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Read the latest updates about LGBT issues around the world. The Advocate is an international source for developments pertaining to gay world news, politics, Prides, politicians, and rights that affect the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Learn about antigay laws, human rights violations, landmark victories, and failures of governments to protect the rights of its citizens. From Asia, to North America, to South America, to Europe, to Africa, The Advocate provides transcontinental coverage of the issues that matter to our readers.
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World

Candidates in 85% of world elections ran on anti-LGBTQ+ talking points in 2024: study

In at least 51 of 61 countries and the European Union, candidates used anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric to win political favor.

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality, levying fines and up to 5 years in prison
World

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality, levying fines and up to 5 years in prison

Burkina Faso's homosexuality ban comes 71 unelected parliament members who seized power in two coups in 2022.

sugar cane grown in Aceh Indonesia and sharia court
News

Men caught kissing in Indonesia sentenced to public caning

The college students were seen entering a park restroom together and now must endure public lashings in the only Indonesian province under fundamentalist religious law.

​People protesting ICE in New York City
News

Gay Jamaican asylum seeker  'suffering' in ICE custody, lawyer says

Rickardo Anthony Kelly was arrested by ICE at an immigration courthouse while waiting for his hearing.

Family of gay man killed in Air India disaster received the wrong remains to bury beside his husband
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Family of gay man killed in Air India disaster mistakenly received wrong remains

The mother of Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek was told in India her DNA matched remains found at the crash site, but a coroner in the U.K. said that isn't true.

packages of birth control pills with an IUD
News

Trump administration will incinerate $10 million worth of birth control for poor women

The Trump administration is literally torching nearly $10 million worth of birth control.

Pope Leo
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Pope Leo says blessing same-sex weddings is 'not what the Church teaches'

Pope Leo said "the church’s teaching will continue as it is" in regards to marriage equality.
What is a Jubilee? These Catholics just became the first LGBTQ+ people to participate
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What is a Jubilee? These Catholics just became the first LGBTQ+ people to participate

A pilgrimage to Rome on Saturday marked the first time an LGBTQ+ group has been included in the Catholic Church's Jubilee.

Former Australian police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is facing murder charges.
Crime

Ex-police officer pleads not guilty in killing of gay TV reporter and his boyfriend

Beau Lamarre-Condon has pleaded not guilty for the murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office
Voices

If it means saving Ukraine and not caving to Putin, European leaders think the answer is kissing Trump’s a**

Opinion: Putting flattery at the feet of an habitual loser risks putting the world in an unenviable position, writes John Casey.
Gaya International Airport entrance
World

Gaya International Airport will keep 'GAY' code, despite conservative push to change it

The airport in Gaya, India will keep its "GAY" three-letter code despite numerous requests to change it.

Venezuelan stylist Andry Hernandez Romero greets family members after returning home
News

Gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero describes horrific sexual & physical abuse at CECOT in El Salvador

He called it "an encounter with torture and death."

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andry hernandez romero alongside prison officer guarding gang members in a cell at the Terrorism Confinement Center aka CECOT in Tecoluca San Vicente El Salvador April 2025
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Gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero remains in danger, advocates warn

After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.

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LGBTQIA travel abroad concept art digital illustration rainbow suitcase and passport with travel docs shoes over map and airplane flying background
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LGBTQ+ employees traveling abroad for work feel less safe. What should companies do?

Despite the safety concerns, only 13 percent of workplaces provide LGBTQ+ specific pre-travel information for trips abroad.

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield cofounders of Ben and Jerrys ice cream during get out the vote tour
News

Ben & Jerry's founder Jerry Greenfield resigns, says he's 'been silenced' over LGBTQ+ rights

Jerry Greenfield said Ben & Jerry's parent company wouldn't let him defend "the rights of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ community."

Monica Helms creator of transgender flag
News

Creator of the trans flag is fleeing U.S. due to LGBTQ+ persecution

Monica Helms and her wife, Darlene Wagner, have launched a fundraiser to facilitate their move abroad.

Two gay men publicly caned in Indonesia after being caught kissing
World

Two gay men publicly caned in Indonesia after being caught kissing

Two men were caned under Aceh's law prohibiting same-sex sexual relations even though they weren't caught having sex.

Andry Hernandez Romero with his parents
News

Andry Hernández Romero on surviving CECOT: 'They told us we would die there'

“I want the world to know that being Venezuelan is not a crime,” the gay makeup artist told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.

transgender rights protest London UK
World

Which country is about to implement a nationwide transgender bathroom ban?

The U.K. is set to ban trans people from single-sex facilities — even some that match their biological sex.

Noa Lynn van Leuven of the Netherlands throws during 2025 Betfred World Matchplay Blackpool England
News

Trans darts champion laments ban against trans women as 'loss for the trans community'

Noa-Lynn van Leuven said the World Darts Federation's new gender eligibility policy "does affect me personally."