Enrique Anarte
@enriqueanartelazo.bsky.social
Covering LGBTQ+ stories for the Thomson Reuters Foundation and its media platforms Context and Openly. Spaniard in Berlin. he/him
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I’m starting a new project ✨
Today I’m launching an English-language newsletter to help people understand global LGBTQ+ issues:
enriqueanartelazo.substack.com
It’s called “The Rainbow Compass.” Here’s why I’m doing it 🧵
Today I’m launching an English-language newsletter to help people understand global LGBTQ+ issues:
enriqueanartelazo.substack.com
It’s called “The Rainbow Compass.” Here’s why I’m doing it 🧵
🏳️🌈 Thailand may have legalised same-sex marriage, but LGBTQ+ activists say hate crimes against queer people are often overlooked.
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Gay marriage but no hate crime laws: Thai LGBTQ+ activists see gap | Context by TRF
Despite its marriage equality law, Thailand lacks a legal framework to track and punish hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community
www.context.news
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🏳️🌈 Thailand may have legalised same-sex marriage, but LGBTQ+ activists say hate crimes against queer people are often overlooked.
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The lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament has passed a bill banning "LGBT propaganda".
It still needs to be passed by the country's Senate and signed into law by the Kazakh president to become law.
It still needs to be passed by the country's Senate and signed into law by the Kazakh president to become law.
Kazakhstan's parliament passes law against 'LGBT propaganda'
Rights groups had warned against passing the bill, which resembles laws passed in countries including Russia, Georgia and Hungary.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament has passed a bill banning "LGBT propaganda".
It still needs to be passed by the country's Senate and signed into law by the Kazakh president to become law.
It still needs to be passed by the country's Senate and signed into law by the Kazakh president to become law.
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Kim Davis’ request that it consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Kim Davis’ request that it consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
New research shows that only six countries in the world have passed comprehensive anti-bullying legislation to protect LGBTQ+ students from school bullying.
I wrote about it for my global queer rights newsletter:
I wrote about it for my global queer rights newsletter:
Queer teens are bullied all over the world. Few countries protect them
Plus worrying developments in Kazakhstan and Cameroon, and new data on the implementation of trans self-ID in Germany.
enriqueanartelazo.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
New research shows that only six countries in the world have passed comprehensive anti-bullying legislation to protect LGBTQ+ students from school bullying.
I wrote about it for my global queer rights newsletter:
I wrote about it for my global queer rights newsletter:
Health advocates worry Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill "will make HIV rampant" and put not only queer people, but also all of society, at higher risk of HIV.
Read the full interview on Context:
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Read the full interview on Context:
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Q&A: Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill will drive HIV cases, activist says | Context by TRF
Experts say a bill toughening Ghana's colonial-era law criminalising gay sex could derail the fight against HIV
www.context.news
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Health advocates worry Ghana's anti-LGBTQ+ bill "will make HIV rampant" and put not only queer people, but also all of society, at higher risk of HIV.
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Read the full interview on Context:
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"Queer rights and human rights should always be one of their top priorities. I don't understand what other wake-up call the European countries need. We (Turkey) are one step away from becoming the current Russia."
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@contextnewsroom.bsky.social
Activist freed on bail says EU must push Turkey on LGBTQ+ rights | Context by TRF
LGBTQ+ activist Enes Hocaoğulları, who was jailed over a speech he made to Council of Europe, says Turkey risks 'becoming Russia'
www.context.news
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
"Queer rights and human rights should always be one of their top priorities. I don't understand what other wake-up call the European countries need. We (Turkey) are one step away from becoming the current Russia."
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@contextnewsroom.bsky.social
Radio Free Asia is shutting down. Critics of Trump’s efforts to shutter federally funded news groups have warned that ceasing their news broadcasts would cede ground to Russian and Chinese propaganda networks that have moved aggressively to fill the vacuum.
Radio Free Asia Will Halt News Operations Amid Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Radio Free Asia is shutting down. Critics of Trump’s efforts to shutter federally funded news groups have warned that ceasing their news broadcasts would cede ground to Russian and Chinese propaganda networks that have moved aggressively to fill the vacuum.
