LGBTQIA+ Archives - Empoword Journalism https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/tag/lgbtqia/ Led by women. Uniting and empowering journalists across the globe. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:44:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Film Review: ‘Rupture Divine’ (2018) https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/film-review-rupture-divine-2018/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/film-review-rupture-divine-2018/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:44:00 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=52532 Malak Maroueh's short film Rupture Divine (2018) is a vivid and human exploration of queerness in Lebanon.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/film-review-rupture-divine-2018/feed/ 0 Reports of Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Rising Rapidly in the UK https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/reports-of-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-rising-rapidly/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/reports-of-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-rising-rapidly/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:50:41 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=29800 There has been a daunting rise in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes being reported to police in the UK. Figures have shown that hate crimes related to sexual orientation and gender identification are a major area of concern for police across the UK.

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/theatre-review-blue-and-pip/feed/ 1 Russian Tennis Player Criticises Country’s Attitudes To Homosexuality https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/russian-tennis-player-criticises-countrys-attitudes-to-homosexuality/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/russian-tennis-player-criticises-countrys-attitudes-to-homosexuality/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:57:14 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=28127 Katie Heyes Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina has recently spoken out against her country’s attitudes towards to homosexuality after coming out. Kasatkina Opens Up About Her Sexuality The 25-year-old, who reached the French Open semi-finals last month, opened up about her sexuality in a YouTube interview with Russian blogger Vitya

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]]> https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/russian-tennis-player-criticises-countrys-attitudes-to-homosexuality/feed/ 0 Stars of ‘Heartstopper’ Stand Up To Anti-LGBTQ+ Protesters at London Pride https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/stars-of-heartstopper-stand-up-to-anti-lgbtq-protesters-at-london-pride/ https://empowordjournalism.co.uk/all-articles/stars-of-heartstopper-stand-up-to-anti-lgbtq-protesters-at-london-pride/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2022 21:27:35 +0000 https://www.empowordjournalism.co.uk/?p=27263 The cast of Netflix’s smash-hit queer TV series Heartstopper, have been filmed standing up to anti-LGBTQ+ protesters at London Pride last weekend.

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