These male politicians held hands in support of gay couple attacked with a bolt cutter
Male politicians in the Netherlands have shown their solidarity with a gay couple assaulted in a brutal homophobic attack by holding hands in public. Jasper Vernes-Sewratan and Ronnie Sewratan-Vernes, who are both in their 30s, were attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning after a night out in the city of Arnhem. They were […]
LGBTQ community to honour George Michael at his old cruising ground
Let’s go outside! A coalition of London’s LGBTQ community are organising a free party to remember George Michael at the park where the queer icon often cruised for sex. Saturday’s ‘George Michael Wants You’ party aims to remember the star’s “life, talent and courage in celebrating sexual freedom”. Michael, who passed away on Christmas Day […]
Human Rights Watch confirms reports of mass LGBT violence in Chechnya
Human Rights Watch says its own sources have confirmed claims that gay men have been rounded up, arrested and even killed by the authorities in Chechnya, a semi-autonomous Russian republic. The Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta was the first to report on Saturday that the weeks-long campaign had seen more than 100 men detained “in connection with their […]