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Police officers used tear gas, dogs, and batons to split up people participating in Istanbul’s 16th Anuual Pride March this Sunday. Despite the march going on for more than a decade, Istanbul’s governor banned the march for the fourth consecutive year. Last year, the governor cited concerns about “public order” and the “security of citizens and tourists” after an ultranationalist group threatened the march. https://twitter.com/ChristensenLene/status/1013435220534677505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1013435220534677505&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fistanbul-pride-marchers-ran-tears-after-police-violently-dispersed-crowd That said, it is illegal for the governor to ban the march no matter what his public...

LGBTQ awareness is at its peak in Hong Kong after the area had its ninth annual Pride parade. More than 10,000 people gathered to walk the streets and cry out for the termination of discrimination and the increase of legal rights and protections for LGBTQ people. This includes several supporters from countries like the USA, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and more. The theme for this year’s parade was “Turn the Tide, Walk With Pride – Discrimination Says Goodbye.” That mentality was carried...

Out actors Sara Ramirez, Asia Kate Dillon and Charlie Carver are scheduled to speak at the accompanying rally. Organizers have released details for this Sunday’s Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington D.C. and say it will include a march on the National Mall and a rally of LGBT speakers. The idea for the march was conceived back in January following the success of the Women’s March on Washington and is set to amplify the voices of queer resistance in...

Neo-Nazi groups have threatened a violent attack on a Pride event in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Sofia’s annual Pride march had been set to take place this Saturday. Organisers have this week vowed to continue with the event, after a far-right group went public with plans for a violent resistance. The neo-Nazi group known as ‘National Resistance’ is plotting a counter-demonstration, calling on participants to bring “brooms and shovels with long wooden handles” to “cleanse Sofia and Bulgaria from the garbage.” It...

Students faced death threats for choosing to hold the event during Ramadan A Pride march scheduled for next month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was canceled last night (17 May). The three-day LGBTI public awareness campaign was organized by a group of students at Taylor University. Pro-Islamist blogs were outraged the event would have been held on 6 to 8 June during Ramadan. The event, which would have included a movie screening, forum, open mic and pride march at the campus, was called ‘Courage...

Japan’s gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender and queer people flooded into Tokyo Sunday for a rainbow-filled spectacular celebration of Pride. This year’s theme was “Change,” as JoeMyGod reported. “I believed that nothing would change,” read flyers for the event. “But, little by little, things are starting to change,” according to a quote from an unnamed individual. “Let’s achieve a future where everyone is respected as an individual, despite differences in sexuality.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLhwCGheqxHfG2vd8M0wVA_psBB8_ObQbN&v=MjIvxKltnAk This year’s marchers in the Shibuya district had the support of 190...