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News Briefs: B.A.R.'s Besties voting is now underway

August 9, 2022

Voting is open for the Bay Area Reporter's readers' poll known as the Besties.

Experts and advocates discuss HIV — and monkeypox — at global confab

by Liz Highleyman
Aug 8, 2022

The International AIDS Conference wrapped up in Montreal, where the monkeypox outbreak was also discussed.

Out in the World: LGBTQ Azerbaijani activists angered by lenient sentence in gay journalist's murder

by Heather Cassell
Aug 5, 2022

LGBTQ activists in Azerbaijan are angered that the Baku Court of Grave Crimes gave the lightest sentence possible to the man convicted of the murder of a prominent Azerbaijani gay activist and journalist.

Russian court convicts Brittney Griner, who's sentenced to 9 years in penal colony

by Michael K. Lavers, Washington Blade
Aug 4, 2022

A Russian court on Thursday found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of charges that she smuggled drugs into the country.

Out in the World: In SF, gay Italian activist urges global alliances to fight for LGBTQ rights

by Heather Cassell
Jul 27, 2022

Prominent Italian gay activist Franco Grillini called for LGBTQ activists to build international alliances during a recent visit to San Francisco.

WHO declares monkeypox a health emergency; US could do so soon

by Liz Highleyman
Jul 26, 2022

World Health Organization director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared July 23 that monkeypox is a public health emergency of international concern — the global agency's highest level of alarm — as cases continue to rise steeply.

Out in the World: Russia's top tennis star comes out as lesbian

by Heather Cassell
Jul 22, 2022

Top Russian tennis star Daria Kasatkina came out as a lesbian in a July 18 interview with a Russian vlogger.

Out in the World: Report: Researchers and experts call for more data and research on LGBTQ asylum seekers and refugees

by Heather Cassell
Jul 14, 2022

LGBTQ and human rights researchers and experts called for more data collection and research about queer and gender-nonconforming asylum seekers in two new reports.

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia

by Michael K. Lavers, Washington Blade
Jul 7, 2022

WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday pleaded guilty to charges that she smuggled drugs into Russia.

Out in the World: SF vigil held for Oslo gay bar shooting; suspect refuses to talk

by Heather Cassell
Jul 1, 2022

San Francisco LGBTQ activists and the Norwegian consul general to the city this week held a small vigil for the victims of the recent shooting outside a gay club in Oslo.

Out in the World: Cameroonian 'Drag Race' star hopes film inspires

by Heather Cassell
Jun 22, 2022

Cameroon-born performance artist and "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season #1 winner BeBe Zahara Benet believes in the power of drag.

Swimming body effectively bars trans athletes

by Eric Burkett
Jun 22, 2022

The world governing body for competitive swimming, FINA, has banned most trans female athletes from participating in elite levels of competition.

Mexican health agency issues warning on possible monkeypox transmission at Puerto Vallarta gay beach club

by Ed Walsh
Jun 10, 2022

The Ministry of Health for the Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a warning over monkeypox aimed at anyone who visited a gay beach club in Puerto Vallarta last week.

Out in the World: Ahead of summit, IACHR releases human rights report for the Americas

by Heather Cassell
Jun 9, 2022

Ahead of the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles this week, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights released its 2021 annual report on human rights in the Americas, examining ongoing challenges and progress.

Out in the World: US LGBTQ special envoy takes first international trips

by Heather Cassell
Jun 3, 2022

The United States' LGBTQ expert, Jessica Stern, recently embarked on her first two international trips to Asia and Europe to meet with government and civil society leaders, the State Department announced.

News :: World News

News Briefs: B.A.R.'s Besties voting is now underway

Experts and advocates discuss HIV — and monkeypox — at global confab

Out in the World: LGBTQ Azerbaijani activists angered by lenient sentence in gay journalist's murder

Russian court convicts Brittney Griner, who's sentenced to 9 years in penal colony

Out in the World: In SF, gay Italian activist urges global alliances to fight for LGBTQ rights

WHO declares monkeypox a health emergency; US could do so soon

Out in the World: Russia's top tennis star comes out as lesbian

Out in the World: Report: Researchers and experts call for more data and research on LGBTQ asylum seekers and refugees

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia

Out in the World: SF vigil held for Oslo gay bar shooting; suspect refuses to talk

Out in the World: Cameroonian 'Drag Race' star hopes film inspires

Swimming body effectively bars trans athletes

Mexican health agency issues warning on possible monkeypox transmission at Puerto Vallarta gay beach club

Out in the World: Ahead of summit, IACHR releases human rights report for the Americas

Out in the World: US LGBTQ special envoy takes first international trips

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