In May, 2015 Ireland became the first country in the world to vote on same-sex marriage in a national referendum. But as Ireland moves towards greater equality, many other countries are moving in the opposite direction. Here is a snapshot of gay rights around the globe.

US President Joseph Biden denounces Russian invasion, casting it as part of a decades-long attempt to crush democracies. In a speech from a castle that served for centuries as a home for Polish monarchs, Mr. Biden described the face-off with Mr. Putin as a moment he has long warned about: a clash ...

Set in contemporary Iran, A SEPARATION is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns t...

Free & Equal’s newest video – narrated by movie star Zachary Quinto – exposes just how much LGBT exclusion really costs. Rates of poverty, homelessness, depression and suicide have been found to be far higher among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people than in the general population. But it’

Pride is in the air in New York City, and Queerty kicked things off on Friday, June 17th with an unforgettable evening at Current in Chelsea, celebrating this year’s #Pride50 honorees. The looks did not disappoint, naturally, but the real focus was on the 50 trailblazing honorees. Representing every

Maestro Herbert Blomstedt and the New York Philharmonic dedicate this week's performances to the people of Ukraine. To honor them and to join them in longing for peace, the Orchestra performed the Ukrainian National anthem "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina."

Issachar Ber Ryback (2 February 1897, in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (today Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine) – December 22, 1935, in Paris) was a Jewish-Ukrainian-French painter. Rybak was a contemporary of Jewish-Russian artists Natan Issajewitsch Altman, Boris Aronson and Marc Chagall, who transmitted th

The official video for Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue. “Padam Padam,” which has been dubbed a “gay anthem,” also made the cut for Congressman Robert Garcia for Pride 2023. He indicated that choosing to include the new Kylie Minogue song was a no-brainer: “’Padam Padam’ is a gay bop, so that was easy f

Ukraine kids show their talent to the world during war and their fight for independence. Light Balance Kids AGT All-Stars Audition.

The team of www.oikotimes.com and www.avmag.gr attend the World Outgames and Antwerp Pride 2013. On August 9th at 18:00 local time, various gay and straight people gathered outside the Russian consulate in Antwerp kissing outside the official offices of the Russian government. The WOGA 2013 are expe...