New anti-homosexuality law bans identification as LGBTQ Law could be the first to criminalise identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ): Rights Watchs Al Jazeera (22.03.2023) - Uganda’s parliament has passed sweeping antigay legislation that...

HUNGARY: Petition against the Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ+ law

by admin_HRWF | February 28, 2023 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

Petition against Hungarian anti-LGBTIQ+ law Link to the petition Forbidden Colours (28.02.2023) - On 13 February 2023, the infringement procedure initiated by the European Commission against Hungary’s 2021 ‘anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda’ law was published in the Official...

RUSSIA: ROC breaks off with Western denominations that recognise LGBT marriages

by admin_HRWF | February 12, 2023 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

ROC breaks off with Western denominations that recognise LGBT marriages Secretary of the DECR MP noted that these are the Lutheran churches of Sweden and Norway, as well as the Episcopal Church in the United States. By Elena Yufereva SPZH (11.02.2023) - Hieromonk...

HOLY SEE: Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a ‘sin’ & injustice

by admin_HRWF | February 12, 2023 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice By Philip Pullella Reuters (06.02.2022) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that laws criminalising LGBT people are a sin and an injustice because God loves and accompanies people with...

ECtHR / LITHUANIA : A children’s book of fairy tales and same-sex marriages

by admin_HRWF | January 23, 2023 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

A children’s book of fairy tales and same-sex marriages Labelling a book of fairy tales as harmful to children solely because of LGBTI content breached the Convention Registrar of the European Court (23.01.2023) - The case of Macatė v. Lithuania (application no....

United Kingdom: Church of England bishops refuse to allow same-sex marriages

by admin_HRWF | January 19, 2023 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

Church of England bishops refuse to allow same-sex marriages The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in its churches By Muvija M. Openly (19.01.2023) - The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in...

RUSSIA: LGBTQ history museum in St Petersburg is shut down

by admin_HRWF | December 14, 2022 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

LGBTQ history museum in St Petersburg is shut down Euronews (09.12.2022) – A museum devoted to Russia's LGBTQ history in St Petersburg has opened and closed in the space of a few days after Russia's tough new 'gay propaganda' law came into force. Pyotr...

RUSSIA : 390 Duma members co-author anti-LGBT bill

by admin_HRWF | October 23, 2022 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

390 Duma members co-author anti-LGBT HRWF with Interfax (24.10.2022) - A bill banning the propaganda of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) and pedophilia, the demonstration of LGBT-related information, and information inciting sex change among...

SERBIA: Serbian police ban EuroPride march, citing security concerns

by admin_HRWF | September 16, 2022 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

Serbian police ban EuroPride march, citing security concerns By Dusan Stojanovic AP News (13.09.2022) - https://bit.ly/3xrTLeM - Serbia’s police on Tuesday banned a Pride march planned amid pan-European LGBTQ events being held this week in Belgrade, citing a...

RUSSIA: Fines for LGBT propaganda to be from 50,000 to 200,000 rubles

by admin_HRWF | September 12, 2022 | LGBTQI People and Human Rights | 0 Comments

Fines for LGBT propaganda to be from 50,000 to 200,000 rubles Interfax (31.08.2022) - https://bit.ly/3B82TGL - Fines for the propaganda of non-traditional relations will be from 50,000 rubles to 200,000 rubles for citizens, Russian State Duma Information Policy...

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