To access a website, an adult is increasingly being asked to prove that he is an adult. It sounds reasonable and almost innocent. But for a queer user whose security rests on the gap between her passport name and her digital life, the question “how old are you?” very quickly turns into another: “who are you really?” A barrier that looks reasonable I'm not going to argue that children should be protected from content they are not ready for.

In Turkey, police have carried out large-scale raids against LGBTQ organizations, activists and community-related establishments. The raids took place on September 13 in 15 provinces of the country, including Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Mersin. At least 63 people were detained, according to AFP , citing prosecutors' offices in several cities.

Popular actress, star of “The X-Files” and “Sex Education” Gillian Anderson said for the first time that she considers herself pansexual. The 58-year-old actress said this in an interview with The Australian newspaper. “I’m pansexual in the sense that I’m attracted to people of all genders,” Anderson said. The actress has previously said that she had relationships with women. In a recent interview with The Sunday Times, she recalled that while at school she secretly dated a classmate.

The Hungarian government will change adoption rules that, under Viktor Orban, effectively made it impossible for same-sex couples to become adoptive parents. This was announced by Prime Minister Peter Magyar. According to Magyar, it is not politicians and ministers who should decide who can entrust a child, but specialists - psychologists and child protection experts.