Met Police Commissioner apologizes to LGBT+ activist Peter Tatchell, acknowledging historic failings. Ground-breaking step towards building trust. #LGBTQ #Apology #PoliceFailings
LGBTQ+ users in Egypt beware! Police are using Grindr to conduct sting operations and arrest queer men. Grindr warns users to be vigilant and stay safe. #Grindr #Egypt #LGBTQ
Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe will not face charges for temporarily blocking the Sydney Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night. Thorpe laid down in front of a float on Oxford Street, momentarily stopping the parade. She was not arrested and was escorted from the parade at the request of organizers. Thorpe was marching with the No Pride in Genocide float, protesting police violence against Black and brown trans women. #LidiaThorpe #SydneyMardiGras #NoCopsInPride
A gay Black journalist, Evan Lambert, was arrested by police during a live press conference held by Gov. Mike DeWine. Lambert was targeted by police officials, who forced him to the ground and arrested him while he was reporting live on safety concerns regarding a train derailment. #Media #Journalism #SafetyConcerns #TrainDerailment #LGBTQ #BlackLivesMatter
Police release video of person and vehicle of interest in the murder of transgender woman Jasmine Star Parker in Washington, D.C. #JusticeForJasmine
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
A former police officer in Georgia was forced to resign over a social media post expressing his religious beliefs. Learn more about the fight for #ReligiousFreedom and #LGBTRights in our latest article
Authorities responded to the Thousand Oaks home of Britney Spears after the pop icon deleted her Instagram account, raising concerns for her well-being among fans. The singer was reportedly "annoyed" by the visit
NAIROBI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Kenyan police on Friday said a suspect had been arrested in connection with the death of a prominent LGBTQ rights campaigner whose body was found stuffed into a metal box in the west of the co…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov 20 (Reuters) - Five people were killed and 18 injured in a shooting at a gay nightclub on Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. A suspect was in custody and was being tr…
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…
