LGBT+
A Far-Right Russian MP Is Hosting a Grim ‘Guess Who Is Gay’ TV Show
The programme – in which 8 men compete to discover which of them is gay – is presented by Vitaly Milonov, an ultra-homophobic MP who was behind Russia's infamous "gay propaganda" law.
Tory MP Who Defended Child Sex Offender Apologises and Quits LGBTQ Panel
Crispin Blunt said felIow MP Imran Ahmad Khan’s conviction for child sexual abuse was a “miscarriage of justice.”
How Russia’s LGBT ‘Propaganda’ Law Turned the Sims Community Against Itself
EA announced that it wouldn’t release a new Sims pack featuring a lesbian couple in Russia, then backtracked. After exhausting community infighting, the only clear winners are the architects of a discriminatory law.
Pro-LGBTQ Priests Are Being Lobbied to Back Trans Conversion Therapy
The LGB Alliance asks clergy to “reconsider [their] support for the Government’s current proposals to ban Conversion Therapy” in emails seen by VICE World News.
‘Sims 4’ Expansion Not Coming to Russia Because of ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law
"We have made the decision to forgo the release of My Wedding Stories where our storytelling would be subject to changes because of federal laws."
‘Pain Went Through My Whole Body’: Electroshock Conversion Therapy Victim Speaks Out
As the UK considers banning all forms of conversion therapy, VICE World News speaks to one trans woman who was repeatedly shocked with electrodes to "cure" her.
Gang Rape, Extortion and Violence: LGBTQ Life Under the Taliban
A new report has warned of the dire situation facing LGBTQ people in Afghanistan.
‘Unacceptable’: MPs Slam UK Approach to Gender Recognition
A new report from the Conservative-led Women and Equalities Committee says delays to potential reforms had caused “real distress” and “exacerbate[d] tensions.”
Malaysia Tried To Suppress Its Most Famous Trans Celeb. It Failed.
We spoke with Malaysia’s most famous trans celebrity Nur Sajat, hearing her reflections on the country she was forced to flee this year to escape persecution.
Trans Woman Stabbed in Leg and Stomach by Man She Met Online
The 33-year-old woman, originally from Poland, was targeted in a “horrifying” transphobic attack, police said.
This Country May Ban Trans People From Entering Mosques
The idea in Malaysia would apply in federal territories, such as the capital.