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Gay TikTok Couple Arrest Under Anti-LGBTQ+ Law

One man says he is "scared" for his boyfriend who remains in jail.

'Don't Say Gay' Law Fuels Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Online: Report

Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook stood idly by and allowed right-wing users to attack LGBTQ+ people as "groomers."

North Carolina's 'don't say gay' law and anti-trans sports statute challenged by activists

The Campaign for Southern Equality filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, saying these statutes violate federal law.

How Louisiana's Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Forced This Gay Heart Transplant Cardiologist to Move

The director of the pediatric heart transplant and heart failure program at the state’s only heart transplant center for kids is packing up his husband and two kids and leaving.

Group Steps in to Defend Hawaii's Marriage Ban

A Hawaii social conservative group can defend the state's anti-gay marriage law in court, a federal judge has ruled.

LGBT Ugandan Killed After Tabloid Lists 'Top 200 Homos'

At least one Ugandan suspected of being gay has been killed just one day after the Anti-Homosexuality Bill was signed into law and a tabloid published the names of 'Uganda's Top 200 Homos.'

Ted Cruz Attacked by Conservative Pundits for Opposing Uganda’s Antigay Law

The Texas Republican had a rare moment of moral clarity, but was quickly called to task by his fellow conservatives.

Congressman: Nearly 'Impossible for White Guys Not Gay' to Get Appointed as Judges

U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman says straight white male judges have it really tough under President Biden.

Hungarian Museum Director Sacked Over Gay Retirement Home Pics

The World Press Photo Exhibition contained no nudity or explicit content, but detractors said it violated the country’s oppressive anti-LGBTQ+ laws.

Pope Francis's LGBTQ+ record: the good and the bad

Pope Francis may not have been as progressive as some of us want, but he made a lot of progress for LGBTQ+ acceptance in the church.

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House & Senate Democrats Unveil Legislation to Promote LGBTQ+ Rights Abroad

They warn that anti-LGBTQ+ laws elsewhere have the potential to threaten LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. too.

Russian Senator Argues that Protecting Animals Will Lead to LGBT Rights

Senator Sergei Kalashnikov scoffed at all political correctness including protecting the "rights of sexual minorities."

What Are the Chances Uganda Will Just Pass a New Antigay Law?

Apparently hoping to skirt international critique while also appeasing rabidly antigay lawmakers in his own party, Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is walking a fine line. 

Ugandan LGBTQ+ Rights Organization Forced to Shut Down by Government

(CNN) Activists have called the shuttering of the group a "clear witch hunt" by Ugandan officials.

REPORT: Tenfold Spike in Anti-LGBT Attacks in Uganda

Sexual Minorities Uganda reports more than 160 incidents of violence and harassment against Ugandans perceived to be LGBTI since the nation's parliament ratified the Anti-Homosexuality Act six months ago.

Richard Grenell, Trump's Top Gay Appointee, Joins Anti-LGBTQ+ Group

Grenell is now special adviser for national security and foreign policy at the American Center for Law and Justice, founded by Pat Robertson.

WATCH: Fox Was For Antigay Laws Before It Was Against Them

Some of the talking heads on Fox News are appalled by Arizona's pending 'license to discriminate' law -- but some of their colleagues think such legislation is just dandy.

U.S. LGBTs Celebrate, But Atrocities Abroad Escalate

On the eve of the international day of solidarity with LGBT Egyptians, be mindful of how our brothers and sisters abroad still need our support.

As Aid Cuts Continue, Ugandan Officials Not Concerned

A Ugandan journalist sums up the response of Ugandan officials to news that more than $115 million in international aid will be diverted from the East African government in response to its passage of draconian anti-LGBT legislation.

WATCH: Activists Say Ugandans Aren't Truly Homophobic

Two Ugandan LGBT rights advocates, one whose criminal charges for sodomy were just dismissed, say their fellow Ugandans can become more accepting.