Hong Kong court backs same-sex married couples on equal housing rights
CNN — A Hong Kong court has dismissed a government bid to deny same-sex married couples the right to rent and own public housing, saying that it was “discriminatory in…
Prominent Iraqi TikToker fatally shot in Baghdad amid crackdown on LGBTQ community
Baghdad, Iraq CNN — A popular Iraqi TikTok personality was shot dead on Monday in Baghdad, an Iraqi security source told CNN. Known on social media as “Noor BM,” 23-year-old…
Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality,’ says they must use ‘sexual deviance’
Reuters — Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term “homosexuality” and instead to say…
The 1975: Malaysia’s LGBTQ community slams Matty Healy’s onstage kiss
CNN — When British singer Matty Healy grabbed bandmate Ross MacDonald for an onstage kiss during their Malaysia concert on Friday, following a profanity-laden speech slamming the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws,…
Matty Healy: Malaysia halts music festival after same-sex kiss by The 1975 singer
CNN — A music festival in Malaysia has been canceled after the lead singer of British band The 1975 Matty Healy slammed the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws and kissed a bandmate…
Italy starts removing lesbian mothers’ names from children’s birth certificates
CNN — The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children’s birth certificates under new legislation passed by the “traditional family-first”…
Tbilisi Pride festival canceled after violent anti-LGBTQ protests
CNN — A Pride festival was canceled in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Saturday by organizers who say authorities failed to prevent violent disruptions from Russian-affiliated far-right groups. According…
Italian women protest prosecutor’s call to erase lesbian mother’s name from birth certificate
CNN — Around 300 women took part in a sit-in outside Padua’s palace of justice on Friday, after a state prosecutor in the northern Italian city said the birth certificates…
Estonia becomes first ex-Soviet state to legalize same-sex marriage
CNN — Estonia’s parliament passed on Tuesday a law legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the first ex-Soviet country to do so. Two adults will be able to marry “regardless of their…
South Korea: Daegu city officials clash with police at protest against LGBTQ festival
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Scuffles broke out in the South Korean city of Daegu on Saturday as local officials led by the mayor clashed with police during a protest…