Are AI-generated avatars the future of grief? This is a terrifying and fascinating video by my colleague Albert Han.
Watch it on Context’s YouTube channel:
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Watch it on Context’s YouTube channel:
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Can AI bring back our loved ones?
YouTube video by Context
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October 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Are AI-generated avatars the future of grief? This is a terrifying and fascinating video by my colleague Albert Han.
Watch it on Context’s YouTube channel:
@contextnewsroom.bsky.social
Watch it on Context’s YouTube channel:
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🪩 In the latest issue of my global LGBTQ+ newsletter I wrote about the closure of Germany's oldest and largest LGBTQ+ club, how Trump's aid cuts are hitting queer asylum seekers in Kenya, and more:
Who killed Germany's oldest gay club?
Plus new worrying reports on how the U.S. foreign aid cuts are hitting LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in East Africa.
enriqueanartelazo.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🪩 In the latest issue of my global LGBTQ+ newsletter I wrote about the closure of Germany's oldest and largest LGBTQ+ club, how Trump's aid cuts are hitting queer asylum seekers in Kenya, and more:
"The food crisis in the Kakuma camp has complicated the situation of already vulnerable queer refugees."
Kenya's safe houses for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers are struggling to cope with the impact of Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts.
Kenya's safe houses for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers are struggling to cope with the impact of Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts.
Kenyan LGBTQ+ safe houses 'overwhelmed' as cuts hit refugee camps | Context by TRF
Nairobi's queer safe houses are pushed to the brink as LGBTQ+ refugees flee hunger in Kakuma camp hit by aid cuts
www.context.news
October 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"The food crisis in the Kakuma camp has complicated the situation of already vulnerable queer refugees."
Kenya's safe houses for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers are struggling to cope with the impact of Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts.
Kenya's safe houses for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers are struggling to cope with the impact of Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts.
Germany's largest LGBTQ+ club SchwuZ announced yesterday the venerable Berlin institution's lights will turn off for good on November 1, making it the latest casualty of the German capital's nightlife recession.
Germany's largest gay club to shut in fresh Berlin nightlife blow
Germany's largest LGBTQ club SchwuZ announced on Thursday the venerable Berlin institution's lights will turn off for good on November 1, making it the latest casualty of the German capital's nightlif...
www.france24.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Germany's largest LGBTQ+ club SchwuZ announced yesterday the venerable Berlin institution's lights will turn off for good on November 1, making it the latest casualty of the German capital's nightlife recession.
🏳️🌈 A new era of corporate engagement for LGBTQ+ rights has begun. The new normal won’t be Pride logos on social media and public statements in support of same-sex marriage or trans rights, but private conversations with decision makers who understand that LGBTQ+ inclusion is good for the economy.
In Trump era, firms still back LGBTQ+ rights - only quietly | Context by TRF
Trump's attack on DEI policies has prompted Big Business to adopt under-the-radar policies to advance LGBTQ+ rights, says new CEO of Open for Business
www.context.news
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🏳️🌈 A new era of corporate engagement for LGBTQ+ rights has begun. The new normal won’t be Pride logos on social media and public statements in support of same-sex marriage or trans rights, but private conversations with decision makers who understand that LGBTQ+ inclusion is good for the economy.
Thrilled to see my story for Context/the Thomson Reuters Foundation on the fight to ban conversion therapy in Colombia republished by NBC News.
Read it here:
Read it here:
'They break you': Colombia debates a ban on conversion therapy
LGBTQ advocates have documented a range of conversion therapy practices in the country that include humiliation, exorcism, food deprivation, electroshocks, waterboarding and rape.
www.nbcnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thrilled to see my story for Context/the Thomson Reuters Foundation on the fight to ban conversion therapy in Colombia republished by NBC News.
Read it here:
Read it here:
"Fear has to change sides. We used to be ashamed of having gone through this. But they should be the ones who are ashamed of having done this."
I wrote about the fight to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in Colombia.
I wrote about the fight to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in Colombia.
“They break you” - Colombia debates a ban on conversion therapy | Context by TRF
One in five LGBTQ+ Colombians have undergone this practice, and previous bills to ban it have failed to pass
www.context.news
October 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Fear has to change sides. We used to be ashamed of having gone through this. But they should be the ones who are ashamed of having done this."
