LGBTQ Rights · April 30, 2023
Trans activist fights for asylum seekers facing abuse and death in their home countries
Trans activist Iman Le Caire helps asylum seekers flee persecution and find safety abroad. #LGBTQ+ #asylum #humanrights
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Music · Feb 18
Listen: Janelle Monáe Floats Like a Butterfly and Stings Like a Bee in New Single
Check out Janelle Monáe's latest single, "Float," featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80! This uplifting track celebrates lightness and levity, with influences ranging from Muhammed Ali to Mary Poppins. #JanelleMonae #Float #SeunKuti #Egypt80 #NewMusic #GrammyNominated
Law & Courts · Feb 1
Egypt Police Using Dating Apps to Entrap LGBTQ+ Community
Egyptian police are entrapping LGBTQ+ individuals through dating apps, according to a report by the BBC. Same-sex relations are not illegal, but a law against "debauchery" is being used to target individuals seeking same-gender partners #Egypt #LGBTQ #PoliceEntrapment
Politics · Jan 11
BREAKING: Calls for Resignation of Gay Republican Congressman in New York
Members of the Nassau County Republican Committee in New York, along with local elected Republicans and sitting members of Congress, have called for the resignation of gay Republican Rep. George Santos. The call for res…
Religion · Dec 7
Across vast Muslim world, LGBTQ people remain marginalized
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — On the outskirts of Yogyakarta, an Indonesian city that’s home to many universities, is a small boarding school with a mission that seems out of place in a nation with more Muslim citizens t…
Media · Sep 20
Lebanese band Mashrou' Leila to split after online harassment
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Middle Eastern indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila has announced it will disband following online abuse, drawing tributes from fans and rights activists who said it will result in the loss of a…
Law & Courts · Mar 9
Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ+ phones
BEIRUT/LOS ANGELES (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Before Omar leaves home in the morning, he carefully uninstalls the apps on his phone one by one - no WhatsApp, no Facebook, no Grindr. "The paranoia is constant," said…
Film · Feb 13
Arab film directors tackle gender taboos on big screen
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Lebanese director who has just scooped up an award at Sundance Film Festival says she wants her short to “break the norms” on sexuality and gender in the Middle East. “Warsha” is…
Politics · Sep 18
LGBT+ conversion therapy thrives even as bans gather pace
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Doctors once prescribed long, hard bike rides and testicular transplants to cure gay men of their “sexual abnormality”. More than a century on, fear and controversy still dog the se…
Page · Jun 19
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