More LGBTIQ+, sex worker rights defenders attacked during COVID pandemic
Frontline Defenders cited Tanzania where it investigated a spate of attacks on activists’ homes after it became known locally that they were housing LGBTIQ+ people or sex workers at risk of homelessness, hunger and police violence on the streets.
Marvia Malik, Pakistan’s First Transgender Newscaster, Wants to Change Societal Attitudes Toward Her Community
By Anas Saleem Marvia Malik has made history in Pakistan’s media industry by purportedly becoming the country’s first transgender news anchor. The 21-year-old from Lahore, who has a bachelor’s degree in journalism, applied to work at Kohenoor News, a private news channel. The chief executive officer of Kohenoor News, a private news channel, says Malik was hired on […]
IFI apologizes to sexual minorities, rejoices in the presence of LGBTIQ+ among members and clergy
Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) urged its members to embrace lesbians, gays and people of all other sexual orientations in an edict issued by its Supreme Council of Bishops (SCB) earlier this year and currently being circulated on social media. Hoping to end “hurtful hate and suspicion,” the Church said it is challenged to stand with […]