Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Tag: LGBTQ Issue
In Indonesia, Muslim school for Transgender...
Discrimination And Harassment Of Sexual And Gender Minorities Continues To Be A Global Problem.In Indonesia some transgender women are finding solace in religious teachings
Iranian Transgender Man in Turkey Anxiously...
An Iranian transgender man who fled discrimination in Iran to Turkey in 2020 is pleading for help to relocate to a third country because of harassment by other Iranian refugees in Turkey
LGBTQ Members Face Threats in Iraqi...
Members of the LGBTQ community in Iraqi Kurdistan say they face threats from their society and their government, leading some to leave the country
Nigeria’s First Lesbian Film Courts Controversy...
Even in Africa’s most vibrant cinematic market,Ife stands out. The tale of love between two Nigerian women is so controversial the filmmakers scrapped plans to release it locally
COVID Effect: LGBTQ Abuse in Kenya
Kenya has acknowledged that COVID-19 restrictions are fueling cases of gender-based-violence but has been less open on abuses against the LGBTQ community
Sports Competition For Transgender People Takes...
The first-ever daylong sports competition for transgender people organized by local authorities has taken place in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. Dozens of participants from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and other Pakistani cities took part in the event on October 13th
LGBT Pride Parade Rolls Through Kosovo’s...
Kosovo’s LGBT Pride Parade took place in the capital, Pristina. To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, activists paraded in their brightly colored cars at the event on October 12
Pussy Riot Flies LGBT Flags From...
The group listed a set of demands, including the legalization of same-sex “partnerships,” an end to discrimination against LGBT Russians and investigations into the reported kidnappings and killings of LGBT members in the ultraconservative republic of Chechnya. The group also called for the repeal of Russia’s controversial law banning homosexual “propaganda” toward minors.
Is America Ready to Elect a...
While Buttigieg’s sexual orientation has not been a major issue in the Democratic race, many believe it would become a point of contention if he won the nomination to face President Donald Trump in November
Myths About Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity...
The 65-page report, “‘My Teacher Said I Had a Disease’: Barriers to the Right to Education for LGBT Youth in Vietnam,” documents how LGBT youth in Vietnam face stigma and discrimination at home and at school over myths such as the false belief that same-sex attraction is a diagnosable, treatable, and curable mental health condition