Moscow Pride banned for 10th year running
Moscow has again banned organisers from holding a Pride parade in the city, marking a decade of oppression against the LGBT community. On Thursday, activist Nikolai Alexeyev wrote on Instagram: “I have just been informed that the Moscow authorities have banned a gay Pride parade for the 10th consecutive year!” He said that he’ll appeal […]
Swiss Supreme Court nixes gay couple as fathers
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland has refused to recognise two gay men as the legal parents of a four-year-old child. The couple, from the Swiss city of Saint Gallen, had the child through a surrogate mother in California using one of the men’s sperm. While the men are both listed as the parents on the child’s US […]
Jozi’s new queer film festival
This May sees a much-needed addition to the film festival scene in Johannesburg as the Bioscope Independent Cinema in partnership with the Goethe Institut, hosts a new LGBTIQ+ film festival. It’s named the “not gay as in happy, QUEER as in fuck you FILM FESTIVAL”. Curated by Dean Hutton and Darryl Els, the festival will […]