\nDeeply expressive and powerful piece, Taste The Feeling, by gay<\/a> artist Paul Yore \u2013 Removed from gallery for being ‘homophobic’.
#PaulYore<\/a> #SeeUsHearUs<\/a> #MissedThePoint<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/j5hl6c9uMu<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 Sure, Jan. (@AvocardiB) July 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
CHECHNYA<\/strong>. TIME profiles Amin Dzhabrailov, who escaped the \u201cgay purge\u201d in Chechnya and is now speaking out<\/a>: \u2018Though he admitted to being gay<\/a>, Dzhabrailov says the violence escalated when he refused to name other gay<\/a> men<\/a>. The men<\/a> took out a black box that Dzhabrailov presumed was a lie detector but that turned out to be a machine that delivered electric shocks. They attached wires to his fingers and put water on his body to help the current travel more effectively. \u201cIt was so painful, you\u2019re just screaming, that\u2019s all you could do,\u201d he says. Eventually one of the men<\/a> pulled out a gun, put it into Dzhabrailov\u2019s mouth and threatened to kill him if he didn\u2019t give up names. \u201cAt this moment, I myself, died,\u201d he says. As he describes this part of his ordeal, he struggles through tears and an inability to find all the words he wants in English. \u201cI was so lost,\u201d he repeats. \u201cI was so lost.\u201d\u2019<\/p>\n
POLAND<\/strong>. Bialystock holds first LGBT Pride parade assaulted by thousands of anti-LGBTQ protesters<\/a>. \u201cThe marchers at the first gay<\/a> pride parade here in the conservative Polish city of Bialystok expected that they would be met with resistance. But last week when Katarzyna Sztop-Rutkowska saw the angry mob of thousands that awaited the marchers, who numbered only a few hundred, she was shocked. \u2018The most aggressive were the football hooligans, but they were joined by normal people \u2014 people with families, people with small children, elderly people,\u2019 she said. They blocked her way, first hurling invective, then bricks and stones and fireworks, she said. From the balconies, people threw eggs and rotten vegetables. Even before the march started, there were violent confrontations, and by the time the tear gas cleared and the crowd dispersed, dozens were injured and Poland was left reeling.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/figure>\n LEBANON<\/strong>. Alt-rock group Mashrou Leila facing controversy after openly gay lead singer Hamed Sinno shared a graphic image of the Virgin Mary with Madonna\u2019s head<\/a>: \u2018The overwhelmingly Christian town\u2019s Maronite archbishop on Monday asked for the gig to be cancelled over the \u201cgroup\u2019s aims and the content of their songs.\u201d\u2019 AMNESTY INT\u2019L<\/strong>: The show must go on<\/a>\u2026 More HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n \n<\/div>Mashrou\u2019 Leila \u201cCavalry\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Tommy Remengesau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n PALAU<\/strong>. Palau President Tommy Remengesau Jr backs same-sex<\/a> marriage: \u201cThose who are different doesn\u2019t mean that they should be outcast, second class citizens, or that they can\u2019t contribute to the community. So I want to make it clear that I don\u2019t believe in the constitutional amendment that promote discrimination. I want it to be on record that I support the rights of each individual, any Palauan, to be treated equally\u2026Let us treat each other with respect and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Conor Burns (Photo: Official Parliament Portrait \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>CC-BY-3.0<\/a>)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n UNITED KINGDOM<\/strong>. Boris Johnson names gay man as Trade Minister<\/a>: \u2018Burns, a member of the Conservative Party, captured attention in 2012 when he voiced opposition to marriage equality legislation on religious grounds and suggested there was \u201cno clamour for this at all within the gay<\/a> community,\u201d\u00a0News Letter<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>reported. The out politician ultimately supported legislation when language was inserted assuring religious institutions would not be forced to host ceremonies.\u2019<\/p>\n
\n \n\n.@ConorBurnsUK<\/a> is the new Minister of State for International Trade. @TradeGovUK<\/a> is ready to help British firms seize the golden opportunity ahead. pic.twitter.com\/hHddqmAmuN<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Department for International Trade (@tradegovuk) July 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
CHINA<\/strong>. Gay Chinese go on \u2018Rainbow Cruise\u2019 to Vietnam<\/a>: \u2018During the five-day return voyage, they could attend workshops, talks and activities including speed dating on board the cruise ship, and get support and advice on\u00a0LGBT issues<\/a>. It was also a place for some, like Yang, to come out. In its third year, the annual event in June was organised by PFLAG China, an NGO based in Guangzhou that supports the LGBT community, their parents and friends. It is held on a cruise ship because it is difficult to find a venue for a mass LGBT event in mainland China, where homosexuality is not openly discussed.\u2019<\/p>\n
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