MONTH IN A MINUTE

“Their activism and sacrifice paved the way for all of us to be here tonight. And so, while I am thankful and fortunate to have this moment, I’d like to share it with the warriors who made it possible, but maybe didn’t get one for themselves.

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– Singer Troye Sivan, during his acceptance speech at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. Sivan, 21, is the youngest ever recipient of GLAAD’s Stephen F Kolzak Award, which is presented to an LGBTQ media professional for promoting equality and acceptance.

» NEWS EMERGES FROM CHECHNYA of hundreds of gay men ‘disappearing’ and being detained in concentration camps in what’s being described as a purge. Human rights groups operating in the country fear they are being locked up “in connection with their non-traditional sexual orientation, or suspicion of such”. Three deaths are reported. The Chechen government denies all knowledge. One representative states: “You can’t detain and harass someone who doesn’t exist in the republic” – claiming there are no gay people in Chechnya.