I wrote about the fight to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in Colombia.
I wrote about the fight to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in Colombia.
🇨🇴 One in five LGBTQ+ Colombians have undergone some form of conversion therapy. Now, a bill seeks to ban these practices, which are often described as a form of torture.
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My latest story from Bogotá 👇
@contextnewsroom.bsky.social
My latest story from Bogotá 👇
“They break you” -- Colombia debates a ban on conversion therapy | Context by TRF
One in five LGBTQ+ Colombians have undergone this practice, and previous bills to ban it have failed to pass
www.context.news
October 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🇨🇴 One in five LGBTQ+ Colombians have undergone some form of conversion therapy. Now, a bill seeks to ban these practices, which are often described as a form of torture.
@contextnewsroom.bsky.social
My latest story from Bogotá 👇
@contextnewsroom.bsky.social
My latest story from Bogotá 👇
My global LGBTQ+ rights newsletter has just reached 600 subscribers 🌈
Thanks to everyone who’s supporting my work and has shared it with their loved ones.
If you don’t know it yet, you can read it and subscribe (for free!) here:
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Thanks to everyone who’s supporting my work and has shared it with their loved ones.
If you don’t know it yet, you can read it and subscribe (for free!) here:
👉 enriqueanartelazo.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My global LGBTQ+ rights newsletter has just reached 600 subscribers 🌈
Thanks to everyone who’s supporting my work and has shared it with their loved ones.
If you don’t know it yet, you can read it and subscribe (for free!) here:
👉 enriqueanartelazo.substack.com
Thanks to everyone who’s supporting my work and has shared it with their loved ones.
If you don’t know it yet, you can read it and subscribe (for free!) here:
👉 enriqueanartelazo.substack.com
Did you know I write a weekly newsletter to help people understand global LGBTQ+ issues?
This week I cover the latest details on Burkina Faso’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law, the launch of an “LGB International” that will campaign against trans rights across borders, and more.
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This week I cover the latest details on Burkina Faso’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law, the launch of an “LGB International” that will campaign against trans rights across borders, and more.
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Gay rights in Japan, HIV prevention and the "Czech Donald Trump"
Oh, and meet the brand new "LGB International" against trans rights.
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Did you know I write a weekly newsletter to help people understand global LGBTQ+ issues?
This week I cover the latest details on Burkina Faso’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law, the launch of an “LGB International” that will campaign against trans rights across borders, and more.
Read and subscribe here:
This week I cover the latest details on Burkina Faso’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law, the launch of an “LGB International” that will campaign against trans rights across borders, and more.
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🇨🇿 Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš has entered into coalition discussions with anti-LGBTQ+ parties after his ANO party triumphed in the Czech Republic election at the weekend, leaving queer activists concerned for the future of marriage equality.
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Far-right Czech coalition risk to LGBTQ+ rights, activists say | Context by TRF
Czech election winner Andrej Babiš looks to form a coalition with anti-LGBTQ+ parties that oppose same-sex marriage
www.context.news
October 7, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🇨🇿 Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš has entered into coalition discussions with anti-LGBTQ+ parties after his ANO party triumphed in the Czech Republic election at the weekend, leaving queer activists concerned for the future of marriage equality.
@contextnewsroom.bsky.social
@contextnewsroom.bsky.social
Did you know I write a weekly newsletter to help people understand global LGBTQ+ issues?
This week I cover Russia’s crackdown on queer content online, European elections, Vietnam’s worrying change of course, and more.
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This week I cover Russia’s crackdown on queer content online, European elections, Vietnam’s worrying change of course, and more.
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Old social media posts can still be "LGBT propaganda" in Russia
Plus some eye-opening new data on being trans in countries like Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.
enriqueanartelazo.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Did you know I write a weekly newsletter to help people understand global LGBTQ+ issues?
This week I cover Russia’s crackdown on queer content online, European elections, Vietnam’s worrying change of course, and more.
Read and subscribe here:
This week I cover Russia’s crackdown on queer content online, European elections, Vietnam’s worrying change of course, and more.
