Fifteen EU member states and the European Parliament will support the European Commission's lawsuit against Hungary in the Court of Justice of the European Union, writes Nepszava. The reason was a law that discriminates against people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. On June 15, 2021, the Hungarian Parliament passed a law banning “propaganda of homosexuality and transgenderism” among minors.

A court in Novosibirsk found 32-year-old Viktor Kartanov guilty of robbery at a “fake date.” The homophobe was given a suspended sentence, and there is also an investigation into a death threat. The case was supported by the Sphere Foundation. As reported in Sphere, the crime occurred in February 2022. The foundation's client, Ty Raifegest, met Kartanov on the Internet and invited him on a date to his home.

Ekaterina Mizulina believes that most portals with fan fiction “can be closed even now” The head of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina, drew attention to fan fiction portals. In her opinion, they are now “overflowing with prohibited information with LGBT propaganda and pedophilia.” It is worth recalling that fan fiction ( short for “fan fiction”, i.e. “fan creativity” - editor’s note ) are stories that fans write about their favorite characters from various works.

Together with Building Health Online Communities (BHOC) and Emory University, Grindr created a program called “Together takemehome ” to make ordering HIV tests at home free and easy. Grindr reported on its social networks that a new button will appear in the application menu in the settings, with which users from the United States will be able to order a free HIV test directly to their home. The test allows users to take the test at home and get results in less than a minute.

A team of US scientists has developed a new gene therapy that could help people living with HIV get off regular ART. The new therapy may help not only reduce reservoirs of infection, but also control viral load. One infusion of genetically modified CD4 cells is sufficient for this purpose. The blood of people infected with HIV is filtered to remove CD4 cells. They are then genetically modified using zinc finger nuclease, which interrupts the CCR5 gene sequence.

Campaignism in the spirit of Stalin. This is the second court that has sentenced a foreign citizen for the so-called “propaganda of non-traditional values.” While the LGBT community tried to support the Kazan couple Gelu and Haoyang, a court in Russia expelled a second foreigner. Such synchronicity may indicate that processes are organized and coordinated from above. Get out of Kamchatka In Kamchatka, a court fined a German citizen 150 thousand and expelled him from Russia.

Do you already know what you want to do before you turn 30, thinking of yourself as an LGBTQ+ person? If not, let's figure it out. Time passes, the world changes, and we change with it. And if you have ever made a list for yourself of what you would like to do before a certain age, time of year or next birthday, then today we invite you to dive into the bucket list together and make it quickly.

The injection drug from the Zhongyu company, according to the creators, has no noticeable side effects and gives a stable effect The Zhongyu company has developed an innovative medicine, reports AIDS.CENTER with reference to the publication Money. The publication says that injections of this drug will be painless, but it has high drug resistance and mild side effects. The new drug is a combination of antibodies TMB-365/TMB-380. They suppress the virus within two to three months.

The student media outlet Groza published an open letter demanding an end to the persecution of LGBT bloggers Gela and Haoyang. The organization also appealed to international youth organizations to boycott Russia due to the persecution of a couple of students. The editors of "Guys PLUS" join the demand! Read the full text of the open letter here. “We cannot call this anything other than a manifestation of medieval intolerance on the part of the Russian state.” - says the open letter.

Since the registration of the bill on civil partnerships in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, a lot has been said about what an unprecedented step this is for the entire post-Soviet space. And how much it means for LGBT people and their ability to get official confirmation of their relationships. However, this bill has its pitfalls.

In Kyrgyzstan, public discussions have begun on a bill banning propaganda of the LGBTQ+ community among the country's younger population. Earlier on March 17, the draft was submitted for consideration; it provides for the prohibition of the dissemination of information related to queer people among children.

In queerphobic LGBTQ+ environments, people often have to keep a low profile, hide the truth, or avoid awkward questions. You may have different feelings about how to behave in your family when people ask about your personal life at the table. How to get closer to colleagues if their conversations are far from intimate topics for you. Even going to the doctor can cause discomfort if you have uncomfortable questions . Here's a fun fact: you design your environment down to the smallest detail.