Gay Rights
British Ambassador in Indonesia Summoned for Flying ‘Highly Insensitive’ Rainbow Flag
The summons comes amid growing anti-LGBTQ sentiment in the country, sparked by outrage over a podcast that hosted a gay couple having a conversation.
Artists Painted a Mural With Graphic Sex Scenes in a Public Park to Protest Hate Crimes
Politicians and even activists questioned the value of the explicit images in a mural in memory of the murder of Daniel Zamudio by neo-Nazis.
The Singapore Government Is Pissed at the US Embassy After It Met With Gay Rights Activists
The online meeting was a webinar to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.
A Missing Man is Forcing Argentina to Confront Transphobia
Tehuel De la Torre, age 22, went missing after he went to meet a man about a potential job.
LGBTQ People Are Being Beaten Up and Set on Fire in This Corner of Europe
Politicians are turning a blind eye as attacks on Croatia's LGBTQ community are on the rise.
Japanese Official Against Same-Sex Marriage Posts Gay Couple’s Address on His Blog
The official’s prefecture recently passed a law that bans outing LGBTQ individuals to better protect their privacy.
The Catholic Church Will Bless Gay People as Long as They Don’t Get Married
A decree released Monday seems to retrench traditional teachings after Pope Francis previously discussed a more progressive attitude toward gay civil unions.
Ghana's LGBTQ Community is Under Siege – And Politicians Are Leading the Attacks
VICE World News spoke with the rights groups that have been at the centre of sustained homophobic attacks.
I'm Gay. My Uncle is Prime Minister of the EU's Most Homophobic Country.
LGBTQ activist Franek Broda speaks to VICE World News about the discrimination gay people in Poland face, in his first interview with an English-language publication.
Jamaica Is Trampling All Over LGTBQ Rights, Says International Court
But activists believe a recent ruling could be the beginning of the end of living in fear for gay and transgender Jamaicans.
Are Religious Leaders in India More Accepting of Queer People Now? We Asked Them
On the second anniversary of the landmark reading down of Section 377, we checked in with priests and religious scholars to know how their attitudes towards homosexuality have changed (or not).
Conversion Therapy Still Isn't Illegal in the UK
Earlier this month, the British government tweeted – and quickly deleted – a survey asking how "#conversiontherapy affects the #LGBTQ community".