The coronavirus pandemic was the dominant international story in 2020, but other news impacted the LGBTQ community around the world over the past year.
Here are our picks for top 10 international stories of 2020. No. 10: Anti-democracy crackdown looms over Hong Kong Gay Games Organizers of the 2022 Gay Games that are slated to take place in Hong Kong insist the event will take place as scheduled, despite ongoing human rights abuses in the former British colony.
Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing government continues to target pro-democracy protesters. The U.S. and other countries have criticized the crackdown.
Shiv Paul, a spokesperson for the Federation of Gay Games, which will oversee the games, in November told the Blade the Gay Games Hong Kong