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Georgia has succeeded in blocking every new anti-LGBTQ+ bill on the docket for the state’s 2026 legislative session. Georgia Equality…
The Pride flag that hung outside the famous LGBTQ+ historical monument in Greenwich Village was removed in early February, a…
A court in Poland ruled recently that a local civil registry was required to record the marriage of a gay…
Nepal has elected Bhumika Shrestha as its first ever Trans lawmaker into office. The Nepal Election Commission recently confirmed Shrestha…
The European Union’s highest court is requiring that member states allow transgender citizens to update their names and gender markers…
India has elected LGBTQ+ politician Menaka Guruswamy to its upper house of Parliament. DW.com reports Guruswamy was instrumental in the…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a trans woman to run the city’s first ever Office of LGBTQIA+…
Democrats are pushing back against the Trump Administration’s continued attacks on the trans community with a Transgender Bill of Rights…
The Netherlands’ first gay prime minister has been officially sworn into office, making LGBTQ+ history for the country and Europe.…
House Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) has introduced a resolution to officially recognize National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The resolution, H.Res.…
Anti-LGBTQ+ riders have been removed from a new spending bill for the U.S. Departments of Education, Labor, Health and Human…
The Trump Administration has removed the Pride flag displayed outside the Stonewall National Monument, a move that has seen backlash…
The Virginia State Senate approved a resolution last week that would repeal a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as between…
After a tough year for LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S., House Republicans are gearing up to launch pointed attacks against…
A federal appeals court ruled last week that Texas can officially enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag…
Pennsylvania has elected its first trans mayor, Erica Deuso, marking another historic win for LGBTQ+ communities in PA and beyond.…
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request to consider overturning the historic Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized same-sex…
The Netherlands has elected its youngest and first openly gay prime minister, Rob Jetten. The election took place on Oct.…
The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) have enacted a policy allowing transgender and intersex citizens of the territory to change their…
New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani recently honored transgender activist Sylvia Rivera in a campaign ad, along with…
FBI Director Kash Patel fired a bureau employee recently for displaying a Pride flag at his desk while working as…
Pride events in the Florida cities of Tampa and Fort Myers have been canceled this year as organizers cite funding…
The U.K. government is planning to introduce mandatory digital identification or “Brit cards” for adults. These ID cards are meant…
In California, an Orange County library system has been ordered not to censor books that include LGBTQ+ themes. The ruling…
A judge in Kenya has called on the government to guarantee constitutional rights and protections for trans people. The ruling…
Hong Kong lawmakers have rejected a bill to extend legal rights to same-sex couples in a disappointing loss for the…
The West African nation of Burkina Faso has officially banned homosexuality. Those who are found guilty can face anywhere from…
Governor Maura Healey has signed a law that enshrines protections for gender-affirming care and abortion in the state of Massachusetts.…
The mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karacsony, is facing a year in prison for allegedly aiding in the planning of the…