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Rhineland-Palatinate: Anklam-Trapp Named New LGBTQ+ Commissioner
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (374+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
Petition and Protest: Including LGBTQ+ People in the Violence Assistance Act
1+ week, 6+ day ago (163+ words) thecolu. mn An alliance of queer organizations is calling for improvements to the proposed Berlin Violence Assistance Act Queer people would need to be explicitly named in the law and clearly taken into account when it comes to protection and…...
Af D: LGBTQ People Shock Many Germans
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (474+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
Survey Finds Global Decline in Acceptance of LGBTQ+ People
2+ week, 3+ day ago (297+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
Ten Against Three: Homophobic Attack in Hofheim am Taunus, Germany
2+ week, 3+ day ago (262+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
Georg Uecker Fights Back Tears at Order Award Ceremony
3+ week, 1+ day ago (311+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
Screws and Far-Right Groups Disrupt Pride Event in Wernigerode
3+ week, 6+ day ago (350+ words) The Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Wernigerode was marked by disruptions and a tense mood. As organizers stated when asked, screws were scattered along the parade route, and right-wing groups demonstrated on the outskirts of the event. The screws had…...
North Rhine-Westphalia: Sharp Rise in Far-Right and Anti-LGBTQ Hate Crimes
4+ week, 1+ day ago (225+ words) thecolu. mn In North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the number of reported politically right-wing motivated offenses and crimes targeting queer people rose again markedly in 2025 This comes from figures published by the state interior ministry that the Green Party faction in the…...
Saxony: 75% of anti-LGBTQ crimes are right-wing motivated
4+ week, 2+ day ago (300+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...
LGBTQ Commissioner Pantisano Opens Up About His Serious Illness
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (125+ words) My name is Marcy Ellerton, and I've been telling stories since I could hold a pen. As a queer journalist based in Minneapolis, I cover everything from grassroots activism to the everyday moments that make our community shine. When I'm…...