Read and subscribe here:
The October edition of Context’s "Policy, honestly" newsletter is now out - and it's by me!
I looked into trans self-determination laws in Germany and Europe, and what we can learn from the countries that have had self-ID for more than a decade.
Read it here:
I looked into trans self-determination laws in Germany and Europe, and what we can learn from the countries that have had self-ID for more than a decade.
Read it here:
A test for Germany's self ID law
To ID or not to ID?
www.context.news
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The October edition of Context’s "Policy, honestly" newsletter is now out - and it's by me!
I looked into trans self-determination laws in Germany and Europe, and what we can learn from the countries that have had self-ID for more than a decade.
Read it here:
I looked into trans self-determination laws in Germany and Europe, and what we can learn from the countries that have had self-ID for more than a decade.
Read it here:
Yesterday I posted a TikTok on Slovakia’s anti-LGBTQ+ constitutional amendments, adding context regarding the Slovak PM’s controversial stance on Russia.
In 24 hours it has gained more than 100K views, 8K likes and 800 shares, mostly by under 35s.
In 24 hours it has gained more than 100K views, 8K likes and 800 shares, mostly by under 35s.
September 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Yesterday I posted a TikTok on Slovakia’s anti-LGBTQ+ constitutional amendments, adding context regarding the Slovak PM’s controversial stance on Russia.
In 24 hours it has gained more than 100K views, 8K likes and 800 shares, mostly by under 35s.
In 24 hours it has gained more than 100K views, 8K likes and 800 shares, mostly by under 35s.
I’m writing next month’s issue of Context’s “Policy, honestly” newsletter 🚨
The piece will focus on trans self-ID laws across Europe and Latin America 🏳️⚧️
Subscribe at this link now to get it in your inbox on Wednesday:
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The piece will focus on trans self-ID laws across Europe and Latin America 🏳️⚧️
Subscribe at this link now to get it in your inbox on Wednesday:
👉 www.context.news/newsletters
September 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I’m writing next month’s issue of Context’s “Policy, honestly” newsletter 🚨
The piece will focus on trans self-ID laws across Europe and Latin America 🏳️⚧️
Subscribe at this link now to get it in your inbox on Wednesday:
👉 www.context.news/newsletters
The piece will focus on trans self-ID laws across Europe and Latin America 🏳️⚧️
Subscribe at this link now to get it in your inbox on Wednesday:
👉 www.context.news/newsletters
🇪🇺 The pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has secured a majority in a pivotal Moldovan election that is set to keep the country on track to joining the EU.
Moldova: Ruling pro-EU party wins election – DW – 09/29/2025
Moldovans voted in a high-stakes election to decide whether the country moves closer to the European Union or Russia. The defeated pro-Russian party has called for a protest against the results. Follo...
www.dw.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
🇪🇺 The pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has secured a majority in a pivotal Moldovan election that is set to keep the country on track to joining the EU.
I wrote about the far-right’s obsession with anti-trans conspiracy theories targeting First Ladies and other powerful women 👇
The First Lady is (not) trans
Plus a crucial election in Eastern Europe, a promising bill in South Korea and a big decision in D.C. that will be felt in the Global South.
open.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I wrote about the far-right’s obsession with anti-trans conspiracy theories targeting First Ladies and other powerful women 👇
🇸🇰 Slovakia has amended its constitution to restrict the rights for trans people and same-sex couples.
🏳️🌈 Slovak LGBTQ+ rights organization Inakost said: "This amendment directly threatens our membership in the EU, bringing us even closer to authoritarian Russia."
🏳️🌈 Slovak LGBTQ+ rights organization Inakost said: "This amendment directly threatens our membership in the EU, bringing us even closer to authoritarian Russia."
September 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
🇸🇰 Slovakia has amended its constitution to restrict the rights for trans people and same-sex couples.
🏳️🌈 Slovak LGBTQ+ rights organization Inakost said: "This amendment directly threatens our membership in the EU, bringing us even closer to authoritarian Russia."
🏳️🌈 Slovak LGBTQ+ rights organization Inakost said: "This amendment directly threatens our membership in the EU, bringing us even closer to authoritarian Russia."