-
Gay marriage but no hate crime laws: Thai LGBTQ+ activists see gap
13 Nov 2025 16:39 GMT
What’s the context?
Despite its marriage equality law, Thailand lacks a legal framework to track and punish hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community.
MANILA - When a Chinese tourist in Pattaya murdered a trans woman in April, the LGBTQ+ community in …
-
Ricky Martin says gay men are struggling in today’s hostile climate: “We’re having to hide again”
13 Nov 2025 10:02 GMT
… opened up about the challenges gay men face today, saying it … + people is rising, and their rights are in jeopardy.
In fact … U.S., U.K., and Europe, which researchers frame as a … fans from realizing he is gay.
After the birth of his …
-
Ex-gay Christian in Malta facing legal ordeal over ‘conversion therapy’ statements
10 Nov 2025 21:01 GMT
… “conversion therapy,” the formerly gay man in Malta stated that … and voluntarily leaving behind a homosexual lifestyle, according to the … 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. His defense team … in the cabinet of EU Commissioner for Equality Helena …
-
Gay Russians find a haven on the other side of the world - in Argentina
10 Nov 2025 18:49 GMT
… and lipstick singing Argentine gay anthems and sharing empanadas. … spent living in fear. Lesbians wore wedding rings to … capital.
“They have immigrant rights in the Constitution,” Taldyki … open to Europeans. Italians, Spaniards and Eastern European Jews, among …
-
Trans woman takes legal action after her child is denied Irish citizenship
13 Nov 2025 20:22 GMT
… UK withdraws from the European Convention on Human Rights.
The case has … been adjourned until January.
© 2025 GCN (Gay … Community News). All rights reserved.
GCN is a …
-
Hate crime coalition demands action against rising extremism in Ireland
13 Nov 2025 20:22 GMT
… aligned with Council of Europe standards. The Coalition also … Ireland meets international human rights obligations.
In addition, … response must safeguard fundamental rights, the Coalition stated: … © 2025 GCN (Gay Community News). All rights reserved.
GCN is …
-
Ofcom allegedly dismisses 21,000 complaints over TalkTV’s anti-trans coverage
10 Nov 2025 22:04 GMT
… separate segments on trans rights, broadcast across the channel … Phillips suggested that trans rights groups knew that “giving … 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. It added … and trans rights.
© 2025 GCN (Gay Community News). All rights reserved.
…
-
What US Tech Did to Ireland
11 Nov 2025 13:18 GMT
… as a gateway to the EU. All of these things are … as a gateway to the EU. All of these things are … social policies such as gay marriage and abortion rights — rights that are being … threatened 200 percent tariffs on EU pharmaceutical imports. In August, the …
-
Interview: Professor Julia Meszaros Publishes Revealing Research on Colombia’s International Matchmaking Scene
14 Nov 2025 03:15 GMT
… comparing stuff happening in Eastern Europe to what’s been going … didn’t really have legal rights outside of marriage, and you … : Right, right. What about gay people? Is there something like … funny because in 2014, when gay marriage was legalized federally, …
-
North Star House: A New National History
14 Nov 2025 00:14 GMT
… the ongoing pursuit of equal rights,” wrote District 5 Nevada … ones before shipping out to Europe. Some houses saw over 1700 … for that time.
Civil rights historians point to the positive … the first novels that addressed lesbians, encouraging them to also go …