Ugandan police raid Pride event; arrests made

Ugandan police Thursday raided a peaceful LGBTQ pride event in Kampala, the country’s capital. While events continue to unfold, police arrested several participants, including activists Frank Mugisha and Pepe Onziema of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). The raid was carried out shortly after a Ugandan tribute to the 49 victims of the deadly shooting in Orlando….

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‘Kashish’ 2015 looks at crowdfunding to raise funds for LGBT film festival

Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival – South Asia’s biggest and India’s only mainstream LGBT film festival – has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise a part of the funds required for organizing the sixth edition of the festival. The film festival will be held May 27 – 31, 2015 at Liberty Cinema and Alliance…

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Crowdfunding campaign launched for 2017 World OutGames Miami

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.– World OutGames Miami has launched a global crowdfunding campaign in anticipation of the sports, human rights and cultural event taking place in Miami and Miami Beach May 26 to June 4, 2017. “The goal of the crowdfunding campaign is $200,000,” said Bruce Townsend, chair of the World OutGames host committee, the Miami Beach-Miami…

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Top LGBT film festival resorts to crowdfunding for support in anti-gay India

Asia’s and India’s biggest LGBT film festival has turned to social media and crowd funding to raise finances, reports GayAsiaNews.com. Organizers of Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival said this was done to give audiences a feeling of ownership and deepen their engagement with the festival. This will be its fifth edition and it is…

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