These Two Russian-American Women Are Leading an Effort in Michigan to Aid LGBTQ+ Ukrainians
In the weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine in an unprovoked attack, much of the country’s architecture sits in smoldering ruins and thousands of citizens [...]
In Conversation with KyivPride: What LGBTQ+ People Need to Know Right Now About the Russian Invasion of Ukraine (Exclusive)
Right now, in Ukraine, transgender people are forced to go without their prescribed hormones. “Pharmacies are out of stock of pretty much [...]
Warlord Who Persecuted Gay Chechens Killed in Ukraine Fighting
One of the top warlords and close advisor to Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov was killed Saturday in the battle for Antonov Airport, also known as Hostomel [...]
Tokyo Olympics Committee Silent on Japan lawmakers' Anti-LGBTQ+ Comments
The committee that is organizing the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo has declined to say whether Japanese lawmakers' anti-LGBTQ comments violated the Olympic [...]
In-Person 2022 International AIDS Conference to Take Place in Montreal
The International AIDS Society has announced the 2022 International AIDS Conference will take place in-person in Montreal. The conference, which will also [...]
Biden Administration Announces Global LGBTQ+ Rights Priorities
State Department spokesperson Ned Price on May 14 said the decriminalization of consensual same-sex sexual relations is one of the five priorities for the [...]
Blinken Allows US Embassies to Once Again Fly Pride Flag
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said he will once again allow U.S. diplomatic installations to fly the Pride flag. The New York [...]
Switzerland Expected to Hold Marriage Equality Referendum
A referendum on the extension of marriage rights to same-sex couples in Switzerland is likely to take place later this year. Lawmakers in the European country [...]
EU Sanctions 2 Chechnya Officials Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Crackdown
The European Union has sanctioned two Chechnya officials over their role in an anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown. The sanctions — published in the EU Official [...]
LGBTQ Activists in Myanmar Join Protests Against Military Coup
By Michael K. Lavers and Victor Maung LGBTQ activists in Myanmar have joined the growing protest movement against the Feb. 1 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi [...]
Brothers who Fled Chechnya Arrested, Returned to Homeland
The State Department has expressed concern over the fate of two brothers from Chechnya who were arrested in Russia and returned to their homeland from which [...]
Biden Administration Rescinds Global Gag Rule
President Biden on Jan. 28 axed the so-called global gag rule, a Reagan-era order that restricts U.S. funding and assistance to overseas organizations that [...]
Prominent Transgender Activist in Colombia Dies
A prominent transgender activist in Colombia died on Saturday. Laura Weinstein, director of Fundación Grupo de Acción y Apoyo a Personas Trans (GAAT), a [...]
ILGA World Releases Update on State of Homophobia in UN Member States
ILGA World, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, has released a new update to its report on state-sponsored homophobia. [...]
Final Vote on Switzerland 'Marriage for All' Bill to Take Place Friday
By Philip Van Slooten Switzerland's Federal Assembly on Friday will vote on a marriage equality bill that passed in both chambers on Dec. 9. The Swiss Green [...]
Bhutan Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Homosexuality
Lawmakers in Bhutan on Thursday voted to amend portions of the country's Penal Code that have been used to criminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations. An [...]
Puerto Rican LGBTQ Activist Blocked From Facebook Accounts for 2 Months
An LGBTQ activist in Puerto Rico regained access to his verified and personal Facebook pages on Wednesday after being banned for more than two months. Pedro [...]
Pope Francis' Support of Civil Unions Makes LGBTQ Catholics 'Cautiously Optimistic'
This morning, a number of media outlets reported that during a documentary interview Pope Francis expressed support for civil union laws for same-sex couples [...]
Philippines President Pardons US Marine Convicted of Killing Transgender Woman
The president of the Philippines on Monday pardoned a U.S. Marine who was convicted of killing a transgender woman. The Philippine Star [...]
Gay Games Announces 2022 'Contingency Planning Committee'
Officials with Gay Games Hong Kong 2022, the committee organizing the quadrennial international LGBTQ sports event scheduled to take place in Hong Kong in [...]
Poland's LGBTQ Activists Confront Growing Crackdown
The arrest of a non-binary person on Aug. 7 underscores the growing crackdown against LGBTQ activists in Poland. Margot Szutowicz, who uses female pronouns, [...]
Chechnya President, Family Banned from Traveling to US
The State Department on Monday announced the president of Chechnya can no longer travel to the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a statement noted the [...]
Sudan Repeals Death Penalty for Homosexuality
Sudan has repealed a provision of its Penal Code that imposed the death penalty upon anyone found guilty of engaging in consensual same-sex sexual [...]
