In line with the Poetry, Plays and Prose theme for this year’s LGBT+ History Month, creative, data and technology company Wunderman Thompson UK is launching a creative writing challenge. Entries for the ‘LGBTQIA+ Letters from the heart’ competition can take the form of a poem, story, letter, or spoken word piece. It is open to anyone at […]
The UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG) launched its first national social media campaign #LendYourVoice, which aims to raise awareness of the discrimination and dangers that LGBTQI+ people face in UK detention centres. Partnering with 28 LGBTQI+ celebrities and influencers, the campaign sees powerful voices within the LGBTQI+ community share the stories of LGBTQI+ people […]
The life expectancy of transgender people in Brazil is age 35 due to violence and discrimination. This fact is highlighted in the new film Thirty-Five developed by Y&R Brazil (part of VMLY&R Group) for Athosgls, an LGBTQI+ news portal. The short film, produced by FAUNA studio, features real trans couple Guto and Onika. This statistic is underscored […]
These weeks’ Pride parades and celebrations around the world are positive for the LGBTQI+ community. Less reported by the media is the fact that LGBTQI+ communities face persecution, imprisonment, torture or death in more than 70 countries around the world including; Chechnya, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Sudan, and Uganda. Pink Triangle Paris is […]