Fear and Loathing

UK: Schools warned over new ‘harmful’ Transgender Trend stickers

The charity Stonewall has condemned the actions of pressure group Transgender Trend in publishing a set of stickers on its website which promote messages such as “kids shouldn’t be taught in school that they can choose to be a boy or a girl”.

Malaysia: With lesbians sentenced to whipping, women’s groups want Shariah criminal laws repealed

Women’s groups urged the government to abolish Shariah criminal legislation, as two women are scheduled to be whipped in the Terengganu shariah court tomorrow for trying to have sex.

South Africa: Joint Statement: The Executive Council of the African Union moves towards dismantling the main body tasked with the protection of human rights in Africa

The signatories of this statement  are deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the independence of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)and the dire implication this has for human rights on the continent.

South Korea: Queer fest badly delayed by violent anti-gay protests in Incheon

The first queer festival held in the South Korean port city of Incheon was severely delayed throughout Saturday, as some 1,000 Christians staged an anti-gay protests on the scene, which led to physical attacks and verbal abuse against LGBT individuals.

Russia: 'AIDS Boy,' 'Dog,' And 'Disgrace To Society': How Russia Greets Gay Men Seeking Asylum

In mid-July, a gay, HIV-positive foreigner arrived at an immigration office in Moscow seeking asylum in Russia. Unlike in his native Uzbekistan, where sex between men is punishable by up to three years in prison, Russia has not criminalized homosexual relations.

Australia: 13-year-old trans kid confronts Australia’s prime minister over his views on trans children

“My name is Evie Macdonald, I’m 13 years old and I’m a transgender kid. And this is what I want to say to the prime minister,” Macdonald said in the video.

Australia: Prime minister, please consider how trans kids' lives are affected by your words

In his first 14 days in office, Scott Morrison has put the lives of the LGBTIQA+ community in the firing line three times