Enrique Anarte

Happy Pride Month 🚲🌈

What is it like to be queer in a country that doesn’t have a single gay bar or club? I went to Moldova to find out 👇

There‘s a new queer memorial in Berlin ❤️‍🩹

Breaking news 🚨 My home country is now Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights leader 🇪🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I made a video about Turkey’s plans to ban “LGBT propaganda” and unauthorised sex-reassignment surgeries 👇

I made a video about how the number 108 became a symbol of one of the darkest chapters of Paraguay‘s LGBTQ+ history 👇

🇵🇾🏳️‍🌈 I made a video about how the number 108 became a symbol of one of the darkest chapters of Paraguay‘s LGBTQ+ history 👇

I make videos about global LGBTQ+ news and how the EU works, so I love it when I get to do both at the same time.

Around 100,000 gay and bisexual men were arrested in Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. Thousands were sent to concentration camps. Many never came home. Trans people and lesbian and bisexual women were also persecuted, but their experience has been documented to a lesser extent.

Every year, activists, politicians and ordinary Berliners gather at this LGBTQ+ memorial at the heart of Germany's capital to remember those persecuted between 1933 and 1945 for their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Imagine your country is facing a critical blood shortage, but it still won’t let healthy potential donors save lives – because they’re gay. That’s what’s currently happening in Panama. My latest for Openly, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s LGBTQ+ news brand:

🇪🇺 The far-right international meets at the European Parliament in Brussels 📲 Homophobic attacks via Grindr 🏳️‍🌈 Meet Spain’s first LGBTQ+ ambassador Read the new issue of my global queer rights newsletter (and subscribe 🫶) here: 👉 enriqueanartelazo.substack.com/p/a-room-ful...

🚨 Next week, far-right and anti-LGBTQ+ politicians and activists from Europe, Africa, and the Americas will gather for a “free speech” summit at the European Parliament offices in Brussels.

Next week, far-right and anti-LGBTQ+ politicians and activists from Europe, Africa, and the Americas will gather for a “free speech” summit at the European Parliament offices in Brussels.

Donald Trump’s foreign aid cuts are putting the lives of trans Africans at risk. Watch our full film here: youtu.be/ms9CqNL9UVY?...

Heated Rivalry is blowing up in Russia despite the Kremlin’s censorship of queer topics 👀

My 2026 resolution: to turn my newsletter into a consistent, reliable source of global queer news for those who care about LGBTQ+ rights across the world, and a direct channel for sharing my LGBTQ+ journalism.

The US, Russia, Burkina Faso, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Argentina... To face the ongoing global anti-LGBTQ+ backlash, we need to stay informed about what’s happening with queer rights across the world. That’s why I write my weekly newsletter: 👉 enriqueanartelazo.substack.com

Rosa von Praunheim made LGBTQ+ history here in Germany with his movies as well as his queer rights and HIV/AIDS campaigning. He died yesterday in Berlin at age 83. May the earth be light upon you, Rosa.

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.

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

🇸🇰 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."

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 here to get it in your inbox on Oct 1: 👉 www.context.news/newsletters

This year, Pride organizers across Germany have one top concern: the safety of participants as neo-Nazi and far-right groups increasingly try to disrupt and attack LGBTQ+ events. Read my full story for Context here: 👉 www.context.news/socioeconomi...

This year, Pride organizers across Germany have one top concern: the safety of participants as neo-Nazi and far-right groups increasingly try to disrupt and attack LGBTQ+ events. Read my full story for Context here: 👉 www.context.news/socioeconomi...

What if I told you that Spain has passed the world’s most ambitious law to protect LGBTQ+ people in the workplace – at a time when Donald Trump is cracking down on DEI in the U.S.? Read the full story here: 👉 www.context.news/rethinking-t...

🏳️‍⚧️ More than 186 million Europeans live in countries with self-ID laws. In places like Denmark (and Argentina!), trans self-determination has been in place for over ten years.

Help us win a Webby 🚨🌈 Openly’s TikTok channel has been nominated for the Webby Awards - which honour “the best of the internet” - for our global LGBTQ+ journalism, and you can help us win the People’s Voice Award with your vote: 👉 shorturl.at/4kWWO

I’m thrilled to share the second short documentary I’ve had the honor to host and co-produce for Context. My colleague Sadiya Andari and I went to Namibia, where Trump’s HIV cuts could leave trans people without a doctor to go to. Watch the full doc here: 👉 youtu.be/ms9CqNL9UVY?...