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Konfederacja, or Confederation, is Poland’s furthest-right mainstream party. Describing itself as economically liberal and nationalist, the party has been rising in the polls ahead of the the May 18 and June 1 presidential election, with growing support from women, young people and the LGBTQ community.
After the killing of Georgia’s best-known trans woman Kesaria Abramidze, and a harsh new anti-LGBTQ law, Holod spoke with another well-known Georgia-based trans woman, Sofi Beridze, about homophobia in the country, as well as her birthplace, Moscow.
In contrast to the “sexile” of the past, LGBTQ+ people are living increasingly rural areas. Although everything is far from idyllic in the countryside, huge strides of progress have been made.
When the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, fears were widespread that an already hostile environment for the LGBTQ+ community could get much worse. A new survey finds those fears were more than justified.
After almost five years of promises, the UK government says it will again introduce legislation to ban conversion therapy — and in a policy shift, the proposed law would include therapies designed for transgender people.
Welcome to our new exclusive weekly round up of LGBTQ+ news from around the world.
Welcome to our new exclusive weekly round up of LGBTQ+ news from around the world.
Welcome to our new exclusive weekly round up of LGBTQ+ news from around the world.
Welcome to our new exclusive weekly round up of LGBTQ+ news from around the world.
China has no specific laws on transgender groups, and even the word “transgender” does not appear in any legal provisions. But the real-life issues of public bathrooms is forcing Chinese to confront the issue, especially after the murder in the city of Wuhan of a trans woman earlier this month.
Cuban gays and lesbians once hid from police. But today, with help from the president’s daughter, Mariela Castro, LGBTs in Cuba are fighting for their rights.