LGBTQ+ rights group urges WorldPride boycott, calling US government a ‘fascist regime’

An international LGBTQ+ rights group has urged other organisations to boycott WorldPride in the US, saying the country is now operated by a “fascist regime.”

The African Human Rights Coalition (AHRC) issued a press release earlier this week warning LGBTQ+ organisations and urging people to resist the Trump administration through a boycott of WorldPride.

The event, which is hosted in different cities each year, is set to take place in Washington DC between 17 May and 8 June and will feature a “vibrant and innovative slate of events and cultural programmes”.

But the AHRC says the event’s location could present “distinct dangers” to foreign LGBTQ+ visitors, in the wake of Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office.