BELGRADE, RS — (09-11-23) — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Serbians and activists turned out in the Serbian capital city Saturday for Pride March 2023, amid a heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and far-right groups. Last year, the LGBTQ+ event was met with skirmishes between the police and anti-Pride groups [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO — (02-08-23) — Missouri lawmakers are once again moving forward with an anti-LGBTQ bill that would ban teachers from discussing gender identity or sexual orientation at any grade level, no matter the class subject. LGBTQ advocates are calling it more extreme than Florida' "Don't Say Gay" Law passed last year. The anti-LGBTQ [...]
NORFOLK, VA — (01-30-23) — LGBTQ activist and beloved pillar of the Hampton Roads LGBTQ community Charles Kirtland, has died. Local LGBTQ activists are remembering him for his kindness, empathy and passion for the people and causes he championed. Charles Kirtland, owner of Gershwin’s in downtown Norfolk and chair of the LGBT Life Center‘s board [...]
ROME, IT — (01-25-23) — Pope Francis calls for an end to all anti-LGBTQ laws and now says that he welcomes the LGBTQ community into the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust”, saying "God loves all his children just as they are", and calling on Catholic bishops worldwide who [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (12-26-22) — New York City Gay Council Member Erik Bottcher' apartment was broken into and vandalized by two women after he confronted a group of protesters at a Drag Queen Story Hour. New York City police have arrested two suspects for trespassing at the home of the openly gay NYC councilmember. [...]