Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila to split after online harassment
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Middle Eastern indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila has announced it will disband following online…
Yeshiva University halts clubs amid high court LGBTQ ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S.…
Thousands march in Turkey to demand ban on LGBTQ groups
ISTANBUL (AP) — An anti-LGBTQ group marched Sunday in Istanbul, demanding that LGBTQ associations be shuttered and their…
Serbian police ban EuroPride march, citing security concerns
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s police on Tuesday banned a Pride march planned amid pan-European LGBTQ events being…
Faculty, students sue Christian school over LGBTQ hiring ban
Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. On Monday, there…
Thousands march in Belgrade against planned Gay Pride parade
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Thousands of religious and right-wing activists marched through Serbia’s capital on Sunday calling for authorities…
Iran sentences two women to death for ‘corruption on earth’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two women have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of “corruption on earth”…
Russia considers doubling fines for ‘LGBT propaganda’ in new law
(Reuters) – Russia is considering doubling fines for exposing children to what it calls “LGBT propaganda” and making…
Mexican soccer must kick homophobic slur out of stadiums, say activists
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s legions of soccer fanatics, and especially the sport’s leaders, must eradicate an anti-gay…
Serbia’s leader says EuroPride won’t happen due to threats
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia won’t allow a pan-European LGBTQ Pride event to take place in Belgrade next…