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Belgium
Belgium: Trans* politician appointed Deputy Prime Minister
It has taken 493 days for Belgium’s government to stand. The Vivaldi coalition, named after Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”, is made up of seven parties: the Social Democrats, Liberals and Greens from both parts of the country (Wallonia and Flanders) and the Flemish Christian Democrats. The four colours of the coalition parties – blue (Liberals), green (Greens), red (Socialists) and orange (Christian Democrats) – each symbolise a season.
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USA
Glitter, love & rainbows: True #ProudBoys recapture Hashtag
Ever since the first presidential debate, everyone has been talking about the Proud Boys, a US neo-Nazi group, thanks to Trump. The queer community did not want to offer racism a platform – and flooded the hashtag with real proud boys, kisses, bright colours and lots of love.
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Russia
Russia plans to arrest gay fathers
The accusation is: child trafficking. According to reports, state investigators plan not only to deprive single fathers of their children, but also to arrest the men who became fathers through in vitro fertilisation and surrogate motherhood. Queer organisations speak of homophobia as a motive, the deputy head of the Committee for Family, Women and Children’s Issues calls the plan a blatant violation of the law.
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France
France: Trans*woman remains the legal “father” of the biological child
France’s Supreme Court has ruled that a transgender woman is not recognised as the natural mother of the child she conceived before the completion of her transition (“gender reassignment measures”) but after official registration as a woman. The 51-year-old had to adopt the child in order to become its legal mother.
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Barbados: Civil partnership instead of life in prison
Mia Amor (!) Mottley. That is the name of the Prime Minister of Barbados. Lesbians and gays on the former British island could well write her into the history books as the gods’ messengers of love. Until now, homosexuality has been punishable by life imprisonment.
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Poland
Poland: 50 ambassadors stand up for queers
In an open letter, 50 diplomats from countries all over the world criticised the Polish government and the current situation of the queer community in Germany’s neighbouring country. They recalled that universal human rights should be available to every citizen. The Polish Foreign Minister rejected the accusations and spoke of #fakenews.
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Senegal
Senegal: Detained gay men need help
Following the arrest of 10 gay men in the city of Touba in Senegal, local LGBTIQ* organisations are asking for help: there is no money to release one prisoner and evacuate the victims.
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Germany
Homosexuality in football: Hitzlsperger receives Federal Cross of Merit
On 1 October, the former national football player is awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – for his efforts to remove the taboo on homosexuality in football. Meanwhile in the UK, another professional footballer has anonymously expressed his fear of coming out during his active career.
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Italy
Pope: “Lesbians and gays are also children of God”
Pope Francis met with parents of LGBTIQ*s last week and expressed his support for homosexual people.
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Iran
Almost two out of three queer Iranians* experience violence within their families
These are incredible figures: More than four out of ten queer Iranians*, almost half of all respondents, have already been victims of sexual violence or even rape – mostly from their own families. This is the result of research by the leading Iranian queer organisation 6Rang, which shows how widespread violence against queer people is in the Middle Eastern country.
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