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For some parents of trans kids, leaving America no longer feels unthinkable

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My trans daughter found safety at school—Congress wants to take that away

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Botswana is moving forward on LGBTQ+ rights. The U.S. is regressing

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Botswana is moving toward LGBTQ+ acceptance as the U.S. turns the other way.

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It’s hard to find good news in the United States right now, and even harder to notice it when it happens somewhere else. But some of the American evangelical right’s most hatefully aggressive anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns abroad are beginning to come undone. As their influence seems to increase here at home, they are losing ground elsewhere. Botswana has officially removed its anti-sodomy law from its Penal Code. A law that made same sex intimacy illegal. Keep Reading →

FBI sends plane to Cuba to stop a trans kid from accessing gender-affirming care

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The FBI sent a government plane to Cuba to prevent a transgender parent from providing her child with gender-affirming care. Keep Reading →

Planning a trip to Oman? You may need an HIV test

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A post on Facebook this week advised Filipino travelers to Oman that they may have to undergo a test for HIV to enter the country, not just for work but also to visit. And that information matches an international list of restrictions maintained by the HIV Justice Network, which includes more than 20 nations, such as Canada and Australia. Keep Reading →

Viktor Orbán won't be the last anti-LGBTQ+ strongman to topple

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Nationalist Viktor Orban, who has ruled Hungary for 16 years, on April 12, 2026 conceded defeat to conservative Peter Magyar in parliamentary elections.

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One of the world's most openly homophobic and misogynistic leaders just lost power. Viktor Orbán is out. Keep Reading →

Donald Trump telegraphs war crimes in profanity-filled Easter Sunday Iran threat

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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to address the nation from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026, in Washington, DC.

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A social media post from President Donald Trump on Sunday morning is drawing sharp scrutiny from legal experts and national security observers after the president threatened attacks on infrastructure in Iran, language that critics say echoes conduct prohibited under international law. Keep Reading →
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