LGBTQ+ news, rights, politics and culture from Pakistan.
Explore reporting from this country and its place in the wider world.
Pakistan's covert gay club transformed into a mental hospital raises questions about LGBTQ rights and mental health stigma. #LGBTQ #Pakistan #MentalHealth
International Labour Organization passes budget after tense LGBTQ rights debate. Compromise reached on differing positions. #LGBTQrights #ILO #BudgetNegotiations
Standoff over LGBTQ rights in International Labour Organization budget intensifies, potentially delaying approval. Concerns rise amid global rollback of LGBTQ rights. #ILO #Discrimination #LGBTQRights
Get ready to embark on an action-packed journey in Rachel Boucher's debut YA novel, "The Electi." With themes of inequality, discrimination, and resilience, this must-read dystopian adventure is perfect for fans of the genre. #TheElecti #Dystopian #YoungAdult #LGBTQ+ #PostApocalyptic
Marvia Malik, Pakistan's first trans news anchor, survives attempted assassination by gunmen. #LGBTQ+rights #transgender #Pakistan
Experience the best of #QueerCinema this February and March at the #SydneyWorldPride Film Program! #GayHistories #QueerFutures
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities in Norway are seeking a second suspect in a deadly shooting attack during the Norwegian capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival, police said Friday. A 42-year-old Norwegian citizen o…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting during the Norwegian capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival, police said Monday. The total number of suspects is now at…
LONDON/NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - S tudent Mars Proppe, who identifies as non-binary - neither male nor female, hoped one day to have a passport marked “X” for gender. But when Iceland’s government made th…
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As he struggled to wrench his hair from the grasp of a heavily armed Taliban fighter, Mohammad - a gay Afghan man - realised he had two options: run or die. Minutes earlier, he had been st…
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Tan France is a new dad. The 38-year-old television personality and his husband, Rob France, welcomed their first child, son Ismail, via surrogate in July. France shared the news Monday on Instagram alon…
