UN Human Rights Committee Calls On US To Repeal Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws
The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has expressed concern for the increasingly prevalent anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the United States.…
India’s Supreme Court Declines to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
India’s Supreme Court declined the legalization of same-sex marriages last week disappointing millions of LGBTQ+ Indian citizens. A ruling from…
First Gay Romance Reality TV Show Airs On Netflix
Netflix has debuted their first ever gay romance reality television series called “The Boyfriend.” The LGBTQ+ inclusive show is set…
Aetna Extends Fertility Coverage To LGBTQ+ People In Landmark Settlement
In a landmark win for the queer community, Aetna has agreed to provide equal fertility coverage to LGBTQ+ people after…
Network of Extremist Groups Promote Anti-LGBTQ Disinformation
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center has discovered a network of 60 organizations promoting anti-LGBTQ disinformation. The…
Countries Passing Anti-LGBTQ Laws Are Impeding The Fight Against AIDS
A senior UN official has announced that anti-LGBTQ laws are impeding the fight against AIDS by preventing people from accessing…
Pope Francis Denounces Uganda’s ‘Kill the Gays’ Law
Pope Francis denounced Uganda’s oppressive “Kill the Gays” law in meeting with African gay rights activists recently.Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA),…
Iraq Criminalizes Same-Sex Relationships With Up To 15 Years In Prison
Iraq has officially criminalized same-sex relationships with new legislation backed by Shia Muslim political parties, the largest coalition in the…
Archbishop of Canterbury Urges Ugandan Church to Reject Anti-Gay Law
The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out against the recent passage of an inhumane Ugandan law banning homosexuality. Justin Welby,…
Malaysia Removes Pride-Themed Watches From Stores
Malaysian authorities raided Swiss watchmaker Swatch stores and removed Pride themed merchandise. According to reports from NBC News, on May…
Where Does Serbia Stand On LGBTQ+ Rights?
This year, thousands of people gathered in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital, for the largest Pride parade the city has seen. The celebrations…
Iowa Mayor Approves June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month After Residents Speak Out
The mayor of the small town, Cedar Falls, Iowa has recently rescinded his decision to reject a proposal that would…
New Minnesota Law Prohibits Book Bans
In the midst of an epidemic of anti-LGBTQ censorship laws around the country, Minnesota turns the page by passing a…
American Library Association President Is Fighting Censorship and Book Bans
Elected president of the American Library Association (ALA) last year, Emily Drabinski has been fighting to further public access to…
FDA to Allow Gay and Bisexual Men to Donate Blood
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed removing the ban on blood donations from gay men, a policy long considered…
Pope Approves Blessings Of Same-Sex Marriages
After taking strides toward including the LGBTQ+ community over the past few months, the Pope has officially approved the blessings…
Famous LGBTQ Books Being Banned In The USA
Conservative lawmakers around the USA are focusing much of their energy on restricting the rights of the LGBTQ+ and other…
GLAAD’s “Summer of Giving” Blood Donation Drive
Leading LGBTQ+ media advocacy group, GLAAD has announced a summer blood donation campaign called “Summer of Giving,” running now until…
Elon Musk Bans”cis” and “cisgender” on Twitter
Elon Musk has recently banned the word “cisgender” on Twitter, deeming it a slur after an anti-trans commentator complained about…
Is New Georgia Bill A License To Discriminate Based On Religious Freedom?
A new bill introduced last week in Georgia echoes similar legislation from nearly a decade ago, protecting religious rights and…
Greece Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
In a historic win for the LGBTQ+ world community, Greece has legalized same-sex marriage, becoming the first Orthodox Christian country…
Police Raid Gay Bars in Russia After Supreme Court Rules LGBTQ+ Movement “Extremist”
Police in Russia began raiding gay bars on Friday night after the top court approved a ban on the worldwide…
NYC Law Student Missing and Feared Dead
An NYC law student has been reported missing after being in Hell’s Kitchen. Jordan Taylor, 29, a first-year law student…
Lake Worth Beach Becomes Florida’s First LGBTQ+ Sanctuary City
Lake Worth Beach has become Florida’s first sanctuary city for the LGBTQ+ community. Last night, the Commission of Lake Worth…
Survey Finds 30% of Gen Z Adults Identify As LGBTQ+
A new survey has found that more than one in four Gen Z adults in the U.S. identify as LGBTQ+.…
Where Caribbean Countries Stand On LGBTQ+ Rights
The Caribbean is known as a tropical paradise and plays host to sunny vacations for tourists year-round, but are countries…
Church of England Issues a Formal Apology to LGBT Community
Last Friday, the Church of England formally apologized for its treatment of the LGBTQ community. “The occasions on which you…
The Most LGBTQ-Welcoming Universities in the U.S.A.
Studying at university can be time consuming and expensive, so it’s important to feel comfortable, accepted and supported at the…
Google Searches For “Am I Gay” Surge
A recent study from the Cultural Currents Institute found that Google searches for questions surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity…
House Speaker Mike Johnson and LGBTQ+ Rights
New House Speaker Mike Johnson (R -LA) has been outspokenly anti-LGBTQ+ for years before he took the head honcho seat,…