LGBTQ+
Belgium’s agent of chaos
Flemish far-right frontman Tom Van Grieken battles to break up Belgium.
Europe’s Trump moment has arrived
Georgia introduces Russian-style crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights
Tories put trans rights row at heart of UK election campaign
Georgia’s other Russian-style law is fueling a bitter culture war
US State Department issues unusual worldwide LGBTQ+ travel alert
Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote
Violence against LGBTQ+ people on the rise in Europe, report says
Three-quarters of LGBTQ+ people in the EU think that their governments aren’t doing enough to fight discrimination and intolerance.
Why Georgia’s government thinks it can scorn the EU and keep its grip on power
Some 80 percent of Georgians want to join the EU, which begs the question of why the ruling party feels so secure.
Georgia not ready for EU, says ruling party
The pronouncement comes as tensions fray between Tbilisi and Brussels over a ‘Kremlin-inspired’ foreign agent law.
Georgia’s EU bid is being sabotaged by its own government, Brussels fears
Some 80 percent of Georgians want to join the EU, but the government seems to fear that membership could undermine its grip on power.
On holiday with Europe’s right-wingers
Hundreds of European conservatives gathered in Cyprus for a “cultural weekend” that mixed policy discussions, networking and time away from the bureaucratic machine.
Viktor Orbán’s plan for Europe
In the Hungarian leader, the EU faces a new type of Euroskeptic, one who doesn’t want to leave the bloc but shape it.
EU warns candidate country Georgia over disputed ‘foreign agent’ law
‘The EU regrets that it is once again being considered,’ foreign policy department said about controversial legislation.
Russia locks up boss of gay bar for breaching new anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Kremlin’s crackdown escalates.
Orbán-Trump meeting in Florida slammed by Biden
The Hungarian leader has become an icon to some conservative populists for advocating “illiberal democracy.”
Ukrainian veterans reject award after church annuls gay soldier’s medal
Combat medic battles Kyiv patriarch over LGBTQ+ rights.
Stroking the ego: Hungary’s Orbán gives his nod to Sweden’s NATO bid
Also helping was a deal to sell more Swedish jet fighters to Hungary.
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage
The move, which also grants full parental rights to same-sex couples, was strongly opposed by some conservatives and the Orthodox church.
Tucker Carlson joins long line of ‘useful idiot’ journalists helping tyrants
The notorious Walter Duranty of the New York Times and Nazi broadcaster Lord Haw-Haw offer cautionary tales.
Greece’s Mitsotakis makes progressive pivot with same-sex marriage bill
MPs are set to vote on a landmark reform on Feb. 15, to the chagrin of the church and traditionalists on the left and right.
Putin’s LGBTQ+ crackdown: Russian artist fined for rainbow flag
Another woman was arrested for wearing rainbow earrings.
EU threatens to silence Hungary if it blocks Ukrainian funds
Leaders may consider invoking the “nuclear option” of kicking Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán out of the EU voting process.
Russian singer who wore sock over his penis is arrested trying to flee country
Vladimir Putin is cracking down on the showbiz elite.
Macron appoints rising star as PM, leaves presidential hopefuls stunned
President seeks breath of fresh air to revitalize flagging second term.
Putin’s attack dogs target ‘almost naked’ pop stars in Russia’s new culture war
Moscow’s cultural elites can’t count on the Kremlin to leave them alone anymore.
Politicians behaving badly: 6 times partying politicos went too far
Remember Partygate, Pipigate, bunga bunga and the Brussels lockdown orgy?!
Pope Francis greenlights blessings for same-sex couples
The move marks another shift in the church’s stance on LGBTQ+ issues.
Poland’s laws on same-sex couples violate human rights code, court rules
Warsaw should recognize and protect couples that don’t consist of a man and a woman, ECHR says.