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After 4 Months, Pakistan Resumes Issuing ID Cards to Transgender People, Officials Say

After 4 Months, Pakistan Resumes Issuing ID Cards to Transgender People, Officials Say

Sep 26, 2023

Pakistani authorities resumed issuing ID cards to transgender people, officials and activists said Tuesday, after a four-month pause and following an Islamic court's controversial ruling that gutted a law aimed at protecting trans rights.

Call for Sanctions as Homophobic Chants Again Overshadow French Soccer's Biggest Game

Call for Sanctions as Homophobic Chants Again Overshadow French Soccer's Biggest Game

By Samuel Petrequin | Sep 25, 2023

Homophobic chanting by sections of Paris Saint-Germain fans targeting Marseille players has again marred the biggest game in French soccer, prompting calls for sanctions.

'Queer Eye' Star Tan France Calls Starting a Family 'Greatest Joy' of His Life

By Emell Adolphus | Sep 23, 2023

In a new interview, France details how he has styled the perfect life for himself and his family.

Director of Migration Drama Denounced by Right-Wing Leaders as Film Opens in Poland

Director of Migration Drama Denounced by Right-Wing Leaders as Film Opens in Poland

By Vanessa Gera | Sep 23, 2023

Right-wing Polish leaders denounced a new feature film by director Agnieszka Holland as it premiered in the country Friday, accusing the work of defaming Poland with its exploration of a migration crisis along the border with Belarus.

Catholic Priests Bless Same-Sex Couples in Defiance of a German Archbishop

Catholic Priests Bless Same-Sex Couples in Defiance of a German Archbishop

By Kirsten Grieshaber | Sep 21, 2023

Several Catholic priests held a ceremony blessing same-sex couples outside Cologne Cathedral on Wednesday night in a protest against the city's conservative archbishop, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki.

Dutch Photographer Erwin Olaf has Died at 64. He shot Themes from Gay Nightlife to the Royal Family

Dutch Photographer Erwin Olaf has Died at 64. He shot Themes from Gay Nightlife to the Royal Family

By Mike Corder | Sep 21, 2023

Erwin Olaf, an acclaimed Dutch photographer whose work documented topics ranging from gay nightlife in Amsterdam to portraits of the Dutch royal family, has died. He was 64.

ED Drug Kills the Buzz at Polish Priest's Sex Party

ED Drug Kills the Buzz at Polish Priest's Sex Party

Sep 20, 2023

A Polish priest was hosting an intimate party with a friend and a male prostitute, but an ED drug proved a buzz kill.

France Rolls Out the Red Carpet for King Charles III's State Visit

By Sylvie Corbet | Sep 20, 2023

King Charles III of the United Kingdom starts a three-day state visit to France on Wednesday meant to highlight the friendship between the two nations with great pomp.

Nigeria Frees 69 People Arrested Over Alleged Gay Wedding

By Emell Adolphus | Sep 19, 2023

A court in Nigeria has released on bail 69 people who were arrested last month for their connection to an alleged gay wedding, which is illegal in the country.

Chick-fil-A Returns to UK After Gay Rights Backlash

By Emell Adolphus | Sep 15, 2023

The Christianity-centered chicken chain is giving the United Kingdom another go after it closed a pop-up location in 2019.

Conservative Activist Eduardo Verástegui —Rumored Ex- of Ricky Martin — Hopes to Become Mexico's President

Conservative Activist Eduardo Verástegui —Rumored Ex- of Ricky Martin — Hopes to Become Mexico's President

Sep 15, 2023

Eduardo Verástegui, an actor & movie producer once rumored to be romantically linked to Ricky Martin, has entered politics, filing paperwork to become Mexico president. The conservative runs with the platform "God, Fatherland and Family."

A Mausoleum for Transgender Women is Inaugurated in Mexico's Capital as Killings Continue

A Mausoleum for Transgender Women is Inaugurated in Mexico's Capital as Killings Continue

By Fernanda Pesce | Sep 15, 2023

Paola Buenrostro's pink grave in Mexico City will be the first to be moved to a mausoleum entirely dedicated to transgender women that was inaugurated on Thursday. Many of the dead transgender women were victims of hate crimes.

Thailand's LGBTQ+ Community Draws Tourists from China Looking to be Themselves

Thailand's LGBTQ+ Community Draws Tourists from China Looking to be Themselves

By Yucheng Tang | Sep 15, 2023

LGBTQ+ people from China, frequently scorned and ostracized at home, are coming to Thailand in droves, drawn by the freedom to be themselves.

Out Olympic Rower and OnlyFans Star Robbie Manson Qualifies for 2024 Paris Games

Out Olympic Rower and OnlyFans Star Robbie Manson Qualifies for 2024 Paris Games

Sep 14, 2023

This past weekend gay rower and OnlyFans star Robbie Manson announced he has qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Man Arrested in Attacks on LGBTQ+ Store in Manchester's Gay Village

Man Arrested in Attacks on LGBTQ+ Store in Manchester's Gay Village

Sep 14, 2023

A 29-year-old man has been held on suspicion of criminal damage in connection with a series of attacks on a shop in the British city of Manchester's Gay Village.

Straight Man Arrested, Tortured in Chechnya after Gay Allegation

By Kilian Melloy | Sep 13, 2023

Chechnya's brutally anti-gay autocracy has swept up at least one heterosexual man in its homophobic fervor. Now that man, a refugee in Armenia, is facing the prospect of deportation back to Russia.

Watch: Masked Motorbikers Target Gayborhood Sex Shop with Crowbar Attack

By Kilian Melloy | Sep 13, 2023

Motorcycle-mounted, crowbar-wielding vandals caused thousands of dollars in damage to a sex shop in Manchester, England's gay neighborhood — the fifth such attack in only four months.

Thailand's LGBTQ+ Community Draws Tourists from China

By Yucheng Tang | Sep 11, 2023

LGBTQ+ people from China, frequently scorned and ostracized at home, are coming to Thailand in droves, drawn by the freedom to be themselves.

Two UFC Fighters Use Homophobic Slur at Sidney Match on Saturday

Two UFC Fighters Use Homophobic Slur at Sidney Match on Saturday

Sep 10, 2023

A homophobic term was used by two UFC fighters at an event in Australia on Saturday night.

Rescuers Seek Survivors from Morocco's Quake of the Century

By Sam Metz and Mosa'ab Eishamy | Sep 10, 2023

Moroccans worked Sunday to rescue survivors and prayed for victims of the nation's strongest earthquake in more than a century, while soldiers and workers brought water and supplies to mountain villages.

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