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Barbara Butch Fights Back Against Trolls

Posted on 4 Nov 2024 in Europe

Barbara Butch, a larger sized lesbian DJ and advocate for women's rights, has come out fighting after being subject to frankly unhinged ranting by hate groups on the internet. Ms Butch performed a DJ set surrounded by drag queens during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. LGBTQ Nation reports that for her troubles she has received death, torture, and rape threats as well as numerous anti-semitic, homophobic, sexist, and fatphobic insults for her involvement.

Spirit of Pride Brings Tears of Joy In Porto

Posted on 12 Oct 2024 in Europe

Greg Owen writing at LGBTQ Nation newswire shares a wonderful moment that took place between the generations at Porto Pride in Portugal at the weekend. Greg reports "as the city’s second annual march was winding through the ancient town’s cobblestoned streets, a

French LGBTs Consider Assembly Elections

Posted on 11 Oct 2024 in Europe

Radio France Info, the public service news channel in the Republic of France, remarks on the current divided state after two rounds of elections to the National Legislature. President Macron has asked the country's first gay Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, to rem

Central Europe States May See Off Populism

Posted on 5 Oct 2024 in Europe

Radio France Info, the main news network from Paris, reports on that other set of important elections that took place recently, namely the Euro Elections of mid June. Par Bruno Cadène reporting for Radio France Info says "While Western Europe gave pride of place

Civil Partnerships Introduced in Latvia

Posted on 30 Sep 2024 in Europe

LGBTQ Nation newswire reports that two Latvian men, Maksims Ringo and Janis Locs, have become the first same-sex couple to register their partnership as a civil union under a new nationwide law that went into effect on Monday.

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Unions Unite in France against Far Right

Sud Radio, a Southern French radio network reports that fifteen unions from the performing arts, cinema and audiovisual industries are calling for mobilization, Thursday, in "Pari

Aug

More Evidence of Russian Interference in West

Danmarks Radio, the public service broadcaster in Denmark, has reported that a Russian woman has been arrested in the Zealand area of the country, and stands accused of being a Rus

Aug

How to Mobilise Against French Far Right

The left wing weekly newspaper Socialist Worker publishes an opinion piece and report from French anti-fascist activist Denis Godard, this week, in which Godard reports on the afte

Aug

Dutch Love LGBT+ Classics from Eighties Music

Dutch commercial radio network Radio Veronica has published its listeners chart of the best one thousand singles of the nineteen eighties. Many LGBTQIA+ artists are represented, w

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Dutch Village Celebrates Pride in Style

Radio Gelderland, a regional radio service in the central east part of the Netherlands, reports that Pride in the Village of Ede has taken place. Esther van Vliet is one of the o