45% of the world doesn't think their country is a good place for gay and lesbian people
Just 39 percent of people from over 120 countries said that their area was a good place for gay and lesbian people.
June 11, 2025
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Worst 10 countries in Europe for LGBTQ+ rights
While there were some positive signs in many countries, others ranked among the very worst climates for the LGBTQ+ community.
May 23, 2025
Azerbaijan Gay Activist Commits Suicide
Isa Shakhmarli killed himself this week, apparently by hanging with a rainbow flag.
January 25, 2014
U.N. Officials Condemn Mass Gay, Trans Arrests in Egypt, Azerbaijan, and Indonesia
The arrests and torture of LGBT people in these nations violate international law.
October 14, 2017
Man Who Brutally Killed LGBTQ+ Activist Sentenced to 9.5 Years
Avaz Hafizli was an outspoken LGBTQ+ activist in Azerbaijan.
August 1, 2022
Gay Activist and Journalist Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Cousin
The 24-year-old Azerbaijani activist was killed after he and his cousin got into argument, prosecutors say.
February 24, 2022
Congressional Hopeful Jirair Ratevosian on Armenia, LGBTQ+ Rights, and the American Dream
The out candidate in California's 30th Congressional District talks about a crisis in his ancestral land and what he hopes to do in the U.S. House.
November 1, 2023
Lesbian Detained in Iran, Fears for Life
She left Iraqi Kurdistan in hopes of gaining asylum in Turkey, but she had to go through Iran, which has draconian anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
December 14, 2021
New Mexico Senate Cancels LGBT Recognition Day
Republican Senator Bill Sharer halted a day recognizing the LGBT community of Santa Fe.
February 15, 2013
Mike Pompeo Doesn't Deserve to Be Secretary of State
This homophobe, transphobe, and Islamophobe isn't fit to be America's top diplomat.
April 12, 2018
Egyptian Journalist Sentenced to Hard Labor for Interviewing Gay Man
A court also imposed a fine on the reporter and ordered him placed under surveillance after he serves his sentence.
January 22, 2019
The Nations With the Highest Levels of LGBT Acceptance (and Lowest)
The U.S. doesn't rank that high, according to the Williams Institute.
October 23, 2019
Dominican Rep. Lets Gay Couple Wed But There's a Catch
Two men, one British and one Dominican, are the first same-sex couple to tie the knot in this religiously conservative Caribbean nation.
January 4, 2015
Obama Roasts Trump, Clinton at Correspondents' Dinner
The president had the last laugh at the annual event from the White House Correspondents' Association.
May 1, 2016
WeHo Councilmember John Heilman Races for LGBTQ Rights at Gay Games
The activist and former mayor is raising money for a Global Emergency Fund with OutRight Action International.
August 3, 2018
Claim by Log Cabin That Ending Iran Deal Will Aid LGBTs Is Bogus
A gay Republican group says the deal could be renegotiated to include human rights protections, but others say this is unlikely.
October 18, 2017
The Connection Between Strong Economies and LGBT Rights Is No Joke
Greater equality translates to economic vibrancy, and economic vibrancy leads to more equality, according to convincing new studies.
April 27, 2018
100 LGBTQ Groups, Leaders Urge White House to Condemn Brunei's New Law
Every major LGBTQ rights group was joined alongside prominent elected officials and religious leaders to denounce the Sultan's law allowing the stoning of queer people.
April 11, 2019
Middle Eastern LGBTQ Activism Produces Progress, Inspiration
There is much yet to be done in the region, but advances in four countries offer reason for hope, says a new report.
October 30, 2018
Pope Francis Says Jesus Would Not Abandon Transgender People
The pope tried to clarify his widely condemned beliefs about "gender theory."
October 3, 2016
Ten Exiled LGBTQ Activists Speak
A new project brings together queer journalists and advocates forced to flee their homes -- they share their stories here.
February 13, 2019