageant has been purchased in a multi-million dollar deal by the transgender Thai celebrity, who says she hopes the organization will help boost her country’s [...]
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, [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (10-20-22) — The GOP's war on LGBTQ Americans continues as congressional Republicans introduce a bill dubbed 'Stop the Sexualization of Children Act of 2022', which would prohibit the use of federal funds “to develop, implement, facilitate, or fund any sexually-oriented program, event, or literature for children under the age of 10, and [...]
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — (10-18-22) — Gay Afghan student Hamed Sabouri was murdered by Taliban officials. The abduction, torture and murder of the gay medical student, who was stopped at a traffic checkpoint by Taliban gunmen, is the latest victim in a string of violence against Afghanistan’s LGBTQ+ community, human rights groups warn. Hamed Sabouri’s family [...]
LOS ANGELES, CA — (10-17-22) — Former Bright Horizons' childcare teacher, Nelli Parisenkova, sues her former employer after allegedly being terminated for refusing to read books to children that featured same-sex couples. She is being represented by the conservative Roman Catholic public-interest law firm of Thomas More Society. According to the complaint filed last Thursday [...]
HARRISBURG, PA — (10-16-22) — The LGBTQ Center of Central PA celebrated its 16th Anniversary on Saturday, honoring its founders and support staff who have been doing work to support those in the LGBTQ community. The event took place at the Hershey Lodge, located at 325 University Dr in Hershey (Map It). The LGBTQ Center [...]
RICHMOND, VA — (10-14-22) — Virginia parents could face a felony or misdemeanor charge if they do not affirm their child’s sexual orientation and gender identity, according to Virginia state Delegate Elizabeth Guzmanwith (D), who plans to introduce legislation in Virginia's upcoming session. Thousands of students in Virginia have walked out of class protesting Republican [...]
BRATISLAVA, SK — (10-13-22) — A 'Radicalized teenager' shot and killed two people outside a gay bar in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava on Wednesday. A third person was wounded in the attack on Wednesday evening near the Teplaren bar. The suspected gunman was found dead on Thursday morning, said police. Slovakia's LGBT organization expressed their shock [...]
MEXICO CITY — (10-12-22) — The congress of Mexico's largest state, State of Mexico, overwhelmingly voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday, making it the 29th state of Mexico's 32 states to do so. "Equal marriage is a public institution, whereby two people freely decide to share a life," the state's legislative body said in [...]
HONOLULU, HI — (10-09-22) — Honolulu Pride Month kicked off with a bang as the National Gay Flag Football League held its annual Gay Bowl for the first time on Oahu. This year is the League’s 20th year as an organization. October is Honolulu Pride Month. “There were so many young gay athletes who did [...]