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…
President Biden’s Transgender Day of Visibility Statement
In a proclamation given on Transgender Day of Visibility, President Joe Biden showed his support for the LGBTQ+ community be…
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…
Ashley Brundage Could Make History As Florida’s First Trans Elected Official
Ashley Brundage, a Democrat and mother of two from Florida qualified to run for the state house last week, a…
RuPaul To Promote Banned Books With The Rainbow Book Bus
Drag icon RuPaul announced his new partnership with a bookstore called Allstora to send a Rainbow Book Bus around the…
Nine LGBTQ+ Candidates Win State Legislature Seats in Virginia
All nine LGBTQ+ candidates backed by the Victory Fund won state legislature seats in Virginia according the organization. One victorious…
Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Bombarded With Transphobic Hate Speech
A record number of LGBTQ athletes are competing in the current summer Olympics in Paris, however, one boxer from Algeria…
San Fransisco International Airport Honors Harvey Milk
This month marks the beginning of a new era for San Fransisco International Airport. The airport’s Terminal 1 has reopened…
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),…
New Tennessee Law Targets Gay Marriage
A new Tennessee law signed by Gov. Bill Lee last week allowed public officials to refuse to perform marriages if…
Republicans Threaten To Deny Trans People Legal Identity In Florida
Florida Republican House Rep. Dean Black has introduced a bill that would require “biological sex” affidavits for all Floridians. According…
Debut of Hogwarts Legacy Sparks Discussion of Transphobia
Hogwarts Legacy, an immersive role-playing game (RPG), made its public debut recently. The game’s presale numbers hit over 500,000, with…
Why Gender-Affirming Care Is So Important
This year, trans rights have been rejected and questioned incessantly by conservative state legislatures. A major point of conflict has…
New Government Spending Bill Bans Pride flags
A new government funding package signed on Saturday by President Biden includes a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ+ Pride…
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…
Gay Congressman, Robert Garcia, Honors RuPaul on House Floor
In celebration of Pride Month, gay congressman for California’s 42nd congressional district, Robert Garcia, took to the house floor last…
How To Spot Pinkwashing, Ciswashing and Straightwashing
The LGBTQ+ umbrella is ever expanding to include new identities, and the broader queer lexicon can be difficult to decode…
Major Publishing Houses Sue Florida Over Book Bans
As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues his censorship rampage in schools, public libraries and elsewhere, best-selling author John Green and…
Lyft Will Now Let You Select Your Driver’s Gender
Ride sharing app Lyft has announced a new feature to be released in the coming months allowing people to request…
Tucson Class Action Lawsuit Will Protect Trans People in Arizona
Recently, a class action lawsuit in Tucson was certified by a federal court after several claims were made against a…
San Francisco Appoints First Ever Drag Laureate
San Francisco has crowned its first drag laureate D’Arcy Drollinger, the owner of one of the city’s most popular LGBTQ+…
Mauritius Decriminalizes Gay Relationships
East African island nation, Mauritius, has recently decriminalized homosexuality following the Supreme Court decision ruling criminal code 250(1) was in…
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…
2023 Wins For Global LGBTQ+ Rights
This year has been challenging for LGBTQ+ people around the world, but some countries have been making slow progress for…
Starbucks Workers Go on Strike After Company Removes Pride Decorations From Stores
Around 3,500 unionized Starbucks employees took part in strikes after the company allegedly removed LGBTQ+ themed products from their shelves.…
Gender-Affirming Health Plan Provides LGBTQ+ Community With Specialized Care
A new gender-affirming program from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Health Plan connects the LGBTQ+ community with vetted…
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Legalize Firing Transgender Workers
The Trump Administration is asking the Supreme Court to rule that federal law offers no protection to transgender workers from…
The Provincetown Pride Center Has a New Home
The Provincetown Pride Center has recently celebrated the opening of their new location on Bradford Street next to Town Hall…
Research Shows LGBTQ People Face A Glass Ceiling In The Workplace
Research from Out Leadership indicates that LGBTQ+ employees face a glass ceiling in the workplace, making it harder to climb…
California Introduces New Laws To Protect LGBTQ+ Youth
New California bills enacted on Jan. 1 include protections for LGBTQ+ youth. According to ABC, one of these laws requires…