LGBT-inclusive Georgia church closes after violent threats pinknews.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pinknews.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Egan Millard
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Anti-LGBTQ+ protesters burn a rainbow banner ahead of the planned March for Dignity during Pride Week in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 5, 2021. Photo: Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters
[Episcopal News Service] Members of one of The Episcopal Church’s most isolated congregations – St. Nino’s Episcopal Mission in Tbilisi, Georgia – have found themselves on the front lines of the country’s violent conflict over LGBTQ+ rights, by virtue of the congregation’s status as one of only two LGBTQ+-affirming churches in the country.
On July 5, hundreds of far-right anti-LGBTQ+ extremists rioted in the streets of Tbilisi in advance of a planned Pride march later that day, according to Agence France-Presse. They ransacked the offices of Tbilisi Pride, destroying the rainbow flags that hung from its balconies, and assaulted more than 50 people, most of them journalists, Reuters reported, citing local police.
Kenya signs Sh48bn grant for TB, malaria initiatives msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe at Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital. [Nicholas Nthenge, Standard]
Kenya has been asked to spend Sh4.4 billion for various health areas without inviting the kind of scandals that faced the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (Kemsa).
The money was from the Global Fund Grant Management division for supporting programs on HIV, TB and malaria and division lead, Mark Edington, said he was aware how corruption allegations against Kemsa caused a disruption in the supply chain for HIV drugs and “it s important that we have a commitment from all stakeholders to ensure that KEMSA’s challenges including governance, transparency, and accountability are resolved.”
Health min urges support for scientific research in Egypt sis.gov.eg - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sis.gov.eg Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.