Iraq has officially criminalized same-sex relationships with new legislation backed by Shia Muslim political parties, the largest coalition in the…
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The Biden Administration has extended the reach of famous civil rights law Title IX to provide more protections and support…
A bill against the LGBTQ+ community has been proposed in Kansas to censor queer websites citing them as a danger…
Judges Melissa DuBose and Nicole Berner made history last month after the Senate confirmed their judicial appointments. LGBTQ Nation reports,…
Thailand has passed a landmark bill legalizing same-sex marriage, being the first Southeast Asian country to do so. According to…
Washington state has mandated that public schools begin teaching LGBTQ+ history. Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington signed a new law last…
In response to anti-LGBTQ+ bills proposed in Louisiana, queer high school students hoped to inspire change by performing a play…
A new government funding package signed on Saturday by President Biden includes a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ+ Pride…
A high court in Japan has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and called for the…
A new bill introduced last week in Georgia echoes similar legislation from nearly a decade ago, protecting religious rights and…
A new Tennessee law signed by Gov. Bill Lee last week allowed public officials to refuse to perform marriages if…
In a historic win for the LGBTQ+ world community, Greece has legalized same-sex marriage, becoming the first Orthodox Christian country…
The Mumbai Pride march took place on February 3 to raise awareness for queer rights in India. The parade highlighted…
Professional swimmer Lia Thomas has filed charges against World Aquatics following a vote to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in…
Law enforcement raided several LGBTQ+ nightlife venues over the course of two evenings last weekend and are now facing backlash…
A growing number of social media platforms are banning content promoting conversion therapy as a result of efforts from GLAAD. One…
Two of the USA’s largest transgender rights organizations are merging in a step to unify against conservative politicians attempting to…
The Caribbean is known as a tropical paradise and plays host to sunny vacations for tourists year-round, but are countries…
Conservative lawmakers around the USA are focusing much of their energy on restricting the rights of the LGBTQ+ and other…
Florida Republican House Rep. Dean Black has introduced a bill that would require “biological sex” affidavits for all Floridians. According…
New California bills enacted on Jan. 1 include protections for LGBTQ+ youth. According to ABC, one of these laws requires…
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center has discovered a network of 60 organizations promoting anti-LGBTQ disinformation. The…
This year has been challenging for LGBTQ+ people around the world, but some countries have been making slow progress for…
A Republican politician in Florida wants to expand the oppressive “Don’t Say Gay” law that currently pervades the Florida educational…
The Ministry of Justice in Russia recently filed a lawsuit with their Supreme Court to outlaw the international LGBTQ+ movement,…
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has expressed concern for the increasingly prevalent anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the United States.…
A new report has found that the U.K. is one of the most transphobic countries in the world. The results…
All nine LGBTQ+ candidates backed by the Victory Fund won state legislature seats in Virginia according the organization. One victorious…
This year, trans rights have been rejected and questioned incessantly by conservative state legislatures. A major point of conflict has…
One of the most homophobic and transphobic practices that is still legal around the world today is conversion therapy, a…