World News

Homophobic Bolsonaro Sentenced in Brazil

Posted on 12 Sep 2025 in World

If revenge is a dish best served cold, then the LGBTQIA+ community of Brazil, alongside the left, progressives, environmentalists, indigenous peoples, women and everyone else once targetted for harassment by former President Jair Bolsanaro, must have feasted on Wednesday night. The BBC News Channel reported that the former President, who encouraged violence against minorities, has been sentenced to twenty seven years in prison for after being found guilty of plotting a military coup. A panel of five Supreme Court justices handed down the sentence just hours after they had

Afghan Women Face Gender Persecution

Posted on 9 Jul 2025 in World

Whilst Western fake feminists continue their preoccupation with transgender women, genuine feminists in Afghanistan are paid tribute by famous dissident broadcaster Radio Free Europe, which transmits free media and journalism into countries where there is no such tradition. Radi

Uganda's Autocratic President Seeks New Term

Posted on 6 Jul 2025 in World

The BBC News Channel reports that Yoweri Museveni, the highly homophobic country's de facto dictator for the last forty years, is seeking re-election at the age of eighty. Mr Museveni has already amended the constitution of the country twice to allow him to maintain an autocrati

Anti-Trump Protests Are a Huge Success

Posted on 15 Jun 2025 in World

Irish public service network RTE reported Sunday evening that protests called in all fifty states of the USA on Donald Trump's birthday had been a resounding success. They said that despite efforts at provocation by an intimidatory National Guard and riot police in places, prote

All Out Pledges Solidarity with Russian LGBTs

Posted on 16 May 2025 in World

The campaign group ALL OUT has issued a press released inviting people to share in stories of courage from Russia and pledging solidarity to Russian LGBTQIA+ people who are bearing the brunt of a clampdown on freethinking and civil society.

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May

Democracy Continues in the USA - for now

In amongst all the furore over Donald Trump's election as the President of the United States, it should be noted that democracy - for now- still prevails in the country, and that there were more th

Feb

International Solidarity Group Appeals Funds

There are no pull punches pulled in a press release from AllOut.org, the international fundraising site that works with local projects on the ground to protect LGBTQIA+ lives. The

Jan

Gay First Nation Man Wins "Mr Universe" Show

We've some great news to report, along with the oldest Aussie gay paper, the Sydney Star Observer. Palawa man Jonathan Berry has made history in 2024 as the first Aboriginal man t

Jan

Marriage Equality Comes to Thailand

The BBC News Channel reports that marriage equality is now a reality in Thailand, after the recommendations of a Parliamentary vote received Royal Assent. Some two hundred same se

Jan

Trans March and Festival Returns to DC

The Washington Blade LGBTQIA+ newspaper reports that Community members, advocates, and LGBTQ leaders came together for the annual National Trans Visibility March on August 24th ami