Washington State Bans LGBT Conversion Therapy
Washington State has become the tenth in the United States to ban gay-conversion therapy. Washington Governor Jay Inslee is expected to…
The US Has Banned Chechnya Leader for Violating Human Rights
The United States has officially banned Chechnya’s Putin-placed leader Ramzan Kadyrov as a result of violating human rights. Earlier this…
After Pressure, Trump Reverses Decision to End Ban on Importing Elephant Trophies
Trump admitted to making a mistake when he decided to end an Obama-era ban on importing the remains of elephants…
Transgender Military Ban is Halted, Thanks to Defense Secretary Mattis
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has froze Trumps ban on all transgender troops serving in the military, and he will allow…
White House Sends Guidance to the Pentagon Concerning Transgender Service Members Ban
The White House is prepared to send guidance to the Pentagon concerning Trump’s policy tweets that banned transgender troops from…
China Sets New Regulations to Ban Gay Internet Content
China has already banned the depiction of LGBT characters on television, and now the country wants to erase them from…
California Bans Government Travel to Texas After Disgusting Anti-LGBT Adoption Law
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 3859 — a patently discriminatory bill which allows child welfare organizations, including adoption and…
Dog Meat Banned at Yulin Dog Meat Festival After Years of International Outcry
Dog meat has been banned from the 2017 Yulin festival in China that’s slated to take place in just a…
Russia Bans Depiction of Vladimir Putin in Drag
Russia has banned depicting the no-term-limit leader of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in drag. The country’s list of banned extremist material…
Malaysia Cuts Gay Scene from ‘Beauty and The Beast,’ then the Film Disappears from Movie Listings
Disney’s latest revamping of the classic Beauty and the Beast has been banned in Malaysian movie theaters. The live-action movie starring…
Sri Lanka Retains Ban on Gay People, but Says It Won’t Prosecute
The National Human Rights Action Plan has attempted to remove discrimination based on sexual orientation in Sri Lanka, but the…
Gay Men Who Don’t Have Sex Can Now Donate Blood in France
Do you think this is progress? Today, France lifted its lifetime ban on gay men donating blood, but only if…
Indonesia Demands Gay Emojis be Removed from Apps
Indonesia has censored gay and lesbian emojis from use on social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, LINE, and Whatsapp. The heavily…
More Companies, Governments Condemn North Carolina’s Disgraceful Anti-Gay Law
Yesterday we learned that New York State, San Francisco, West Palm Beach, and Seattle have all placed bans on non-essential…
Swiss Voters Reject Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage
It was close (50.8% to 49.2%), but voters in Switzerland ultimately rejected a proposed change to the constitution that would ban…
Flint, Michigan Water Crisis Ignored by Republicans, But Debate Over Oral and Anal Sex Ban is Ongoing
It was a bill designed to protect animals from animal abusers, but instead it has brought Michigan’s still-on-the-books, yet…
Twitter Nixes On-Site Blood Drives Until Gay, Bisexual Men Can Donate
Twitter has taken a bold stance in opposition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s lifetime ban on gay and bisexual…
Hoverboards Get Banned in NYC Under Ambiguous Law Amid Confusion
Right before the holiday season, the city of New York has grounded people from using those light-up self-balancing scooters that we’ve…
France Lifts Ban on Gay Blood
France has lifted the archaic ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood. Beginning next year, blood donors will…
Singapore to Allow HIV Positive Travelers to Visit
Singapore is lifting their longstanding ban on travelers with HIV from entering the country. The Lion City made the decision…
Rapper Tyler the Creator is Barred from Entering the UK for Five Years for Anti-Gay Lyrics
The UK proves that there is a price to pay for discriminating against the LGBT community. Rapper Tyler the Creator…
See Art Made from the Blood of Gay Men to Protest FDA Ban on Gay Blood
Blood that could have been used to save lives was used to create a beautiful piece of art. In protest…
Petition Demands Facebook be Banned from Pride Festivals Over ‘Real Name’ Policy that Blocks Drag Queens from Using Stage Names
After drag queens across the country found out last fall that their accounts would be deleting because they weren’t using…
Despite a Ban on Gay Sex, Hundreds of Indians March at Pride in New Delhi
It wasn’t just a protest over the country’s reinstatement of an anti-gay sex law that brought hundreds of LGBT and allies…
Homosexuality Will be Regulated Like Alcohol at World Cup 2022 in Qatar
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is shaping up to be even more discriminatory and controversial than the Sochi 2014…
District Judge Defends Louisiana’s Ban on Gay Marriage…But How?
US District Judge Martin Feldman ruled to uphold Louisiana’s ban on marriage equality. Until yesterday, no state marriage ban had…
New York City St. Patrick’s Day Organizers Lift Ban on Gay Marchers
After more than a two decade’s-long ban, organizers of New York’s St. Patrick’s Day parade will no longer bar LGBT groups…
FDA Bans Gay Teen Suicide Victim’s Organ Donation
Alexander ‘A.J.’, Betts Jr. took his own life at the age of 16. The young man from Pleasant Hills Iowa…
South Africa Allows Gay Men to Donate Blood
In a stunning new development for the rights of gay men worldwide, South Africa has implemented a new policy on…
Federal Judge Overturns Gay Marriage Ban in Oregon
As of this afternoon, Federal Judge Michael McShane overturned Oregon’s constitutional ban on gay and lesbian marriage. “Because Oregon’s marriage…