Christina Dideriksen

April 2, 2020

Politics of Union, Regarding Religion, Fear and Loathing

Iraqis criticise Muqtada al-Sadr for same-sex marriage claims

Christina Dideriksen

April 2, 2020

Politics of Union, Regarding Religion, Fear and Loathing

LGBT rights group accuses leading Shia cleric of 'weaponising' fears of Covid-19

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2020

Fear and Loathing, Business and Technology

Twitter Apologizes for Allowing Ads Targeting Neo-Nazis, Islamophobes and Homophobes

Christina Dideriksen

January 18, 2020

Fear and Loathing, Business and Technology

"In this instance, some of these terms were permitted for targeting purposes. This was an error," Twitter said in a statement following an investigation by the BBC.

Christina Dideriksen

August 5, 2019

Business and Technology, Fear and Loathing

Indonesia: Puspen TNI under fire for homophobic comic strip

Christina Dideriksen

August 5, 2019

Business and Technology, Fear and Loathing

The Indonesian Military Information Center (Puspen TNI) has come under fire for publishing a comic strip that discriminates against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community on its Twitter account @Puspen_TNI.

Christina Dideriksen

August 5, 2019

HIV Health and Wellness, Fear and Loathing, Business and Technology

LGBT Indonesians on edge as police, military highlight 'risks' of alternative sexual orientations

Christina Dideriksen

August 5, 2019

HIV Health and Wellness, Fear and Loathing, Business and Technology

Indonesia's national police and military have publicly warned about the "risks" of being LGBT, in officials' latest verbal attack against the minority group in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.

Christina Dideriksen

August 1, 2019

Fear and Loathing, Winds of Change, World of Politics, On the March

Poland: 'I am LGBT' campaign attracts tens of thousands of Twitter supporters

Christina Dideriksen

August 1, 2019

Fear and Loathing, Winds of Change, World of Politics, On the March

Tens of thousands of Twitter users have expressed support for gay rights in Poland as part of the #jestemLGBT campaign

Christina Dideriksen

June 10, 2019

Business and Technology

Budweiser UK faces backlash for advertising beer with Pride flags

Christina Dideriksen

June 10, 2019

Business and Technology

A Budweiser UK campaign for Pride Month is using LGBTQ flags to advertise beer, and it’s inciting a wave of criticism across the internet.

Christina Dideriksen

June 8, 2019

World of Politics

Poland: Warsaw to Hold Gay Pride Parade Amid Fears and Threats

Christina Dideriksen

June 8, 2019

World of Politics

While many Poles in Warsaw and other cities have grown increasingly supportive of the rights of LGBT people, a backlash is underway.

Christina Dideriksen

May 10, 2019

World of Politics

Germany: People react really angry and disappointed in a reform proposal for the transsexual law

Christina Dideriksen

May 10, 2019

World of Politics

Many people fear that now the proceedings could be at least as complicated and harassing as before.

Christina Dideriksen

January 24, 2019

Business and Technology, Sports and Culture

UK: Massive Twitch livestream showcases the future of online fundraising

Christina Dideriksen

January 24, 2019

Business and Technology, Sports and Culture

Twitch streamer H.Bomberguy raked in more than $340,000 in donations for a beleaguered children’s charity during a marathon weekend stream. He did so by combining two of Twitch‘s most reliable forces: star power and charity.

Christina Dideriksen

January 22, 2019

Sports and Culture, Business and Technology

UK: US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Helps Twitch Streamer ‘Hbomberguy’ Raise $340,000+ For Transgender Nonprofit

Christina Dideriksen

January 22, 2019

Sports and Culture, Business and Technology

This past weekend, in a multi-day Twitch stream gamer hbomberguy played more than 57 hours of Donkey Kong 64 to raise money for U.K.-based transgender organization Mermaids.