J. Lester Feder
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Gay Couple Struggles to Stay Together as War in Ukraine Rages On
How Putin’s war on Ukraine and crusade against LGBTQ rights upended the lives of a gay couple from Donbas → Read More
Coronavirus Victim: Jameela Dirrean Emoni Barber, 17, Dies In Texas
“She was exceptional and I am very proud,” Jameela Dirrean Emoni Barber's mother told BuzzFeed News. → Read More
Coronavirus: Black People Are Being Monitored By The Police After Speaking Out About Racism In China
"We’re in their country, so they can still do whatever they wish to us.” → Read More
Coronavirus: Uganda Uses Social Distancing Rules To Raid LGBTQ Shelter And Jail Residents
The LGBTQ shelter had more than 10 residents, so the group was charged with facilitating the spread of an infectious disease. → Read More
Coronavirus: There's More To Know About The Video Of A Mother Arrested On A Playground For Violating Stay-At-Home Orders
She's an anti-vaxxer who was participating in a protest organized by far-right groups against anti-coronavirus lockdown measures. → Read More
Coronavirus Victim: Marlowe Stoudamire Has Died Of COVID-19
"He saw you before you saw yourself … Marlowe is a champion for young Detroiters, particularly black Detroiters.” → Read More
At Least Seven People Contracted Coronavirus During Wisconsin's Elections, Officials Report
In-person voting went ahead earlier this month after Republicans fought a delay and mail-in ballots. Now people are beginning to get sick. → Read More
Gunman Dead After Hijacking Bus And Causing 30-Mile Police Chase In Texas
The suspect was shot dead after an hour-long chase through the Dallas suburbs. → Read More
The Secret Battle To Save LGBT People From ISIS — And Bring Their Persecutors To Justice
One is the son of a communist who smuggled messages in kebabs for party members. The other is an army widow whose husband was killed by al-Qaeda. Together they want to convince the world that targeting LGBT people is a crime against humanity. → Read More
Armando Siri: One Of Steve Bannon's Top Allies In Italy Is Under Investigation Over Alleged Corruption
Senator Armando Siri was the first Lega politician to meet Bannon when he began courting links to the far-right party in 2018. → Read More
World Congress Of Families: The Fight For The Future Of Women’s And LGBT Rights Is Going Down In Verona, Italy
An alliance of far-right Italian politicians, Putin-affiliated Russians, and anti-LGBT activists from the US are gathering in an Italian city at the heart of the war on women. → Read More
France Wants Facebook To Help It Tackle Anti-Semitism
“Don’t ask the fox how to take care of the chickens,” one privacy advocate said about Facebook’s cooperation with the French government. → Read More
Climate Change Marches: Teenagers Go On Strike From Schools Across Europe To Demand Action
After the UK prime minister said 15,000 UK students who boycotted school to demonstrate “wastes lesson time,” the 16-year-old girl who inspired the protest movement replied, “political leaders have wa → Read More
German Police Have Raided The Homes Of Suspected KKK Members
More than 100 weapons were confiscated during the nationwide raids, and 40 people are now under investigation. → Read More
Chemnitz Riots: Syrian Man Charged Over Stabbing That Led To Huge Anti-Immigrant Protests In Germany
The fatal stabbing in Chemnitz last August led to massive protests in the eastern German city. → Read More
These Swedish Nazis Trained In Russia Before Bombing A Center For Asylum Seekers
When two Swedish Nazis thought their group’s leaders had gone soft, they went to train with Russian paramilitaries, before returning home to carry out an attack. Their case shows how nationalist extremism across Europe is being transformed by the conflict in Ukraine. → Read More
These LGBT Refugees May Be Trapped By Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan
“We are all gonna end up in this fucking Turkey … It’s hell. It's fucking hell.”.. → Read More
This Is How Steve Bannon Sees The Entire World
The soon-to-be White House chief strategist laid out a global vision in a rare 2014 talk, one where he said racism in the far right gets “washed out” and called Vladimir Putin a kleptocrat. BuzzFee... → Read More
The UN's New LGBT Rights Watchdog May Be About To Lose His Job
The General Assembly will vote next week on an unprecedented measure to undo the newly created position of "independent expert" on LGBT rights. → Read More
The UN Votes To Create Its First LGBT Rights Watchdog
The person appointed to this new role will be responsible for monitoring "violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity." → Read More