Etiket: LGBTQ
The World of Shame? Other revelations about the atrocities experienced by the LGBTQ+ community in Qatar
“Everyone is welcome in Qatar”: it is with these words that Nasser Al Khater, general manager of the 2022 Soccer World Cup in this country, wished to calm the controversy…
Midterm elections | The LGBTQ+ community is “preparing for the worst”
For years, LGBTQ+ Americans have been used to being targeted by conservative politicians. The recent ruling on abortion has members of the community fearing a rollback of their rights. The…
Organizations defending sexual minorities denounce the transfer of LGBTQ issues to Minister Martine Biron
Under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice for almost 15 years in Quebec, the fight against homophobia and transphobia is now under the leadership of the new incumbent of…
World Cup in Qatar | Qatar accused of arbitrarily detaining LGBTQ+ people
(Beirut) The Qatari police arbitrarily detained and mistreated members of the LGBTQ+ community, assured the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report published Monday, one month before the 2022…
Hundreds of Turks demonstrate against LGBTQ people
(Istanbul) Several hundred people demonstrated in Istanbul on Sunday against LGBTQ people, whose gatherings are now banned in Turkey, noted an AFP photographer. Posted at 10:52 Gathered at the call…
Thousands of LGBTQ+ activists defy authorities’ ban on marching in Belgrade
Thousands of members of the LGBTQ + community marched in Belgrade on Saturday under heavy police protection despite the ban on this Europride march by the authorities, who arrested 64…
The 2000s, when research propelled LGBTQ rights
This text is part of the special section 100 years of Acfas In the early 2000s, the recognition of rights for sexual diversity made giant leaps in Quebec. Behind the…
Serbia | LGBTQ+ keep Europride in Belgrade despite ban
(Belgrade) Representatives of the LGBTQ+ community announced on Friday that they would parade the next day in Belgrade on a shortened route despite the ban on the Europride march by…
LGBTQ+ communities | Ottawa invests 100 million in an action plan
(OTTAWA) The federal government on Sunday unveiled what it described as a historic first: a five-year, $100 million plan to support LGBTQ, Two-Spirit and intersex communities across the country. Posted…
LGBTQ+ | Ottawa invests 100 million in an action plan
(Ottawa) The federal government will commit $100 million over five years to implement a first plan to support LGBTQ communities. Posted at 12:37 p.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained that…
A defender of the LGBTQ+ community for the PLQ in Louis-Hébert
The Liberal Party of Quebec is counting on an activist for the defense of rights and freedoms who is invested in the LGBTQ+ community in order to win back the…
VIDEO. United States / Mexico border: with LGBTQ+ migrants
Published on 08/01/2022 15:37 Update on 08/01/2022 15:38 Raw. Article written by Raw. Mexico went to meet LGBTQ+ migrants, refugees at Casa de Luz, a place located in Tijuana, Mexico,…
Hungary | Thousands march for LGBTQ+ rights
(Budapest) Several thousand Hungarians marched in Budapest on Saturday to defend the rights of LGBTQ +, a year after the entry into force of a law deemed discriminatory. Posted yesterday…
for the first time, Parliament will commemorate LGBTQ victims of Nazism
LGBTQ victims of Nazism will be placed “at the center of the commemoration ceremony” on January 27. Article written by Posted on 22/07/2022 22:35 Reading time : 1 min. For…
for the first time, Parliament will commemorate LGBTQ victims of Nazism
LGBTQ victims of Nazism will be placed “at the center of the commemoration ceremony” on January 27. Article written by Posted on 22/07/2022 22:35 Reading time : 1 min. For…
for the first time, Parliament will commemorate LGBTQ victims of Nazism
LGBTQ victims of Nazism will be placed “at the center of the commemoration ceremony” on January 27. Article written by Posted on 22/07/2022 22:35 Reading time : 1 min. For…
German parliament to commemorate LGBTQ victims of Nazism
The German parliament will commemorate for the first time next year the victims of the Nazi regime, who were persecuted and killed for their sexual or gender identity, the Bundestag…
Daria Kasatkina deplores that the rights of LGBTQ+ people are undermined in her country, and reveals her homosexuality
In a context where homosexuality is harshly repressed in Russia, the twelfth racket in the world and the highest ranked Russian player in the world, Daria Kasatkina, has revealed that…
Oslo | Thousands of people gathered to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride
(Oslo) Despite calls from the police not to march, several thousand people spontaneously gathered Monday evening in Oslo to celebrate LGBT pride, two days after the fatal shooting near a…
Between celebrations and concerns for civil rights to LGBTQ+ pride
(New York) LGBTQ+ pride commemorations that sometimes seem like victory parties for civil rights are now grappling with an environment of legislative battles and heightened rhetoric about sexual orientation and…