Thailand has taken another stride toward LGBTQ+ equality after the country’s Cabinet approved an amendment to its civil code to…
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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.…
Recent news from the Vatican indicates that transgender people can now be baptized and become official godparents. According to the NYT,…
A new report has found that the U.K. is one of the most transphobic countries in the world. The results…
President Joe Biden dropped Uganda and three other African countries from a major trade pact on Monday due to “gross…
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…
A recent study from the Cultural Currents Institute found that Google searches for questions surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity…
One of the most homophobic and transphobic practices that is still legal around the world today is conversion therapy, a…
A top court in Japan has ruled that mandatory sterilization of people seeking to change their gender is unconstitutional. The…
A mission to create the first LGBTQ+ museum in Massachusetts has begun after art curator, Jean Dolin, founded the Boston…
A recent court settlement in favor of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) will require Georgia to pay…
India’s Supreme Court declined the legalization of same-sex marriages last week disappointing millions of LGBTQ+ Indian citizens. A ruling from…
A new letter from Pope Francis to the Catholic church’s cardinals suggesting a way to bless same-sex unions has been…
In North Carolina and Montana, transgender and intersex people are filing lawsuits against their state governments claiming Republican-sponsored laws are…
East African island nation, Mauritius, has recently decriminalized homosexuality following the Supreme Court decision ruling criminal code 250(1) was in…
Laphonza Butler has been appointed to join the U.S. Senate representing California, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+ United States Senator…
A court in Hong Kong has decided in favor of a lesbian couple fighting for joint parental status over their…
Though there are some independent and big screen films that depict LGBTQ+ relationships and identities, or explore feminist ideas, we’ve…
Nashville has elected its first openly transgender politician, Olivia Hill. Last week, Hill was elected to the Metro Council, according…
California’s State Assembly made history when it declared August their official Transgender History Month. House Resolution 57 reads: “Supporting the…
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Bulgaria would be required to recognize same-sex relationships in national…
The top court in Hong Kong has ordered the city government to draw up a framework for same-sex unions over…
The World Bank has decided to cut new lending to the Ugandan government following the passage of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act…
The English Chess Federation (ECF) has decided not exclude trans women from competing following a statement from International Chess Federation…
California business owner, Laura Ann Carleton, was shot and killed this weekend for displaying a rainbow Pride flag outside her…
Recently, a class action lawsuit in Tucson was certified by a federal court after several claims were made against a…
The Gay Games XI are slated to take place this year in Hong Kong and Guadalajara, but after backlash from…
Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) voiced their support for gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in the…