Cyndi Lauper to Receive ‘High Note Global Prize’ for Her LGBTQ Work
Rolling Stone has reported that Cyndi Lauper is set to receive the first-ever High Note Global Prize. The award, created…
Rolling Stone has reported that Cyndi Lauper is set to receive the first-ever High Note Global Prize. The award, created…
Criminalization of Homosexuality The Trump administration says that it will be launching a campaign to end the criminalization of homosexuality…
Tomorrow marks World AIDS Day, and despite some progress, 33.3 million people still live with HIV/AIDS. Besides the physical effects of…
A new policy by the Trump-Pence administration will deny visas to same-sex partners of U.N. employees and foreign diplomats. It…
“No matter where you’re from, skin color, gender identity, just speak yourself,” a member of K-pop group BTS told the…
The United Nations Human Rights Council has approved a resolution that condemns the death penalty for same-sex relations, but the…
We watched in disgust as the Chechen government completely lied to Vice News’ crew about the detainment, torture, and killing…
The United Nations has declared May 17, 2017 the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOT). UN Free and…
Nikki Haley, the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations released a statement yesterday about the unconfirmed though widely reported news that…
According to Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), two people approached the bus in daylight scratched…
Russia has blocked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday from thanking outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his service and…
Only a few months ago, the United Nations appointed their first-ever independent LGBT rights expert, but a firestorm of criticism…
The United Nations is further committing to protecting the human rights of LGBT people worldwide by appointing their first-ever independent…
A gay Syrian refugee living in Turkey was viciously murdered, leaving a country stunned and a community angry. The man…
The United Nationals Human Rights Council voted in favor of hiring an expert whose job it would be to tackle…
U.S Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and her Chilean counterpart Ambassador Cristian Barros Melet will hold the first-ever U.N.…
The United Nations has released their first report on the state of human rights of LGBT people. The report, which…
Russia today, failed to prevent the United Nations from extending benefits to same-sex couples during a UN General Assembly budget…
Last year, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, issued a ruling that would have offered marital benefits for the first…
This just in from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)…
In a symbolic gesture, the United Nations Free & Equal campaign released a music video starring actress and former Miss…
In a new report out from the Untied Nations, the international organization says that those most at risk for…
In a Wednesday post on HuffPost Politics, Black Star News Editor and Publisher Milton Allimadi penned an impassioned open letter…
Last February, activists called for a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel in LA due to the hotel’s ownership by…
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has released a statement via his spokesperson yesterday expressing concerns that Nigeria’s new law that…
“Same Love” duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis will soon be adding “equality champions” to their resumes as the United…
“Gays need to stop whining,” “Gays shouldn’t adopt,” “Gay should have no rights,” “Gays should die”—these are just a few…
Cameroon in central Africa has “one of the highest prosecution rates for consensual same-sex sexual relations in the world” according…
Need some good news? The world is (ever so slightly) getting happier. The World Happiness Report, only the second of…
The United Nations’ human-rights office launched a first-ever global outreach program as part of The Free and Equal campaign…