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Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Warsaw yesterday for an annual Equality Parade. It is believed that up to 13,000 people came out for the Polish parade, despite the stigmatism against the LGBT community in the country. As well as the LGBT community, other marginalised groups are celebrated in the parade. It was the 17th parade to be held in the country. The parade went without incident although in the past LGBT marches have faced violent protest from far-right people. The event...

Police in Indonesia have arrested 141 men for attending what the authorities have called a “gay sex party”. The arrests took place in the capital city of Jakarta on Sunday (May 21). It marks the latest in a string of mass arrests in Indonesia, where the LGBT community appears to be coming under increasing pressure and persecution from the authorities. Nationally, Indonesian law does not explicitly prohibit private, non-commercial homosexual relations between consenting adults. In Aceh Province Islamic-based by-laws have been passed as...

The demonstrators stood in solidarity with Chechnya's LGBT community. Armed with rainbow flags, signs and balloons, the demonstrators called on Western governments to provide asylum for LGBT Chechens. Though police routinely disrupt unauthorized LGBT rallies with violence and arrests, officials permitted the demonstration to go on as planned and it ended with no trouble from either side, according to 76 Crimes. Johnny Dzhibladze of Coming Out LGBT, Igor Kochetkov of the Russian LGBT Network, Alexey Sergeev of the Alliance of Straights and...

LGBT+ activists used the march to pay tribute to the late artist. Gilbert Baker sadly passed away last month aged 65, but his world-famous Rainbow Flag was out for all to see during New York City’s Easter Parade this past weekend. Gays Against Guns used the event to honour the LGBT+ activist and his flag, which has become the universal symbol of the LGBT+ community. Gilbert’s name was written in multicolour on one placard, while another read “Gilbert, your rainbow saved my...

A landmark court ruling in Italy recognises a gay couple as the legal parents of their children born to a surrogate. The Court of Appeal in the city of Trento ruled that both men could be named as fathers to the children. The surrogate mother in Canada, nor the fathers of the child have been identified. The children were conceived by artificial insemination. According to the court judges, parental relationships are not solely defined by a biological link. “On the contrary, one must consider...

In a push to promote LGBTI rights the Australian Embassy will host Hanoi's first Mardi Gras Festival Vietnam’s capital Hanoi is about to host its first ever LGBTI Mardi Gras Festival. Hosted by the Australian Embassy the idea of the festival is to bring the spirit of the world famous Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to Vietnam. ‘Promoting gender equality is a top priority for both the Vietnamese and Australian Governments and we are proud to support Vietnam’s efforts, including through...

An economist has argued that homophobia and discrimination against the LGBT community costs countries up to $100 billion a year. UNAIDS researcher Erik Lamontagne found that nations with the most oppressive LGBT laws lose more in economic terms. “More than the cost itself, it’s the share of the cost of homophobia that is high. The cost, as a share of the GDP, is disproportionately higher in more homophobic settings,” Mr Lamontagne told Humanosphere. Due to limited data, the figure is a conservative...

SILVER LAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) - Hundreds of LGBT members and supporters held a peaceful protest in Silver Lake Saturday, marking the 50th anniversary of the first major gay rights demonstration in the U.S. On this night in 1967, hundreds of LGBT members gathered outside the Black Cat Tavern. Their peaceful demonstration followed the arrest of same-sex couples and incidents of police brutality at the bar on New Year's Eve. Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell explained what happened. "There were about...

84% of those surveyed said they felt intense pressure to have a good body. While most would agree that body image issues are a big problem in the LGBT community, a new survey has highlighted just how significant they truly are. For its February Body Issue, Attitude magazine conducted an extensive survey of gay men to find out how happy they are with their bodies. Of the 5,000 participants polled, more than half said they were unhappy with how they looked, with...

Meet Asher, the Aussie of our dreams. If there’s one thing the LGBT community knows, it’s that there’s a lot more than one way to be a family. When Dorien Bryant and Patrick Craves struggled to have kids, they followed in the footsteps of many gay (and straight) couples before them, and adopted a dog instead. Seems totally normal, but we can’t take our eyes off how cute this puppy is. And what better way to kick off the weekend than by...

'We strongly oppose discrimination of any kind toward anyone' IBM, a longtime supporter and ally of the LGBT community, is affirming its commitment to diversity, acceptance and inclusion with a new rainbow color brand logo. Chief Diversity Officer, Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, says that the new symbol represents IBM’s ongoing push for equal opportunity for all their employees and future talents. ‘We strongly oppose discrimination of any kind toward anyone,’ she adds. And it’s not all talk and no action. IBM established an equal pay policy...

The technology firm’s new Art Of Harmony campaign sees them celebrate real-life activists, including transgender reality star Jazz Jennings and seven-year-old Zea Bowling who stood up to a homophobic preacher. Others who feature in the advert include Mona Haydar, a Muslim-American activist who invites people to “ask a Muslim” over coffee and doughnuts, and nine-year-old Zianna Oliphant, who spoke on racial issues to the Charlotte City Council. Microsoft said in a statement: “This year has been challenging for many and much...

MP Andrew Griffiths apologises to the LGBT community for voting against same-sex marriage in an op-ed for the Burton Mail. Tory MP Andrew Griffiths for Burton has revealed that voting against same-sex marriage is his “biggest regret” in an op-ed for his local paper. “For while I am hugely proud of what I, and the Government I am part of has achieved over the last six years, there is one decision that causes me great pain. That was my decision to...

The Olympic skier has some special words for Trump and reveals his fears for the LGBT community. Gus Kenworthy has been very vocal about his support for the LGBT community on his social media channels. However the former Attitude cover star had to take a break from the platforms after Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, Gay Star News reports. Kenworthy returned to Instagram with a new snap on Wednesday (November 16) and explained why he took a break following...