Spain joins global LGBTQ+, intersex rights initiative
(Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers) Spain has become the latest country to join a U.S. initiative that seeks to promote LGBTQ+ and intersex rights around the world. “The […] The post Spain...
View ArticleGermany receives 178 compensation applications from gay servicepeople over...
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. (Photo by Patrick Büttgen, from Wikimedia Commons) BERLIN (AP) | The German defense ministry said Aug. 8 that it has received 178 applications for...
View ArticleMemorial to LGBTQ+ Holocaust victims vandalized in Berlin
Memorial to Persecuted Homosexuals under National Socialism in Berlin, Germany. (Washington Blade photo by Michael K Lavers) The Memorial to Persecuted Homosexuals under National Socialism located at...
View ArticleGerman Cabinet approves ‘self-determination law’ for trans, nonbinary people
German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann. Photo via Buschmann’s Facebook. The German Cabinet on Aug. 23 approved a “self-determination law” that would simplify the process for transgender or nonbinary...
View ArticleCatholic priests bless same-sex couples in defiance of a German archbishop
Cologne Cathedral in Germany. (Photo from pxfuel.com) BERLIN | Several Catholic priests held a ceremony blessing same-sex couples outside Cologne Cathedral Sept. 20 in a protest against the city’s...
View ArticleSurge in transphobic rhetoric across Europe sparks concern ahead of EU elections
Reykjavík Pride 2022 in Iceland. (Photo courtesy of Inga Straumland/Reykjavík Pride) As the European Union prepares for the upcoming elections in June, an increase in anti-LGBTQ sentiments and...
View ArticleGay Ukrainian man struggles to rebuild life in Berlin
Dmitry Shapoval in Berlin on April 15, 2024. (Washington Blade photo by Michael K. Lavers) BERLIN | A gay Ukrainian man with HIV who fled his war-torn country more than […] The post Gay Ukrainian man...
View ArticleRussian artist released in swap builds a new life in Germany, now free to...
Sasha Skochilenko. (Screenshot from Skochilenko’s Instagram video) KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) | Sasha Skochilenko and Sofya Subbotina are planning to get married. That wasn’t an option in their native...
View ArticleVisiting LGBTQ+ Berlin and Prague
(Photos by Ryan Williams-Jent) It may be a small world after all, but outside of an Orlando theme park it’s one this Floridian is relatively new at seeing firsthand. In […] The post Visiting LGBTQ+...
View ArticleOrgullo en el extranjero: Visitando Berlín y Praga LGBTQ+
Puede que sea un mundo pequeño después de todo, pero fuera de un parque temático de Orlando es uno que este floridano es relativamente nuevo en ver de primera mano. […] The post Orgullo en el...
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