New Zealand’s Rainbow Capital Sees Rise in Anti-LGBTQ Hate

New Zealand’s Rainbow Capital Sees Rise In Anti-LGBTQ Hate

The South China Morning Post reports that Wellington, long celebrated as New Zealand’s most inclusive city, is witnessing a rise in anti-LGBTQ attacks, leaving many residents feeling unsafe – and some contemplating leaving altogether. Read more at the South China Morning Post

New Zealand’s rainbow capital sees rise in anti-LGBTQ hate

LGBTQ activists and residents report a disturbing shift in Wellington’s once-accepting atmosphere.

Uganda targeting LGBTQ community with hatred and violence: HRW

Persecution follows in the wake of 2023 law imposing draconian punishments on homosexuality.

Rainbow buildings to highlight 'invisible' issue

More than 60 per cent of LGBTQI people report having experienced domestic or family violence, but for many support is limited or inaccessible.

Marginalized young adults in low- and middle-income countries face ‘growing online abuse’

Young adults in low- and middle-income countries who are sex workers, gay men, transgender or living with HIV are facing a surge in online abuse, from harassment and blackmail to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.   This is according to researchers from The University of Warwick’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, warning that this abuse is becoming increasingly normalized and is moving between online and in-person threats,…

Uganda LGBTQ Community in 'Climate of Fear' Since Anti-gay Law: HRW

HRW said in the report that police had "harassed, extorted and arbitrarily arrested and detained people on the basis of their perceived or real sexual orientation or gender identity".