Tag Archives: LGBTQ

‘I feel free’ – LGBT Afghan refugees arrive in UK

I feel like “a human being for the first time” in my life, a gay Afghan man has said after arriving in the UK with 28 others from the LGBT community. The man – who the BBC is not naming for safety reasons – fled Afghanistan, fearing for his life under the Taliban. The hard-lineContinue reading “‘I feel free’ – LGBT Afghan refugees arrive in UK”

Three Polish regions scrap anti-LGBT resolutions

Three Polish regions voted on Monday to scrap resolutions that declared them free of “LGBT ideology”. It comes after the European Commission threatened to pull funding. The resolutions were first passed in 2019, with local authorities viewing campaigns for gay rights as an attack on “traditional”, Catholic values. Almost 100 other regions passed similar anti-LGBTContinue reading “Three Polish regions scrap anti-LGBT resolutions”

Switzerland same-sex marriage: Two-thirds of voters back yes

Almost two-thirds of Swiss voters have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum. Some 64% supported the measure, making it one of the last countries in western Europe to legalise same-sex marriage. Campaigners have hailed the vote as a historic moment for LGBT rights in the country. In the build up to the vote, church groupsContinue reading “Switzerland same-sex marriage: Two-thirds of voters back yes”

EU declared ‘LGBT freedom zone’ in response to Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’

The European Parliament has declared that the whole of the European Union is an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone”. The symbolic resolution was passed in response to local authorities in Poland labelling themselves “LGBT ideology-free zones” in recent years. Poland also plans to close a loophole that allowed same-sex couples to adopt. The Polish government announced itsContinue reading “EU declared ‘LGBT freedom zone’ in response to Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones’”