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.…
U.S. Drops Uganda And Other Nations From Trade Pact Due to Anti-LGBTQ Laws
President Joe Biden dropped Uganda and three other African countries from a major trade pact on Monday due to “gross…
Bulgaria Ordered to Recognize Same-Sex Relationships
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Bulgaria would be required to recognize same-sex relationships in national…
Hong Kong Court Ruling Advances Recognition of Same-Sex Unions
The top court in Hong Kong has ordered the city government to draw up a framework for same-sex unions over…
World Bank Stops Funding Uganda After Passage of Oppressive Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
The World Bank has decided to cut new lending to the Ugandan government following the passage of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act…
Estonia Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Estonia has become the first country in the Baltics to legalize same-sex marriage after they approved a bill on Tuesday…
Transgender Day of Visibility
President Biden issued a proclamation today in honor of trans people on Transgender Day of Visibility. Transgender Day…
LGBTQ+ Activist Edwin Chiloba Murdered in Kenya
Kenyan gay rights activist Edwin Chiloba was found dead last week. His remains were discovered in Uasin Gishu, after a…
Senate Passes the Respect for Marriage Act
The Senate passed the highly anticipated Respect for Marriage Act yesterday with a 61-36 bipartisan vote, sending the bill back…
Help Ensure Passage of The Respect for Marriage Act
The Senate advanced legislation this week that will install federal protections for same-sex marriage and overturn discriminatory laws. According to…
The World Cup in Qatar? FIFA’s Despicable Choice
The FIFA World Cup will be held in Qatar this year, where same-sex relationships are punishable by up to seven…
What You Can Do to Help LGBTQ Ukrainians
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has gotten progressively worse over the last few weeks, with recent reports of the massacre in…
Guatemala is Enacting Anti-Women and Anti-LGBTQ Laws
Guatemala has just pushed forward an alarming array of anti-women and anti-LGBTQ laws. Passed by the nation’s congress, the new…
Will NBC Address China’s Human Rights Violations During 2022 “Genocide Olympics”?
Molly Solomon, the president of NBC Olympics Production, raised a few eyebrow recently when she hinted that NBC would have…
Jessica Stern Named Special LGBTQ Envoy for the Biden Administration
Earlier this summer President Biden announced that he’d be appointing a Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons. And…
LGBTQ Afghans Fear for their Lives
The news has been dominated by America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and the takeover by the Taliban. One thing that has…
Hobby Lobby Ordered to Pay Trans Employee $220,000
Earlier this week an appellate court in Illinois upheld a decision from a lower court that Hobby Lobby broke anti-discrimination…
Stella Keating Becomes First Trans Teen to Testify Before Congress
Stella Keating, a transgender teen from Washington state, spoke to Congress on March 17th to discuss the Equality Act. She…
EU Votes to Become a ‘LGBTQ Freedom Zone’
The European Parliament has voted to make the entire 27-nation European Union an ‘LGBTQ Freedom Zone’. The motion passed by…
The Supreme Court of The United States Seeks to Make Gay Marriage Illegal Again
In yet another blow to civil rights during the Trump era, members of the Supreme Court are now declaring that…
The European Union Must Take Action to Stop the Anti-LGBTQ Movement In Poland
Previously, we reported that cities and regions around Poland are declaring themselves as “LGBT-Fee” zones, and trying to “rid themselves…
Jamaica’s Anti-LGBTQ Law Deemed Incompatible with Basic Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ruled yesterday that Jamaica’s colonial-era ban on same-sex relations, known as the “anti-buggery”…
Russian LGBT Activist Murdered Because of Dangerous “SAW” Website
Russian LGBT activist, Yelena Grigoryeva, was stabbed to death this summer due to a dangerous website calling itself “SAW” based…
US Embassies Around the World Defy Trump Order Not to Fly the Pride Flag
In yet another blow to the LGBTQ community from the Trump administration, according to the New York Times, Washington Post,…
Brunei Stops Enforcement of Death Penalty for Gay Sex
Recently, the small Southeast Asian country of Brunei has sparked global outrage. In April the country imposed punishments, including death…
Harvey Milk’s Legacy to Travel the World Thanks to Norwegian
Great news from Norwegian today! In partnership with Norwegian, Harvey Milk’s legacy will travel the world, his name and likeness adorning…