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Ohio Democrats want LGBTQ+ votes. Their anti-trans messaging is testing that support

Advocates are challenging Marcy Kaptur and Amy Acton over rhetoric that casts transgender students as threats to schools and sports.

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LGBTQ+ migrants sought safety in the U.S. Trump sent them to dangerous countries they’d never known

Court orders protecting migrants from returning to their homelands have not prevented deportations to other countries hostile to LGBTQ+ people.

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Held with men, subjected to slurs: Trans women describe abuse in ICE custody

One woman in Louisiana says a guard lifted her shirt in front of men despite her protests. An incident report describes guards taking her to the ground.

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Brazil elects third transgender person to national Congress

Thabatta Pimenta becomes the first out trans member elected to represent Rio Grande do Norte.

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Gay Dutch prime minister & Zohran Mamdani visit LGBTQ+ archive — and hear from young New Yorkers it serves

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Youth participants share their artwork with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Prime Minister Rob Jetten.
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Rob Jetten, the gay prime minister of the Netherlands, met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday afternoon for a visit to a historic LGBTQ+ archive and community center in Manhattan. The Advocate was invited to tag along. Keep Reading →

South Florida husbands among Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash

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01 May 2025, Kenya, Nanyuki: A group of rhinos, with Mount Kenya in the background, linger in the Ol Pejeta Game Reserve next to some zebras.

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A married gay couple from South Florida were among seven people killed Wednesday when a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in northern Kenya. Keep Reading →

After Berlin, WorldPride Amsterdam celebrates without looking away

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People dance aboard a boat during the Canal Parade in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on August 1, 2026.

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As boats float down Amsterdam’s Prinsengracht canal during this year’s WorldPride Canal Parade, security guards pace alongside the temporary bleachers, repeatedly asking attendees to remain seated. One man in vibrant red sunglasses keeps rising anyway, eager for a better view of the next float. Keep Reading →

The 21 most sexually liberal cities in the world for LGBTQ+ people

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A new ranking of cities throughout the world by how sexually liberated they are has just been published. Keep Reading →

Great Britain now bars trans people from many public bathrooms and changing rooms

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Great Britain now limits transgender people’s bathroom use

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A new statutory code of practice is now in effect across England, Scotland and Wales that says bathrooms, changing rooms and hospital wards designated for women or for men must exclude transgender men and women. Effective Wednesday, the code issued by the U.K.'s Equality and Human Rights Commission says use of those facilities must be based on a person’s birth sex, and not the gender with which they identify. Keep Reading →
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