Arab LGBT activists "are defying state-sponsored repression and social stigma" despite legal hurdles, Human Rights Watch and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality has said. HRW released a report on the challenges and the progress of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities…

Source www.nytimes.com By ISABELLA KWAIJAN. 12, 2018 Continue reading the main storyShare This Page Share Tweet Email More SYDNEY, Australia — At one of the first legal same-sex weddings held this week in Australia, two men pledged their lives to each other in front of a roomful of…

source abc.net.au By Sarah Hawke It's official — Cher will perform at Sydney's 40th Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The 71-year-old pop star and gay icon will headline the Mardis Gras party on Saturday, March 3. Today's announcement was widely expected, after she star hinted in a tweet late last mont…