homophobia

Russian police raid LGBTQ bars in Moscow following anti-LGBTQ ruling

Russian police raid LGBTQ bars in Moscow following anti-LGBTQ ruling

The day after Russia’s top court labeled the “LGBTQ movement” an extremist organization and moved to ban the “international LGBTQ movement” in the country, Russian police raided gay venues and bars in Moscow, CNN reported.

Murder sparks conversation on anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in Belgium

Murder sparks conversation on anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment in Belgium


Early in the morning on Saturday, March 6, the body of 42-year-old David Polfliet was discovered in a park in Beveren, Belgium. According to a report in the Flemish newspaper De Standaard, a 17-year-old turned himself in to the police, who later arrested him, a 16-year-old and another 17-year-old as the perpetrators of Polfliet’s murder. The group used a dating app to lure Polfliet to the park. It remains unclear at this time if the trio intended to murder Polfliet or to physically abuse him.