As the year comes to a close, GAY TIMES revisits 11 of 2023’s most positive moments for LGBTQIA+ people across the world. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER IMAGE BY YOSEF PHELAN Good news can often feel hard to come by, especially during a year that has been plagued by anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation and discourse surrounding our community.
That’s not to say there aren’t things worth celebrating, though, as queer people have seen a number of wins in 2023. Pride events have seen increasing amounts of meaningful support and representation, with drag artist Lucky Roy Singh curating Manchester’s first Queer Asian Takeover and Trans Pride Brighton seeing a record number of attendees.
In the world of health, there has been further progress in the fight against HIV, with a potential vaccine reaching trial stages and tests that show a result in just 15 minutes being made freely available in England.
Elsewhere, countries such as India, Nepal and Mauritius made significant advances towards equality that have been hailed by activists all over the world.