How Sweden Became “The Most Alt-Right” Country In Europe

May 3, 2017

Alt-right activist Richard Spencer is building a global media company with partners from Sweden, a country with an alt-right of its own that’s helped transform national politics.

These Are The LGBT Refugees Trapped By Donald Trump’s Immigration Order

January 26, 2017

Human Rights, Refugee Rights

“We are all gonna end up in this fucking Turkey … It’s hell. It's fucking hell.” A group of 12 queer Iranians in hiding in Turkey had gathered for a small party on Tuesday night when someone spotted the report that President Donald Trump planned to stop resettling refugees in the United States.

This Is How Steve Bannon Sees The Entire World

November 16, 2016

Far Right

The soon-to-be White House chief strategist laid out a global vision in a rare 2014 talk where he said racism in the far right gets “washed out” and called Vladimir Putin a kleptocrat. BuzzFeed News publishes the complete transcript for the first time.

How An Online Love Affair Ended With A Trans Man Convicted Of Sexual Assault

October 14, 2016

Human Rights, LGBTQ, Transgender Rights

Kyran Lee pleaded guilty to sexual assault after his girlfriend reported him to the police. This is one of several “gender fraud” cases in the UK that raise fundamental questions about identity and sexual consent.

Ireland Is Poised To Become The First Country To Pass Marriage Equality By Popular Vote

May 12, 2015

Human Rights, LGBTQ

But there are fears of a disappointment, just as with California's Proposition 8 in 2008. Lester Feder reports from Dublin on the coming referendum and the ties between Ireland’s campaign and those who fought in the U.S.

How The Father Of Soviet Pornography Became A Crusader Against “Gay Propaganda”

November 27, 2014

Far Right, LGBTQ

“I was the father of the sexual revolution, and now I'm becoming the father of the sexual counterrevolution,” Vladimir Linderman told BuzzFeed News in the Latvian capital, Riga.

Conservative Cardinal Who Clashed With Pope Francis Confirms He Has Been Ousted

October 17, 2014

Far Right

A top cardinal told BuzzFeed News on Friday that the worldwide meeting of church leaders coming to a close in Rome seemed to have been designed to "weaken the church's teaching and practice" with the apparent blessing of Pope Francis.

The Rise Of Europe's Religious Right

July 28, 2014

Far Right, LGBTQ, Women's Rights

“For too long a time in Europe, pro-life people did not really say clearly and directly what they believe." After years on the margins of European politics, social conservatives are learning to fight back.

The Fight For Marriage Equality In The Pope's Backyard

July 1, 2014

Human Rights, LGBTQ

The fact that Vatican City is just a walk across the bridge from Italy's Parliament goes a long way to explain why Italy is still the only nation in Western Europe with no partnership rights for same-sex couples — but that may be about to change.

The Russian Plot To Take Back Eastern Europe At The Expense Of Gay Rights

November 9, 2013

Far Right, Human Rights, LGBTQ

Russia and its allies in countries like Ukraine are fomenting anti-gay sentiment in an effort to push back the European Union's eastern expansion. “Now, the fight [is] between East and West, Russia and Europe — Ukraine is the field of the battle,” said one LGBT activist.

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J. Lester Feder

Journalist and photographer