U.N. Human Rights Council Discusses Global Conversion Therapy Ban
The U.N. Human Rights Council on Wednesday held a virtual panel on the call for a global conversion therapy ban. The event was comprised of several advocates [...]
Activists Hold First-Ever Global Black Pride Event
Actor Billy Porter is among those who participated in the first-ever global Black Pride event that took place on July 10. Global Black Gay Men Connect [...]
Poland's Anti-LGBTQ President Reelected
The anti-LGBTQ president of Poland won reelection on Sunday. The Associated Press reported Andrzej Duda defeated Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski by a [...]
UN Calls for Global Conversion Therapy Ban
The U.N. on Wednesday formally called for a ban on so-called conversion therapy. Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the independent U.N. expert on LGBTQ issues, compiled [...]
Gabon Formally Decriminalizes Homosexuality
Gabon on Tuesday decriminalized consensual same-sex sexual relations, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to legalize them. The Gabonese [...]
More than 40 LGBTQ Activists Arrested in Moscow
More than 40 people were arrested in Moscow on June 27 for protesting against the arrest of an LGBTQ activist who is accused of spreading "gay propaganda" on [...]
Asylum Connect Helps LGBTQ Refugees Find Support Across U.S., Co-Hosts June 20 Virtual Pride
Now in its 20th year, World Refugee Day is an internationally recognized observance designed to call attention to the status of refugees and people seeking [...]
Egyptian Activist Arrested for Raising Rainbow Flag at Concert Dies by Suicide
An LGBTQ rights activist from Egypt who was arrested for raising a rainbow flag during a 2017 concert died by suicide on [...]
Costa Rica Becomes First Central America Country with Marriage Equality
Costa Rica on Tuesday became the first country in Central America to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. Two women became the first same-sex couple to [...]
Family of Transgender Woman Who Died in ICE Custody Files Federal Lawsuit
The family of a transgender woman with HIV who died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in 2018 has filed a federal lawsuit against [...]
South Korea Activists Form Task Force to Fight Coronavirus-Fueled Discrimination
A group of activists in South Korea have formed a task force to fight anti-LGBTQ discrimination related to the coronavirus pandemic. Sung-Uk So on Thursday [...]
Puerto Rico Government Sharply Criticized Over Response to LGBTQ Murders
Dozens of activists and advocacy groups have sharply criticized the government of Puerto Rico over its response to the murders of several LGBTQ people on the [...]
