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Even speaking up for LGBTI rights in Nigeria can get you into trouble A group of brave Nigerians have taken to the streets of the capital Lagos to show their solidarity with the country’s LGBTI people. The protesters hit the streets on the country’s National Day of Mourning to raise awareness about the homophobic violence and murders of LGBTI people. The National Day of Mourning commemorates the countless Nigerians who lost their lives to different kinds of violence. The Bisi Alimi Foundation...

In a new video from Fondation Émergence, a gun is fired at 193 rainbow Pride flags - one for every country in the world. Together, the flags can stop a bullet - just as when citizens of the world stand together we can stop LGBTQ violence and discrimination through the power of our togetherness. From the video: LGBT people around the world are still the targets of prejudice and violence. What if we all took a stand against it? We created this flag to...

"The sad reality is, this is everyday life for the LGBTQ community," says Brandon Wolf. Following some comments he made about Vice President Mike Pence, Brandon Wolf has found himself on the receiving end of intense online attacks from right-wing activists, as online threats on his life. A Pulse shooting survivor and now visible LGBT activist, Wolf is doing his work to speak out on anti-LGBT violence and shed light on the necessity of equality in the country. During a Monday night...

A spokesperson called the mural "a symbolic way for the community, including police, to show that we’re taking a stance against violence and discrimination." Students threw balloons filled with paint against a police station in Australia to create a rainbow design to show support for LGBT equality. Around 400 students, from seven different schools, took part in the action at the Fawkner police station in Victoria, creating a mural that stretches some 260 fee https://twitter.com/VictoriaPolice/status/990826403233857536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fstudents-pelted-a-police-station-with-paint-filled-water-balloons-to-promote-lgbt-equality%2F05%2F2018%2F The project was organized ahead of the International...

The victim couldn’t believe there were so many onlookers to his attack that didn’t bother to call the police An outspoken Russian LGBTI and HIV activist has woken up in hospital with a broken jaw but has no recollection of the attack. Boris Konakov woke up in St Petersburg’s Alexandra Hospital on Monday 30 April. The provocative activist has a severely broken jaw that will require surgery and potentially titanium screws. Extensive tests revealed Konakov has comminuted fracture. Fractures of that degree usually...

The Northern Irish victim was kicked and called an "HIV-ridden bastard." A gay man in Northern Ireland is living in fear after being kicked and called an “HIV-ridden bastard” during a horrific homophobic attack. Dean Wheeler, a 23-year-old retail worker, was attacked earlier this month while walking back home from a night out in Enniskillen, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Prior to the incident, Wheeler heard an unidentified man shouting “queer boy.” https://twitter.com/BelTel/status/987227982220681216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fnorthern-ireland-hate-crime-dean-wheeler%2F04%2F2018%2F “After that, I heard ’faggot’ being shouted and the next thing I...

Two countries tied for first place With everything going on in the world, it can be difficult keeping up with all the different LGBTI stances and politics in countries. Especially when traveling. However, every year Spartacus World releases its Gay Travel Index. The extensive database ranks every country and territory based on 14 different categories. Depending on how many points they earn, either in the positive or negative, the total determines their place in the ranking. Five categories earn positive or negative points: ...

Watchdog group Grupo Gay de Bahia reports a 30% increase in homicides attributed to homophobia or anti-gay violence. A new report indicates that anti-LGBT violence has reached a record high in Brazil. According to Grupo Gay de Bahia reported, there were 387 homicides attributed to homophobia or anti-gay violence in 2017, a staggering 30% increase from the 327 reported in 2016. (The report also listed 58 suicides in the same time period.) Brazil is often seen as one of the most gay-friendly...

Hate-violence homicides in the U.S. shot up 86% from 2016. A new report reveals that anti-LGBT homicides are still on the rise in America, increasing 86% from 2016 to 2017. In all, 52 LGBT people are known to have lost their lives because of who they were or who they loved. While there are many others whose deaths have not been recorded, that’s already the highest number recorded in the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects’ 20 years of tracking hate crimes. The...

The victim was left lying in the street with two broken teeth An 22-year-old man was attacked New Year’s Day in Amsterdam by a group of men who called him a “cancer faggot,” NL Times reports. The victim was walking back to his bicycle after celebrating New Year’s Eve at a friend’s house when he was attacked in the early hours of the morning. “While I was busy with my bike’s chain, I heard a group of people behind shouting at me,”...

A gay couple in Kentucky have been hospitalised after being victims of a homophobic attack by their friend’s violent ex-boyfriend. The couple were having dinner with their friend (all three have asked to remain anonymous) at their house on November 24, the day after Thanksgiving. When the woman returned to her home after the dinner, she found that it had been broken into and ransacked, that furniture, the television and other personal belongings had been destroyed. She immediately called her friends, and...

Hate crimes on the rise? Well so aren't security camera usage and thank goodness! Horrific footage has been released showing the moment one man smashed a glass into the face of another manas he walked into a bar holding hands with his boyfriend. Anjungi Lam, 35, was caught on CCTV running up and glassing the young man in a homophobic attack in Kentish Drovers pub in South London. The victim, 23, suffered cuts to his nose, lip and neck, a chipped tooth...

In the wake of the tragic shooting yesterday in Texas, Gays Against Guns stormed Washington D.C. this morning and staged a "Die-In" at the Hart Senate Office building. This is the first time the group has done a demonstration like this on the capitol. So far, eight people have been arrested for the demonstration. Michael Adolph of the Washington D.C. Chapter said, "GAG believes that the time has come to not only start talking about gun reforms but to start...

Kosovo held its first ever pride parade despite threats of violence. The parade, dubbed The Name of Love, was the first organized and previously announced march. Three earlier LGBTQ marches held in the country did exist, but they were more spontaneous in nature. The march itself started at Pristina's central Skanderbeg Square. Participants then marched for some 500 meters while chanting "There is no gender in love" before reaching Zahir Pajaziti Square where a concert was held. U.S. Ambassador Greg Delawie was...