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Nausicaa Marbe wrote that she found the reactions of older white men on television interesting when Mona Keijzer said she had no need for rainbow flag displays from PRO. According to Marbe, the party otherwise did not want to talk about the migration background of perpetrators of violence against LGBTQ+. #pauwendewit https://t.co/HlbosvUpu2 #media #LGBTQ #politiek (translated)

RDT Lady Gaga stated that she participated in the March for Democracy in São Paulo, alongside fans of artists from all over Brazil, including Little Monsters, BeyHive, Swifties, ARMYs, Anitters, and KatyCats. According to the page, the groups organized to call fans to action, encourage people who did not vote in the first round to participate, and promote conversations about proposals, public policies, and social rights. The page said that President Lula thanked the fandoms for their mobilization and support during a speech on Avenida Paulista. It also reported having participated in a conversation and recording with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at DiaTV, through Mídia NINJA, with representation from producer Guifa. RDT stated that its political stance was that of the team managing the page for over 15 years, and not of Lady Gaga. It said it respects differing opinions among Little Monsters and does not delete respectful comments. The page added that it could not speak for the singer nor say who she would vote for in a Brazilian election, but it associated her trajectory with the defense of the LGBTQIA+ community, women, equality, freedom, combating prejudice, and political participation. #Democracia #FandomsUnidos #VotoConsciente (translated)

John Boreout wrote that he and Beach Roy33 were insulted with homophobic slurs after they raised a rainbow flag. According to Boreout, they were both straight. He added that anyone who ended up in an identity crisis over their masculinity from six colors of fabric might need to reflect on themselves. #LGBTQ #Pride #ZijdeKleur (translated)

K琴音-雅美 commented on Megan's words about her gay friends and queer nights, where, according to her, one could dress freely and without being touched. She questioned whether Megan was the only heterosexual in the group and wondered what was wrong with saying so or if someone had forbidden her from doing so. #gfvip https://t.co/vuhtbDIg5T #LGBTQ #Pride #Inclusività (translated)

Pierre Gandonnière, a key figure in the first pride march in Lyon in 1996, reflects on the challenges faced by LGBTQI+ individuals at that time, while emphasizing the importance of legislative advances such as marriage for everyone. #PrideLyon #LGBTQIA #HistoireDesFiertés (translated)

Recent developments affecting media freedom, the rights of LGBTQ individuals, and local democracy are widening the gap to Turkey's goal of joining the EU," said EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos today during a visit to the city of Edirne in the northwest of the country. Kos stated that the annual EU enlargement report at the end of October will highlight "our serious concerns in these areas." #Türkei #Menschenrechte #EUBeziehungen (translated)

Marina Terragni has decided to withdraw Italy from the European network of child welfare advocates due to the rejection of her request to publish a dissenting opinion on the rights of LGBTQIA+ minors, provoking strong criticism from the opposition and Arcigay. #DirittiDeiMinori #LGBTQIA #CooperazioneEuropea (translated)

Turkey is drifting further away from the goal of joining the European Union, against the backdrop of measures against the LGBTQ+ community and restrictions on press freedom, said European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, on Friday. Present in the Edirne province in northwestern Turkey, at the inauguration of a railway project funded by the European Union, Marta Kos stated that recent developments regarding press freedom, the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals, and local democracy are pushing Ankara away from the goal of accession. Marta Kos emphasized that wars and tensions in the region, especially the expanding effects of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea area, increase the importance of cooperation with Turkey. #Turcia #DrepturileOmului #UniuneaEuropeană (translated)

Turkey is moving away from joining the European Union due to restrictions imposed on the LGBTQ+ community and independent media, which has drawn criticism from Brussels regarding the human rights situation and democracy in the country. #Turcia #DrepturileOmului #UniuneaEuropeană (translated)

The article by Bülent Mumay criticizes the government's "century of Turkey" policy, which, under the pretense of protecting the family, suppresses the LGBT+ community and critical voices in society through a series of repressive measures, while at the same time a massive financial scandal has exacerbated the country's economic problems. #TürkiyeYüzyılı #LGBTQhakları #DijitalSansür (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that the Kremlin must be laughing hard by now. He urged the CDS and Defense not to make themselves look ridiculous any longer and wondered if tanks would soon be painted in rainbow colors, if queer people would be allowed to wear skirts over their uniforms, and if pink would become the new green. (translated)

Taylor Swift Brasil published a statement attributed to Taylor Swift from 2020, in which she advocated for the election of a president who would recognize the rights of non-white people to safety and representation, women's right to decide about their bodies, and the LGBTQIA+ community's right to inclusion. #DireitosHumanos #Inclusão #Diversidade (translated)

Malca Goldstein-Wolf wrote that Katharina Dröge from the Greens stated on Maybrit Illner that queer people in Saxony-Anhalt are now afraid to hold hands in public. She criticized that Dröge could imagine cooperating with the Left at the federal level, which Goldstein-Wolf called Germany's most dangerous party. She accused the Left of tolerating proximity to Islamists and clans. Additionally, she asked how queer people would feel holding hands in Berlin-Neukölln and labeled Dröge as an agitator whom people should not fall for, in her opinion. #Simulation #LGBTQ #Politik (translated)

The Blog Fórmula 1 stated that Formula 1 should be accessible to everyone and advocated for the presence of people from different social classes, political positions, women, Black people, LGBTQIAP+ individuals, and people with disabilities in motorsport. According to the page, the participation of these groups upset some people, but its members would continue to speak out. The blog said it started in March 2021, when Brazil was recording a daily death record, while its author was working a 6x1 shift. At the time, he stated, the then-president — whom he described as currently convicted and imprisoned — reacted to the deaths by saying he was not a gravedigger. The page noted that it grew and provided the author with experiences such as watching a race in Interlagos and receiving VIP access. He said these experiences made him realize the gap between the luxury of motorsport and the reality of those with fewer resources, and that he considered it important to expand access to this environment. The Blog Fórmula 1 also stated that it preferred to seek sponsorships and partnerships without self-censorship or pretending to be something it was not. It mentioned that all pages, major newspapers, television broadcasters, and Formula 1 itself had biases, and that sports and politics had been intertwined since the 1950s. The page added that it had more contributors, including journalists, and that it had already helped columnists who later went on to major Brazilian portals. Finally, it expressed a desire to contribute to a more diverse motorsport community in Brazil and invited people to get in touch and take a stand. #F1 #Diversidade #Automobilismo (translated)