The European Diversity Awards has released its shortlist ahead of the annual ceremony in November, with business leaders, firms, charities all up for top honours.
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Polish activists are set to embrace âequality joggingâ at this summerâs Pride parades following the success of exercise sessions under rainbow flags in public spaces across the country as a show of defiance following a homophobic attack on members of an LGBTQ+ sports club.
Two people were hospitalised last month when members of the Homokomando club were attacked while exercising by a gang of 30 masked men in Gdansk.
As a sign of solidarity with the men who were attacked, hundreds of people clad in rainbow flags took to parks and public spaces across Poland to exercise. The sporting events were dubbed âsolidarity workoutsâ and concluded on Sunday 28 March with an âequality jogâ in Gdansk. The jog was attended by 200 people, including the cityâs vice-president, Monika Chabior.
By Hugo Greenhalgh, Rachel Savage and Anastasia Moloney
LONDON, Dec 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Coronavirus dominated news around the world in 2020, creating particular challenges for the LGBT+ community in terms of mental health, access to HIV medication and scapegoating by religious groups seeking to apportion blame for the virus.
The year provided the backdrop for both victories and setbacks for LGBT+ people, with the lifting of gay sex bans in Bhutan and Gabon countered by a rise in the incidence of hate crimes and attacks and crackdowns in countries such as Uganda.
Here are 10 stories from a year of change for LGBT+ people.