World of Politics

UK: op-ed, This Is What’s at Stake for the LGBTQ Community in the U.K. Right Now

Sacrificing women and marginalized groups for political clout is no longer the exception, it’s becoming accepted governmental policy. To put it simply: We are bargaining chips, and it’s horrifying. 

Ireland: Ireland’s new Taoiseach Leo Varadkar blasted in new film on Pride Sunday

Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s new Prime Minister (Taoiseach) mesmerized half the world, who were stunned to see the son of an Indian immigrant who came out in 2015 become the leader of the country’s main governing party Fine Gael.

Spain: Zapatero: "España es un país arcoíris gracias a quienes entregaron sus vidas para cambiar las leyes"

La Universidad Autónoma de Madrid acoge del 26 al 29 de junio la Conferencia Internacional sobre Derechos Humanos 'Madrid Summit 2017' en el marco de la celebración del World Pride en la capital madrileña. Manuela Carmena, Cristina Cifuentes y José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero han estado presentes en la jornada inaugural.

Serbia: A gay woman is Serbia’s next prime minister. Was her selection just for show?

Imagine that you’re the well-established leader of a Balkan country, solidly in control of the ruling party, and you’ve decided that in order to remain in power you must gradually underminethe democratic institutions that have been built up in the years since the collapse of communism a generation ago.