The Corona Crisis: A unique opportunity to decimate STI’s?

by Leander Milbrecht

At least that is what the experts at 56 Dean Street, the largest sexual health centre in the UK, claim. With the decline in casual sex, the corona crisis is an unprecedented opportunity to detect new infections of HIV and …

Poland: Against Corona and homophobia with rainbow masks

by Leander Milbrecht

The two Polish queer activists Jakub and Dawid kill two birds with one stone. They are fighting two epidemics at once: Corona and homophobia. The two YouTube stars from Poland distributed rainbow masks on the streets against viruses and against hate. The accompanying video has already been clicked on more than two million times.

Beaten by police officers because he is HIV+: A queer refugee tells his story

by Leander Milbrecht

Maksat (23) fled from Turkmenistan via Russia to Europe after police officers beat him up and forced him to sign a confession about his sexuality. Now he faces charges of sodomy and a trumped-up charge of deliberately spreading HIV. Maksat talks about the situation of the community in the Asian country and his fear of never seeing his family again.

Andorra wants marriage equality

by Sabine Hannakampf

Andorra takes the final step towards same-sex marriage by simply removing the distinction between heterosexual and homosexual marriages. Same sex civil unions have been legal in this small country in the Pyrenees since 2014. Legally, this Unió Civil was already …

SPARTACUS Gay Travel Index 2020

by Redaktion

Sweden, Canada und Malta ranking highest / US federal states in a specific separate index

The diversification of evaluation criteria and thus resulting changes of ranks in the eighth SPARTACUS Gay Travel Index conceal the fact that the global liberalisation process has slowed down considerably. The new ranking of the US states provides travellers with detailed information and gives some surprising informaion about the striking regional differences in „God’s own Country“ after almost four years of Trump administration.

Invitation to paradise – Welcome to Boracay

by Leander Milbrecht

Boracay Island is a beautiful paradise in the Philippines. The small island is located approximately 315 kilometres south of Manila. The peaceful Boracay, famous for it’s White Beach, was awarded as the Best Island in the World in 2012. Two exquisite, gay-friendly resorts await you there: Nigi Nigi Nu Noos and Pinjalo Resort Villas.