LGBT
France expects sanctions against Hungary over anti-LGBT law
French European Affairs junior minister Clement Beaune said on Wednesday he expected a form of sanctions against Hungary over Hungary's anti-LGBT law.…
Respect LGBT rights or leave EU, Hungary’s Orban told
Respect LGBT rights or leave the European Union, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told his Hungarian counterpart as the bloc's leaders confronted…
EU to take steps against Hungary’s LGBT bill which is a ‘shame’, von der Leyen says
The European Commission will take action against Hungary's LGBT draft law, the head of the EU's executive said on Wednesday, calling the…
Harry Potter, ‘Friends’ may fall victim to Hungary’s anti-LGBT law
The largest broadcasters in Hungary criticised a new law banning the “display and promotion of homosexuality” among under-18s as a threat to…
Biden administration to protect LGBT people against healthcare bias
Gay and transgender people will be protected against sex discrimination in healthcare, the U.S. health secretary said on Monday, as President Joe…
Tension over gay rights moves to the fore as Poland gets ready to vote
Activists say reports of attacks against the Polish LGBT community are up in Poland, where months of anti-gay rhetoric by politicians and…
Elections in Poland to be held on October 13
Polish president's office confirmed on Tuesday that the country will hold its parliamentary election on October 13, which most pollsters expect the…
Bolsonaro declares that Brazil should not become ‘gay tourism paradise’
Brazil’s far-right president, the self-declared homophobe Jair Bolsonaro, has been accused of inciting hatred towards LGBT people after declaring the South American…
Polish leader describes LGBT rights as a threat to the nation
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the chairman of Poland's conservative ruling party and considered the de facto leader in Poland, has called the LGBT rights…
Widespread condemnation for laws in Brunei punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning
New Islamic criminal laws in Brunei punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered international outcry. Homosexuality was…
Spanish Catholic Church caught in a controversy over ‘gay conversion’ courses
A Roman Catholic diocese near Madrid is being investigated after a Spanish newspaper reported that it was running courses to "cure" gay…
LGBT rights set to be Poland’s electoral battlefront
Poland's ruling The Law and Justice Party (PiS) has condemned a new school sex education programme planned in Poland's opposition-ruled capital Warsaw,…