Flotilla Erupts Over Queer Activists
When your “unity flotilla” can’t handle a little rainbow realness 🌈⛵—queer activists spark drama, expose hypocrisy, and show who’s really steering the ship. 🚨💅
Turkish police prevent Istanbul Pride from going ahead
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police blocked hundreds of people from gathering for Istanbul’s annual Pride parade on Sunday…
UAE bans Disney-Pixar film over same-sex relationship characters
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned Walt Disney-Pixar’s animated feature film “Lightyear” from screening…
Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ+ phones
BEIRUT/LOS ANGELES (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Before Omar leaves home in the morning, he carefully uninstalls the apps…
Iran’s Khamenei says homosexuality example of West’s immorality
DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei described homosexuality as part of the “moral deprivation”…
Kuwait court overturns law criminalising imitation of opposite sex
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday overturned an article of the penal code criminalising the imitation…
Arab film directors tackle gender taboos on big screen
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Lebanese director who has just scooped up an award at Sundance Film…
As Taliban threats grow, LGBT+ Afghans struggle for work and food
Jan 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – LGBT+ Afghans face increasing threats and violence five months since the Taliban…
Israel lifts restrictions on same-sex surrogacy
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday lifted restrictions barring same-sex couples and single men from becoming parents through…
FIFA holds meeting to address human rights concerns ahead of Qatar World Cup
(Reuters) – FIFA held a virtual meeting on Tuesday with political institutions as well as rights organisations to…
LGBT+ Afghans fear being forgotten 100 days since Taliban takeover
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As he struggled to wrench his hair from the grasp of a heavily armed…