KAMPALA, UGANDA — (08-08-22) — Ugandan officials on Friday announced the banning of a prominent LGBT rights group. A huge setback for LGBTQ community in a country that still suffers from gay bashings, hate crimes and murder due to one's sexual orientation. LGBT Rights Group, Sexual Minorities Uganda (Smug), was ordered to shut down with [...]
SEOUL, KR — (07-16-22) — Seoul Queer Culture Festival and Pride Parade attracted over 15,000 attendees, according to the Yonhap News Agency. The massive LGBT Pride Festival took place in downtown Seoul on Saturday, as Christian and conservative groups held a rally in protest across the street. The Pride Festival had over 72 booths that [...]
BRUSSELS — (07-15-22) — The European Commission has referred Hungary to the Court of Justice over its violations of LGBT rights with its new anti-LGBT Law and freedom of speech. The move by the EU was announced on Friday as part of the Commission's regular release of infringement decisions. Budapest is being called out over [...]
BUCHAREST — (07-09-22) — Bucharest saw over 10,000 attendees taking part in the LGBTQ Pride Parade on Saturday. Thousands of Romanians participated in the march in Bucharest ahead of the planned legislation that could potentially endanger future LGBTQ parades and fuel discrimination against the LGBTQ Community. Parliament's lower house is expected to start discussing a [...]
UNITED KINGDOM — (07-02-22) — PRIDE events both big and small, took place around Europe on Saturday in celebration of LGBTQ rights. From a huge carnival in London that saw attendance reach over one million people to a tiny event in the Arctic village of Inari. PRIDE Event in London-2022-jrl-charts LGBT World News [...]