Claims of renewed anti-LGBT purge in Chechnya

A top Russian newspaper says that another wave of anti-LGBT abuses may be underway in Chechnya, more than a year and a half after they were first reported.
New York Times: Nakhane one of 10 artists to watch in 2019

Nakhane’s star continues to rise around the world as the New York Times sings the praises of the South African queer musician.
Groundbreaking queer rapper Kevin Fret shot dead

Kevin Fret, a rapper from Puerto Rico who was proudly queer, has been shot dead in the capital, San Juan, at the age of 24.
India army chief won’t allow LGBT personnel despite Supreme Court

Four months after homosexuality was made legal in India, the chief of the country’s army has shockingly refused to accept openly LGBT personnel.