A high court in Japan has ruled that the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and called for the…
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The city of Huntington Beach, California has voted to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags and other nongovernmental banners from city property.…
Ghana’s parliament has unanimously passed a bill criminalizing all LGBTQ+ people. Once approved by President Nana Akufo-Addo, the bill will…
After receiving backlash for his historical decision to let the Catholic church bless same-sex marriages, Pope Francis is denouncing the…
New York House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid tribute to the late transgender activist, actress, and author, Cecilia Gentili, on the…
In a historic win for the LGBTQ+ world community, Greece has legalized same-sex marriage, becoming the first Orthodox Christian country…
The Mumbai Pride march took place on February 3 to raise awareness for queer rights in India. The parade highlighted…
Florida lawmakers have revoked a policy allowing transgender residents to change their official gender on driver’s licenses. A leaked memo dated…
Transgender athletes are technically allowed to participate in the Paris Olympics, however, a new rule requires that those participating to…
The Caribbean is known as a tropical paradise and plays host to sunny vacations for tourists year-round, but are countries…
A new report from The Trevor Project found that the prevalence of conversion therapy across the country is still disturbingly…
Following the footsteps of other progressive countries around the world, Greece is looking to move forward with the legalization of…
Discord, the Instant messaging and social platform, has banned the use of deadnaming and misgendering on its platform as competing…
New California bills enacted on Jan. 1 include protections for LGBTQ+ youth. According to ABC, one of these laws requires…
A new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center has discovered a network of 60 organizations promoting anti-LGBTQ disinformation. The…
Cardinal Peter Turkson from Ghana told the BBC it’s time the country moves toward LGBTQ+ acceptance as Ghanaian Parliament begins…
After taking strides toward including the LGBTQ+ community over the past few months, the Pope has officially approved the blessings…
This year has been challenging for LGBTQ+ people around the world, but some countries have been making slow progress for…
Thailand has taken another stride toward LGBTQ+ equality after the country’s Cabinet approved an amendment to its civil code to…
Thousands of people participated in a pride event in New Delhi, India on Sunday after the country’s Supreme Court declined…
The Ministry of Justice in Russia recently filed a lawsuit with their Supreme Court to outlaw the international LGBTQ+ movement,…
The Church of England has agreed to bless same-sex marriages after a narrow vote by the organization’s ruling body, the…
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…
Thailand may become the first southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage after Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said the government…
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…