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London police search for 3 men seen leaving flat where drag queen Heklina was found dead in 2023

London police search for 3 men seen leaving flat where drag queen Heklina was found dead in 2023

  • by Cynthia Laird
  • Jan 24, 2025

Nearly two years after drag queen Heklina was found dead in a Soho flat in London, police there have issued a bulletin asking three men seen on camera footage leaving the flat to come forward.

Out in the World: Trudeau resigns, potentially ending an era of LGBTQ progress in Canada

Out in the World: Trudeau resigns, potentially ending an era of LGBTQ progress in Canada

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 10, 2025

Justin Trudeau will be resigning as Canadian prime minister and as leader of the country's Liberal Party.

Out in the World: After a brutal 2024, global LGBTQ leaders prepare for a challenging year

Out in the World: After a brutal 2024, global LGBTQ leaders prepare for a challenging year

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Jan 9, 2025

Last year was a brutal year for LGBTQ rights around the world. 2024 saw 64 countries go to the polls to elect new governments, but the backlash against gay rights was harsh.

Out in the World: Killer of Kenyan gay activist sentenced to 50 years

Out in the World: Killer of Kenyan gay activist sentenced to 50 years

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 23, 2024

The High Court in Eldoret, Kenya gave the maximum sentence of 50 years in prison to the man who was convicted of murdering well-known gay rights activist Edwin Chiloba nearly two years ago.

Out in the World: Protests erupt in Georgia over postponement of joining EU

Out in the World: Protests erupt in Georgia over postponement of joining EU

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Dec 6, 2024

Georgia has been rocked by an escalating political power struggle for its future for more than a week.

Out in the World: Outright calls out UN campaign and report for excluding LBQ women

Out in the World: Outright calls out UN campaign and report for excluding LBQ women

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Nov 27, 2024

Outright International has called out the United Nations for excluding LBQ women and gender-diverse people in a new report.

Out in the World: Poland introduces civil partnership bill for same-sex couples

Out in the World: Poland introduces civil partnership bill for same-sex couples

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 25, 2024

Poland is marching toward same-sex civil partnerships. Equality Minister Katarzyna Kotula, a member of the New Left political party, presented a draft bill to legalize civil partnerships for same-sex couples to the Central European country's Parliament.

Prosecutor says no evidence of hate crime in gruesome Tijuana killing of LGBTQ club owner

Prosecutor says no evidence of hate crime in gruesome Tijuana killing of LGBTQ club owner

  • by Ed Walsh
  • Oct 24, 2024

A prosecutor in the Mexican state of Baja California told reporters this week that it is unlikely that the killing of the out owner of a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub in Tijuana was a hate crime.

Out in the World: Finland's gay former pro ice hockey player killed; ex-boyfriend arrested

Out in the World: Finland's gay former pro ice hockey player killed; ex-boyfriend arrested

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 21, 2024

LGBTQ Finnish people are mourning the death of Janne Puhakka, a professional ice hockey player who came out several years ago after the end of his playing career.

Out in the World: Georgian Parliament speaker signs anti-gay bill after president refuses

Out in the World: Georgian Parliament speaker signs anti-gay bill after president refuses

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Oct 9, 2024

Moving closer to Russia, Georgia's Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili recently signed a repressive "Russian-styled" anti-LGBTQ bill into law.

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is October 8

  • by Dana Piccoli, News Is Out
  • Oct 7, 2024

News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.

Out in the World: Trans model's killing in Georgia and passage of anti-LGBTQ law spurs international backlash

Out in the World: Trans model's killing in Georgia and passage of anti-LGBTQ law spurs international backlash

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 26, 2024

The brutal killing of popular Georgian transgender model Kesaria Abramidze was exactly what European Union, United States officials, and LGBTQ activists feared would happen after a second draconian anti-LGBTQ law was passed this month.

Out in the World: South African community is reeling after execution-style killing of lesbian couple

Out in the World: South African community is reeling after execution-style killing of lesbian couple

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Sep 9, 2024

A South African rural community is reeling after a beloved lesbian couple was gunned down execution-style outside their families' homes late last month.

Out in the World: LGBTQ Bulgarian and EU activists call for sanctions against country's anti-gay law

Out in the World: LGBTQ Bulgarian and EU activists call for sanctions against country's anti-gay law

  • by Heather Cassell
  • Aug 26, 2024

Calls for Bulgarian President Rumen Radev's resignation and for the European Union to impose sanctions on the Balkan country are growing after he signed new anti-LGBTQ amendments to the country's education article into law.